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So THAT'S why she's a different colour to Don... lol! Look at Don's face and slightly muddy paws only... "look Mum, I is clean!" T.

What mix are they perse? T.

Does anypne know if there are lure coursing days on in Sydney at all? T.

Such a cheeky face... Don sure is a cutie! T.

I had a couple of rescue foster pups I named Fable and Scout... their new owners loved the names so much that they kept them... Funnily enough, their brother Tarquin got to keep his name too... it suited him... lol! T.

As someone who lost a litter of rescue pups to Parvo last year, this news is gold! Fingers crossed that it becomes an affordable treatment here in Australia... T.

Simply beautiful watching the boys having so much fun! T.

Hahahaha! Love it! T.

The first one is always the hardest - especially if you've been through a lot together. Try to think of it as she's now starting the next leg of her amazing life with a family that has been hand picked especially for her. T.

That link is better perse... thanks! I may tinker with some manual shooting at some point... T.

Thanks for the links perse! Still confuses the hell out of me though... lol! I suppose my preferred style of photography and my subject matter lends itself to using the Sports preset - and it seems to be doing a pretty effective job 90% of the time... *grin* I'd still like to understand the theory behind manual settings, but am kinda leery that breaking down my photography into the technicalities of taking a shot could interfere with my "creative" process... if you get what I'm trying to say? People, when finding out that I use a preset to take my photos, seem to also automatically think that if they get the same gear as me, that they will also take photos just as nice... but funnily enough there is actually more to taking a nice photo than what gear you use, yes? Thousands of dollars worth of equipment will still give you a crap photo if you don't at least have some sort of an eye for composition, right? And formulation of composition whilst aiming at a moving target does take some skill too methinks. Then again, I look at some other people's photos who use manual modes and shoot in RAW, and think "WOW!" Surely a lot of extra time goes into post production to produce such shots, yes? And I'm the laziest bugger when it comes to post production - the most creative I get is to bump the contrast a bit if I've got some glare going on from shooting through glass... lol! I don't crop either. T.

As most of you already know, I am a lazy bugger and shoot predominantly in the Sports preset mode... and JPG only as well, as I'm not a fan of editing either... Using this method, I'm having pretty decent success with capturing what I want, when I want - the most important thing for me is to be able to capture any action in a series of shots - for example, a tiger jumping up a pole to grab and tear down his lunch - or 2 tigers deciding to have a spat or play zoomies - things that happen quickly and out of the blue usually. Obviously, as I'm getting to know most of the subjects that I'm regularly shooting, I can generally see a twitch of the ear or a glance from their eye which alerts me to the fact that something interesting is going to happen any second, and I'm more than often ready for it. Lighting can be fickle when shooting in a zoo environment, and the animals aren't always going to be totally cooperative with their placement or how long they will be in one spot... funny that... *grin* How many times I've seen other people fluffing about with their camera settings to try to get a single "decent" photo of something I've just shot 30 frames of doing something cool like yawning - only to find that they've actually missed the shot/opportunity simply astounds me. These are also the same type of people who seem to have the incessant need to have a look at each single photo they take on their back screen immediately after taking said shot... which I can understand if you are trying new things out, but can also be completely annoying when I'm standing behind them trying to shoot over their shoulder and they keep turning about and getting their body parts into MY photos... grr! My throwaway rate is sitting at around 10%, and still dropping slowly. So... if I were to attempt to dabble in manual modes, are there any idiot guides as to how I would go about learning that? I've read a few guides on the net, and I'm just getting totally confused, and really can't see any way to get what I want any better than shooting in my tried and tested (and much loved) Sports preset mode. I shoot with a Canon 60D and use a Canon 100-400mm L lens pretty much all the time - occasionally swapping for the Tamron 18-270mm lens if the subjects are too close for the 100-400 (like in the Taronga Reptile exhibit). T.

So if the RSPCA at Katoomba - which is apparently also the pound - closes, which pound is then going to take the strays? As for the 1.5hr drive down to Yagoona to surrender a dog or cat... don't see it happening myself... more likely to dump them out in the bush somewhere nowadays to avoid the hassle... *sigh* Or the local rescues are going to be getting calls to come get surrenders... T.

We could get really obscure and call the boy (he's the one with the spots, yes?) Endeavour... *grin* (For those not in the know, Endeavour was the christian name of Inspector Morse) T.

I've had an employer refuse to give me any leave - compassionate or annual - to attend my Grandfather's funeral. As it was 1000km from me, it would have required a couple of days off to get there and back. Apparently compassionate leave is only for immediate family deaths - mother, father, brother, sister, spouse, child... I had to rearrange a job interview to attend my Grandmother's funeral way back when... not only were they very understanding about the reasons for rescheduling, but I got the job to boot... As for compassionate leave for the death of a pet... I'm not sure it should be mandatory. Happy for it to be applied with discretion though. Seriously your immediate boss would surely know if you have a strong bond with your pets, as we have a habit of talking about them quite a bit, have photos of them at our desks or on our desktop screens, etc... T.

I was a complete wreck after the passing of my heart dog... Luckily I was working shiftwork 4 days on then 4 days off, and she timed it for my first day off of the cycle. T.

WOW!!! Those photos are completely amazing! I especially love the flying Amstaff one (3rd photo of the first group)... stunning! Note to self - find out if there are lure coursing days in Sydney and drag camera along... T.

In all fairness, none of us really know the pedigree or lines that the OP's 2 Staffords come from. We do know that the 2 of them got together in an "oops" moment with an immature bitch, and at least one of the resulting pups was deformed at birth and has since passed due to same. Pointing out possible issues that could arise with the remaining pups is not trying to scare the OP - just giving a heads up that there is the possibility of it being so. The odds are that there is nothing at all wrong with either remaining pup, and that they will go on to lead happy and fulfilling and long lives. I'd be looking at sunscreen for the pink skin though... *grin* T.

Yagoona and Orange are not all that close to Katoomba... Maybe if the RSPCA decided to put 1/10th of their advertising budget towards the running of their various shelters, this sort of closure wouldn't be needed. T.

I'd be keeping my eye out for any hearing issues once the pups are actually up and about... say 4-5 weeks... I too have seen first hand some hearing issues with all white bull breed pups born in rescue. There is most likely nothing wrong with these particular pups, but I'm sure the OP would be better served to know what sort of issues all-white bull breed pups can have, yes? Forewarned and all that... T.

Nice!! T.

Awww... all dressed up and looking pretty! T.

Dougie is the coolest cat... how does he handle the feral guy? T.

Harper thinks that Zeddy's stools are the yummiest things on the planet... and the fresher the better... it's common to see poor Zeddy trying to poop and Harper gobbling it as it's coming out... YUCK! T. Are our dogs twins? I call it payback to Zeddy for the fact that she used to do the same thing to my old Rottie girl... *grin* T.

Dougal the "mother hen" with all his "chicks"... lol! T.