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Check out the piggie Iggies... lol! Poor Widget, they are growing fast! You have excellent bag tearing technique Kirislin... haha! T.

100% agree with that statement... probably the most succinct and sensible posting of the entire thread... *grin* T.

So glad I didn't have a mouthful of coffee while reading that Kirislin... *giggle* It was worth it all though to see Widget and her babies, yes? How did the old body pull up on Thursday after all that strenuous exercise? T.

Talking of baby lions... I noticed that our male at Taronga was fairly interested in the scent of one of our females yesterday... and she was being quite flirtatious with him too... could we maybe see something interesting happen there? Fingers crossed! Waiting patiently for our pregnant chimps to do their thing as well... one girl is looking very uncomfortable and lazy right now... *grin* Our Snow Leopards have been mating recently... fingers crossed that it has been successful and we see healthy and strong babies sometime in the nearish future. Spring is in the air, and there is a lot of saucy business going on all over the zoo actually... It's a pity that all our Binturongs and Red Pandas are all male... babies of those would be too cute for words, yes? T.

Poor Widget is going to be a very busy girl when they become more mobile and can see exactly where the milk bar is... *grin* They are already starting to look like little sighthounds, aren't they? Little noses getting longer, and those adorable little feet... *squeal* T.

I sent in an entry the first year they ran this - wasn't selected, but that was fine too... My problem is that they donated money and gave lots of kudos to a particular "rescue" that I'm not sure I want to support. Do they still support the "rescue" that shall not be named? T.

Simply by actually enforcing the current laws and regulations will slow the production of unsuitable pets... but it will cost money to put the actual people out there to do so - so it's not likely to be considered. Spending money is apparently a bad thing as far as politicians are concerned... *sigh* T.

Hmmm... how would it be funded? It costs money to euth (and dispose of) animals - not to mention the provision of care to those that are impounded and waiting for new homes... Then there's the fact that certain breeds are over-represented in pounds due to getting to that silly adolescent stage - prime fodder for unsuitable owners to completely mess up. Here's an even more novel thought - lets pour some resources into actually enforcing the laws and regulations we already have to deal with the problem... T.

The bolded question has been used by me too... and it works really well... especially when you then reinforce it with how that can happen... T.

You have the coolest volunteering job ever grizabella! Zuri is too cute for boots! T.

I'm loving it LisaCC... and I think I'm improving somewhat too... I only took 730 photos today... *grin*... previous visits have been well above 1000 to sort through (and delete a lot of... errr!) What really irked me today was this bunch of people who had 3 or 4 strollers with sleeping children in that they jammed up to all of the possible viewing points for the big cats so that no-one else could get near enough to take pics without getting glare off the glass... how hard would it have been for them to move the darned strollers out of the way and let everyone enjoy the view? They were also really rude in other ways too... spoils it a bit... I had a good chat with one of the lovely ladies that looks after the gorillas, and she was looking through the pics I got today with much pleasure... I think when I've got enough really nice ones, I'll make up a photo book for the keepers... they do an awesome job... and it would be a nice thank you, yes? T.

Here's a taste... DPP_0003 by tdierikx, on Flickr DPP_0017 by tdierikx, on Flickr DPP_0026 by tdierikx, on Flickr DPP_0031 by tdierikx, on Flickr DPP_0036 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

OK - each set is dated the day I've been to the Zoo lately... http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdierikx/sets/ Latest photos in 10th August 2013 set - for those who've already seen the others... *grin* I hope you enjoy viewing tham as much as I've enjoyed taking them. T.

Oh my! Aren't they simply adorable? Please plant a soft kiss on Widget from me when you next visit... she is doing an amazing job there... They are going to be a complete scream when they become mobile playing machines... lol! T.

My 14 year old girl is a bit arthritic and can sometimes have difficulty getting out of her nice warm beddie in the mornings (during winter). We have tried a few joint supplements and cartrophen over the past couple of years with no real success... She now has a dose of Meloxicam of an evening if the temps are going to drop below 10 degrees overnight, and has been doing really well on it... much less reluctant to get out of bed and get moving about in the morning. T.

Woohoo! forecast for Sydney is 22 degrees and sunny today... and 21 and sunny tomorrow... Can anyone guess where I'll be all weekend? T.

Kirislin... we need some week old baby Iggy photos... *grin* T.

It's like a follow-on from the stupid laws that stop anyone from disciplining any child for anything nowadays... Like others have said, back in the day, we were asked what the hell we did to the dog to make it bite us - then were paddled for good measure to make sure we fully understood that we shouldn't have done it. Dogs have fewer methods of telling us to back the hell off than humans do - and usually the last one (and most effective one) is to bite. Any dog that snaps first (without any provocation) is not safe, and should be contained as such, or humanely euthanaised. That sort of behaviour is NOT OK for ANY dog, regardless of breed, size, or any other reason one cares to use. T.

I believe I have been knocked over twice now by your dream dog. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: And I love it. They only do it so they can get better access to give you a huge face-washing kiss... *grin* Rotties are definitely my dream breed - yet to find another breed that suits me so perfectly. My heart dog was a Rotti - and a more perfect dog you'll never find... ever... I do miss her terribly even now (she passed in 2004). T.

Ahem!!!! What about my dream of a tribe of tibetan spaniels. How much more to cuddle would you want than this lot? Here's my dream out walking: (click to enlarge) Well - yes - but I only have one pair of arms with with to give them a cuddle... *grin* They'd make a great winter doona cover though... hehe! T.

Better policing of current laws and tougher penalties for those who break them will be more effective than adding more laws and regulations that there is no-one to police anyways... T.

I use Digital Camera Warehouse - www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au - they are a little more expensive than some of the others out there, but they also have actual shops in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne - and they definitely have Australian warranty on all their gear. They are cheaper than most other bricks and mortar stores though. T.

Hahaha! How cute is that? T.

Love how their "Muzzle the Mutts" campaign doesn't have a webpage or any right of reply to any of the articles they are putting out. Absolutely no option for frank and open discussion about the topic at all. T.

Why is that........the kid may have done something stupid......years ago I sadly saw a dog bite a kid in the face after the kid blew in the dogs face 3 times amused by the dog growling and turning away.....as the kid's mother was just about to chastise him for teasing the dog, he did it the 4th time and the dog snapped causing quite a sever nose and upper lip injury. There was another one commonly mentioned where the dog was PTS for biting a kid and when the dead dog was rolled over, he had a coloured pencil shoved into his ear canal......obviously supervision is paramount with kids and dogs, but kids can do some stupid stuff with dogs and get bitten as a result......not always a case of a dog needing to nail a child without provocation. ... and that is why we must ALWAYS supervise any interaction between children and dogs... T.