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I think you may be onto something there Tapua... he's as close to perfect as I've ever met... *grin* I wonder if Katdogs can remember back to when Stevie was teething... 'cos that will be coming up in a few weeks with Master Sammy... aarrgghh! Once Sammy has had all his shots and is more even in weight with Harper (who was 16.1kgs last weekend), we'll have to get them together for a playdate... and take LOTS of photos! Mind you, one of Harper's fave playmates is a small scruffy terrier girl who weighs around 3kgs, and Harper hasn't broken her yet... hehe! T.

I'm thinking of politely asking to be taken off their mailing list... ETA: This is what I've sent them... T.

I like photographing dogs (funnily enough), and am really lucky to not only have 4 of my own, but also have a friend that runs a dog rescue - so I get LOTS of practice at it... lol! I also have a lovely neighbour with 3 beautiful black dogs that can be a challenge to get great pics of... gotta get the lighting just right for them, and as I prefer natural light, practice is definitely the key... I'm also a complete novice - I just tend to point the camera in the right direction and snap away, letting the camera do all the hard work for me. The most adventurous I've ever gotten is to take the lens off AF a couple of times. I've not yet tried any of the manual settings on my cameras, and get very confused when reading all the stuff that refers to manipulating those settings manually. I tend to do a lot of my photography on the Sports setting on my cameras - and as I shoot a lot of moving targets, that is what suits me right now. I have 2 DSLR cameras, a Canon 450D, and a Canon 60D - and the 60D does take better photos in lower light scenarios - so I'd recommend going for the highest ranked camera that you can afford if you are lazy about the afterwards processing work. All the photos I post here are not post processed apart from a little sharpening that my batch resizing program does when I resize photos for posting to websites. And I don't shoot in RAW... but that's something I'm probably going to have to look into if/when I get a macro lens... *grin*... I don't even have any software on my computer to do post processing - except Paint that comes with Windows, which isn't the best piece of software for doing much with. T.

So - if you get the Tamron 90mm lens and attach a 36mm extension, do you get an active length of 126mm? Do the extensions cause any loss of focus or increase sensitivity to shake? T.

Sounds very much like what Pound Rounds professed to be in the beginning. Not to mention that a quick google search on the registrant of the website(s) brings up all sorts of armchair activism references... I would prefer that these people DON'T speak for me or my group without any consultation thank you very much! T.

I'm pretty sure they got my email address from the Hawkesbury mailing list... seeing as it's the only public one that has it... and you can see ALL email addresses it's sent to. Just what I need - PR telling me what I already know... that there are dogs in pounds... *sigh* T.

PS, a rubbish bottle is just a small trigger bottle filled with water. When one of the dogs is doing something naughty, you say "rubbish", and squirt a small amount of water at them. It's more to just get their attention off whatever they are doing that you don't want them to do, and eventually they just learn that the word "rubbish" means "stop what you are doing, it's naughty"... T.

You is so lucky! You have the most gorgeous puppy AND a gorgeous kitten too! Great video! T.

On another note - has anyone checked the dates these website addresses were registered? Around the exact same time as Greylvr's ones were... coincidence? T.

and asks for donations Ummm... the ABN listed for the NARGA site is "Not entitled to receive tax deductible gifts", and is listed as being in Queensland (postcode 4660 - isn't that up near Red Collar Rescue?) - yet the person who is the registrant on the websites is from Tasmania?? I'd be pretty positive that they don't have the authorisation to solicit donations... T.

As for the other site http://arrr.id.au/ - did they consult any of the rescues they have "advertised" there? When you lookup the registrant, she has an email address of "rat1bag @ gmail.com" - not to mention that a little bit of googling brings up scenes of the armchair activist - many online petition sites have her all over them... Methinks there's not enough happening in Gagebrook... T.

LOL @ SchnauzerMax... OK - I've selected 10 nice ones to share with all of you Sammy fans... Isn't he just getting more handsome each time you see him? T.

Just had a photo session... will be posting photos soonish... T.

Ummm... there is nothing wrong with your photography skills sheenat... that second photo is to die for. (I wish I'd taken it actually) He's a completely stunning little man... you lucky sod you! T.

Uh oh... he's worked out how to avoid getting "rubbished"... lol! T.

Now there's a really smart post to put up on a dog forum... *slaps forehead* ... especially as you are running all over the place dispensing your "experienced opinion"... T.

He has a gorgeous bum... and it wiggles lots too! T.

Ummm... anyone notice who has already signed up? Look towards the bottom of the page... http://nargainc.com.au/heartratings.html T.

Or from DWI... http://www.dwidigitalcameras.com.au/astore/Tamron-SP-AF90mm-F28-Di-Macro-11-Lenses.aspx a little bit cheaper even... T.

I thought you'd notice that FM... they certainly have the "head down, roll over top" action down pat, don't they? ... and if they could play together, we'd get totally awesome pics too! T.

Thanks Crisovar... we have injectible calcium on hand for use during whelp (only given under vet instruction), and have been known to give ice cream for those that only need a smaller dosage... T.

Does it have to be the syrup? We tend to use the calcium powder with bitches post whelp, and it works fine. T.

I would suggest that, but he hasn't had all of his shots yet... or I would have nicked off with him long before now... lol! T.

Actually, cameras nowadays are pretty smart - you just point them in the right direction when you have decent light, and they do it all for you... seriously, I just point mine and keep clicking - eventually I get some good ones... lol! T.

No probs Katdogs... when you are feeling better is fine by me... or I could lend you my camera while I'm at work... T.