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Well... I decided this morning that I'd take a trip to Manly and maybe do the sightseeing thing around North Head, the Q Station, etc... Walked up the Corso from the ferry to the surf beach, then headed down the walk to Shelly Beach... Stopped along the way to take way too many photos of seagulls in flight, water dragons, and waves crashing on rocks - headed back from Shelly Beach back to South Steyne, and took even more photos of water dragons and waves crashing on rocks - then even MORE photos of seagulls in flight... Then back down the Corso to the ferry wharf and Little Manly Beach... took even MORE photos of seagulls in flight... Never got to North Head or the Q Station... but have some stunning shots of seagulls in flight... lol! Will post some pics once I've sorted the wheat from the chaff, OK? T.

Lovely shots Rach... and the boys look like they totally loved the outing too... Am totally jealous of the close up emu head shots! Brilliant work! T.

Awesome! You must be so proud MonElite... T.

My "sweet" number for dogs is 4... but I currently only have 3 - so I foster for rescue to make up the numbers... *grin* T.

I could spend all day looking at your work Kristin... *grin* T.

Disclosure of the naughty habits is a good thing - at least the new family knows what they are getting into with a young and inquisitive dog... *grin* Try to balance it out with a few of the outstandingly sweet things she does too, OK? T.

We have had a couple of dogs in rescue that would always pee on me when I went near them... seeing as they loved me to death above all others, we decided that it had something to do with them marking me as "theirs"... Random peeing, I have no clue... T.

Doesn't Pickles have lovely white teeth and nice clean gums? Hahahaha! T.

How does that last pic look with a bit of the open space at the top snipped off? Looks great to me as is though...*grin* T.

Thanks PS - and none of these photos has had any post processing except resizing down for putting up here... T.

My dogs love staying with "Uncle Jason" at Sharaleas Australian Dog Squad - and it's the only place my brother will ever leave his assistance dog... Their phone number is 4683 2467 T.

Awww... that first photo is gold!! Beautiful! T.

*me is jealous* Looking forward to seeing your photos though... *grin* T.

Totally loving the final early morning beach walk photo... says it all, doesn't it? T.

Hahaha @ the funny "chinese hat" ears... they are the cutest! T.

It is good! Much better to beg politely like that than jump all over everyone asking for it... *grin* In that last photo Bones could be mistaken for a camp dog... hehe! Maybe he got that from hanging around my Pickles... errr! T.

Awesome shots there... I wish I'd taken them! T.

Thanks heaps Frodo's Mum... have you seen my Taronga Zoo photo thread? The camera got a good workout there last week... *grin* Still sorting through the ones I took at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney the other day... T.

OMG!!! Look at that awesome "beg"!!! Poor Chaos... Bones is definitely a cheeky sod MAKING Chaos have to play with him... lol! Thanks so much for the cool updates Leanne, they are great! T.

Puppy ears are too cool for school... they seem to have minds of their own at times... lol! ...and he also has the cutest eyes... they seem to be saying "stop with the camera thing and just give me cuddles!" T.

The owner needs to be in a position where he/she is the more interesting object... pocket full of treats or a favourite toy pulled out at the moment the dog spots something more interesting (ie. other dogs), and massive reward for doing what YOU want, rather than what IT wants. If this is impossible - don't take the dog to places where it is going to be overstimulated in that way - stay home and work on being the best thing on the planet for your dog, so it's attention is on you, not anything else. T.

BJ is adorable! And now I see why his ears took so long to stand up... Haha @ Maverick - he looks truly "happy" about his outfit... *grin* T.

The rescues that worry me are the ones who have quick and high turnover numbers... how can one truly "know" a dog they have only had in care for a couple of weeks - or in some cases even less time? There are some who have the animal up on PetRescue (or other advertising sites) within minutes of getting it out of the pound... Some rescues don't give their foster carers a say in the rehoming of the dogs in their care. I think this is a bit silly when the foster carer is the one who is actually living with said dog, and has better insight into what that dog needs from their new family than someone who may not actually have met the dog in question personally. Some rescues focus on how many animals they can "save", rather than how many they can place completely responsibly... and some have no backup plans for animals they have placed that need to be returned because the animal was not suitable for the home it was placed in. There are good and bad stories about even the most reputable groups - some are real, and some are based on malicious gossip that seems to be a part of the rescue scene - weeding out the truth from the chinese whispers isn't always easy. All that said, when we hear MANY stories, such as that in the OP, about the same group's practices - often with further backup by the actual people who have been stung by said group - one can only surmise that there may be some truth to the stories that are circulating... especially when any questions are ignored and/or deleted from said group's public "face" on the internet. The reports of intimidation and harassment are also of concern - especially when those reports come from certain people in rescue who ARE truly above reproach. The big problem is how the heck do we deal with it if what said group is doing is actually not illegal under current law? T.

Hahaha! Those photos of Justice are hilarious! T.

My dogs are my "furkids"... but they are dogs, and treated as such... and I'm pretty sure they appreciate that immensely... *grin* T.