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This one would be a good inclusion to the group of photos of the pup above... as it shows him playing... T.

You can never have too many nice photos... and photos with them doing stuff works well... The head tilt shot is the "ka-ching" shot... that tends to get a dog more enquiries than any other type... even better if you've affixed a bow to their head and they look completely adorable... *grin* Dress-ups, a bit of bling, good lighting and no nasty things in the background of the photos (crop the photo if necessary)... and get those gorgeous eyes looking dead down the barrel of the lens. For example... This photo will get more enquiries... ... than this one... ... even though both are adorable shots of the same pup... *grin* T.

Have a read through this thread for the myriad issues that can occur in blue staffies... http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/213755-blue-staffies/page__p__5101254__hl__%2Bblue+%2Bstaffy__fromsearch__1#entry5101254 Not wanting to scare you, but it might be a good start to things your vet can check/test for... T.

I don't know who my foster babies flew with, but they had to have a vaccination cert AND a cert of health signed by a vet before they were allowed to fly... T.

Nawww... ain't she purty? Good girl Saffy... make Mummy Boronia smile sweet thing... T.

What are his poos like? If soft/runny, I'd be looking at a prophylactic dose of Baycox... it's for pigs, but is used off-label in puppies to treat coccidia in a single dose, rather than a 10 day course of very bitter Trizene tablets that pups REALLY hate! Is he growing at all? I've had pups who would go off their food every other week as they had growth spurts - one week you couldn't feed them enough, and the next they would turn their nose up at almost everything. Have you tried Pedigree Puppy tinned? It's not the greatest, but pups do seem to love it... and at this point, you want him to be eating something regularly, even if it's not a premium brand. I have a foster litter here at the moment, and they are eating mainly Bonnie Puppy kibble... although they love chicken mince and Pedigree tinned mixed in with it more... *grin* T.

Might have to keep you all in suspense until tomorrow morning... gotta go feed the hordes and myself, then I think it's time to vegetate on the couch... been on the computer way too long today... T.

I have just been through the past 2 days' photos, and will upload as soon as they have finished transferring to my other hard drive... the main one was getting a bit full... lol! This afternoon I gave them a large cardboard tray box that the chicken necks came in... and sat there snapping away while they destroyed it... hehe! T.

I think she's a cross between a Cute and a Poochie... *grin* She's certainly rather pretty, isn't she? T.

Stupid me put Ms as title on the profile, but my dogs are chipped to me as Miss, so nothing comes up without having to search each individual dog... AND the stupid thing won't let me change my title to Miss... grrr! Time to give up on the flawed system and not go any further... You'd think it could automagically come up with all pets under the bloody address, rather than some stupid and pedantic exact match to title/name combos... what moron wrote this thing? T.

Oh My God! He's grown up to be a stunning looking lad, hasn't he? T.

Oh jeebus Boronia... my heart weeps with yours... *sob* 3 new beautiful stars in the heavens shining down a special kind of love and light on us all... Massive hugs, T.

I really suppose I should start taking one inside with me overnight... so they can learn to sleep quietly in a crate and interact more with my own 3 dogs... new owners would like a puppy that doesn't scream the place down once alone, yes? T.

Rocky has a family wanting him... and Yoko might be getting adopted by another SFR volunteer... woohoo!!! T.

Funny... I really enjoy YOUR photos just as much Kirislin... lol! I should be doing TAFE assignments, but when the weather was good and the babies all playing up a storm, who wants to be cooped up inside on the computer? Unfortunately the rain has started in earnest today... and is supposed to hang about for a few days... so I may end up getting some of those assignments done... *sigh* T.

That is the coolest calendar cover shot ever!!! And the winter sun photos are to die for... such photogenic subjects... *sigh* T.

Enjoy! T.

OK - some photos from the past couple of days... none happening today as it's raining, and the babies aren't fussed on being out in it... lol! Just for Katdogs... *evil grin* ... more of the rest to come... T.

I have photos from the past 2 days, but haven't gotten around to selecting and editing the good ones for the babies' fans yet... BUT... the babies had a very special visitor today... Aunty Katdogs! Everyone got cuddles, and Katdogs got plenty of puppy breath kisses from her fave little miss Maxi (black and tan)... a lovely visit... Aunty Katdogs says I'm meean for not letting her take Maxi home with her... lol! I think Mr Katdogs might divorce her if she brings home another black bitch though... lol! Then, another friend came over and spent time with the babies also... and brought 15kgs of chicken necks and 10kgs of lean mince (I asked her to pick it up for me on her way over)... puppies all tuckered out and full of yummies and fast asleep in their night pen now. I promise to post more photos tomorrow, OK? Just of puppies... not their visitors... *grin* T.

I spent quite a while feeling lost... and that my soul was broken... when my Woosie left me back in 2004... and it still hurts my heart now. The pain and feeling of loss never goes away, but you learn to put one foot in front of the other... day by day... step by step... and you learn to manage again. Allow yourself whatever time you need to learn to live without your little red man physically there... and remember that he WILL live forever in your heart and memories... and smile for him. T.

OK... I think I've got them sorted out in this last batch of photos... Post 46 1. Sargeant Pepper 2. Rigby 3. Rocky 4. Jude 5. Yoko 6. Sargeant Pepper 7. Maggie 8. Maggie 9. Maxi, Jude, Sargeant Pepper 10. Maggie Post 47 1. Maggie 2. Maggie (on back), Rigby 3. Rocky, Sargeant Pepper (on back), Maggie 4. Sargeant Pepper (on back), Maggie, Rocky 5. Sargeant Pepper, Maggie, Rocky 6. Maggie, Sargeant Pepper 7. Jude, Yoko Only ones I didn't get photos of today were Sadie and Ely (Elanor)... Sadie is the one with the thin white stripe down to the white smudge on her nose T.

Enjoy! T.

Today's installment... *grin* ... and more coming... saved the best for last... *grin* T.

Such is the world in rescue... I'm just a foster carer, so I don't get to make the rules... These little guys' mother was surrendered pregnant because the owner had neglected to take precautions ... *sigh*... and when you see this sort of thing happen so often, you just want to be 100% sure you are never going to see your rescues' babies coming into rescue themselves... T.

That's Sargeant Pepper... he's the biggest of the lot, and a real snugglebum... ear scratch and more duly given on your behalf... *grin* Same puppy actually... lol! And he's Sargeant Pepper... Funny how most people are gravitating towards him... he does take a lovely photo, yes? Most people who've seen the photos are gravitating towards Sargeant Pepper and Maxi (black and tan girl)... I'm thinking it's because they both stand out so much from the rest... lol! At the moment I'm really leaning towards Jude, the boy with the mostly black face and wide set eyes... he follows me everywhere and loves to just sit next to me and chill... he loves snuggles, and will smooch his little head right into your neck to get as close to you as he can. Maxi (black and tan) is one of the cheeky ones... she's always the last to be caught and put into their pen of an evening... usually after a good game of chasies all over the yard... lol! I'm still trying to learn what name goes with which pup... I didn't get to name them, so it's interesting trying to work out from the notes who is actually who... errr! Boys are... Sargeant Pepper - big boy with wide white stripe on face and big white chest Jude - mostly black face, wide set eyes Rigby - white socks, dark nose Rocky - white chin Girls are... Maxi - black/tan Yoko - all tan, pink collar Sadie - white nose and stripe Maggie - all tan, longer white socks Ely (Elanor) - white socks with spots, white chest All named from Beatles songs... *sigh* T.