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Heartbeats can be heard from around the 6-7week mark with a fetal doppler :)

I received one of my new lens's yesterday and had a little play around. It is the Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro and I love it. Here are a couple of photos of our new additions. Please let me know if they are ok or they can be improved :D Luna And in b/w Missy

Um sorry, the sigma is around the $750 mark. there is no way i can get a canon at this stage And yes, the f stops are all 2.8

Thankyou Snook I have just done a bit of a search and found that the 24-70 is around the $750 mark atm where as the 17-40 is around $400 in sigma, there is a tamron 28-75 which is also $400 so just dont know atm. Other than price, is there much difference in the lenses?

Ok, so I need some help in choosing my next lens. I have a 7d that I absolutely love to bits, although I haven't taken nearly as many photos as I would like. The Lenses I have are 1.4 50mm, and the canon 100-400. I also had the 18-55 and the 55-250 that come as a kit with the camera but have since 're-homed' them so am wanting another lens for a replacement but that is a bit better than the kit ones. I have just ordered the 18-200 which will be good as an alrounder when but thinking of another one along the lines of 10-20 or 17-70. But cant decide as to which way to go. I dont mind the overlap that the 18-200 will have, but just thought one that had a shorter range would be good to have as an everyday use one:)

Awwwww all those photos are gorgeous everyone. I can tell you I am over puppies atm. My lot are bloody ferrals And as the new owners have gone away for a couple of weeks, and me being a big softy, they wont be going until they are 10 - 12weeks I already have a couple of teeth marks on my face from their version of kisses. Little shites, they do have us all on our toes that is for sure. I have chosen my keepers, i have decided to only keep 2, the big red boy and the brindle girl. It was a hard decision between the boys, as the black brindle boy is just devine but he is going into a home where I can watch him grow so all good :D

I heard this on the news today and they stated that it was 'believed' to be 'staffy x'

Ours are just over 4weeks old now and are already starting to runomok and those bloody teeth, I have got the morning kisses and cuddles down packed now, a couple of kisses for each baby then its back on the floor they go otherwise I will end of with love bites,literally, all over my face Here is a couple of photos from today Hemanakah Clodoveo - Mate Hemanakah Espiridion - Atlas Hemanakah Gervasio - Manu Hemanakah Celestino - Shiloh And the most outgoing one of them all, Hemanakah Divinia - Chaska She was attacking my son in these photos and telling him all about it too,haha

Allerzeit-they are looking as gorgeous as ever I wormed my lot this morning and all went well except for Litte Red Boy who didn't like it one bit and started this wiered gagging motion. It frightened the livin daylights out of me He seems all good now though

Well we are 2 weeks today and apart from having little piggies, all are going extremely well. Black Boy Big red Boy Cheeky Red Boy Brindle Girl White Collar Girl

Just had to show you all this pic of our Big Red Boy, now aptly named 'Little Budda Boy'

Allerzeit they are looking just lovely. We had a visitor yesterday. The fella who owned the stud dog was comingo up for a holiday so he decided to pop and see the babies and he also bought along the proud dad, Murphy Oh he is a very nice boy indeed... Playing with the flirt pole

Sorry about your little girl Britt Little one

Thank god Cynda is still love'n her pups atm :D I have been helping her toilet them sometimes and end up getting flicked on the face with puppy poop But the look on Cynda's face when she can smell that they are going to do a poo Her ears prick up, and she gets all excited. We are a week old today and they are all going strong. And Allerzeit, thanks for the link. I just ordered one too... Mum and Bub And mum having some hard earned time out :D

Thanks Britt. I had a real good look at them at birth too and yep, got my favourites(dont tell anyone). Cynda junior looked to be the only real pet quality as she had the more terrier head,long and narrow, and I am not after that. But as she is growing, she seems to be filling out a little more. And with the males, oh just dont go there atm Again I have my eye on black boy, and big red boy but the little red boy is catching up fast and looks to be a bit finer version of the other 2. I am hopefully going to run on a couple of males and come 6weeks, will make my final decision on a keeper. I have a friend who has just dont the puppy puzzle with her amstaffs and she will be coming to help me do it with mine at around 8weeks. SHe is the one who is telling me off for even mentioning favourites at this point :D :D Anyway I am extremely happy with this litter so far, and Cynda is being a marvellous mother. Also Britt, I give Yoghurt with every meal and will do so with the puppies too. That yucult stuff is really good too but it tastes like shit ;) Jetpoint, gorgeous babies and look how big they are already

Day 5 and they are well over double their weight already Dont know bout staffys but I do know they are 'little budda's'

Very cute Britt. At what age do you start to look at your puppies and when do you make your final decision on your keepers?

Underfoot just

Oh my Yarrowfell and Allerzeit, they are gorgeous. I cant wait till mine have their eyes open and they start to ge their own little personalities :D We had a good night, they seem to be over their tummy upsets now. I have just done a weigh in a they have all put on between 50-75g. Dont think we are going to have any trouble doubling their birth weights in the first week

Hey what do you give your puppies for constipation. I am guessing that is what it is. The 3 piglets are whining quite a lot. Have just given them some parrafin oil, will that help or is there anything else that would work better and quicker

We are 2 days old now and think we have some upset bellies. That will teach them for being big piglets.. But it was nothing tag team Cynda and I couldn't handle. Here are a 'couple' of photos as I had the camera out all day today right next to the whelping box so in between cleaning, washing etc I could pop in from time to time and take a quick few snaps :D Big Red Boy Black Boy Red Boy White Collar Girl Black Boy and Brindle Girl

Awwww gorgeous Allerzeit

Aw Britt, hope everything works out ok. That will be one thing I will have to watch out for with Cynda. She has so much milk its not funny. Cynda is looking like how I feel this morning. Very worn out. The puppies have been whining alot though the night because they were either stuck behind her, or they needed to do a big crap. I was getting up like every 20mins or so Hopefully they will have a big sleep today so Cynda can have a rest too, oh and maybe me I know how you guys feel about your keepers. This litter is the best I have dont to date, and at the moment, I feel that we have 5keepers but I know that I can not keep them all, so will make my final decision around 8weeks but I know it is going to be a hard one. :(

We got the all clear from the vets. Cynda did have a slight temp but we put that down to stress levels as she couldn't have her babies and was shaking, panting the poor darling There is one thing she needs to understand though, to much milk will drown her babies Everytime the pups get on, then the milk starts flowing, all you hear is spluttering as they have been squirted all over the face with milk Once they get their berrings right again, back on they go..... Day 2 weigh in and all have put on over 100grams since birth. I might be looking at some heavy bubba's here

Just an update. All are goivery well and stacking on the weight. Cynda has had a slight temp and still puffing/panting to much for my liking. Couldn't get into vets yesterday so going this morning. Hopefully put her on ab as she might have a slight infection from that last placenta i think. She is such a loving and devoted mother. WHen one of her babies goes walkabout, she lets me by a little whine so I can come and bring it back to her I am looking like a zombie atm, haven't had much sleep, but still feeling ok at this point