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Gertrude, that is an awesome shot! Beautiful colours and focus Gila - Hope you get to the bottom of what is up with Spence ddd - Nala is so pretty, what a lovely shot :) Rozzie - lol, good drool capture :laugh: Impatiens - What a typical bright, happy, cocker face Harvey has :D

Thanks huga :) I struck lucky as I only got a single shot before he flew off, and I just managed to adjusted my exposure in time to get it! Lola has the most adorable face in that shot, look at those eyes! KA - Yuuuummm

Hope you feel better soon T. And Bella! :) 6/52 - One of our cheeky daily visitors :) 6/52 2014 by HairlessHounds, on Flickr

Oh that is so pretty teekay :)

Yes I know which is why I'm not rushing into it, but I have also seen some superb shots from it. At the end of the day you get 600mm and VC (IS) for approx $1200 - it's never going to match a lens costing 10x that amount, but it will be fun to play with :) eta Interesting review comparing it to the Canon 600mm f/4 in the field - http://theamazingimage.com/wildlife/field-test-new-tamron-150-600mm-super-telephoto-zoom/#prettyPhoto Flickr group - http://www.flickr.com/groups/2470447@N21/ POTN Samples - http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1348082 Discussions - http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1340733

Listed here for $1294.00, but I don't know if it's in stock yet or not? http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod10755.htm This is the list of some Tamron stockists from their site. http://www.tamron.com.au/buy/index.html

So sorry You will have some lovely photos to look back on in years to come, I'm sure Laura will always treasure those.

These two are just the cutest looking fluffballs!! I look forward to seeing them grow and experiencing the big wide world. :)

but thank you, good to see you back :D Bad is subjective, but I don't really see anything in focus - I bin anything that isn't in focus, unless it's oof for an arty farty reason :)

Oh fantastic Wish you all the best for a successful show and some awareness raising :)

Back in the UK when I was a groom, we had a Lakeland terrier that was very efficient at dispatching the rats in the hen house. We would bash the sides of the coop (insulated walls that the rodents went in to) and the rats/mice would drop down and very quickly meet their end. Grouse was a beautiful natured dog around the farm and in the house, but really came into her own when ratting. My Louis also surprised me with the speed at which he killed a rat that came into our garden here, his real doggy instincts kicked in fast!

5/52 - Anti Shark Cull Rally Cottesloe. 5/52 2014 by HairlessHounds, on Flickr Those are two great goofy faces huga :laugh: and love the tongue grumpette :D

Louis is so much brighter this morning and trotting around the place rather than lying down uncomfortably. His appetite is also returning steadily :D CnR - I tried those specific chews back in the uk on my cocker with not particularly nice results out the other end! But sounds like they work well for your guys :)

Thanks for the info CavNrott and stellnme. I'm not overly fond of the Whimzees type chews, but will oven dry some chicken breast or roo meat and hunt around for some other low fat treats as well. I'll speak to my vet about the Enzyplex too, as although it is indicated for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), I have seen mention of it for pancreatitis.

All the best for Astro, healing thoughts heading your way for the little boy

He wasn't interested in food last night, but had a mostly settled night. He did eat a small amount of chicken and rice this morning and seems a bit more comfortable today at least. For those of you with dogs susceptible to pancreatitis, what do you use for low fat treats?

Thanks Tassie, hankodie and maeby :) Thank you, I'll get some of the roo one as well to give him some variety. I'll have a look into Enzyplex too. He had some subq fluids at the vet today, but is drinking on his own now I have him home but I'll watch him closely. Thanks Erny, I'll look into that. He's been on milk thistle, SAMe and the VAN health boost supplement all through the IMHA. He's home now and quiet but has taken fluids, I'll try him on some rice and chicken soon.

So poor little Louis now has pancreatitis to add to his IMHA and Glaucoma which have all developed over the past 8 months He seemed fine yesterday morning, ate his food as normal and was bouncy enough. Luckily OH worked at home yesterday as he started getting very unsettled around mid-day and started vomiting and whimpering. She took him to the vet, but there was no reaction at all from Louis to palpations etc, so sent home after a anti-nausea jab. When I came home at 5pm he was obviously not right still, so I took him back and again he showed no response to any manipulation or strong belly palpations. They took bloods to run a full screen and check his PCV, and after spinning down, the serum part looked like pure white fat! Sent home last night with pain killers which pretty much zonked him out. Still obviously uncomfortable this morning with no interest in food or water, so I dropped him off at the vet on the way to work. Blood result back this afternoon - pancreatitis confirmed So now I need to stop feeding Ziwipeak and get him on a low fat diet. Before he was stuffed full of immune suppressant drugs, he was on a raw diet including the Big Dog barf patties. As he is now off his immune suppressant drugs, the vet is happy for him to go back onto this. I have cooked a batch of chicken and rice for him for over the next few days, and then I will slowly introduce the raw patties again. Anyway getting to the point of this post (!) has anyone fed the 'Wellbeing' barf patties and how have your dogs done on it? It is only 6% fat and suggested as being suitable for dogs with pancreatitis. http://www.bigdogpetfoods.com/product-view/wellbeing-barf-43 Any other tips for day to day life with a pancreatic dog welcome :)

Gorgeous!

What a beautiful girl! Happy Birthday Cedar

Good idea trinabean :) Just the ones in my signature, two dogs and a cat. It would need to be someone local, as the first 'test' will be to just go away for one or two nights as a trial run for something a bit longer.

After a shocking experience with a house sitter last year, I am looking for personal recommendations for a house sitter in the Perth area. I'm looking for an experienced and reliable pet sitter who can look after our little gang and our home if we are ever brave enough to go away and leave them again!! TIA :)

Love all the photos, very cute! A little late to the party, but someone at work got these temp tattoos today, so Louis got Aussie'd up tonight :laugh:

I shoot in RAW and use Lightroom. I found LR pretty intuitive to use and love the fact the image changes are 'nondestructive'. It is also a great catalogue system. http://thelightroomlab.com/2008/12/understanding-lightrooms-non-destructive-image-enhancement-system/ You can buy and download LR from here where it is a bit cheaper than the Adobe au site - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/983326-REG/adobe_65215298_photoshop_lightroom_5_software.html

Awwww totally adorable! Dougal has a gorgeous face too