Elise+Hudson

My first week with my new D7000 and already loving it to pieces!

So I will start with week 29

"Preparing for Puppy"

Right now I would probably say I prefer Rosettes, but this is a preference brought over from horse showing. :D

I think if I ever win one, I won't mind what it was!

Oooh poor Sid!

Make sure you get the bandaged changes ASAP if it has got wet, I have seen them go from wet to foot falling off very very quickly unfortunately.

I have been lucky enough to perform this surgery myself and they usually go really well with a bit of TLC. :D

Hehe!

Counting down to the arrival of my new addition too! Just need to buy the crate, toys and bowls (already have the food! haha)

It is looking most likely that I will be getting a boy now, and so the name Bailey still fits, but I don't think I will be able to fully decide till I get him.

1 week and 5 days till my trip to NZ!

2 weeks and 5 days until I pick my puppy back up on the way home through Sydney!

I am definately having a great time so far, but been working late so only getting to play with the flash inside my room (not very exciting!).

Will hopefully get some better shots friday on my day off.

I think I will be purchasing a 50mm 1.4 or 1.8 soon, as I would love to be able to create the lovely Bokeh that people seem to be able to create with the shallow depth of field.

Although I havn't had alot of time to play so far, I think a longer range zoom and the 1.4 or 1.8 is in my relatively short future!

I will be joining this thread very soon! Picking up my Nikon D7000 tomorrow!

Kirislin: Canon 7D, 50mm 1.4, 100mm 2.8 Macro, 70-200mm 2.8L IS

Bellatrix: Canon 5D Mark II, 50mm 1.4 (and the 1.8), 24-70mm 2.8L, 100mm 2.8 Macro, Speedlite 580EX II

JS: Canon 1000D, kit 18mm-55mm & 55mm-250mm, 50mm 1.8, Speedlite 580EX II

SchnuzaeryBoy: Nikon D80, Nikon D700, 50 1.8, 18-50 2.8, 28-80 3.5-4, 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8, SB-400, SB-900, 1.4x TC, 2x TC

Becandcharch: Canon 40D, 50mm 1.4, Speedlite 580EX II and a kit lens I dont even know what it is as I never use it!

persephone :point&shootonly here Fuji finepixS8000sfd and a sony cybershot DSCN1

Ellz: P&S only here too: Olympus SP600UZ and Sony Cybershot DSC-S650

MavericksMission: Canon 450D, 18-55mm & 55-250mm

Evolving: Canon 500D, 50mm 1.8, 18-55mm & 55-250mm

Mish13 : Sony A850, KZ F2.4 24-70, F3.5,90mm F2.8,11-18mm F4.5,18-250mm F3.5, 75-300mm F4.5, 50mm 1.8 (Bellatrix, you have my dream camera)

CrazyCresties: Lumix TZ65 and my Canon (which is still in storage for another month!) 350D 18-55mm kit lens, 70-300mm and 500mm Tamron mirror lens (about 20yrs old from my old Minolta but works with an adaptor!)

Belgian.blue: Canon 550D 18-55mm & 55-250mm .. very soon a 50mm 1.8 and a Sony Cybershot P&S eta: Just purchased a 50mm 1.8 and a Lowepro Versapack 200 AW biggrin.gif

Fattima: Nikon D90, kit 18-55mm & 55-200mm

Clover: Nikon D40x, kit 18 - 55mm, 55 - 200mm & nikkor 70 - 300mm.

MTD : Sony A350 , 55-200mm, 18mm-70mm , 50mm 1.8

SammieS: Canon 7D, 18-200mm but I think I also want a 50mm soon!

DMA: Olympus E-30, Olympus E-420, Zuiko: 14-42mm, 12-60mm SWD, 18-180mm, 70-300mm; Sigma: 24mm, 30mm, Olympus EX-25; Canon PowerShoot A590; Canon AE-1, 28-70mm, 85-200mm

Ripley: Canon 50D; Canon 30D, Canon 300mm f/4 L, Canon 1.4 teleconverter (don't need to use it though), Canon 50mm 1.8 (I hardly use this lens either), Sigma 17-70, Sigma 10-20, 2 ND grad filters, a newish Fuji pocket digital + underwater housing which I am going to sell soon and a Canon DSLR film camera that I probably won't use again.

Linda K - Canon 5dII, 24-70L, 85 1.8, 50 1.4, 135L, 16-35L & Nikon D700 50 1.4G

TerraNik: Canon 40D, 50mm 1.4, a couple of kit lenses that I rarely use, Speedlite 580EX II

Tlc: Nikon D80, 50mm 1.8, kit lense 18 - 135, speedlight. Panasonic fz50, nikon coolpix P&S

RottnBullies: Canon 40D, 50mm 1.8

ValleyCBR: Olympus e420, Zuiko: 14-42mm and Zuiko 40-150mm

LucyCharzie: Canon 1000D, 18-55mm, 50mm 1.8

Ravyk: Canon 550D, 50mm 1.4, 60mm 2.8 macro, 18-250mm, Panasonic Lumix FZ-28, Panasonic Lumix FT1 [waterproof]

Firestone: Canon 450D, (I love) and today I laybyed the Canon 50mm 1.4 can hardly wait

CareyJ: Canon 450D, 18-55mm, 55-250mm, Lowepro camera bag, Sony Cyber-Shot DSCTX p&s

Poocow - Canon 350D (need an upgrade!), kit lenses, 50mm 1.8, 70-200mm. Next purchase will be a Speedlite.

~*Shell*~ - Canon 5D Mark II, Battery Grip, 50mm 1.4, 50mm 1.8, 70-200mm 2.8L, 530EX II Speedlite, Canon IXUS80IS, Canon IXUS210IS

Tibbiemax - Canon 50D, 18 - 200mm, 50mm 1.4, need more stuff!!

MrRedDog -Canon Eos 7D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, Tamron SP AF 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 Di II LD, Tamron AF 28-300mm f3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Plus a few other bits and pieces: bag, filters and stuff (now it's play time)

DogSportObsessed: Canon 1000D, 18-55 mm, 75-300 mm (only just got it last week )

Smisch: Nikon D3000 18-55mm 55-200mm & limited use of a D50 (I seem to be the only one who actually likes the D3000 camera..)

Lic_82 - Sony A200, 50mm 1.8, 75 - 300mm, 18 - 70mm... Canon 40D, 55 - 250mm, 18-55mm ( i think lol I havent got it yet) plus hopefully will have a 50mm 1.8 for the 40D soon smile.gif

Misha&MIlo - Konica Minolta DYNAX 5D 18-70mm, 75-300mm with a few uv lenses.

Fuji finepix S2000 point and shoot

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX5 waterproof camera

tdierikx - Canon 450D, 18-55mm IS, 55-250mm IS - and backup is a Canon Powershot S5 P&S (12x zoom equivalent to around 400mm apparently)

kja - Canon 40D & 1DIII bodies w/ Canon 17-55 2.8 IS, Canon 50 1.4, Canon 85 1.8, Canon 70-200 2.8 IS, Canon 60 & 100 macros, Canon 135L 2.0, Canon 10-22, Canon 100-400L IS, Sigma 17-70, Tokina 11-16 2.8, Tokina 10-17... Underwater housing & ports & strobes for the Canon 40D. And my happy baby Canon SD1200 IS for go anywhere; except in the water which is my baby (crappy) Olympus 720SW

Complete list coz there's just so much freakin stuff LOL

wagsalot - Canon 350D, Canon 7D, Canon 50mm 1.8, Tamron 17-50 2.8 IF, Canon 70-300 4-5.6 IS

Cairo1: Canon 7D, 50mm 1.8, 18-105mmL, 70 - 200mmL, 10 - 22mm wide angle Sigma

ange - Canon 7D and 450D, 24-70 2.8, Sigma 35mm 1.4, Canon 50mm 1.5 & 1.8, Canon 85mm 1.8, Canon 430ex II, kenko tubes, kit lenses and a few other bits and pieces.

MalteseLuna - Nikon D7000, Sigma 18-200 F3.5-6.3, Nikon 50 mm f1.8 (should be arriving any day), Tamron 90 mm Macro (really it is my mom's) - next on my list is a tripod or a flash.

Eventingpony - Nikon D7000, 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6, Panasonic Lumix TZ10.

This is why I warn all my clients about the supermarket foods, particularly the packaged meats that come in the rolls. How sad for the poor dogs.

Kirislin: Canon 7D, 50mm 1.4, 100mm 2.8 Macro, 70-200mm 2.8L IS

Bellatrix: Canon 5D Mark II, 50mm 1.4 (and the 1.8), 24-70mm 2.8L, 100mm 2.8 Macro, Speedlite 580EX II

JS: Canon 1000D, kit 18mm-55mm & 55mm-250mm, 50mm 1.8, Speedlite 580EX II

SchnuzaeryBoy: Nikon D80, Nikon D700, 50 1.8, 18-50 2.8, 28-80 3.5-4, 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8, SB-400, SB-900, 1.4x TC, 2x TC

Becandcharch: Canon 40D, 50mm 1.4, Speedlite 580EX II and a kit lens I dont even know what it is as I never use it!

persephone :point&shootonly here Fuji finepixS8000sfd and a sony cybershot DSCN1

Ellz: P&S only here too: Olympus SP600UZ and Sony Cybershot DSC-S650

MavericksMission: Canon 450D, 18-55mm & 55-250mm

Evolving: Canon 500D, 50mm 1.8, 18-55mm & 55-250mm

Mish13 : Sony A700, 16-80 F3.5,90mm F2.8,11-18mm F4.5,18-250mm F3.5, 75-300mm F4.5, 50mm 1.8 (Bellatrix, you have my dream camera)

CrazyCresties: Lumix TZ65 and my Canon (which is still in storage for another month!) 350D 18-55mm kit lens, 70-300mm and 500mm Tamron mirror lens (about 20yrs old from my old Minolta but works with an adaptor!)

Belgian.blue: Canon 550D 18-55mm & 55-250mm .. very soon a 50mm 1.8 and a Sony Cybershot P&S eta: Just purchased a 50mm 1.8 and a Lowepro Versapack 200 AW biggrin.gif

Fattima: Nikon D90, kit 18-55mm & 55-200mm

Clover: Nikon D40x, kit 18 - 55mm, 55 - 200mm & nikkor 70 - 300mm.

MTD : Sony A350 , 55-200mm, 18mm-70mm , 50mm 1.8

SammieS: Canon 7D, 18-200mm but I think I also want a 50mm soon!

DMA: Olympus E-30, Olympus E-420, Zuiko: 14-42mm, 12-60mm SWD, 18-180mm, 70-300mm; Sigma: 24mm, 30mm, Olympus EX-25; Canon PowerShoot A590; Canon AE-1, 28-70mm, 85-200mm

Ripley: Canon 50D; Canon 30D, Canon 300mm f/4 L, Canon 1.4 teleconverter (don't need to use it though), Canon 50mm 1.8 (I hardly use this lens either), Sigma 17-70, Sigma 10-20, 2 ND grad filters, a newish Fuji pocket digital + underwater housing which I am going to sell soon and a Canon DSLR film camera that I probably won't use again.

Linda K - Canon 5dII, 24-70L, 85 1.8, 50 1.4, 135L, 16-35L & Nikon D700 50 1.4G

TerraNik: Canon 40D, 50mm 1.4, a couple of kit lenses that I rarely use, Speedlite 580EX II

Tlc: Nikon D80, 50mm 1.8, kit lense 18 - 135, speedlight. Panasonic fz50, nikon coolpix P&S

RottnBullies: Canon 40D, 50mm 1.8

ValleyCBR: Olympus e420, Zuiko: 14-42mm and Zuiko 40-150mm

LucyCharzie: Canon 1000D, 18-55mm, 50mm 1.8

Ravyk: Canon 550D, 50mm 1.4, 60mm 2.8 macro, 18-250mm, Panasonic Lumix FZ-28, Panasonic Lumix FT1 [waterproof]

Firestone: Canon 450D, (I love) and today I laybyed the Canon 50mm 1.4 can hardly wait

CareyJ: Canon 450D, 18-55mm, 55-250mm, Lowepro camera bag, Sony Cyber-Shot DSCTX p&s

Poocow - Canon 350D (need an upgrade!), kit lenses, 50mm 1.8, 70-200mm. Next purchase will be a Speedlite.

~*Shell*~ - Canon 5D Mark II, Battery Grip, 50mm 1.4, 50mm 1.8, 70-200mm 2.8L, 530EX II Speedlite, Canon IXUS80IS, Canon IXUS210IS

Tibbiemax - Canon 50D, 18 - 200mm, 50mm 1.4, need more stuff!!

MrRedDog -Canon Eos 7D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, Tamron SP AF 10-24mm f3.5-4.5 Di II LD, Tamron AF 28-300mm f3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Plus a few other bits and pieces: bag, filters and stuff (now it's play time)

DogSportObsessed: Canon 1000D, 18-55 mm, 75-300 mm (only just got it last week )

Smisch: Nikon D3000 18-55mm 55-200mm & limited use of a D50 (I seem to be the only one who actually likes the D3000 camera..)

Lic_82 - Sony A200, 50mm 1.8, 75 - 300mm, 18 - 70mm... Canon 40D, 55 - 250mm, 18-55mm ( i think lol I havent got it yet) plus hopefully will have a 50mm 1.8 for the 40D soon smile.gif

Misha&MIlo - Konica Minolta DYNAX 5D 18-70mm, 75-300mm with a few uv lenses.

Fuji finepix S2000 point and shoot

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX5 waterproof camera

tdierikx - Canon 450D, 18-55mm IS, 55-250mm IS - and backup is a Canon Powershot S5 P&S (12x zoom equivalent to around 400mm apparently)

kja - Canon 40D & 1DIII bodies w/ Canon 17-55 2.8 IS, Canon 50 1.4, Canon 85 1.8, Canon 70-200 2.8 IS, Canon 60 & 100 macros, Canon 135L 2.0, Canon 10-22, Canon 100-400L IS, Sigma 17-70, Tokina 11-16 2.8, Tokina 10-17... Underwater housing & ports & strobes for the Canon 40D. And my happy baby Canon SD1200 IS for go anywhere; except in the water which is my baby (crappy) Olympus 720SW

Complete list coz there's just so much freakin stuff LOL

wagsalot - Canon 350D, Canon 7D, Canon 50mm 1.8, Tamron 17-50 2.8 IF, Canon 70-300 4-5.6 IS

Cairo1: Canon 7D, 50mm 1.8, 18-105mmL, 70 - 200mmL, 10 - 22mm wide angle Sigma

ange - Canon 7D and 450D, 24-70 2.8, Sigma 35mm 1.4, Canon 50mm 1.5 & 1.8, Canon 85mm 1.8, Canon 430ex II, kenko tubes, kit lenses and a few other bits and pieces.

MalteseLuna - Nikon D7000, Sigma 18-200 F3.5-6.3, Nikon 50 mm f1.8 (should be arriving any day), Tamron 90 mm Macro (really it is my mom's) - next on my list is a tripod or a flash.

Eventingpony - Nikon D7000, 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6.

Hey guys!

I have been using a great little point and shoot Panasonic Lumix FZ7 for almost 2 years now, but love photography and have always wanted a DSLR, even though I know so little about them and how to get the best out of them.

So I have been doing a little research on what sort of camera I would want.. I wanted to take some portrait and landscape shots, but wanted a camera which could do sports photography (mostly horses) and today I came home with the Nikon D7000 with the 18 - 105mm VR lens!

I am so excited to have a play with it, and also really excited that I will now have this camera when my puppy comes home and can get some great shots hopefully!

I will be playing around with it now, trying to learn the ins and outs of this DSLR.

I hope I have chosen a good camera to go on with and really think this will last me quite some time in my photographic life! But I would appreciate links to any useful websites people may have where I can learn more about using this awesome camera. :D

I only upgraded today! hehe..

I have been using the Panasonic Lumix FZ7 (or is it 10?) Anyhow 2 years ago it was the top of the range point and shoot from Lumix. :D I have got some fantastic photos from it but I have been itching to try out the world of DSLR, so today I purchased the Nikon D7000 with the 18-105 lens. I know I will probably want a better zoom lens in the future, but this looked like a good way to start!

I definitely have a love for all animals - which led me to my current career as a vet. :D

I also have owned many different pets in my time, dogs, cats, horses, mice, birds, cattle! I have missed them all a lot since I had to move for my new job, but can't wait to soon get my puppy - I have never owned any dog from a pup onwards, they have all been older when they came home. :D

Hairloss can be caused by a variety of things.. Mites are one cause but other common causes of hairloss I see is ringworm, superficial pyoderma (infection) and can also be caused by more serious conditions such as auto-immune diseases and hormonal/metabolic issues.

Hehe! I don't mind stalking!

Yeap I will definately be showing, Wendy is keen for me to show this pup so I am thinking it must be nice. :D

I had be thinking Bailey for a name, but I keep changing my mind!

Pup is coming from Dykinta A blue merle! I am so excited, only 3 more weeks for me!

Having the breeder pick the puppy for me was something new when looking to purchase my first puppy, I have been in the horse world for a while, and obviously pups and foals are purchased differently. I am now 3 weeks away from bringin home my first ever purebred pup, it was selected for me by the breeder for a show pup, I don't even know if I am getting the dog or the bitch yet. But I fully trust my breeder and know that whichever pup I end up with it will be just what I had been looking for.

I was alowed to make some requests, have have preferences, and if I wasn't happy with this you don't have to take he pup. The last pup I was offered I was unsure about so I just kindly said thankyou but maybe some other home would suit better, and it had a new home within the day .

Does anyone have a link to a topic or site which goes through everything you need for bringing your puppy home?

I think I am going to be excessive on some things but forget something important in the meantime! :D

Thanks for that!

Fantastic! If I can sort out work and time off, I might have a very baby puppy there! :D

I am still used to the horse showing and hope I can learn the ropes of dog showing quickly (well it will be happening no matter what, I just don't want to do the breeder a disservice!)

Australian Shepherd still sorting the details, but I am SO excited!!

What time does it start on Saturday? I will be the one standing or wandering around looking slightly lost. . I have blonde hair if someone spots me!

Will be trying to get a feel for the format before i start showing. Group 5 will be my main interest

I do hope to meet you there

I have only 4 more weeks till I get my baby! I feel like I have been preparing and waiting forever! But at the same time I feel like I don't have anything ready! Crate, bed, food, toys!

Hopefully I will see you guys there!

You never know, the next show I go to I might have my pup!

Do baby puppies need anything to qualify for the royal? Or can any pup enter?

Have you ever considered trying Comfortis? It is working so well for everyone at work who have tried it! :D

Dogs under six months of age are not eligible for challenge. So the male and female baby puppy class winners compete for baby puppy of breed, the winner of that competes for baby puppy of group, and the winner of that for baby puppy in show - but you are correct they don't compete for the challenge.

Puppy class is over six months, so the male and female puppy winners compete in the challenge line ups. But they also run off for puppy of breed, then group, and show, as above.

So each class will then go for their own section in breed... So Minor of breed, Puppy of breed, Junior of breed?

I am just wanting to learn as much as I can before I can start showing!

Thanks so much for your help, and all the previous advice in this thread!