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OK...photo I have literally just taken now (for a completely different type of comparison debate! ) All that I have done to it is cropped it and reduced size by 50% (was 1382 x 1283 after the crop). JPG PNG

No, there aren't any P & S that give the option of RAW. All save as JPEG. The best you can do after that is whatever you do in your graphics program. Saving as PNG is still not the same as saving in RAW but it is a better option than JPEG but the file sizes are HUGE and my computer just wouldn't cope with them because it is old and slow. Whenever I want to do anything with PNG or decent graphic program I have to kick Mr Ellz off his laptop and that doesn't happen often without a fight.

Just do yourself a favour and don't mention them in the Pug forum...I was nearly lynched for saying that I use them in there!

That is a really good bargain...but just watch the postage. Last time I saw a bundle like that the postage was over $100. BTW, they've only been saved as JPG to reduce the size because most will be going on my website in some form or other....the duplicate ones I have stored as PNG are crystal clear and look amazing. Good enough I believe for prints! I only shared these so that you could see what variety the camera was capable of.....from macro to movement and in between.

yes editing to add: if qld born it should start with a 4. nsw born so does it start with a 2? also where do i find entry forms? can't see any on the dogs qld site?? Yep, NSW starts with a 2. Some people use the dogsoft downloadable software. I had nothing but trouble with it so I use http://www.showmanager.com.au for my entries. If you only have 1 dog, you can use it for nothing.

A simple chip shouldn't be a problem and in some breeds even a missing tooth will not be penalised. In other breeds, if the tooth is lost as a result of an accident or removed by a vet as a result of same, they can still be shown with a vet's certificate BUT be aware that some judges will still penalise.

yes editing to add: if qld born it should start with a 4.

If you shopped around you could probably get an Olympus SP600-UZ for a squeak under $300. I love mine, it is a step up from my Sony Cyber-Shot and takes an amazing photo. You can also do a lot with the manual settings once you get a bit more confident too. Although I'm now saving for a DSLR because my appetite has now been whetted and I want to take my photos to another level. Has some great features and takes a really good burst series too which can be handy for taking pet photos! I also like the Macro settings which can be fun. It does take batteries though, although I think it can take Lithium as well. BUT, that said, I take HEAPS of photos every day (often in the region of a couple of hundred) and I don't go chewing through battery power at a great rate of knots. I do have two sets of batteries though, 1 in and one charged, or charging and I find that really handy. And of course if I do happen to run out of batteries when I'm out somewhere and don't have any charged, I could always buy some more. It's not a tiny camera, but it feels nice in the hand and all of the contours are in the right spots. I'm really happy with what I've been doing with mine. I'll let you know on Thursday what Trafford thinks of it...he was tempted to purchase one as a quick back-up to his professional gear. And some macro...

Could possibly be but unfortunately most don't like to take mascots...they tend to get underfoot or fall overboard on the crossing!!

4 legs, 1 head, 1 tail and a bark!

Is there anybody travelling from Sydney to Hobart within the next few weeks who could help with transporting a dog for me please? PM if you can help. I would really appreciate it!

Is there anybody travelling from Sydney to Hobart within the next couple of weeks or so who could help with transporting a dog for me please? PM if you can help, or if you know of anybody who may be able to. I'd REALLY appreciate it!!

Another alternative is to find a breeder who will take back their own. For example, I have an elderly lady who purchased a puppy from my November 2009 Stafford litter. She is not that much younger than your grandmother and already had two older Staffords but really wanted a puppy. Her daughter is not willing to take on any of her dogs when she dies. She expressed this to me when she first contacted me and I said that not only would I take back the puppy that I bred, but that I will also take her two older dogs if they are still around if something happens to her. She has now written that into her will. So it is a win-win all round IMO.

This isn't actually true. Dogs don't require variety in their diet. They eat to live, not live to eat as we humans do. They do not have sophisticated taste buds as we do.

It's the canine equivalent of chewing your fingernails or picking your nose....mostly just a bad habit. HOWEVER, a dog WILL eat horse shit with relish because that is nature's way of providing them with certain minerals and trace elements and it is a very natural thing for them to do.....if somewhat revolting!

Lawitta is just outside New Norfolk. I daresay they have records to say who she is/was and what she did.

Hasn't been available in Australia for a long time as far as I am aware. You can buy vitapoint here think priceline stocks it > Not down here unfortunately.

The church.... The back of the churchyard....down there is where Woger "freaked"... Historically significant grave marker.... OMG....I saw dead people!

Sheesh, the Mental Asylum at NN gives ME the heebie jeebies! I asked Trafford if he wanted to take any pics there on the 21st and he commented it probably wasn't a good idea because BOTH of us would hear things....Hotel California style! The little graveyard we were at today (at Lawitta...you may know it SC), is a lovely rural one with sheep paddocks on 2 sides and a cherry farm on the other (road frontage). We were right at the back, beautiful scenery and he just went silly. Not that he's the bravest creature on earth at the best of times, but he was REALLY freaked today! Just downloading some of the pics that I took and I'll share when they're done.

Hasn't been available in Australia for a long time as far as I am aware.

We went for a wander this morning around a very, VERY old church with graves that date back to the earliest settlers in Tasmania. One of the monuments marks the burial site of the first white woman to set foot in Australia. Anyway, whilst we were wandering around (taking a few photos), Roger was (on lead) walking with us. But...on a couple of occasions, he almost jumped out of his skin about NOTHING. There was no noise, no movement but Wog took off with his ears pinned and his tail jammed up his butt. He was absolutely TERRIFIED and was shaking and obviously distressed (so of course we left). We started talking and were wondering if maybe he saw "things" that we couldn't see...the supernatural etc. What do you think?

haha, ;) So have you taken on board the advice in this thread regarding breeding your puppy? Interested as you have time to reply to me but cannot seem to reply to the countless people stating reason why a litter is not a good idea ;) Poor girl is probably too busy trying to avoid those of us she has been warned about!

Well, I'm the only one IN coat so I get the good ones now!

Ditto to t-time! When I sent Bad Alice to Japan, I used Mel at Dogtainers ACT and she was, in a word, BRILLIANT!! But, so that the purchaser knew that it was all above board, once negotiations for the puppy itself were over, I involved Dogtainers and the purchaser (Shio) then dealt directly with Mel so that she knew that every cent she was being asked to pay was to somebody completely different and was all legitimate "expenses" involved with the export. She paid via CC direct to Dogtainers and everything was sweet. The only down side was that I felt like I was walking on eggshells during the 40 day quarantine pre-export residency period and I swear NO puppy has ever spent more time "wrapped in cotton wool"!

It's law in Tasmania that dogs be restrained so that they cannot extend past the outside of the vehicle. And I believe that is for dogs inside vehicles as well as on the back of utes.