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    Which camera?

    Heres a puzzel... At the moment I use a bridge camera I can operate it one handed and it takes quite good pictures but, I have it a good 3 years now and I use it everyday so Im thinking of getting a new camera next year but what do I buy? Stick with a bridge camera or go for a dslr.?? My way of...
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    Awful news

    Two years ago a stabij pup called Yfke went missing from a village nearby, people searched fields canals and ditches for months and then suddenly she turned up in a ditch drowned. Before her there was another dog who vanished and also turned up drowned. Then on 30th of Oct Bo 6 and Sem 3...
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    Christmas...

    Well our tree is up on the firm understanding that if George tries to eat it it goes back into the loft.. So far so good, it seems the baubles dont smell of anything edible so hes leaving them alone! How do your dogs (and other pets) cope with the decorations?
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    Motion anxiety???

    Its George. things are going pretty well with George hes doing well not barking to greet other people or dogs, his recall is getting better by the day (practised in an enclosed field) and he is generally getting a lot easier to handle but.... To get to the dog playground or a decent walk we have...
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    this weather !

    Its been pouring with rain for the last two weeks , wall to wall cloud and greyness. Thats now cleared but the tempreture has plummented, from 18c last Wednesday we have just 4c this morning. By the way people we huddling at the bus stop and walking briskly with the kids to school I can see we...
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    Sure signs of autumn..

    Its easier to photograph the sunrise. The long wellies are out and the summer ones are put away. Rain macs are a regular feature. Porridge for breakfast Hot chocolate drinks All the Germans have gone home.. whats your autumn list?
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    Dog smells.

    What does your dog smell like? Max our Bouvier xSt Bernard smelt like a wookie with a bad hair day or a mouldy door mat. Even after we bathed him him still smelled. Benny our Beagle smelled like an old sock slightly sweaty and warm. With Remy we always said 'you can take Remy out of the wild...
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    New breed

    I dont know if anyone has seen this post going around on FB? But if you google Melon wall dog you do get results!
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    Harness. Which? Why? How long?

    So, which harness? Why that choice and how long do they last under what kind of treatment? I ask because Murphy has just got a new one, a truelove . Why? Front and back clip and because it fitted but didn't go baggy in the wet. How long? Just over a year walking about 10km per day over heath...
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    Dehyradtor

    Is there anyone who uses or has used one to dry dog treats? Ive just ordered one and I was hoping to dry chicken feet and strips of meat as treats for the boys. I just wondered if anyone else had tried it. Im also planning to dry fruit for Basil the parrot and for ourselves. Hopefully it...
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    was a suspension enough?

    Vet who attacked dog in Market Harborough still allowed to work | Metro News I cant tell you what would have happened if this had been my dogs but lets just say that man would never have been kicking anyone or anything again. I think a suspension is outrageous and he should have been banned but...
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    Im off..

    Just for a few days.. Im going to Ireland My son said come and visit us mum, have a few days off.. Take a break. After I booked my flight he said 'Ive found a few things that will be fun for us to do' It turns out hes decided fun includes climbing a small mountain among other things ! Im not...
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    action shot goes wrong

    When they go well the action shots are WOW But sometimes they go a bit wrong and then its OMG !!! Two dogs charging at full speed towards me , no where for me to go Im crouched in the grass one minute and flat on my back the next staring at the sky wondering what hit me and all the while I...
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    Neighbours cat

    For a start its not hers but its owner is often away and cant be bothered with it so he lets my neighbour treat it as if its her own ( and pay the vet bills) although he remains the legal owner But its about 19 and has a nasal tumour so its lost a lot of weight and when it cleans or scratches at...
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    Tick study?

    I picked up the latest doggy mag from my vets while I was there last week and in it was an article about Bayer the makers of many tick and flea repellents. Working together with the university of Utrecht they are asking people to download their tick app. You register your dogs age breed etc and...
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    too good to go?

    Is there anyone here who uses this app? My daughter turned up with a brown paper bag about two weeks ago and told us it was a magic bag she had just collected. Then she explained about the app which is about saving /reducing food waste. Basically local shops collect all the fresh food that...
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    Brucellosis

    This very rare bacterial infection transmittable to humans has popped up here in NL. The breeder was found to have imported dogs from Russia and these dogs carried the infection with them. All the animals at the breeder found to be infected have been PTS as there is no treatment for the...
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    Kiss the dog

    Years ago my husband often used to say that I kissed the dogs more than I kissed him my answer was...I know where the dogs have been. This week I was reading an article about some scientists who had carried out swabs on bearded men and found most of them to be dirter than dogs fur.. So now I...
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    Gorgeous George

    For a while now weve noticed that Murphy is really happy and much more relaxed around other dogs so we decided to find him a brother. We had tried adoption via a rescue for ex -lab beagles but they have been very un-helpful so via another organisation we found George who is 18 months old His...
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    You know its spring

    In the Netherlands when films like this one start appearing on the news. Its quite an event, going down to the local farm to see the cows going out into the pasture for the first time since they went into their winter stall.
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