little nell

excellent idea, off to look now!

It is isn't it! I never realised this bit of the forum existed. I forget each time what setting I was using for some of them. I wonder if there is a website that might do techno speak for idiots for me...I lose the plot when I hear shutter speeds, and ISO reminds me of the films I used to buy when it was real film rather than digital.

Flowering daffs under our pine tree, ones at front are just opening too.

These are ones taken with the normal lens on camera- yes I love my dogs... Some landscape ones

Camera has a ton of settings and I tend to use the sport mode or the portrait one. I have used some of the others but the results have been a bit varied. I have never felt brave enough to do anything on it manually. New lens is a canon as is the camera itself 450d.

Unfortunately I am a real "no idea what I am doing" when it comes to the logic behind pressing the shutter. I take loads of pictures and just hope for the best- and get lucky! Sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn't--I had a lot of really nausea inducing blurry ones with the new lens, and keep thinking maybe I need to invest in a tripod or something?! Either that or lose the tremor! Having such lovely subjects does make it easier- they are quite photogenic at times...just shame the owner is such a numpty with a camera to do them real justice.

I have a new lens and am finding it highlights how much I shake when I hit the shutter! Hence the blurry action shots that were flukes!

In dobes it is important to allow the female parts to reach maturity by allowing them to have a season for everything to "drop into place" as this can prevent them going on to being incontinent after spaying. There are also some interesting articles around that go into more depth about the pluses and minuses of neutering males/females.

Thanks for the info, cannot PM you for some reason it won't let me. Just concerned as our girl dobe eats anything she gets her paws on and will also chase them down. Not shot as far as I can see, and according to husband, who was chatting to a bloke, who spoke to one of the wardens for the area MOD got a firm in to sort out the problem. Area we walk is near Bulford-area up on ridge near the Kiwi, but also they have done other areas of the plain, not sure where. Also not sure if they used something else to reduce the number of bunnies but it has gone from one or two carcasses to dozens...

Have just discovered the reason for the multiple carcasses around where we walk, on Salisbury plain. Apparently numbers were out of control so they have been gassing them. Does anyone know if there are any health concerns for dogs that eat one of these rabbit carcasses? Our dobe is a nightmare for snacking on a walk and will catch rabbits too if she gets chance. Just concerned about what the effects of the gassing might have... Thanks

Just an update to this She true to form developed another rash this autumn after a spring and summer free from trauma, well except for the split rear pad! I was away for a week with work and came back to this She ended up on antibiotics to get rid, and vet took samples, which only came back showing staph intermedius. None the wiser, so have got a referral to a dermatologist, and am also going to get her thyroid checked. Shame as she is in pretty fine form most days, and this her usually

She might not have a high bunny kill rate, but she manages to feed herself at least one day a week! It does however mean that location of cats, chickens and other such interesting stuff has to be checked out whenever we go to let her "offlead"!

If you want a docked dobe then you will have to import or get one older than 3 yrs. There are sadly many coming into rescue all the time who need new homes, and not every one comes in with "issues". We have fostered 4 so far, and hope to do so again. As for the dobe "working" - the "dock and crop" was based on their protection role and goes back to Herr Dobermann who "built" the dobe from using a variety of breeds. The dock =No tail to be grabbed or damaged, The crop= can pinpoint sound location more accurately. We have docked bitch and natural dog and tbh it does not change the dog's

Some dogs can have "silent" seasons. They will have cycle but there might not be many physical signs. A friends dobe did this. I don't know about the health aspects of delayed season or absent season. Have you asked the vet about it at all?