The "cropped" look is just that. I do not support dropping, and here in Oz, I'm pretty sure it is illegal - as is docking without a damn good reason. I defintiley wouldn't condone either - it was a poor choice of words in hindsight. Anywho we just thought she looked cute with her ears up
LisaLQ - I know what you mean - you should have seen now many shots I had to take, then fiddle with to get these - it's tricky getting good shots of a black dog on a bright day without her becoming a shadow - she also gets lost in photos in a dark room - even with the flash on.
There wil be plenty of practice though
As for the kids - it was a pre-arranged dinner that would be a little unfair to my partners mum (a foster carer for kids, not animals). We are lucky enought to have our yard divided by fences into 4 sections, so she can be separated from and out of sight from the kids if need be.
At the RSPCA, she was smothered with attention though as we were leaving, and she lapped it up, so I'm not worried about her panicking.
The RSPCA staff even bought her some toys (another dog being picked up at the same time got nothing
) so she was a favourite because of her playful temperament and gentle nature.
We took her for a walk this morning, and she was pretty well bahaved. Didn't pull too much on the lead, and would stop and sit before crossing the road o command. SHe is turning out to be a lovely dog, although there is some evidence of a little digging in the yard this morning - not much though, and we got her some more toys today to keep her entertained when we are not at home.
ANyway - this is turning into a novel - time to go tidy the house a bit.