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  • [singlepic id=28 w=320 h=240 float=none] View on Flickr The theme at Ruffdogs52Weeks this week was Eyes. If the Pentax (K-x) has any faults, one is definitely the tendency to overexpose photos. You have no idea how many overexposed shots I…

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  • Tailwaggers #1 was all about the ice, Tailwaggers #2 was all about the snow. Bob suggested that #3 would be all about the flooding, but we remain optimistic for bright and cheerful sunshine all day. Primary Agility was a fairly…

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  • Let’s gloss over Dylan’s first run, except to say that if you are queuing, have your damn dog with you, especially if the queue is only three people long and you are two of those people. Congrats to Julie and…

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  • [singlepic id=27 w=320 h=240 float=none] View on Flickr This was not the shot I really wanted, but there is something I really love about it. Mol’s got stumpy little legs!

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  • This was the best way to spend Valentine’s Day. I drove the dogs up to Castle Hill and we ranged all over the footpaths; Mollie interrupted all the snuggling teenagers and Dylan tried to knock people over as he raced…

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  • [singlepic id=21 w=320 h=240 float=none] View on Flickr The theme at Ruffdogs52Weeks this week was Black & White Outdoors. I took hundreds of shots but as soon as I saw this one on the screen I knew I’d got my…

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  • Lovely show, but South Durham always put on a good competition. No weaves in any of the classes though, but apparently they couldn’t peg them down. Some of the rings were a bit … oddly shaped, but I don’t really…

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  • Dyl was fantastic in training this week. I’d be dancing if I knew he was going to run like that in competition, because it really was brilliant! Super smooth, super fast, and just smoked everything. We played weaves and jumping,…

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  • [singlepic id=20 w=320 h=240 float=none] View on Flickr. I could not get this shot to turn out how I wanted, so I’m not all that happy with this as a photo, but I do love Mol’s expression. It’s the only…

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  • This is such a long drive. Thankfully it’s worth it, because I love the proper Northern shows. Everyone is so friendly! I had a borrowed dog for this show in Katie’s Jet. Jet is a complete maniac and I haven’t…

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