Days with Chow Chow

Saturday Morning Walks

2011-07-09T11:04:00.000-07:00

I'm begining to love the weekends again. Mummy is trying to get Daddy to bring the entire family to the parks on Saturday mornings so that I can run around, excercise for a bit, socialise and have some good old doggie fun. So far, we went to the renovated Bishan Dog Run for two Saturdays and today we went to the Botanical Gardens! I hope this weekend park-hopping keeps up!

Bye Chez

2011-04-07T16:18:00.000-07:00

Although I've never met Chez, Mummy's friend's Mini Schnauzer, I know we would make good pals. Like me, he loves food and going for walks. Oh wait, that means we would make very good pals with ALL the doggies out there! Unfortunately, I will never get the chance to sniff his butt, not to mention playing catch with him.

We heared the bad news a couple of days ago that Chez has gone to the Rainbow Bridge. He was old and sickly and in a lot of pain. Poor Chez. Mummy's friend, Mr D and his partner, were totally heartbroken. It's hard to let go of a loved one.

Rest in peace, Chez. Run free and happy at the Rainbow Bridge!

Happy 2011!

2011-02-17T23:08:00.000-08:00

I know it's already February but happy 2011 anyhow!

I'm back and thank dog for that! My lazy mummy found some video footages of me and is finally bothered enough to post them on my blog.

For those who found out that I've been having the runs and poor appetite via Facebook, thanks for your concerns! I'm happy to say that I'm well and happy now. No more wet and runny poops, except for the occasional fatal farts that drives my pawrents nuts. I'm on a new diet now - EVO kibbles and I think the prebiotics and probiotics in it are helping my system run a little better. Mummy's a happier woman now too cos she'd smiled and say "good boy!" whenever I poo - this mean she likes what she saw - solid poop!

Ok, enough about the gross stuff! Let me share with you what my baby sister is up to these days. I AM HER NEW FAVOURITE TOY NOW. It started when my aunt let little Miss Grubby Hands hold the leash when she was walking Coco, the Shih Tzu who is one-quarter of my size. My baby sister loved it and think that she is very smart since she can walk a dog. It doesn't help that she has a toy cat on a leash at home and she has been walking and dragging the poor stuffed animal everywhere in the house. So now she thinks she can qualify as a dog walker! Everyday, whenever my baby sister sees my leash, she will insist on leashing me and bringing me on a walk at home! If my pawrents refused to help her to leash me, she'd scream the house down. If I refused to move an inch, she'd scream till the roof collapses. Help!

Are you ready for your walk, Chow Chow?

Maybe if I lie low and scratch myself, she will forget about walking me?

She is insisting on walking me.

Alright, alright, I am coming...

I'm tired, can I have a rest please?

Sure, we can rest together. Just 2 seconds ok?

Days of bad skin and dreadful cone

2010-11-02T18:05:00.000-07:00

Can I whine somemore?

I'm not sure if the ticks had to do with my itchy and bad skin. My tail and rump were so itchy I kept biting on them and ended up with raw, bleeding skin. Of course my pawrents were very worried and decided to torture me further by applying medication on the wounds and forcing me to wear the dreaded e-collar.

You probably can't see my wounds very well in the pictures. Well, I must say they were nasty! And the one on my rump left a scar or some kind of dark pigmentation on my skin after the wound was healed.

And don't get me started on the e-collar! I was so unhappy and uncomfortable wearing that damm thing! I couldn't walk or pee properly when I was out on my daily walks. And some idiots didn't know what the e-collar was for and thought it was some kind of dog umbrella! You see, one evening when mummy and I were out for a walk, it started to drizzle. When we passed by a group of teenagers under the block, one of them commented loudly "hey look at that dog and the cute thing that he is wearing! Is that his umbrella?!"

Mummy and I tried not to laugh out loud.

Tsk Tsk Ticks

2010-11-01T17:16:00.000-07:00

Why did God create awful things such as ticks?

For the first time in my two and a half years of living, I had a pretty bad case of ticks! My pawrents found one of the top of my head once when I was six months old but that was it until two yers later.

My pawrents were really annoyed especially since we now have my baby sister crawling around the house on weekends and both mummy and daddy have to work so no one is able to help get rid of the ticks on me and in the house on an hourly basis.

Well, my pawrents did mop and vacuum the house more diligently and cleared out all the clutter in the house that ticks love to hide in. Everyday after work, mummy and daddy would touch me all over the body to look for ticks and they would get very excited whenever they found one. One of them would grab the tweezer and pull the nasty bloodsucker out and drop it into a small bottle of white vinegar. Mummy loves to see how the ticks die in that clear, sourish acid.

Of course I had to be subjected to horrible-smelling stuff that were being applied to my already very short coat by the over-enthusiastic pawrents. There was Frontline, Biospotix repellant spray, Accurate tick and flea disinfectant and of course tick and flea shampoo. It took almost three weeks to totally eradicate the tick problem. I'm so glad we didn't have to fog the house.

And now that we found out the source of the ticks lies in my grandparents' house, my pawrents no longer bring me there. This is a huge pity, cos that means I can't play in the lovely garden anymore and I am spending less time with the family on weekends. I'm not sure how the humans are going to get rid if the ticks in the garden. I suspect even if I get to go to the grandpawrents' house, I will not be allowed to stay in the garden.

It's been almost half a year!

2010-10-31T18:04:00.001-07:00

I can't believe my lazy mummy allowed almost half a year to slip by without updating my blog!

Lots of things happened ever since my last encounter with The Evil Cat. While I spent the most of my days just sleeping, eating and lazing around at home, waiting for my pawrents to return home after work everyday, I also witness the growth of my baby sister who has blossomed from a bawling infant to a drooling and tumbling toddler. She is all of one year old now and loves to follow me around the house and feed me her pacifier as a show of her affection to me.

In this video, you will see my baby sister at around 10 months old, crawling slowly and unsteadily towards her favourite object, the remote control while I kept watch over her. You will also noticed that I was much slimmer. Nope,it's not that my diet was a succes. It was because I had to be shaven in order to get rid of the horrible ticks! Yes, I suffered from ticks and it was a nightmarish 3 weeks for me and my pawrents. I'm so glad it's over now!

I believe I caught the ticks when I was playing in Granddad's garden. My pawrents went to Perth for a week and I was dogsitted by Granddad and Grandmum at their house. I missed my pawrents terribly and Coco refused to play with me. I didn't try to escape this time cos the grandpawrents are very smart and careful now when they opened the front gate. Mummy took a picture with a doggie who was lying at the doorstep while waiting for his owner to shop at the Salvos in Perth. I'm sure Mummy missed me as much as I missed her.

The Evil Cat

2010-05-04T21:02:00.000-07:00

Just a few mornings ago, Mummy and I were out for a walk when we encountered The Evil Cat.

We first ran into it when I was just minding my own business near a block of flats. There, The Evil Cat, suddenly appeared from behind a pillar and stared at me. Mummy quickly dragged me away and we continued our walk on the other side of the neighbourhood. Just two or three blocks away, we bumped into The Evil Cat again. This time I returned his rude glare and he immediately arched his back, ready to pounce on me. Mummy promptly pull me away so that I do not get the chance to provoke this nasty feline.

We purposely took a big detour to avoid The Evil Cat and on our way home, The Evil Cat appeared again and it decided to follow us! The faster we walked away, the faster the cat followed us. Just after we crossed a street and Mummy turned back to see where the The Evil Cat was, she was shocked to see the cat crossing the street and approaching us with its menancing glare. Before we know it, the Evil Cat ran over to attack me! I was caught off-guard and was doing my best to get away from its constant, crazy scratching. Mummy shooed and waved and shouted at The Evil Cat, but it refused to go away. Mummy had to literally dragged me and ran away from The Evil Cat. When we reached our block, The Evil Cat was nowhere in sight. Thank dog, I was not hurt. I think my thick coat protected me from the constant scratchings.

Mummy is begining to dislike our neighbourhood. Firstly, the number of stray cats is increasing and it's hard to walk me when I get easily distracted and excited at the sight of a cat. Some of the strays are fierce. They never run away when they see me. Instead they will hunch and puff up to show me they are the boss. Secondly, many people in our neighbourhood like to comment whenever they see me. They will point their fingers at me and tell their kids that I am so big, I will bite them or that I am so scary. These people are so rude! Nowadays, Mummy doesn't bother telling the people that I don't bite. If the comments are too rude, she will just tell me out loud (enough for the people to hear) to ignore these STUPID people. I think she is waiting to fight with somebody one of these days.

No, Chow Chow, No

2010-04-21T17:31:00.000-07:00

How many of your mummies actually trust you when you are around your younger siblings? Sad to say, my Mummy doesn't trust me at all!

Ever so often, I try to be friendly and show my care and concern to my baby sister by looking at her very closely and sniffing her head or licking her tiny toes and fingers. She seemed to have finally noticed my existence recently cos her eyes will light up whenever she sees me and she will get excited and keep looking at me no matter where I go. She makes me feel like a fish in an aquarium sometimes, but I still love her.

However, my evil Mummy doesn't want us to get too close. Perhaps she is just jealous. Whenever my baby sister is on her jumperoo and I go over to say hi, Mummy will push my head away and say "No, Chow Chow, no". Fine, I'll go rest under my favourite table and watch her behave like a clown in order to keep my baby sister entertained.

Sometimes when Mummy and Daddy and the baby are cuddling and playing on the couch, I go over to join in the fun by licking the baby on her legs. Again, my Mummy will carry the baby away and say "No, Chow Chow, noooooo". Only when I go away to the balcony with my head lowered and looking so disappointed will she say sorry and "I love you" to me. But who cares for sorry and "I love you" when all I want is to join in the fun as part of the family.

If the humans can kiss the baby, why can't I?

The other day, Mummy screamed when she found me licking my baby sister's fingers. The baby was laughing away as she happily puts her hand near my mouth. So why must Mummy spoil the fun for us?

The worst was this: Mummy was in the kitchen one day when she suddenly heard the baby cried out loud. Immediately she assumed it was my fault cos she rushed out of the kitchen screaming "No, Chow Chow, no!!!" Just because I was in the same room as the baby. When she came out, she realised I was sitting at the other end of the room, while my baby sister was on the other side, screanming cos she was bored/hungry/sleepy. Of course, Mummy felt really bad for thinking it was me who caused the baby to cry. She probably thought I was chewing on the baby's succulent thigh for breakfast. Hello! I'm off the raw diet, remember?!

I gave Mummy a sad face and look away. Hah! This will send her on a really long guilt trip!

I really wish my baby sister can grow up very quickly so that she is no longer so "fragile" and we can both play together. And for dog's sake, baby sister, please stop screaming out loud whenever I'm near you. I know you are my biggest fan but I don't deserve another accusation!

Chow Chow's 2nd Birthday

2010-04-14T10:12:00.000-07:00

I turned two on Monday! Actually it was just another ordinary day. Mummy and Daddy left me home alone all morning and afternoon. No special trip to the dog park or the beach. But at least Mummy brought me a birthday cake and we took a long walk to Grandpa's house (I love the 45-min walk)! Initially, she was feeling ambitious and wanted to bake me a birthday cake using the recipe from her friend. However she was busy that day and had no time to do any grocery shopping, let alone bake me a cake! In order to feel less guilty, Mummy went to buy me a blueberry cake from US Dog Bakery instead!

I also wore a glittery red bow so as to look more dressy for my birthday! Don't I look sexy?!

To be honest, I hated it when my pawrents lighted the candles on the cake. The flame is just terrifying. Why do humans like to burn the perfectly normal food? I mean I am so beautifully fluffy. What if my luscious mane caught fire?! I'm not so stupid as to go near the dangerous cake!

After some coaxing from Mummy and with the promise of some treats, I relunctantly posed with Mummy and the dangerous cake. Mummy, the cake is too near for comfort!

Finally, my pawrents decided to sing me a birthday song, wished me a lifetime of good health and blew out the candles on my behalf. Phew! I sniffed at the cake suspiciously. Never had cake in my two years of living so I gotta check if it is safe to eat. Mummy was very eager to feed me a piece of the cake. Hmmmm...normally my pawrents will never offer me the good stuff (like the yummy cakes and snacks and fried chicken that they eat) so I should really be wary of this creamy cake that Mummy is coaxing me to eat!

After some probing here and licking there, I ate the cake eventually. It's not bad but I would want second helpings if there are some bacon strips or barbequed pork in it!

My baby sister woke up from her nap in time for the celebration and we finally took our very first family picture!

Meeting Dino

2010-04-04T20:40:00.000-07:00

My pawrents went to Taipei last month for a short holiday before Daddy gets super busy with work in his new department. They had a great time sight-seeing and feasting on the local goodies despite missing me and baby Amanda throughout the trip.

Taipei is a very dog-friendly city. My pawrents saw doggies of all shapes and sizes everywhere they go. It seems like a hot favourite among the Taiwanese is the Golden Retriever! There are so many gorgeous Goldies everywhere....

This is Ah Mao (Furry), the mascot for this restaurant that serves yummy risottos but awful soups. My pawrents were so impressed by Ah Mao's obedience and good looks that they've decided to patronize the restaurant on the last night of their stay in Taipei.

Most of the dogs can walk very well with their owners without leash! Check out this puny puppy in the middle of Ximending, a bustling area with tons of young people shopping and eating.

Here's another doggy - an English sheepdog! Two of them actually, in Danshui.

After a dip at the Hot Spring at Xinbeitou, my pawrents spotted a beautiful female Chow Chow on their way to the train station!

The highlight of my pawrents' trip was meeting my friend Dino and his lovely family! Mummy was really excited cos she has been a fan of Dino for the longest time and being able to finally meet her favourite Golden Retriever is simply fabulous!

Dino is everything that Mummy imagined and more! Not only is he smart and handsome, he is also very obedient! Daddy was impressed with his tricks and how powerful his wagging tail is! It was really quite painful when Dino's tail repeatedly hit my pawrents on their legs! BOL!

Mummy also got to meet Dino's baby sister, Ashley! Both my pawrents agree that Baby Ashley is the cutest baby they have EVER met. Even our Baby Amanda is number two in "cuteness" compared to Baby Ashley! BOL! Hmmmmm....now I wonder if I am still the number one cute dog in my pawrents' hearts after they have met Dino.

Dino's mummy was also very nice and brought my pawrents around in Danshui, a beautiful tourist attraction. She even gave Baby Amanda and me some gifts! I musy say I really love the treats you gave me, Aunt Julia! Mummy gave me your treats everytime we come home from my walks!

Everybody loves Chow Chow

2010-01-08T01:33:00.000-08:00

About a month after the arrival of Baby Amanda, my pawrents threw a party in the house to celebrate the addition of our newest family member with our relatives and friends. Daddy was worried that I might plan another escape during the party cos the front gate will always be opened as the flow of guests arrive at different times throughout the 2-day party. Daddy decided to put a mini gate made up of two panels of the dog gate at the door so that the "double doors" will prevent me from sneaking out of the house easily.

Trust me, it wasn't easy to sneak out of the house just like that. I mean besides the "double doors", there were also many pairs of legs blocking, hands patting... AND eyes on me. Tell me, how could I possibly run away?!

At first I was growling and barking and acting all macho when the first few guests arrived. I wanted to show them who's the boss in the house. And then I see some familiar faces, like grandpa and grandma, I get all happy and excited and started to wag my tail! Then more and more people came and I started to get a bit scared, especially with the rowdy kids who loves to scream. They really make me nervous.

Some kids were terrified of me and thought they entered the lion's den. After some coaxing from my pawrents, they tried to touch my coat and let me smell their hands. Very soon, they realised I am just a friendly doggie and only then do they dare to come near me. I honestly think I 'cured' them of doggie phobia!

Here are some pictures to share. And proof to show that I was also the star of the party.

Please help the three dogs

2010-01-06T22:12:00.000-08:00

Mummy received an email from Noah's Ark CARES about a fund-raising event for three pitiful dogs. You can read about their story here.

The event is a special preview screening of the movie, Hachiko, A Dog's Story. You can help the dogs by getting a ticket to the special screening. Details as follows:

Date : January 20, 2010 (Wednesday)
Location : Golden Village, VivoCity Hall 4
Screening Time : 7.15pm
Cost Per Ticket:
Ticket Prices according to seat rows
Row F to K $60 each (furthest from screen)
Row A to E $30 each
* Each ticket includes a popcorn and coke, kindly sponsored by Brownie, Audi & 88.
All proceeds will be used to help the three dogs.

To reserve and purchase your tickets (via email), kindly send Noah's Ark CARES an email at info@noahsarkcares.com providing contact details, ticket price and number of tickets required. Please state email subject as "Hachiko Tickets". Payment can be made via fund transfer or cheque payable to Noah's Ark CARES.

Here's the trailer for Hachiko, A dog's Story. Mummy's definitely going to catch this and is looking for friends to join her for the special screening.

Oops!

2010-01-05T20:09:00.000-08:00

I must apologize that we haven't sent out any Christmas cards in 2009. The household was chaotic and our lives are never the same again. We didn't even managed to put up the Christmas tree! Mummy tried to take a picture of us - Amanda, Mummy and I, for a last minute Christmas e-card but Amanda has other ideas.

Hurry up, Mummy! I'm all set and ready!

Pardon Mummy's unglamourous look. Obviously she is not ready (or not intending) to be in the picture!

We are all so stressed by Amanda's loud cries! She is so not going to be a good model, unlike me.

The prima donna refused to wear her santa hat! I'm giving up now. The reindeer headband is hurting my head and messing up my fur.

So much for a Christmas picture together. I think this reindeer headband is better as a chew toy!

Happy 2010!

2010-01-05T00:31:00.000-08:00

It's a brand new year! Happy 2010, everyone!

My mummy has been a major lazy bum after the arrival of Baby Amanda, thus the lack of updates on my blog. Guilt has finally push Mummy to post this first entry for me.

Here are the pictures that most of you have been waiting for - Baby Amanda and me!

Baby Amanda is now 2 months old. That's how long my blog has been neglected! Anyway, I'm back now to tell you all about my adventures or the lack of it. The weather has been lousy for the past several weeks and I haven't been to the dog park for the longest time. The stupid rain is practically ruining my social life.

My parents are also really busy with Amanda, a noisy creature they called my sister. Initially, I was pretty annoyed by her loud cries and screams but I've gotten used to it since I realised she can't talk or bark like me and my parents, so crying and screaming is her way of communicating with us. I still can't figure out her baby language, unlike my parents who rushed to her with bottles of milk or shower her with annoyingly high-pitched and saccharin-sweet voices whenever she lets out one of her loud cries. And when Mummy gets frustrated with needing to stop doing whatever she is doing to stop Amanda from crying for the nth time, I just gave her the "oh well" look.

To be honest, Amanda is not that bad. At least her head smells good and her feet are soft and nice. I know cos I have licked her feet a few times when my parents are not watching! BOL!

Exciting days ahead

2009-10-26T01:39:00.000-07:00

Today, when Mummy returned from the doctor's clinic, she told me that the baby in her tummy will be out tomorrow! This means there will be a new member in our family, I will have one more person to play with, Mummy will be able to bring me out for walks again and there will be lots of people coming to our house for a celebration....which means...more food for me!

I know Mummy is very scared and excited...Daddy is a bundle of nerves too! Tomorrow morning, they are going to bring me to Granddad's house first before proceeding to the hospital. I hope they don't forget to pack my favourite "fast food" - NuTripe canned food. They always feed me this good stuff whenever they are too busy to cook for me. I think I have have to stay at Granddad's house for a couple of days while Mummy stays at the hospital. I guess it's ok since I have the garden to myself. I can run around, drag all of Coco's toys outside to play with and dig up some mud when no one is watching! BOL!

Mummy knows she will not have the time to update my blog after today...so we better share with you some recent pictures we took together, with the baby still in Mummy's tummy.

We'll be back with more exciting news and updates!

Charity Photoshoot for Charmaine

2009-10-22T20:42:00.000-07:00

This is waaaaayyyyy loooooooooong OVERDUE! But still it's not too late to show you my pictures taken at the Charity Photoshoot. We did our bit to help chip in Charmaine's cancer fighting funds and we wish the little warrior a speedy recovery.

The photoshoot was done at The Doggy Salon and I was terrified when my parents carried me to a table and told me to sit there. I was so uncomfortable with the height and with so many people fussing over me. I cowered and tried to leap off the table but all the humans were telling me to stay, or sit or down. My parents tried to soothe and relax me by talking to me and smiling at me. Not that helped at all. I was so relieved when the flashing camera lights were off and Daddy carried me off the dreaded table. Phew! Did I look like I gonna pee in my pants, I mean fur? I did my best to put on a brave and handsome look. It aint easy being a model after all.

It's October already...

2009-10-10T23:17:00.000-07:00

Time flies, it's October already! Mummy says by the end of the month, there will be a new addition to the family. And in just 2 months' time, it will be the beautiful season of Christmas again...there's so many things to look forward to!

Mummy has been really lazy and hasn't updated my blog much...but that doesn't mean she has stopped visiting my doggie friends' blogs and reading about what they are up to!

Here are the latest batch of my pictures, taken at Yunnan Garden. I just love to run freely and frolick in the grass!

Mummy and her 40" waist!

2009-10-04T20:42:00.000-07:00

I don't know what Mummy has been eating but her waistline has been expanding so much I now look like a svelte supermodel next to her even though I now weigh a hefty 21.5kg!

Chow Chow the Zoombie

2009-10-03T15:39:00.001-07:00

This is how I look when I do the zoom-zoom-zoomies!!!

Goodbye Dumbo

2009-09-20T18:22:00.000-07:00

Dumbo Ng ~ 16 Feb 1999 - 20 Sep 2009

This is Dumbo, Mummy's ex-colleague's Golden Retriever. He was the dog that made Mummy fall in love with the Golden Retriever breed. After hearing funny stories about Dumbo and seeing his lovely face, Mummy has decided that the Golden Retriever is her favourite type of dog and she fantasizes about owning her own Golden Retriever one day. She was never a big fan of dogs before knowing Dumbo.

Dumbo had his many quirks. He loved listening to classical music and will only fall asleep when his owner tuned in to Symphony 92.4FM, our local classical music radio station. He slept next to the radio every night with the classical music playing on as his nightly companion.

He was a sweet-natured dog too. He was often bullied by his smaller fur brother, another breed which Mummy can't recall even though he is bigger in size. He always got his ears tugged by his brother and he didn't mind at all. He was named Dumbo cos he was like a silly dog with big floppy ears (when he was pup) that was so easygoing, and got bullied so easily.

Dumbo has just passed away. Mummy hasn't got the details but apparently, the poor dog was in the Intensive Care Unit before he passed away. We hope he wasn't in much pain. Run free at the Rainbow Bridge, Dumbo! You will always be loved and remembered!

The Escape Artist knows his way home

2009-09-14T22:50:00.000-07:00

Okay...this is going to get repetitive and boring but I DID IT AGAIN! BOL! I ran away from home again, what else is new.

On Saturday, Mummy and Daddy left me at Granddad's house while they went for their weekly ante-natal class. I was so sad they couldn't bring me along. I'm sure I could pick up some baby-caring tips and do my duties well as a big brother to the baby! Anyway, I was hanging out in the garden when Granddad came home. In her haste to open the front gate for Granddad, Grandmum just leashed me quickly so that I wouldn't rush to the car porch and Granddad can park his car in the house safely. But because I wasn't leashed properly, I managed to wriggle out of the leash and I immediately ran out of the gate! The intention was to go look for my pawrents!

My poor Grandmum was freaking out and followed me out of the house. Granddad was worried too and even drove around the vicinity to look for me. The more I see Grandmum following me, the faster I ran. Frankly, I have no idea where I was going and decided to explore the neighbourhood for a bit. I soon came to an area whom I think my friend Romeo and his Mummy stays in, because I remembered I saw them here when my pawrents and I were in the car and we drove passed them. I was trying to locate Romeo's house so that I can pay him a surprise visit! I sniffed around, hoping to detect Romeo's scent but no luck at all. It was getting boring after a while and I couldn't see Grandmum or Granddad anymore (by then they have already given up looking for me and returned home). The afternoon heat was getting to me and there were no mud puddles for me to cool myself in. BORING! Where are the big dogs to play with when you need them?

I decided to just head back home so that I can chill in the house and wait for my pawrents to return. It wasn't too difficult to find my way back cos I just needed to sniff around and follow my pee-mails which will lead me to my destination. Boy, you should see my Granddad's face when he saw me standing outside the gate! He couldn't believe that I have returned! BOL! He went straight into the house to grab my favourite sliced barberqued pork and used that to lure me into the house. Of course I can never resist this special treat and I went straight for the yummy meat the moment the gate was opened for me. BOL!

I wish I can show you just how far I ran away but I couldn't post a picture of the map. Anyway, Romeo, if you are reading this, you would be able to tell. From my grandpawrents' place in Namly Garden to Jalan Lim Tai See / Lim Tai See walk area and back! Geez, is that far? I didn't feel it's that far but my grandpawrents reckoned it was!

May your wish come true

2009-09-10T01:44:00.001-07:00

A close shave...with death!

2009-08-30T20:41:00.001-07:00

Towards the end of last week, I caused my pawrents quite a bit of a heart attack! I don't really wanna blog about this but my Mummy insists I let the whole world know what I did so that other doggies will not learn from me and that their pawrents can also try to prevent such things from happening to their furkids, should it happen one day *touch wood!*.

On Friday evening, my pawrents were getting ready to go to Grandpa's house for dinner and as usual, they had to coax me to get into the car boot. The car boot is not exactly my favourite place in the world and as usual, I tried to wriggle my way out of it. I backed away while Daddy pulled the leash (and me) towards him. Just then, the leash which was tied round my neck ride up my head and with a couple of pulling and wriggling actions, the leash came loose and I was free!

I ran around the estate in full speed, missing cars that came in and out of the car park by seconds. Daddy told Mummy to stay put while he chased after me. Mummy was freaking out already but she tried her best to remain calm and stayed at the car, waiting for our return.

I ran and ran, and seeing Daddy hot on my heels, I ran even faster and soon, I reached the edge of a busy road. Cars and big trucks were zooming by, it was really exciting! I had to stop for a while as I suddenly had to urge to poop. I was happily doing my business at the side of the road when Daddy came up to me and quickly put the leash around me. I struggled again and managed to break free. Poor Daddy was not as agile as me and he fell and suffered some scratches on his fingers and palms. Luckily he missed my pile of freshly-pooped poo!

I dashed across the busy road and even turned back to look at Daddy. The vehicles must be really excited to see me too cos they were making lots of noise with their horns. Somehow, I managed to cross two busy roads and reached the other side of the neighbourhood. Some vehicles were close enough to sniff my butt but they all braked in time to avoid me. I wonder why.

Anyway, I arrived at one of my favourite part of the neighbourhood because there are many doggies living in the big houses here and I have plenty of peemail to check out. While replying to one of the peemail, Daddy suddenly sneaked up on me and grabbed my tail. Well, Daddy was pretty mad at me for making him run all the way here at this point, and for ignoring his commands to COME. He grabbed me real tightly and before I know it, I was leashed again. Oh well, end of my adventure for now.

My pawrents were really mad at me for running away (again) and ignored me the whole time we were at Grandpa's place. I gave them a pathetic and innocent look, but they just glared at me. So I kept my distance, especially from Daddy who were staring daggers at me when I peeped at him.

Erm, there's a second part to my "horror" story. After dinner at Grandpa's house, we were getting ready to go home when again I refused to get up into the car. Daddy bent over to carry me but I backed away and this time, my tail missed the rolling tyres of an oncoming car by millimetres! Actually, come to think of it, some strands of fur from my fluffy tail were CRUSHED by the tyres! But it's ok cos I have lots of fur to spare!

That's not the end of my story. On Saturday, we went to Granddad's house (FYI, Grandpa is Mummy's father and Granddad is Daddy's father) and before the car boot was opened, I saw a golden retriever taking a walk at the side of the road. I was really excited to see him and leaped off the car the moment the door was opened, forgetting to listen to my pawrents' command (they have to say OK before I can get off the car). In my eagerness to go and say hi to the golden retriever, I lept off the car too quickly and somehow sprained my front paw when I landed on the road. It hurts very much and I whined real loudly and for a long time too. The lady walking the golden was taken aback by my loud cries and quickly walk away. My painful paw didn't allow me to rush over to the golden. In fact, I sat down immediately and cry out in pain. My pawrents groaned again and gave me a huge lecture. Thank god, the pain went away soon enough and I stopped limping by the end of the night.

I'm Pawesome!

2009-08-23T06:11:00.000-07:00

Honey, has tagged me to list seven reasons why I am PAWESOME! Ohhh....there are more than seven reasons that I can think of, but I shall be humble and abide by the rule of the game. BOL!

Reason 1: I am pawesome because I sit on command (especially when there are treats and walks involved).

Reason 2: I let my pawrents towel me dry without much fuss even though I absolutely hate it.

Reason 3: I only pee and poo outside the house cos I know how much my Mummy hates to clean up after me at home.

Reason 4: I greet and bow to my pawrents whenever they come home!

Reason 5: I wait patiently for my food.

Reason 6: I am the house's official door bell. I can smell the salesman and the postman the moment they stepped out of the lift and heading for my house! I bark to announce their arrival before they can even knock on the door.

Reason 7: Last but not least, I am pawesome because I am just so lovable!

Now I'm going to tag seven of my pawesome friends to give us seven reasons why they are pawesome!

1. Huskee
2. Hershey
3. Romeo
4. Dino
5. Paco
6. Milo
7. Brownie

True Colour Thursday - Pale Pink

2009-08-20T19:14:00.001-07:00

Another week has zoomed by and it's True Colour Thursday again! Colour for the week is Pale Pink and check out Mummy's towel cap on my head. Mummy's doing it again - having a good laugh at my expense. I'm only doing this cos there was my favourite treat hanging on the tip of Mummy's fingers.

True Colour Thursday - Chowcolate Brown

2009-08-13T18:55:00.000-07:00

It's True Colour Thursday again and the colour for the week is Chowcolate Brown! What do you all think about the rich shade of Chowcolate in the background? It reminds me so much of the Cadbury milk chocolate that Mummy is munching on!

Meeting Nikki

2009-08-12T00:57:00.000-07:00

One of Mummy's old friend from secondary school invited us to her new house in Queenstown. This is the hostess, Aunt Rachel. She loved it when I offered her my paws.

Aunt Rachel offered me a treat ball because I was such a charmer.

That's Nikki. Aunt Rachel's 8-year-old Yorkshire Chihuahua. She wasn't too pleased to see me playing with her treat ball...oops!

Nikki wasn't too friendly and she kept a close watch on me. I was constantly on my toes too, I mean I can't exactly relax and be myself when I'm under scrutiny.

I tried to be friendly...

And gave my widest smile to Nikki...

What say you we stop watching and following each other, Nikki? Let's be friends instead!

Nikki wasn't too keen on the idea. See, even when we took a picture together, she wanna sit far away from me.

Oh Mummy I give up! Maybe I should pose with the humans instead.

So this is me and Aunt Rachel.

And of course a group picture with the ladies!

Nikki was starting to get tired from watching me all afternoon. Frankly, so was I.

So Aunt Rachel gave us some massaging...it felt so good! And if Aunt Rachel starts to pet me, she better does the same to Nikki cos that jealous dog barked at me and bit me when Aunt Rachel showered her attention on me initially.

That's Uncle AT, Aunt Rachel's hubby. He thinks I look like an adorable lion! BOL! After meeting me, he is convinced that owning a big dog is much more fun! BOL!

Before leaving the house, I tried to be friendly to Nikki once more but that silly girl ran away and hid in a corner.

Hmmm...I can't reach and sniff at Nikki and say my goodbye. But I think she rather have it this way. Adios, Nikki. And bye Aunt Rachel and Uncle AT. Thanks for having us over...your courtyard is great and sorry about mistakening your new carpet as the grass and peeing on it.

Home alone...almost!

2009-08-10T17:39:00.000-07:00

My pawrents escaped to Port Dickson for a short holiday over the weekend and left me behind! I'm so sad! Thankfully they have enough sense to send Grandpa, Uncle MQ and Aunt BB over to our house to dogsit me. But still, it's never the same without my pawrents.

They finally came home yesterday afternoon, with no toys or treats for me! The excuse? Port Dickson is a boring place with nothing to buy at all! Well, all's forgiven when Mummy quickly fed me my favourite posh nosh from Hong Kong and gave me lots of cuddles! I love it when both my pawrents give me lots of warm hugs and cuddles together.

Here are some pictures my Daddy took of Port Dickson. I wish I can join them in their next trip.

Dogs' Day Out

2009-08-05T20:23:00.000-07:00

In June, there was a doggie event at the West Coast Park and my pawrents brought me there for some fun and sun.

The weather was pretty good, sunny with the occasional breeze. I had a great time sniffing around and checking out all the dogs!

I even tried out the obstacle course!

These two shelties are amazing. They can do the obstacle course really well and they are so obedient!

Wow wow wow...I see some interesting dogs...let me go and say hi!

The husky - Daddy's favourite breed.

The bulldog - Daddy thinks he is uber cute too!

I think this white furry dog is cute too...hey, wait for me!

And before we left the park, we bumped into a huge pack of golden retrievers! They were all so beautiful and friendly. Coincidentally, Mummy's friend (also one of her favourite ex-client) is one of the goldens' owner! Aunt Lynnette recognised me first before she saw Mummy! BOL!

I wish I could stay longer to play with the dogs but the weather started to turn cranky and so we went home to have my weekly bath.

I am so looking forward to another doggy event!

My Mummy's back!

2009-08-03T19:25:00.000-07:00

My Mummy is finally back from Hong Kong after sooooo many days! I didn't know Hong Kong is so far away and that she needed five days to get back. I thought I would see her again at most five hours after she left the house!

During Mummy's absence, Daddy spent a lot of time bonding with me! He brought me to the dog run on Saturday (where I got bullied by a huge white dog) and to the campus garden on Sunday. I was kinda tired on Sunday and the outing wasn't quite the same without Mummy so I didn't ran much. When Daddy called me, I simply walked up to him for him to leash me and bring me home. BOL! This is the first time I was being so cooperative. I thought maybe if I behaved myself well, Mummy would come home earlier.

Daddy also brought me to the groomers. I had a nice trim and am looking even more handsome and cuter! Oh, I was scared out of my wits when the groomer accidentally cut me when I was having my pawdicure! I bled and it was painful! I cried for my parents but Daddy could only stand outside the glass window looking at me. When Daddy told Mummy about this over the phone, Mummy was so heartbroken she almost cried. But of course she had to hold back her tears cos her friends were with her.

Anyway, I am very glad that Mummy is home now. She even bought me some treats and fed me this super delicious wheatgrass and beef jerky she got from a supermarket in Hong Kong. Now, I don't have to sleep in the living room to wait for her to return, like I did for the past five days. It's back to sleeping in the cosy room with my favourite pair of humans.

A belated post - Mummy's birthday

2009-07-27T22:15:00.000-07:00

Mummy just remembered that we took a picture together with her friends during her birthday celebration at home. She quickly found the picture on her friend's Facebook album and here it is! Me and the ladies!

Happy belated birthday, Mummy! Please remember to buy me lots of pressies when you go to Hong Kong tomorrow!

I was bullied!

2009-07-27T01:13:00.000-07:00

Now, tell me, don't I look all cute and harmless?

Don't I look like I belong to the Care Bears family?

Then why is it that some dogs just don't like me?

First, there's a particular beagle at the dog run who never fails to bark ferociously at me. He would chase me and show me he's the boss when I tried to play with the other dogs. Hmmmph, does that make him a bully? Strangely, he only does that to me and not to other dogs!

Then, of course my Aunt Coco, the Shih Tzu is not too particularly fond of me too.

Just last weekend, I went to Daddy's pawrents' house for my bath and lunch. Uncle Phil, Daddy's older brother came over as well with the entourage of his two boys, helper and two doggies. As usually, I am very happy to see people and doggies coming over to play!

Too bad Mummy didn't bring the camera so we couldn't show you how the doggies look like. The two doggies were Sasha, an ancient Shih Tzu who is at least 15 years old and Snowie, a young Maltese puppy. Snowie is Uncle Phil's friend's dog who is just boarding with Uncle Phil's family for these few days. She is a real sweetheart - all docile and well-socialised. She wasn't scared of the humans or a big doggie like me. Neither did she pee or poop all over the house. She just follow the humans and doggies around and enjoying the sight, sound and smell of everything.

However, Sasha was not such a nice doggie. He took an instant dislike to me and kept barking at me aggressively even though I already had my tail down and resting quietly under the couch. He even tried to bite me and forced me to retreat to a tight corner in the car pouch! I bet if the front gate was opened, he would have chased me out of the house!

Uncle Phil said Sasha had a fight with a Chow Chow a few years ago and the Chow Chow was injured by him! And to think that he is smaller than half of my size! And also strangely, he was only fierce to me and not to Coco or Snowie. So sexist! That old dog should take it easy...I'm not there to fight for the ladies' attention with him!

I can't help it if I am more handsome right?

A Chow Chow Puppy

2009-07-19T18:06:00.000-07:00

Daddy came across some pictures of a Chow puppy from an online pet store and he thinks the puppy looks very much like me! He asked Mummy if she thinks that was me! BOL! Well, what do you think?

My parents have only 3 pictures of me when I was 3 months old. Only Huskee and Hershey's Mummy has seen me when I was that young. So, Aunt Shane, did I looked like the puppy in the pictures? As far as my Mummy can tell, we have the same marking on the forehead. But of course that puppy can't be me.

SPCA Press ads

2009-07-14T19:32:00.000-07:00

Mummy came across these SPCA press ads recently and she totally love them! These ads are some of the finalists in the Readers' Choice catergory for the SPH Ink Awards 2009. Mummy wished she had the chance to work on such creative and meaningful campaigns. The closest she ever got (on working on animal accounts) was working on the Wildlife Reserves Singapore (for Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and Jurong BirdPark) account and that's only for a really short while.

Which is your favourite ad? I love them all!

The computer just got fixed

2009-07-14T06:19:00.000-07:00

The computer monitor went kaput the other day and my parents were unable to use the computer for a while until today! Luckily Granddad has a spare monitor at home and Mummy has finally gotten around to install the new monitor. It's back to my blogging again! Did anyone miss me? I will be back with more entries, stay tuned!

Off to the Botanical Gardens again

2009-07-06T21:56:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was great! In the morning, we went to the dog park. After that we went to my grandparents place to chill out and in the late afternoon, instead of going straight home as usual, we went to the Botanical Gardens!

We also spotted two swans in the pond.

There were plenty of pretty flowers and plants.

The park is filled with lots of people...strolling and having picnics.

Everyone were staring at me. Some say I look like a lion, while others call me a giant dog. Apparently, these people haven't met my good friends, Honey the Great Dane and other golden retrievers. One cheeky boy even called out to me "Hey Mr Dog, come and get me!" Since when has my name changed to Mr Dog?! Even the passersby who heard the boy were amused.

The lily pond. I took a sip of the water when Mummy wasn't looking.

We took a rest at one of the benches. Mummy can't walk far and long with her growing tummy. She needs more exercise to build up her energy level!

Look at the pavillion behind us. That's the bandstand and it is an iconic landmark in the Botanical Gardens. Many couples like to take their wedding pictures here. In fact, we saw at least four couples near the bandstand taking their wedding pictures!

Okie, I'm tired of sitting here and posing away. Can we go now?

Daddy's new toy

2009-07-04T19:56:00.000-07:00

Daddy got a new camera and being the cutest and most handsome in the family, I get to be the model of all his picture taking. Here are some of my latest shots. The pictures could be better. But they'll do for now!

Get ready for an overdose of Chow Chow!

Bark In The Park

2009-07-02T09:00:00.000-07:00

This is a late post, but better late than never!

Three weeks ago, my parents brought me to the Bark In the Park event at Fort Canning. We set off bright and early. I love morning outings! It's a great way to start the day!

Me in the Chowmobile.

Hurry, let's get going!

Hmm...are we there yet?

Finally, we've reached Fort Canning Park! It's my first time there and boy was I excited!

Is this a statue of me?

We came across this little fountain on our way and I was kinda scared of the flow of water. Mummy insisted I take a picture here but I really can't stand the noise of the flowing water.

We finally reached the event site! I'm so excited!

So many new dogs to meet! I was pulling Daddy in all directions cos I wanted to say hi to all the doggies. Apparently, I pulled so hard that Daddy got a blister on his toe while being dragged by me! BOL!

Taking a rest and checking out the scene. Mummy spotted my blog friends, Dodo and Momo at the park too and said hi to their parents. Dodo and Momo are even cuter in person! BOL!

The organiser of the event even send some volunteers to go around to ask for donations to help homeless doggies. We can donate any sum we want and in return these guys will serenade us with a song or two. I can't remember which song they sang to me but it's certainly wasn't How Much Is That Doggie In The Window. I was a little scared of the strumming guitar at first but I relaxed a bit after they finished singing the song.

We would have stayed longer to see more competitions, shows and demonstrations if the weather wasn't so erractic. It was drizzling and then scorching sun within minutes. I had fun though and many people came by to pet me. I hope there would be more of such events and maybe my parents can unleash me so that I can truly enjoy myself.

It's a sad, sad day

2009-06-28T19:41:00.000-07:00

Mummy was feeling more emotional than other days recently. No thanks to a series of sad events that happened to the wonderful people we know.

First, the bad news from Huskee and Hershey's mummy really shocked us. Mummy was really worried and surfed the web to search for answers and success stories when Aunt Shane told Mummy the bad news. She was searching and hoping for a miracle desperately. And when she found out through Huskee's blog about baby Chloe's departure, Mummy sobbed so much. She was looking forward to the arrival of baby Chloe in October as she believed Chloe and baby Amanda would make good playmates together when they meet. Now, she only wishes Aunt Shane and Uncle Mark would take good care and never give up hope. She knows very well in her heart that wonderful people like them (even though Mummy has yet to meet them in person) will be great parents and that they will be blessed with the love and joy that they deserve.

Then this morning, we found out that lovely Toshi (Mummy's friend's young labrador) has passed away. Toshi is a handsome and spunky dog that never fails to melt Mummy's heart. We don't have much details except that he never woke up again after his minor surgery. We hope he is running happily and free from pain at the rainbow bridge.

And then there are the sad news from Hollywood. Farah Fawcett has lost her battle to anal cancer and Michael Jackson, the pop legend, passed away in his mansion due to cardiac arrest. Mummy isn't a huge fan of Michael Jackson but she has lots of respect for his hard work and a part of her always believe Mr Jackson is a good man and was a victim of his circumstances amidst all his bad press.

Here's a video of Mummy's favourite Jackson Five's song, featuring the young Michael Jackson on lead vocals.

And last but not least, this is Mummy's favourite Michael Jackson song since she was 7 years old.

Wordless Wednesday: Revisiting the spot where my parents took their wedding pictures

2009-06-17T16:48:00.000-07:00

Top 8 Most Outrageous Pet Digs - Animal Planet Videos

2009-06-16T19:29:00.000-07:00

What can I say? Man's best friend deserves the very best! Get it, Mummy?!

"Springtime" at Yunnan Garden

2009-06-13T23:38:00.000-07:00

One of my regular "off-leash" park, besides the West Coast Dog Run, is the Yunnan Garden in the University grounds near our house. Since the place is huge and not many people (and hardly any dogs) go there, Daddy thought it should be safe for me to run in the park unleashed. I love to go there for a morning or evening run. The air is always fresh and there are lots of interesting plants for me to sniff and to pee at. My parents will go for their walks and I will run around them, showing off my running prowess and how fast and far I can leap over the drains. Sometimes I will roll in the grass to show that I am having tons of fun as well as to get their attention.

Doesn't it look like Spring time?

I love to get Daddy to play Tag with me!

Hiding amongst my favourite bush.

More puppies to help!

2009-06-11T17:44:00.000-07:00

Romeo's Mummy has been very kind to 16 doggies and would like as many people as possible to extend a helping hand to save these poor puppies. In her note to Mummy, she wrote:

You can help save 16 lives.

16 puppies have been rescued from a construction site. While construction was ongoing, dogs were kept at the site as guard dogs. Now that the construction has been completed and everyone has left, the poor dogs and their offspring are left to fend for themselves.

The pups are only about a month old and need alot of love and care.

Please let me know if you or any one you know might be interested in adopting these little beauties, many of which look like labradors. Anyone who can foster the dogs while a home is found for them should call me!

They are currently housed at a farm in Pasir Ris and you can visit them and help out or drop by to donate doggy items.

Let me know!

Now, if you are residing in Singapore and is able to adopt, foster, visit, or donate something to help the puppies, please feel free to comment on my blog and Mummy will give you the details. The puppies will be very grateful!!

This weekend, Mummy and Daddy are planning to visit these puppies with some food. If I behave myself and not try to run away again, maybe they will bring me along too!

True Colours Thursday - Ivory

2009-06-11T00:38:00.000-07:00

I haven't been playing True Colours Thursday for a long while. I hope Blue is not too disappointed with the dwindling contributions. I will try my best to keep up with this wonderful game!

Okie, colour for this week is the the interesting Ivory, a beautiful and elegant shade that reminds me of vanilla ice cream and wedding dresses! Let's see if I can find any Ivory around me....

An ivory satin ring pillow which my parents used for their wedding.

Mummy in her ivory cheongsam.

An ivory bath tub! I wouldn't mind having my bath in it!

A huge ivory building!

An ivory Sake jar/bottle

Yummy mango pudding served in a big ivory bowl. Slurp!

An ivory jellyfish!

A huge vanilla ice cream! Can I have a bite please?

Cha Cha, the cream Chow Chow!

Mummy's ivory wedding dress

Last but not least, ivory roses. I bet they smell lovely!

That's all the Ivory I can find this week. Hope you like this delightful pale shade as much as I do!

I ran away again...

2009-06-10T18:25:00.001-07:00

For the 5th time. Or was it the 6th?

This morning, Ddady took me out for my usual morning walk. Something was tickling me and I started to spin around trying to shake it away. Daddy doesn't like my spinning cos he thinks I'm acting crazy again. He tugged at the leash and my somehow my collar came loose and I was off-leashed! Woohoo...I love to be free! And I ran away as fast as I could, enjoying the little breeze in my fur. Daddy tried to get me back but no way am I going to let him catch me so easily. I need to enjoy my freedom first! Daddy gave up looking for me after I disappeared from his sight and he couldn't find me anywhere. I'm really good at hide and seek!

Poor Daddy had to break the bad news to Mummy who was still asleep. When Mummy heard that I was gone, she leaped out of bed immediately and wanted to go and find me. Daddy was worried to see Mummy so emotional and he didn't want her to go and chase after me, in case she hurt herself. Mummy could spot me throtting happily across the basketball court downstairs to the opposite block and off again Daddy goes to look for me.

Mummy was so worried she kept watch at the balcony hoping to see me. 15 minutes later, Daddy managed to find me and put the collar on me again cos I was too tired to run away from him and I wanted to go home as well. Mummy was so happy to Daddy and me returning home, but she never fail to give me a light slap on my furry butt and stared at me fiercely with her teary eyes.

As for me, I was so hot, thirsty and tired I collapsed onto the cool balcony floor and slurp at my water bowl heartily.

My Mummy & Daddy

2009-06-09T20:16:00.000-07:00

My friend Honey, has tagged me to play in a game to post and tell everyone about my real mummy and daddy. Well, I don't know where my real chow parents or siblings are, except that I was born in Victoria, Australia. I was sent to Singapore when I was just several weeks old and the only humans I can remember so far are the pet shop workers and my first adoptive humans - a young dance instructor and his girlfriend. I wish I can be like Honey and have more information or memories of my real family, but sadly I don't. Sometimes I do wonder where they are and how they are doing, but most of the time, I just wonder when my human daddy is coming home so that I can sniff at his socks and welcome him home with my wagging tail.

Well then, let me tell you how I found my current humans instead! My first set of humans had no time to take care of me so they decided to put up a few posts online to help me look for a new home. I was only 5 months old. My current Mummy saw one of the online posts and decided to call up and arrange to meet me on the very same day. A few hours later, my current humans turned up and some words and papers were exchanged and then very quickly, I followed my current humans to their car and off we go to my new home!

First week in my current humans' apartment.

Frankly, I thought I was just going for a spin with these humans. I've never been in the backseat of a car before and I love the novelty of looking out of the car window! Less than half an hour later, my humans led me to their apartment and I was getting scared! This house looks different from where I lived! I panicked but it was too late and the humans already locked the gate and I couldn't escape. I ran around the house trying to look for something familiar. But nothing is familiar. I was so scared, I peed and pooped right in the living room! My Mummy freaked out and groaned in dismay and that made me feel even more scared. I ran around again and stepped onto my own pee and left nasty paw and pee prints all over the living room. Thank god, the humans already rolled up their carpet and kept it in one corner. And when Mummy took out the mop to clean up the place, I thought she wanted to play tug of war and started to bite at the mop and refused to let go! That wasn't a very good start for me and my Mummy who has never owned a dog in her life. Of course the first two weeks was nightmarish for my Mummy, especially since I still peed and poop in the house.

Me in my dreaded crate. I'm glad to announce that I can no longer fit into this crate and Nono the cat has inherited it now.

Oh and I remembered the first night, my humans put me in my crate before they go to bed. They switched off all the lights and ignored my whining, hoping I will fall asleep soon. But I was just too excited to sleep! My Mummy crept out of the room and hid in a corner to peep at me. She thought I didn't see her but I did! And I was wondering why she was behaving like a rat! Turned out she was worried the weather was too hot for me to sleep and she put a fan near my crate so that I can at least enjoy some cool air.

It seems like such a long time but it was only 9 months ago when I found my current humans. I'm not too keen to change humans anytime soon and sometimes I do get a bit worried when my humans leave me at the grandparents' place and left the house without me. A part of me hoped desperately that they will return soon so I can feel assured and safe again.

And now for the fun part! I shall tag Hershey, Romeo, Dino and Pipa in the game to tell us about their daddy and mummy! And/Or if you don’t know much about them, then tell us about how you found your humans - and your first day in your new home!

Chow Chow's turned one!

2009-05-17T19:41:00.000-07:00

My very first birthday was quite an uneventful one. My parents were not exactly in a celebratory mood. Mummy was not well and is perpetually tired. Well, at least they still remembered it's my birthday - 12 April! And since I was on a raw diet, Mummy made me a "raw" birthday cake. It's made up of three succulent pieces of lamb shoulder chops, topped with chicken feet! I love the chicken feet! It's so crunchy! They are such delicious alternatives to birthday candles!

Quit showing off the birthday cake, Mum! I want it now!

There's no need for a birthday song! Just give me the damm cake!

There you go! Sorry if it looked gross to some people.

Yummy!

Ermmmm...are you done yet? Can I eat the cake now, please?

To show my appreciation for the cake, I finished everything up in a record time of 30 seconds!

Mummy wished me a happy birthday and also for me to be happy and healthy always! She even gave me a goodnight kiss on my furry cheek when I was almost dozing off at night. Now, Mummy feels really bad about my simple birthday and has decided to give me a proper celebration in September - sort of to celebrate the anniversary of me joining the family! It would be a double celebration cos grandpa's birthday is just one day before I became a member of the Chong household!I'm so looking forward to September!

A ride in Grandpa's car

2009-04-27T18:42:00.000-07:00

Have I ever mentioned that I don't particularly enjoy car rides? I find them highly uncomfortable and I hate the bumps and humps on the road. If I really have to get on the dreaded car, I would rather be in the backseat, alone or with Mummy, instead of the tiny space called the boot.

Just the other day, my grandparents were out of town and Daddy decided to drive us to the Botanical Garden in grandpa's car. A car's engine cannot be left alone for long period of time, if not, they may turn cranky and you will not be able to start the car when you need to. And so we gave grandpa's car engine the little exercise it needed by driving the car to the nearest park. I think grandpa's car is not too bad. At least my parents did not stuff me in the boot. I got to cuddle up in the backseat with Mummy. My parents were a little worried that my muddy paws would dirty the beige seats but there's nothing a little water and towel can't fix right? So loosen up guys!

Daddy stopped by Cluny Court on our way home to get his favourite chocolate cake. After a couple of seconds, Mummy got restless and whipped out her camera and started to take pictures of us both. I must say all the pictures turned out horribly! It's either too dark or only our foreheads or chins were captured. Here's the best of the worst - so you can imagine the rest. And please pardon Mummy's oily face.

Now give me a break...I had enough of all the cuddling!

One Fine Day

2009-04-26T18:16:00.000-07:00

One fine day in March, my parents were in a jolly mood (it was their anniversary) and they decided to bring me to the Botanical Garden for a walk. I love exploring new places and although I've been to the Botanical Garden before, we took a different route this time and I truly enjoyed the sights, sounds and smells!

A new plant! Nice smell!

Look at this low road sign. Finally, someone has the brains to make road signs low enough for dogs to see!

Which way should I go?

Maybe I should head the direction of the restaurants!

Are we there yet?

Nice pond! Where are the froggies?

It's a warm day afterall. Should I take a dip in the pond?

On second thought, I'd better not. I don't want my luscious mane to get wet in public!

Check out the other doggies!

Hey there, fellas! Shall we have a race?

At least let me say hi!

Really nice park! If only I can go off leash!

Save these puppies!

2009-04-23T18:50:00.000-07:00

Mummy got an email from her friend about the plight of a group of puppies.

These puppies and their mom are at Kallang Industrial Park for the past week or so now and they are in desperate need of a home cos where they are hanging out, there are all these trucks and cars going about and these puppies have no idea that the cars and trucks are dangerous! Just recently, one of the puppies accidentally fell into a drain and drowned!

So please, if you are living in Singapore, either adopt one or pass on to your friends so they can all be saved...incidentally, the pups are all coming to an age where their mom will soon abandon them cos that's how it is so...

If you are interested, please either call Christina at 9747 8468 or email her at venus.lim@gmail.com

Thanks so much.

Just look at these puppies. Aren't they the most adorable bunch? They need a loving home soon, so please save them if you can!

Meet The Cat

2009-04-22T19:38:00.000-07:00

My aunt Josephine has adopted a cat a while back. The cat is named Nono, after a Taiwanese comedian, but I seriously think he lacks a sense of humour. Nono is around my age, I think, and he is the most unsociable cat ever! The first time we met, he looked really pissed off at my intrusion and was all puffed up like a overstuffed furball. Then he showed me his sharp fangs and hissed at me, pretending to be a cobra. I was like, "C'mom kitty, kitty, let's be friends!" But the serious cat stretched out his paws and his claws sharp and ready to poke my handsome face. Now, this cat is not only rude, he gets jealous too easily!

Mummy's family was so worried that both of us would get hurt and decided that if we were to meet face-to-face, there has to be some safety barriers. And so, the silly cat had to retreat to his room or put inside his cage (which was originally mine) wherever yours truly goes to visit.

I still try to say hi to him whenever I pop by grandma's place. Maybe after a while he would change his mind to be nicer to me. In the meantime, I still help myself to Nono's food since it is lying there untouched. I love fresh fish and pork!

I'm Back!

2009-04-22T01:41:00.000-07:00

Hi guys! I'm back in action once again! First of all, I'm very very sorry for my disappearing act. Fret not, I'm well and alive! Frankly, this is all my mummy's fault. She has been extremely busy with work and was so tired that she hardly can find time to blog for me.

During my "disappearance" from blogosphere, some things have happened. Don't worry, they are not totally bad things. Just stuffs that were not expected. But it's all good.

Hmm...so where should I start filling you in on all my adventures in the last two months? Oh, I turned ONE on 12 April! That makes me a big boy now! But Mummy still like to call me "baby Chow Chow".

In March, I was invited to my friend Romeo's first birthday pawty! That's my very first doggy birhday pawty! Mummy and I were really excited and looking forward to it. Mummy even rushed out to buy the birthday pressies way in advanced. However, an accident happened to me on the morning of the pawty and I couldn't go in the end. What happened was that Daddy was playing with me in the garden and I guess we were getting too rowdy. I jumped onto Daddy repeatedly, challenging him and he pined me down to the ground. I was enjoy that bit of a man-to-man wrestling, when I suddenly felt a sharp pain. I yelped and Daddy quickly let go. Before I knew it, my front right leg hurt like mad and I had to limp my way around. I just couldn't put any pressure on my front paw like normal. This is no fun.

Mummy and Daddy were so worried. Daddy kept apologizing to me and I just looked at him helplessly. It was Sunday and no vet were available to have a look at my leg. Bummer. I was in no condition to go and mingle with the other doggies at Romeo's pawty. I think Mummy was sadder than I was.

Nevertheless, Mummy still went to Romeo's pawty to pass him the pressies from us. Romeo, I do hope you like the little toy and snack. Romeo's Mummy was so kind to give me two generous boxes of doggy goodies. Mummy fed them to me the minute she reached home and I finished everything in seconds! I love the meatloaf, the cookies, the muffin, the mini pizza, everything!

The next day, Daddy brought me to the vet and the vet said there is no need for an x-ray! Hmmmm...... doesn't she need to see if my poor bones were ok? Anyway, she just gave me some painkillers and told Daddy not to let me move around too much. And true enought, after several days, I was ok again and no longer limping.

Oh well, that's my little accident at home and I hope it won't ever happen again. Anyway, here's picture of Romeo, the handsome birthday boy and his birthday cake!

True Colour Thursday: Brown

2009-02-26T07:30:00.001-08:00

I love brown because so many wonderful things are brown in colour...

I am a red Chow Chow but my coat is more brown than red. Everyone sees me as a brown Chow Chow.

I love trees...their brown branches, trunks and roots. Sniffing them is always fun, and I love to pee on them.

My friend Harry

My friend Ichigo...he is brown too isn't he?

Cookie, the red/brown Chow Chow

Our brown couch

Have you got a favourite item in brown?

Wordless Wednesday: A Day at the Park

2009-02-25T07:35:00.001-08:00

Pay it Forward once more

2009-02-24T05:49:00.000-08:00

I received Aki and Poopie's Pay It Forward parcel a while back and Mummy and I would like to say a big thank you to you guys!

I totally enjoyed the treats you gave me. Mummy and Daddy loved the dried mango too. How did you know they love mangoes, especially those from the Philippines?! There were also cute doggy fridge magnet and keychain which will always remind us of you!

Would you like to join in for Pay It Forward? Here are the rules. "The exchange focuses on doing an act of kindness without expecting anything in return other than that the recipient will, in their turn, pass the kindness along and 'pay it forward' in their own way. This is how it works... We are going to agree to send something fun, inspiring or uplifting to the first 3 blog owners who post a comment on this entry. In turn you will then post about this on your blog, link to us, then send something to the first three people who sign up to play along through your blog. There are no cost restraints, BUT don't go crazy! The little something you send can be something you made, bought, were given or found. No biggie, just a gift that will make the person smile. Maybe something unique from where you live? And, remember that kindness don't have to involve money; there are untold ways to help others every single day, everywhere you go - just look around." SO PAY IT FORWARD...

True Colours Thursday: Blue

2009-02-19T05:50:00.000-08:00

True Colour Thursday this week is Blue. I missed last week's Silver cos Mummy was just too busy to help me blog about it. Anyway, I am very happy that I get to blog about my favourite colour blue!

My blue Mickey Mouse fleece blanket. Mummy got it for me to sleep on cos I don't have a bed and she hopes the blanket helps to keep me warm at night. But I usually chew on it instead.

My blue jersey. One of the two doggy shirts that my parents got for me in an attempt to cover my badly-shaven body.

Mummy's blue shorts

My blue leash.

My blue chew toy. Not my top favourite but it'll do when I'm tired of my stuffies.

That's all the blue I've got for now. And oh, does my blue tongue count?

The naughtiest boy is Chow Chow

2009-02-17T06:38:00.001-08:00

Well, I blame it on the wacky and insanely hot and hazy weather. I did a couple of not so nice things in the house and Mummy is not too pleased.

I did a bit of gardening by pulling out some of the leaves from the new pomenagrate plant. Mummy calls it destroying the plant.

I was missing Mummy and I wanna get her attention so I grabbed her blouse from the laundry basket and chew on it. I think the outcome was quite creative. And hey, the holes would definitely help Mummy feel cooler when she wears the blouse. She should thank me and not dump the blouse into the rubbish bin.

Humans are never grateful or appreciative of our doggy efforts. Sometimes she likes to declare "the naughtiest dog is my Chow Chow!" Since when did proactivity and initiative become naughty?!

Happy Valentine

2009-02-16T15:11:00.000-08:00

Aki and Poopie sent me a lovely Valentine's Day card! It's so pretty, thank you very much guys! I'm wishing all my doggy friends a beautiful Valentine's week!

My Valentine's Day was spent at the dog park, playing with my doggy friends! I met Romeo the handsome sheltie again and his generous Mummy gave us a couple of DVDs on canine behaviour! I just hope those stuff teach my parents how to treat me like a king and not the other way round!

I did not get any Valentine gift from my parents but they are thinking of getting me some nice, nourishing shampoo for me as a make up since my current puppy shampoo is finishing anyway. Frankly, I hope they'd just forget the whole thing about bathing me.

Chow Chow's Lion Dance

2009-02-15T02:35:00.000-08:00

First of all, I'm so sorry I haven't been blogging much recently. As you know, Mummy is now back at work and she can't really find time to update my blog due to her crazy working hours and Daddy hogging the computer to play his game.

Nevertheless, Mummy just uploaded a video of me last month - the day I graduated from Obedience class. My parents were so happy, they decided to drop by the dog park near my "school" to reward me.

And here am I playing with a new friend called Millie. Millie's sister is going to be vet next year after she finishes school. How lucky to have a vet for a family member! Millie's daddy was very amused when he saw me and my crew cut coat. And when I pranced around in the park, he laughed and said I'm doing a lion dance - very apt for Chinese New Year.

Honest Scrap award

2009-02-09T07:07:00.000-08:00

Huskee and Hershey were very kind to give me the Honest Weblog award!

"When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to said person so everyone knows he or she is real. Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or improvise by including bloggers who have no idea who you are because you don’t have 7 friends. Show the 7 random victims’ names and links and leave a harassing comment informing them that they were prized with “Honest Weblog”. Well, there’s no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon. List at least ten honest things about yourself. Then, pass it on!"

Are you ready for my list?

1. Food is the most important thing to me. I listen to whoever holds the food. You can be my master just by feeding me.

2. I hate the fur conditioner spray that my parents use on me. It stinks and irks me no end.

3. Sometimes, I thought that little kids are dogs. I get all excited and wanna rush over to play with them.

4. I love to sniff and eat whatever edible stuff I can find on my walks.

5. I hate car rides. Unless I'm in the driver's seat. Maybe.

6. I love my raw diet, but I love cooked food even more.

7. I pulled out the leaves from the new potted plant in the balcony, just because I felt like it.

8. I love to shred paper, tissues and napkins.

9. I go berserk whenever I goes to my grandparents' house. The smell of food just drives me nuts.

10. I sit whenever I wanna beg for food.

Now, Dodo the sausage dog, Eduardo the snuggle puggle, Homer the golden retriever, Honey the great dane, Mango the maltese kiddo, Paco and Milo and Princess Isis - it's your turn to share with us your honest scrap!

I passed my test!

2009-02-06T06:45:00.000-08:00

Miracles do happen!

I am very happy to announce that I have passed my obedience training test!

I was the only doggie in the class who was given a second chance to redo the down-stay command cos during the test, I was distracted by the doggy next to me and got up without my Mummy's permission. The judges thought they should give me a second chance since I completed and passed all the other commands except for this one. Phew!

My parents were really happy and proud of me. Chow Chows are never easy to train and to think that I can pass the obedience test in my first sitting, it's a cause for celebration!

Two dogs topped my class - a lhaso alpo named Piggy (she's really good cos this was her first test and she topped the class!) and a mini schnauzer named Hugo (who failed in his first test a few years ago and has returned for his refresher class!).

I'm so glad I don't have to go for my weekly classes to do all the silly commands and trainings anymore. But I sure do miss my doggy classmates. There's Happy the golden retriever whom I love to play with, Muffin the cross breed who was always a little shy around me, Coffee the sheltie pup who is ultra cute and many others who made the classes a bit more bearable for me.

Byebye my doggy classmates! Please do say hi and sniff my butt if our path ever cross again!

True Colour Thursday: Orange

2009-02-05T06:21:00.000-08:00

An orange a day keeps the vet away!

True Colour Thursday this week is the good old vibrant happy colour of Orange.

I didn't get to see many oranges around. Just these...

The orange wall at my grandparents' place.

And mandarin oranges that's full of vitamin C!

Mummy's been really busy ever since she started work and that is why she couldn't help me blog as often as we used to. But I know she will still try her best. Just like how she will drag herself out of bed at 6am every morning before the orange sun is up just so she could walk me before she heads out for work.

That's all for now! I'm gonna announce a great news in my next entry....stay tuned!

Fifth File Meme

2009-02-01T06:37:00.000-08:00

I've been tagged by Aki to do the fifth file meme and I found this:

Most of you have found pictures of yourselves when you were a puppy but for me I found a picture of my Mummy when she was a kid. It's a picture taken in 1982, during Mummy's 4th birthday party. Can you guess which little girl is Mummy? She is the silly-looking one in the polka-dot dress! Time really flies! The kids in the pictures are Mummy's cousins and they are all married and have kids of their own, except for Mummy. She is feeling the pressure now, especially during Chinese New Year gatherings!

Anyway, my Mummy is finally going back to work. In fact, she is going back to the big bad world of advertising and is starting work tomorrow!

I hope I won't feel too lonely in the house all by myself.

It's now time to pass on this tag to five more bloggers so here are the rules:

Open a document or file folder, click on the fifth folder and then the fifth photo. Post the photo and describe it. Then tag 5 other bloggers.

I'd like to pass this tag to:

1. Romeo Sangiovese
2. Pipa
3. Princess Isis
4. Mango the Maltese Kiddo
5. Thor

Show me your pictures! Have fun!

True Colour Thursday: Pink

2009-01-29T17:05:00.000-08:00

It's Thursday again, time really flies! This week's colour for True Colour Thursday is PINK, and boy do I have lots of pink stuff at home. I'm not too particularly fond of pink cos it is such a girlie colour. But my Mummy is quite a girlie girl and sometimes I bet she wishes I was a girl so that she could buy me lots of the pink stuff that she saw when she was shopping.

Here's my pink list:

Mummy's mobile phone. It emits sounds and I'm always surprised to hear it.

Cherry blossoms and peonies. A must-have during Chinese New Year.

Mummy dressed in pink and carrying a pink baby. I got a sniff of the baby's feet and it smell like talcum powder.

Mummy's pink slippers. She needs to wear that cos her skin is sensitive to my fur and saliva on the floor. I tried countless times to bite her slippers cos they look like my stuffies but Mummy always rescue them before I can chew off the ears or eyes.

My old bath towel. This is the only pink item I own. I think it is better off being a chew toy for me.

Last but not least, pink tiger lilies. Daddy got them hoping that their strong fragrance can mask my Chow odour when the guests come to our house. I didn't think it was useful cos I don't even have dog odour in the first place!

That's all the pink from me this week!

Pay It Forward Again

2009-01-28T16:43:00.000-08:00

I've received my second Pay It Forward gift from Huskee and Hershey! They are really generous cos they sent me three huge doggie treats!

Which one should I eat first?

Mummy fed me the Crispy Sticks and I just love it! Thanks Huskee and Hershey for making my day even more wonderful!

Would you like to join in for Pay It Forward? Here are the rules. "The exchange focuses on doing an act of kindness without expecting anything in return other than that the recipient will, in their turn, pass the kindness along and 'pay it forward' in their own way. This is how it works... We are going to agree to send something fun, inspiring or uplifting to the first 3 blog owners who post a comment on this entry. In turn you will then post about this on your blog, link to us, then send something to the first three people who sign up to play along through your blog. There are no cost restraints, BUT don't go crazy! The little something you send can be something you made, bought, were given or found. No biggie, just a gift that will make the person smile. Maybe something unique from where you live? And, remember that kindness don't have to involve money; there are untold ways to help others every single day, everywhere you go - just look around." SO PAY IT FORWARD...

Wordless Wednesday: Walk with me and be my friend

2009-01-28T15:27:00.000-08:00

Happy Moo Year!

2009-01-27T16:07:00.001-08:00

Have a pawesome Moo year everyone! May the year of the Ox-picious Ox brings you plenty of wealth and health, joy, love, peace and treats!

The days leading to Chinese New Year were the best! Daddy took leave and brought me to the beach! Then my parents gave me the enviable job of supervising them while they clean the house. I didn't want to be too strict a supervisor, so I just let them do what they do while I drift off to dreamland....hehehehhe....

I also got to go to Granddad's place every often, I even went there twice in a day. It was really happening in the house cos everyone was busy cooking and taking out food and eating! I didn't get any of the human food, but at least Uncle Phil took pity on me and gave me a small piece of BBQ pork!

After the human's reunion din din, Mummy and Daddy brought me, together with Aunt TR and Aunt Coco to the dog park! To clarify, Aunt TR is Daddy's elder human sissy who flies back from Hong Kong for the Chinese New Year; whilst Aunt Coco is my Daddy's furry sissy who barks at me when I get too close to her. Now, back to the dog park. As expected, there weren't any doggies at the park cos it was New Year's eve and everyone is busy having their face stuffed at home. BUT we saw a cream Chow Chow when we approached the dog park! What are the chances?! I think the cream Chow Chow is called Chow Chow too! BOL! We chased and run and played bitey face - Chow version! Too bad, Mummy didn't have the camera with her, or else I could have shown you how much fun we had!

We had a stroll in the park after the dog run and Aunt Coco was so out-of-breath trying to catch up with us. She really needs to exercise more!

On the first day of Chinese New Year, my parents left me in Granddad's garden while they went off for lunch to celebrate Granddad's birthday. I was just minding my own business in the garden when some humans stopped to stare at me when they passed by the front gate of the house. Some of them even took out their cameras and took pictures of me. My humans were back very soon and they were quite worried what could have happened to me when they saw several people standing in their front gate looking in. They were relieved to see me, looking like my usual handsome self in the car porch, posing for pictures. BOL!

The second day of the new year was the best! Mummy invited her relatives to our house since they have not been to our house ever since my parents moved in more than a year ago. I love having guests in the house! I was so busy walking up and down and making sure everyone is comfortable and had their share of petting my magnificent mane and fussing over me. Everyone thinks I'm really adorable and fine-looking! Grandma was really nice as she fed me some raw fish and meat while she sliced the food for the steamboat dinner. Again, Mummy forgot (or was it too lazy) to take pictures of my adoring guests!

Anyway, enough of the long post! Here are some pictures to share. I'm glad mummy didn't forgot the use of her camera totally!

Daddy and me

Daddy trying to squash my face so that he can look better than me!

Aunt BB and me. She is my Mummy's younger sissy!

Mummy and me

The new family portrait

Mandarin oranges means good luck and auspicious. I hope I get lucky in scoring more treats!

Cherry blossoms and pink peonies signify Spring - a time for new beginnings. Have a great start to the year, everyone!

Day out at the beach

2009-01-25T15:30:00.000-08:00

Mummy and Daddy finally brought me to the beach for some swimming! I've never swim before but I could get used to it! It's lots of fun, to be honest, and the soft sand is just as lovely to play in as the mud in the park.

Here's a video of me frolicking on the beach. We were at Tanjong Beach in Sentosa island where the water and sand is much cleaner than the East Coast beach.

Such soft, white sand...

Initially I was scared of the waves, even though they were lapping gently onto the shore.

I met a dog called Stanley, who just finished swimming. Look at how wet he is!

Daddy was encouraging me to go into the water. Luckily they didn't dragged me in cos they wanted me to go into the water on my own accord and enjoy the entire experience.

Just like mud, only cleaner and approved by my parents!

Nice cool sand...

Mummy and me

Watch out! Here I come!

A morning run at the beach, how cool is that?!

Do I look sexy in my beach shot?

Playing in the water with Daddy

I love to splash around and lick the sea water. But it's so salty...yucks!

I can see tiny fishes in the water!

The sea stretches long and far...I wonder what's on the other side?

Exploring, sniffing, and looking for anything edible.

I got deeper into the sea after I see my parents standing in the sea with the water level at their knee. If they can go in this far, it should be safe!

There's a Jack Russell Terrier at the beach too. He could swim really well!

He could swim even faster than his owner!

He's not too keen to teach me swimming though.

A Golden Retriever was swimming too!

I jumped in to join him! But he kept growling at me.

There's another sheltie too. But he is kinda shy.

We became friends pretty soon and he loves to play bitey face with me!

As for Prince, the Golden Retriever, I think he wasn't too keen to swim but his owner wanted him to. Poor guy!

We left the beach pretty soon after the battery in Mummy's camera went dead. The weather was getting hotter too, so we quickly retreated into the car and drove off to Granddad's house for another shower in the garden!

I want to go to the beach again, very soon!

True Colour Thursday: Turquoise

2009-01-22T16:53:00.000-08:00

I am taking part in True Colour Thurdays and the colour for this week is TURQUOISE!

These are the TURQUOISE that I can find so far:

Daddy's spectacle cleaning cloth

Shopping bags

Mummy's new ring

Mummy's crinkly old skirt

Daddy too-small-to-fit shirt

A bottle of nail polish remover

The box that hides Mummy's engagement ring

Mummy's sweater

Phew! It wasn't easy to find those Turquoise in my house. But I must say the shade does grow on me. Maybe I should pester Mummy to get me a TURQUOISE collar and leash someday. I think it's very much my colour!

I'm Bringing Sexy Back!

2009-01-22T15:53:00.000-08:00

Guess what I am doing?

Grumpy Aunt Coco

2009-01-19T20:11:00.001-08:00

She barks at me, ignores me, run away from me, stares at me, hides away from me....I think I am her greatest nemesis.

West Coast Dog Run

2009-01-18T17:19:00.000-08:00

I had a swell time running and chasing the dogs at my regular dog park. These days, the weather is perfect - bright, sunny and windy! Daddy's in a pretty good mood too and he has been bringing me to the dog park on both Saturdays and Sundays! What a treat!

I made lots of friends at the park, as usual. Don't I look fetching in my blue and red jersey?

This is my new friend, Ichiko the Sheltie. His daddy was really nice to bring some agility facilities to the park for the doggies to try!

There was also a Chow Chow at the dog park! Oh my dog! My parents were more excited than me to see the Chow Chow!

Ichiko and Cookie, the Chow Chow

Hello Cookie! When I grow up, I wanna be just as beautiful as you!

I wish my coat will grow to be as gorgeous as hers!

Taking a breather, after running wild like a mad dog.

Remember my faithful follower of a friend, Harry? He's here at the park too!

I must say old habits are hard to die!

I can't wait to return to the park again!

Chasing Coco

2009-01-15T21:30:00.000-08:00

This video was taken last year when I still had my thick furry coat. In the video, you can witness a typical scene of me chasing my Aunt Coco in my grandparents' house. This happens all the time, whenever I go visiting over the weekends. I just wanna say hi but my Aunt Coco, the 6-year-old Shih Tzu, is simply too terrified of me. I just couldn't fathom why anyone would be scared of a friendly cutiepie like me. My parents hope that one day, Aunt Coco and I can co-exist peacefully in the same room. Maybe that day will come when Aunt Coco stopped being such a snob!

Friend Bloggy Award from Paco & Milo

2009-01-14T16:09:00.001-08:00

My generous friends, Paco & Milo, has given me yet another wonderful award!

Here's the Friend Bloggy Award Scoop: These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

And these eight are some of my favourite blogger friends:
Honey
The Four Musketeers
Romeo Sangiovese
Dino
Maggie & Mitch
Mango
Aki & Poopie
Huskee & Hershey

Truth be told, I love the blogs of all my furry friends, even those that are not in the list above.

Mummy has been lazy these days but I will make sure she keeps up with the blogging and let all my friends know what we have been up to!

Separated at birth?

2009-01-13T17:04:00.001-08:00

Chow Chow vs Afro Ken

Chow Chow vs Alex from Madagascar

Chow Chow vs Taiwanese host Chang Fei

A Bad Mistake

2009-01-07T16:06:00.000-08:00

My evil parents shaved me down, just because they felt like it! Well, actually Mummy was the mastermind and Daddy the accomplice. I don't know what possessed Mummy and Daddy to carry out this horrible act on their beloved son. Maybe they are jealous of my luscious and fluffy coat. Either that, or they have really bad taste and bad sense of humour. Now, you can't blame me for wanting to run away. Who wants to look like a freak circus lion?

My parents realised their terrible mistake and bought me a couple of doggy shirts to cover up my ugly, shaven body. They said they needed the shirt to protect my skin from the sun, but I think it's more for covering up their mistake!

I am wearing one of Mummy's old crummy tee in this picture. You can't really see my entire shaved body but I'm sure you can make out how bad the shaving skill is by looking by my poor legs.

Mummy kept saying sorry to me and everyday she would run her fingers along my ultra-short fur and beg them to grow faster! I wish my fur grow back as soon as possible too! But I am wiser than Mummy to know that certain things can't be rushed! Mummy swore she will never shave me again. I will hold her to her words!

Hello 2009!

2009-01-01T16:35:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year, everyone! May 2009 be a great year for all of us!

Just like to share some closed-up shots of me, taken by my very bored Mummy. It's evident that she adores me no end and I can't really blame her for that. BOL!

Wordless Wednesday: Two Sleepy Guys

2008-12-31T16:17:00.000-08:00

Looking back 2008

2008-12-30T23:30:00.001-08:00

2008 was quite an eventful year not just for my family, but also for the rest of the world. I don't think I will ever forget this very special year.

Here's a recap of 2008 for us:

January - My parents had their wedding ceremony, just in time before the "Year of the Pig" passes by. The "Year of the Pig" was considered an auspicious year for my parents to get hitched.

February - Poor Mummy got retrenched from her job cos her agency lost the account that she was servicing due to some global alignment and the entire team had to go. Thankfully, Daddy got his promotion and pay raise!

March - My parents went to Japan for their honeymoon!

April - I was born on 12 April 2008 in Victoria, Australia.

May - Mummy left the horrible new job that she found cos it was making her depressed and miserable everyday. She decided to be a 'pseudo lady of leisure' instead.

June - Great-grandma was hospitalised and the family got a new helper to help take care of the old lady.

July - Great-grandma was in and out of the hospital and was terribly ill. Everyone were worried. Even my Aunt TR came back from Hong Kong to visit great-grandma very often. July was also the month I came to Singapore. I was sent to a pet shop called Pets Safari at VivoCity (the shop that I suggested Honey's Mummy to check out while she was in Singapore AND this is also the very place where Huskee's Mummy met me). I was sold to a Chinese young man and his girlfriend.

August - This is a sad month. The Chinese young man was unable to take good care of me due to his unforseen hectic schedule and had to give me up just after two weeks! Great-grandma also passed away on the last day of the lunar 'seventh month'.

September - My parents found me online and decided to adopt me! I was brought back to my forever home on 23 September 2008.

October - I was sterilized at The Animal Clinic at Sunset Way by Dr Megumi Kodera. This is a major milestone in my life.

November - I was enrolled for Obedience Training class. I love meeting all the doggies in my class. I'm the only friendly one that says hi to every dog! My parents also groomed me for the very first time using a clipper!

December - I've embarked on my raw diet which Mummy firmly believed will give me optimum health! I had my first Christmas which was pawesome! On a bad note, I was shaven down for the first time by my evil parents and I look like a cross between a circus lion freak and a mutated Chinese Crested Dog with skin problem! My parents are deeply regretful for their action! Mummy also had enough of fun and her days of being a 'lady who lunch' and is more than ready to get back to the corporate world. But it's bad timing cos the market right now is just hopeless. Let's keep our paws, fingers, toes and eyes crossed for a better year in 2009! My biggest wish for now - may my fur grow 10x the usual rate!

Tuesday Treats: Mini Surf & Turf Pumpkin Sandwiches

2008-12-30T16:25:00.000-08:00

Never judge a treat by its looks.

Sorry about this horrible picture. These are actually the Mini Surf & Turf Pumpkin Sandwiches which Mummy baked for me. They looked totally gross, especially with the egg mixture gooing and flowing out like that. BUT they are exceptionally yummy! How so? Just have a look at the recipe!

Sandwich thinly sliced pork and salmon with two thin slices of pumpkin. Coat it with an egg mixture and bake it at 220 for half an hour.

I wish Mummy would make more of this for me but she said fanciful baked treats like these are actually not that ideal cos she is totally sold on the idea of rawfeeding. So instead of baking those pork and salmon, she will just feed them raw to me. But not to worry, there will still be baked treats for me, just that it would be simple fare like oven-dried beef jerky which is just as irresistible!

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For my raw diet today:
One piece of pig ear
192g of pork thigh meat
Half a huge piece of pork maw

Rest In Peace, Paw Paw

2008-12-29T16:44:00.001-08:00

Mummy came across Martha Stewart's blog entry on her Chow Chow Paw Paw, when she was surfing the Web for info on Chow Chow's fur growth (I'll fill you in on why she is doing this in a later post).

http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/04/paw-paw-i-will-miss-him.html

It was a very sad but sweet tribute to Paw Paw who passed away on April 12 this year, the day that I was born coincidentally.

Mummy was crying and that silly woman started to think of the day when I die! So morbid! But I guess it's sad news like that that reminds the humans to love us doggies more and cherish our time together.

May Paw Paw rest in peace and run free with the other happy doggies at the Rainbow Bridge.

In case you are too lazy to check out Martha Stewart's entry, here are some pictures of Paw Paw in his final moments.

One week before Paw Paw passed away, in his final smile.

Last picture with his siblings.

He didn't want to eat or dream....just needed to sleep.

The day before he left the world.

Paw Paw and Martha Stewart

Paw Paw on his last day.

Poor Paw Paw in the body bag.

Paw Paw's grave.

It's been quite a journey

2008-12-28T16:19:00.000-08:00

The year is almost coming to an end. Time really flies!

Mummy is thankful for having me in their lives. She loves me more and more each day and I do think our relationship has improved. She hope that in 2009, I will be happier, healthier, responds to their commands and will not try to run away from home again. Daddy often wonder what goes on in my head. My parents are really keen to try and understand me more. Frankly, I'm a simple dog. Humans just like to think that things are more complicated that what they really are.

Daddy has brought me more often to the dog parks. Mummy has stopped giving me the boring kibbles and instead is feeding me with delicious homecooked and raw food. Oh, and I have more toys now. If this keeps up, 2009 is surely gonna be a better year!

I wish Daddy would bring me out to play more often. And it would be better if we can go on paws instead of taking his car. I hate car rides, even though they try to make me feel better by calling it the Chowmobile. I also wanna get more hugs from Daddy and hope he will play with me more than he plays with the stupid machine called Xbox. Oooooh and do allow me to have a dip in the mud puddle too!

I hope Mummy would make me more yummy meals and quit teasing me with her treats. Just give them all to me! And also, please don't torture me by making me wait for my dinner to cool. The smell of the food is killing me! And last but not least, let granddad feed me the table scraps!

I wish 2009 will be a much better year for everyone! May all my doggy pals stay playful, healthy and happy. May all my doggy classmates (including me) pass our Obedience Test will flying colours so that we won't have to do the boring commands and practise everyday. May my family (grandpa, grandma, aunt BB, uncle MQ, granddad, grandmum, Coco, aunt TR, uncle Phil, Gary and Gavin) stay blissful and happy. Granddad's helper, Aunt Lailai has left for her hometown and is not coming back again. I didn't have the chance to take pictures with her but I will remember her fondly as the nice lady who feed me and worry if the ants are gonna bite me when I'm out in the garden at night. I wish her all the best!

Lastly, may Mummy get a job she loves soon and may Daddy get healthier and no more annoying hives! The news reports can tell us bad news everyday but as long as we stay positive and count our blessings, we'll be in for the best time of our lives!

Cheers to 2009!

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Today's meal:
Steamed fishes with baked honey-glazed potatoes
Treats: Oven-dried beef jerky + apples

The Purple Ribbon

2008-12-27T18:47:00.001-08:00

My parents have a warped sense of humour. They took a purple ribbon and tied it to my tail, those annoying buggers!

They say it looks good on me. But I hope I don't look gay (not that I have anything against them!).

Do you have parents that do silly things like that to you?

I'll have the chance to remove the ribbon when they are not looking. I much prefer to have the purple ribbon between my teeth than tied to my tail.

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Homecooked meals for the weekends! I had:
Steamed minced pork with potatoes, beef knuckles and an egg!
Treats: Baked Liver and Egg Crisps + Oven-dried Beef Jerky

Do Not Disturb

2008-12-26T07:56:00.001-08:00

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Started my Raw Diet today. I ate:
100g of pig tail
One big meaty pork bone
One piece of pig ear
Treats: Baked Liver and Egg Crisps

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

2008-12-25T06:59:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone! The day is finally here, after all the shopping for Christmas pressies, preparing the Christmas decorations and putting up the Christmas tree! This is my very first Christmas and it ain't too shabby, I must say! My favourite part of Christmas? The food and pressies, of course!

This is my very first Christmas tree!

Meet Ginger Girl, Mummy's Christmas gift to me! Isn't she lovely?

Here's Mummy and me. If you can tell, I was busy playing and chewing on Ginger Girl's feet.

Maggie and Mitch's Christmas ornament. Mummy hung it low so that I can see and sniff at it whenever I want.

And here are some of Mummy and my favourite Christmas ornaments on the tree:

Mummy made me a sumptous Christmas meal - a steaming hot stew of minced pork, sliced beef knuckles, diced carrots and pig ears strips! It is really delicious!!

My parents wanted to bring me to the beach for some swimming but Daddy was tired and sleepy cos he went out for dinner, dessert and then to a jazz club with his friends and Mummy last night (without me) and so he slept the entire afternoon away. No swimming for me but at least they make it up by bringing me to the dog park in the late afternoon. I met some new doggy pals and had a great time chasing some puppies!

I'm embarking on my raw diet from tomorrow onwards! I'm excited!

Wordless Wednesday: Santa Paws

2008-12-24T09:24:00.000-08:00

Tuesday Treats: Momopeach Fruity Cubes

2008-12-23T06:30:00.000-08:00

Mummy was kind enough to share her momopeaches with me! She tried to be creative by putting small pieces of diced momopeaches in the ice tray, fill the tray up with water and freeze them in the fridge.

The result is momopeach in ice cube! It was fun at first to lick and bite at the ice cube and then getting to eat the little fruit pieces inside. However, my patience ran out after the second cube. Certainly not for the restless and impatient doggies! Besides, the momopeach is not very sweet so the whole treat is not enticing enough for doggies with a sweet tooth, like me! Mummy is going to try an alternative - instead of just water, she's goinna freeze fruit juice with the fruit pieces together! How fabulous! I can't wait to try that!

One Bored Dog

2008-12-22T15:17:00.000-08:00

Most days, I am very bored at home. And so is Mummy :P Thus she made this video of me just hanging out at home.

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Paco and Milo has given me another fabulous award!

The award states that "This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships!" In other clearer words, "These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

The award was started in Portugal and because of it's meaning we are going to award it to some of our far away readers. (there are more than eight, but we're sure it doesn't matter!)

And so I would like to pass on this award to the following fantastic eight:
1. The Four Musketeers from Singapore
2. Honey from New Zealand
3. Dino from Taiwan
4. Ludo from UK
5. Aki from the Philippines
6. Maggie and Mitch from USA
7. Happy from Malaysia
8. Thor from Brazil

My first Christmas Pawty

2008-12-21T15:31:00.000-08:00

Last weekend, I was invited to a Christmas dinner pawty at Uncle Kong's house. Mummy and Uncle Kong and the rest of the guests used to work together in an advertising agency many years ago and even after they have all left the company, they still keep the tradition of meeting up for a Christmas dinner every year.

Everyone were very excited to see me!

Uncle Kong's Mummy, Grandma Kong, loves me so much she couldn't stop petting and hugging me! She said she loves Chow Chows, especially after she watched on TV the lovely Chow Chows owned by Martha Stewart!

They let me explore the house and even the rooms!

And so the inspection begins...

Nice place, Uncle Kong! Your house is spick and span!

The house is roomy and cozy with a very nice country look. There are also many plants in the house so it makes me feel like I am visiting a lovely park!

Not everyone is happy to see me though. Aunt K is scared of dogs and when she saw me, she was terrified! I had to be leashed in a corner while the human enjoy their dinner! Bummer!

Luckily I was released after their dinner. They all felt bad for neglecting me.

I was at my best behaviour that night. Everyone were impressed! Even Aunt K!

The Star of the Pawty

Check out those plants!

Everyone call me a vegetarian dog! Truth is, I was just picking out the best leaves for the host.

I was smart enough to know this is a Christmas tree. I didn't pee on it or bite the leaves.

Uncle K gave me some apples...

I love these apples, they were bought by Uncle Kong's wife in Japan! She bought lots of good stuff from Japan cos she goes there all the time for work.

Thanks guys! But why is everyone looking at me while I eat? I can't possibly spill the apples can I?

This is a great pawty! The entire night's conversation was on pets and me! For once, they didn't complain about work! Uncle Kong loves me so much, he asked my parents to let me board at his house if they have to go for holidays!

Are you calling me? I kept hearing my name!

I met a little Bichon doggy who lives next door.

I don't have a picture of the Bichon to show you but I can tell you she is cute! She has some skin problems though and all the hair on her face are gone, so she looked a little strange. But she is one smart dog! She could paw the air like she is waving when the humans say "byebye"!

This is the perfect Christmas pawty for me!

Prison Break!

2008-12-19T15:19:00.000-08:00

I made Mummy and Daddy sooooooooo angry yesterday. For the second time in the week, I escaped from the house when Mummy opened the gate to go out and instead of just loitering in the corridor as usual, I went all the way down from the 7th floor to the ground floor! Woohooo! It was so fun running away and exploring the estate....without the stupid leash! Mummy doesn't seem to have a fun bone in her body. She was terribly upset and chased after me. Of course I will never let her catch up. Whenever I see her approaching, I would run faster and further away! This really made her panic! Cunning Mummy even pretend to have treats in her hand, and tried to trick me to go to her. C'mon! I know there is no treat cos she wouldn't have the time to run into the house to get any treats for me! Hah! Besides, running away is a much more attractive option than those silly treats. Try harder, Mummy!

I ran around, stopping only occasionally to sniff at the plants. Everyone stared at me and a few silly girls screamed when they saw me appearing behind their back. I even found a party where there were food and people gathering around! Mummy kept calling me and said in a frantic tone "Don't go there Chow Chow. That's a funeral!" As if I know what that means.

I went to so many new places and found a piece of bread and ate it immediately! Yum! All this while, Mummy was following me, pretending to be friendly and strolled along, and then tried a few time to get hold of me. But I'm too fast and too slippery for her! Thank god it was drizzling! Mummy was almost driven to tears when I'm near a small road and some vehicles were coming along, with their bright headlights flashing.

Somehow, Mummy managed to grabbed me. I think I was distracted by something on the ground. She held onto to me so tightly! Then she lifted me up and carried me home. All this while she was muttering that I am so heavy and she panted away like she was chased by a dozen dogs. C'mon, I was the one being chased here! Apparenly, I was so heavy and she was so weak that she had to propped me against the pillar to readjust me in her arms, twice! At one point she put me down, cos she was too tired and I was struggling so much. But of course, she never let go of me even while catching her breath. After one minute of resting, she carried me again and by then I was just too tired as well to squirm like a worm in her arms.

I collasped on to the floor when we entered the lift. Gosh, we were both looking at each other and panting away so much, we would have won a gold in sychronized panting! Mummy screamed for Daddy to help her when the lift door opened. Poor me, I got an extremely stern warning from Daddy. Mummy left the house soon after cos she was already half an hour late for her appointment.

My Prison Break plan has foiled. Mummy and Daddy have decided not to take chances and they said one of them will grab me if the other one needs to open the gate. Now, I need to brainstorm for more brillant ideas on how to outwit my parents!

It's begining to look a lot like Christmas!

2008-12-18T05:57:00.000-08:00

Christmas is getting closer and I'm so forward to my very first Christmas!

I'm glad that all my friends love the ecard I sent them. Mummy tried so hard to make me sit and that silly woman took a wreath and positioned it in front of the camera to take pictures of me. How weird! I just don't understand the things she does sometimes.

Hey Mummy, can you see me at all?

This is boring!

Yes, show me the treats!

Quick, take my picture now!

Are you happy now? Can I have the treat please?

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I received another Christmas card and it's from Dino!

Doesn't he look fetching in the Santa hat? Thanks Dino for your lovely card!

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Lastly, I received an award from Happy!

Thank you very much, Happy! I would like to pass this award to:
Dino
Pipa
Paco and Milo
Mango

A big hug to everyone!!!

Wordless Wednesday: Holding my best friend's paw

2008-12-17T04:05:00.001-08:00

Tuesday Treats: Baked Liver Munchies

2008-12-16T15:11:00.001-08:00

Mummy was in the mood to experiment with some dog treat recipes she thought of. And so she baked this yummy pork liver treats for me. It's really easy to make. The humans should try it some time.

Slice the liver thinly. Mix the sliced liver with three tablespoons of cornflour and an egg. Place the pieces of liver on a baking tray and bake away! Mummy set the oven to 250 for about 45 minutes.

My review? The smell of the liver wasn't as strong as when it was stir-fried or boiled or steamed. I was a bit apprehensive when Mummy showed me the ugly (let's be honest here!) munchies. When Mummy fed me with a piece, I licked at it gingerly and it tasted quite good surprisingly. I started to take a bigger bite and had the whole piece in my mouth and that's when I realised it's the usual delicious liver taste that I always love! The texture of the liver is a little chewy after the baking but I like it!

My Christmas Cards

2008-12-15T16:13:00.000-08:00

These are the lovely Christmas cards I received from all my wonderful friends!

Thank you very much! I love all your cards!

Bathing time again

2008-12-14T23:44:00.000-08:00

This time, Mummy caught my miserable bath on video. She is determined to embarass me, that woman! Daddy never fails to give me the dreaded bath everytime we get to the grandparents' house after the dog park. I suspect he was jealous that I had so much fun rolling in the mud while he just sat at the benches and glared at me. He can always join me in the mud puddle, but he is just too uptight to have a bit of fun. And so the bath is his way of punishing me, I figured!

These few thoughts are swimming in my head whenever I am being washed and scrubbed by Daddy -
"Are you done yet?"
"Don't let the water get into my eyes!"
"Mummy save me instead of taking the stupid camera!"
"Oh look, a dog is outside the gate, I need to go over and say hi!"
"I need to plan my escape!"

But thoughts are just thoughts and I can't do much, except to shake water all over and get my parents all wet in the process. Since I can't fight them, might as well get them to join me!

Playmates at the Park

2008-12-13T01:43:00.001-08:00

Finally, the weekend is here again and I get to go to the dog park! The sun is shining brightly and the weather is just perfect for lazing in the mud or a round or two of chasing my doggy pals in the field. Life is great once again!

Meet my new pal, Sparkle the boxer puppy. She is half my age and almost half my size but the feisty girl can pack a punch in our play-fighting. Check this out.

There are some other doggies which I also had a swell time playing with! In fact, I make sure I checked out all the doggies in the park by sniffing their butts, giving them a chase or getting them to chase me!

Last but not least, what's a trip to the dog park without a dip in the mud pool? I know Mummy and Daddy are pissed but they really shouldn't be jealous of me having a good time!

Heroic Dog

2008-12-11T15:37:00.000-08:00

Mummy saw this amazing video from her friend's blog and she wants to share this with everyone!

This incident was reported in the news on TV. According to the news report, the injured dog didn't make it in the end (though the above youtube clip says otherwise). It's truly amazing and touching what the second dog did. Doesn't he look like an angel dog sent from above to help the others?

A glass of lemonade from Thor

2008-12-10T17:33:00.000-08:00

Thanks for the refreshing lemonade award, Thor! I love a cool, fruity drink anytime!

Now, this award is passed to bloggers for showing great Attitude and/or Gratitude.

The rules of this award:
Put the logo on your blog or post.
Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

I would like to pass this award to:
The Four Musketeers
Happy
Romeo
Isis
Paco & Milo
Maggie & Mitch
Aki, Poopie, Cao Cao & Guan Long
Dino
Huskee & Hershey
Honey
Eduardo

Enjoy your lemonades!

Boring weekend

2008-12-09T20:18:00.000-08:00

Last weekend was supposed to be fun. I mean, it's the long weekend and my parents already made plans to bring me to the dog park and then back to the house for another round of fur trimming. But none of that happened. No thanks to the unpredictable weather!

On Saturday, Mummy and Daddy had to go to the cemetery for some ritual cos it was Daddy's grandma's 100th day death anniversary and so they had to offer prayers and burn stuff for her. I haven't got the chance to meet this great grandma of mine cos she passed away before I got adopted. I bet she is a nice old lady. Maybe she will drop by the Rainbow Bridge and bring treats to the doggies there.

On Sunday, Daddy had to get out of the house bright and early for his marathon. Mummy wanted to tag along and so they "deposited" me at the grandparents place so that I can pee and poop in the garden if there's a need to. They didn't have time to bring me for my morning walk. Sigh. Well, at least I get to run around unleashed in the garden for a bit. Granddad even told Daddy that I run beautifully! Hmm....whatever that means.

Mummy also had to rush to a wedding luncheon after the marathon and she only managed to return just in time for us to go for my weekly lessons. She didn't even doggy-bag any of the yummy food served at the wedding for me.

On Monday, the entire day was ruined cos it was raining non-stop. I didn't even get a proper morning walk! The plan to hit the dog park was cancelled and I could tell Mummy was as disappointed as I am. She loves going to the dog park as much as I do. Oh well, better luck next week!

So what's a dog to do except to snooze his day away on a rainy day.

Christmas card and gift from Huskee and Hershey

2008-12-08T17:14:00.000-08:00

I received the lovely Christmas card and gift from Huskee, Hershey and their mummy! Thanks guys! It really brightens up my boring weekend. Huskee and Hershey's mummy even got my mummy a pair of pretty earrings. Mummy says you are so thoughtful!

Mummy has been trying to organise all the parcels so that she can mail them out to my lovely friends for me. I love Christmas! Mummy is going to put up my first ever Christmas tree later and I heard next weekend we are going to attend a Christmas dinner party and the host has asked Mummy to bring me along! There won't be any doggies but there will be lots of nice humans to play with me! I bet I will be the star of the party! I can't wait!