Raw Paw

My paw is itching very badly right now. My M noticed last night that I kept licking my paw and on closer inspection, was shocked to see that I've licked my paw so vigorously that the fur is gone and now it's just a raw patch.

My MM said I must have caught the licking paws bug from Scuba, coz Scuba LOVES chewing/ licking his paws.

Me with my raw paw


I think some naughty insect bit me during one of my walkies coz my M noticed a small bump on my paw.

Raw Paw


The bad thing is, once she noticed it, she stopped me from licking my itchy paw. I tried to disobey her but got my head knuckled instead. So she put some medication on me and made me wear one of my baby sister's old bootie so that I won't be able to lick it during the night.

And of all the bootie she took, she had to choose a white one... with lace!



What an insult. As you can see, I wasn't too happy about that but to save my head from being further knuckled, I had to swallow that insult.

disgruntled me


My M said she might have to start digging for my big brother herbie's lampshade from the storeroom. I don't know what's worse, lacy bootie or lampshade.

Happy Barkday, Scuba!

We celebrated Scuba's barkday last saturday. He's now a ripe old age of 8! But I don't think he's a very happy boy on his barkday coz Aunty V did not give him any dinner.

She said he's been eating the odds and ends from the cake while they were baking it during the day, and he'll be eating his cake anyway that night, so better not give him dinner. So Scuba was in a listless mood the whole evening until they took out the cake. Then the humans took pictures of the cake, making us dogs all excited, and decided to keep the cake again coz they were waiting for Tommy's baby brother to come sing the birthday song.

So you can imagine how eager Scuba was to eat his cake once everyone was here.



The human kids were fighting to blow out the candle, and Scuba was busy eating his dinner. I think he won't have noticed even if his nose got sliced off in the process.

And here's me enjoying the yummilicious cake. That was my 2nd helping and I even got some to take home.



And you can hear my tattletale baby sister in there, trying to prove that she's a good girl by asking for permission.

By the way, the humans had a feast too by having a human cake and nasi lemak!


Happy barkday Scuba and thanks for sharing your day with us!

Mr Unpopular Stalker

Here was what I did at the park over the weekend, stalking a chocalate lab. My M says (as you can also hear in the video later), that I have a thing for choc labs. Something about them just makes me like them... maybe it's the chocalate? But they never like me back.



But as you can see, their irritation has never stopped me from pursuing what I what. I have nothing but determination in buckets! Or like my M would say, stupid stubborness. I don't even mind them scolding me!

Are there any nice choc labs out there who wouldn't mind being my friend?

I'm jealous of Mr Golden

Sorry for the extreme lack of updates this month, as my M was busy travelling. First there was the family trip to Taipei and Hongkong, and then there was her work trip. I can understand why my M is not bringing me on her work trips, but shouldn't I be joining on the family trips since I'm part of the family?

Instead, this golden here got left behind while the OTHER golden in the family gets to go on holidays.

Mr Golden waiting for his flight


Yes, his name is really MR Golden. And so far he has been to Hong Kong, Indonesia, Taipei and Hong Kong again. He's taken more plane rides than me and I am JEALOUS.

And he came back with these pictures to taunt me with too!

Mr Golden enjoying the inflight movies


Mr Golden at the Hot Spring Resort with the waterfall behind him


Mr Golden with the room key to the Hot Spring Resport room


Mr Golden in the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel bed


Come to think of it, I think my baby sister was the only kid lugging a non-disney character soft toy in disneyland.

And to top it all off, not only did my baby sister bring only Mr Golden on the trips, she found herself another golden to harrass in Taipei!



I thought I was the only golden she should sleep on, but nooo... she found this resident dog of a cafe. So what if he's the owner of 3 cafes named after him? I have a whole range of products named after ME!

I think my baby sister should have her loyalty checked.

What can a dog do around here to earn a howliday?

Jailed

This happened to me last week. One day, my MM asked my M if she locked me inside the bedroom before she left for work because when he went home, I was alone in the room with no waterbowl and no windows opened (only the small window in the toilet was opened).

My M was surprised and said no, and later they realised that it was my baby sister who locked me in. Apparently that morning, before she left for school she came into the room to give my usual hug and kiss goodbye. And when she left the room, she conveniently closed the door after her. My M didn't realise as she was waiting outside for my baby sister.

Boy was I glad when my MM came home and released me from imprisonment! It was boring and stuffy in the room!

I wonder if I can sue my baby sister for false imprisonment....

Holiday camp

My M went on a business trip last week and who else did I bunk in with but Scuba?



Here's us having a little snooze...



And of course we have to include Pepper too...


Aunty Viv kept telling my M what a scaredy cat I had been and that the wild birds who flew into the balcony were scaring me so much that I was hiding in Aunty S's room. I must say that I am not a scardey cat. I am VERY brave, especially with my M is standing behind me. But the humans say I'm brave only because I have a back up.

Other than me, my baby sister also had a sleepover with Scuba the week before.



I bet Scuba must be thinking by now why everyone is sleeping in his house.

Picking up girls

Yup, here I am, picking up a girl. Actually it's my baby sister, and she gets excited when she sees me at the window when I pick her up.



And she also likes me to say goodbye to her friends with her at the same window when we leave. I get so popular that her friends will sometimes ask where I am when I am not there to pick her.

Hugs!

My baby sister hugging me before she goes to childcare.



Funnily, that's the same thing she does when she tries to lift me up or ride me like a horse.

Now I'm starting to wonder if that really was just an innocent hug...

Foot Fetish II

Apparently, not only do I have a foot fetish, I only have a fetish for certain feet, as my M found out recently.



Look how I rejected my M's feet in favor of my MM's feet? A few times she tried to interrupt my licking frenzy by stuffing her feet in my face but I moved away.

To console herself, my M has declared that my MM's feet are more 'stinkoooo', that's why I like it more. And now she refuses to let me lick her after I've been near my M's feet.

Baby Sofa

Before I start on my post, just an update on the GR that my M and MM went to see. They decided not to adopt her, mainly because my M did not feel any 'connection' with the GR (in other words, she's doesn't feel like Herbie). My M commented that she behaves more like me instead of like my big brother herbie. Apparently she's a scardey cat like me, although I still think we're dogs. My M was hoping for a stoic dog like my zen-like big brother Herbie, not another cat.

Anyway, she's still on the look out for my big brother.

On another note, my M was transferring files from the handycam to the PC last night and came across some old videos she took of me and my baby sister.

So here's sharing one of the with you guys...



Some things never change. For the record, I am STILL a baby (or rather, toddler) sofa. And now my baby sister has started attempting to ride on me. She will hitch her leg up over my back while I'm still standing as if she's mounting a horse. So far my M has been successful in stopping her but I wonder how long my good luck will last.

Is there a doggie chiropracter around? I might need one in the near future.

Another baby sister?

I was at Scuba's house yesterday, and all the aunties were asking me if I'd like to have another baby sister. Isn't ONE baby sister enough to torture me already? Why do I need another?

Instrument of torture


Then Aunty G said if I wanted a CANINE baby sister. Now that's a whole different story altogether. With 2 dogs against 1 baby, we'll win 8 paws down!

It turns out that there might be a 7 month old female GR up for adoption and my M and MM are thinking of popping down for a look. My M in particularly, would like to see if it's my big brother Herbie reincarnated since the psychic had told her Herbie might be reborn anytime after July 2010. So counting the months, it's a possiblity this 7 month old could be Herbie. But my M was wondering, can Herbie get reincarnated as a GIRL? Anyway, Aunty G said that Herbie gets mistaken for a girl all the time anyway when he was alive.

So if the 'feeling' is right, I may get a new sister!

Help the animals of the Japan Tsunami/ Earthquake

While help has been directed to helping the poor Japanese people affected by the terrible disaster from all over the world, we must not forget our furry friends as well. They must be equally lost, scared and displaced.

Here is a touching video of a dog who refuses to leave his canine friend.



Here is an English translation of the voiceover exchange between the two reporters in the clip (translation courtesy of Toshiyuki Kitamura):

We are in Arahama area. Looks like there is a dog. There is a dog. He looks tired and dirty. He must have been caught in the tsunami. He looks very dirty.

He has a collar. He must be someone's pet. He has a silver collar. He is shaking. He seems very afraid.

Oh, there is another dog. I wonder if he is dead.

Where?

Right there. There is another dog right next to the one sitting down. He is not moving. I wonder. I wonder if he is alright.

The dog is protecting him.

Yes. He is protecting the dog. That is why he did not want us to approach them. He was trying to keep us at bay.

I can't watch this. This is a very difficult to watch.

Oh. Look. He is moving. He is alive. I am so happy to see that he is alive.

Yes! Yes! He is alive.

He looks to be weakened. We need to them to be rescued soon. We really want them rescued soon.

Oh good. He's getting up.

It is amazing how they survived the tremendous earthquake and tsunami. It's just amazing that they survived through this all.

These two dogs were lucky to be rescued, but there are many more out there needing help.

Worldvets is a international veterinary aid organization providing ongoing veterinary programs in 28 countries worldwide as well as disaster response for animals. They are now collecting donations for medication for the animals in Japan. Please help to donate, no amount is too small.

Latest JD

New responsibility added to my job description:

Footrest


Will that mean a pay increase as well?

Terrorizing Pepper

Me and my baby sis.... we make a good tag team.



But I don't think Pepper shares the same view as us.

I don't know why I'm so unpopular with dogs AND cats. I don't like some dogs, but I LOVE cats. They should love me back, doncha think?

My M says it's got something to do with my 'lack of respect for personal space' when I was trying to climb on her and stick my nose in her face. I wonder what she meant...

Mr Unpopular

I was at the park last week, and I really, really wanted to play. But the only 2 other dogs at the park only played with each other and totally ignored me, even when I attempted to come in between them.



Why won't they play with me? And my M even called me the 3rd party between them.

(M: It was really amusing, because Helios keep trying to butt in between the other 2 dogs and you can see he really wanted to be 'in' but was at a loss on how to join in. So he just charged in between them, or just stood really close and looked. The 2 dogs will then take their play somewhere else or ignore him, and Helios had to run after them again to butt in.)

Happy Chinese New Year!

Here's a belated Chinese New Year wish to everyone! Sorry for the lack of updates, I was busy going around visiting and doing parlour tricks for my dose of treats.



Together with my baby sister, we managed to sneak in quite a lot of snacks among ourselves. Too bad my M will be travelling tomorrow so there's no more visiting for us this weekend. :(

Feed me

Feed me....


or I'll... I'll....


I'll foam your lap



Unfortunately, my threat did not work. :(

Foot fetish

My M says I have a fetish for stinky feet when she caught me so engrossed with my MM's feet. Well, if it makes her feel any better, I only have fetish for our family's stinky feet.

Belated christmas post and Happy Barkday to me!

Today is my special day. I am now officially 4 years old!

My M celebrated my barkday on christmas eve as she thought all the dogs will be around. Unfortunately Jack and Joey didn't come because their HC has a second pawty to go and so she can't bring them to Scuba's house. On the bright side, that means Tommy, Scuba and me get to eat more!

Here's me with the cake my M made. It's more meatloaf than cake, because it's all packed with awsome beef! It's decorated with fondant and some sesame street characters taken off from my baby sister's old barkday cake. We didn't get to eat the fondant coz it's sweet so it's only for decoration.

My barkday cake!


Customary group photo


Singing my barkday song. I must add that I didn't get to blow my own candle because my baby sister and Tommy's baby brother beat me to it.


Finally, getting ready to cut the cake! I'm licking my lips in anticipation!


Then we took the annual group photo with the babies.


Poor Pepper very unwisely decided to walk past at this time and he was grabbed (literally!) to take pictures too.



Just to show you how unhappy he looked, here's a close up from other photos.


He must be the unhappiest living thing in the house on christmas eve. Maybe that has something to do with him being half strangled by my baby sister.


I think that my M is gonna get me something nice for dinner tonight since it's my barkday. I'm soooo looking forward to dinner!

Leaving you now with my baby sister's best wishes for the coming new year!

Kiss my butt

Not mine.... my baby sister.

Nowadays she likes to run to me nekkid after her shower and tell me to kiss her bum. Sometimes I oblige her, but sometimes I'm just not in the mood for stinky butts, shower or not. Just because I like to stuff my nose into other dog's butts or some human crotches doesn't mean I like having butts shoved in my face.


Warning: Nudity involved, parental advice needed (as in, advice your kids not all dogs like to kiss butts)


I wonder how my baby sister would react if I'd shoved MY butt into her face.