Counting Down

It'll be another 10 days or so before Helios arrives. It seems that my baby brother is quite a character. May I quote the breeder:

"Yes he is a thinker, always thinking of what mischief he can get up to!!! He loves food and toys "

Now what else can I do that's fun?


"The pups have been have a training session each day. Sometimes it is lead training and other times it is grooming. Mr Helios can throw an bit of a tantrum if he doesn't want to do something and sulks! He is getting better. All the puppies are doing with the lead training sessions is learning to walk on the lead without jumping up and down and squealing (which sometimes Helios still does!!). "

Pouty boy


"They were VERY naughty last night :) Helios was the first one caught but the other three were naughtier! We planted a lemon tree in the dog yard a few months ago and to protect it while it is young it has four steel posts and wire around it. Last night when I went over to put them away for the night there was Helios sitting inside the wire and the other three running around teasing him. I got him out and told him he was naughty and went into the shed to wash their dishes and get thier bedtime biscuit. When I came out Helios was sitting by the shed door being a good boy and the other three had got under the wire and were setting about destroying the tree. They were told off and put to bed."

The trouble makers...


Looking for more trouble?


Actually, the humans have been saying that Helios look like Tommy when he's looking serious.
This is the closest 'serious' picture I have of Tommy:





Do they look alike?

The humans have already started making fun of me by saying that the next time we go out together, strangers are going to think that Tommy is the Dad, I'm the Mum and Helios is the baby. Grrr....

Pawsitively Divine!

Aunty S (of the grumoy Ewan, not the usual Aunty S) told my M about her friend who's doing Canine massage therapy and my M agreed to let me try it out, so off we went to visit Aunty Zoe at her house.

Aunty Zoe is a certified canine massage practitioner who learnt her skill from Petmassage Institute and has used her magic touch on dogs while she was in california. Now that she's moved back to Singapore, I get to benefit from it. Hiak hiak hiak...

Apparently the massage is like acupressure, good for enhancing circulation, relaxation, pain relief and also helps injured dogs heal both physically and emotionally! There's even specialised massage for dogs with respiratory problems or hip dysplasia!

Aunty Zoe found out from my M about my medical history, ie: if I have any health problems before commencing. I'm sooooo glad tho that I am a VERY healthy boy so I just went for the relaxation massage.

Aunty Zoe massaged my head....

ahhh.....


my eyes....

Ohhh.....


my paws....

Yeah....


My gums.... just a sidenote, Aunty Zoe said that I have good teeth for a dog my age *wriggles in joy*

Mumble...


My ears.... can you tell that I'm almost chilling out by now?

MMmmmm...


It was totally relaxing, so much so that I didn't want it to end.

If I pretend to fall asleep, will they just continue the massage?


Even Benny, Aunty Zoe's corgi, tried his paws at massaging me.

A little to the left please...


He was so good I told him he should be Aunty Zoe's full time assistant! I think Benny was quite surprised that I think he's good. Hee Hee



I think Benny's pretty happy with me being pretty happy, so we just chilled out after the session.

Chillin'


If anyone would like to find out more about Aunty Zoe's wonderful massage, there's more information at her webbie on Pawsitive Sensations.

I think I shall go bug my M to make my next appointment. With the arrival of Helios, I really do think I need loads of massage to help me relax.

Beach Again

ok, so the photos are finally sorted.... so here it goes...

On this trip, my M and MM decided to go into the water as well, so they decided to try luring me into swimming voluntarily. Well, I don't like swimming, but I don't mind standing in the water as long as my paws can still touch the ground. The waves were big and the tide was high that day.

So I just stood there initially...

Feet touching ground, water at a respectable height


But then the tide started getting higher....

Water getting into my eyes!


Feet still touching ground, but I'm gonna drown soon


Just as I decided to turn around and save myself...

Better leave before I drown


They did a most despicable thing!

Dried treats!


I told them to bring it nearer for me, but they wouldn't hear of it.

I... can't.... reach....


And I was getting nervous because I felt a pair of eyes behind eyeing MY treat.

Joey: Are you gonna eat it or not?


Joey: I'm coming to get it if you don't want it!


Joey: Hurry up, make up your mind!


In the end, my MM gave up and gave me the treat. I thought I had won, until... he decided to carry me out into the sea.

Save ME!!!


Why do they have to do this EVERY time?


Well, Joey, after realising that there's no food for him, went back to playing ball.

^#&@%*( wasted my time for the treat!


Tornado Joey launching off!


And we had a few rare guests that day as well! Chewie and Lolo! Because their dad is very busy, so we seldom see them in the mornings. They usually join us for night outings so my M has very little pictures of them.

Chewie: I can finally see the Beach, during the day!


Lolo: I just caught a fish from the sea!


As for Rafv, he was initially happily swimming in the water, until a great big wave spooked him off.

I love swimming... dum di dum dum


Just as he reached dry land and was about to shake himself dry, a mini tsunami crashed into him from above.

Incoming wave!


and after that huge wave, he refused to swim. He'll brake everytime he gets near to the water.

Woah!!!! That was close!


But he really, really wanted Lolo's fish, so he ventured into the water, but only up to chest level.

Here... fishie fishie fishie...


And waited for fishie to drift into his mouth.

Gotcha!


I sort of suspect Rafv will soon be joining the anti-swimming club.

Speaking of anti-swimming, Scuba was not let off as well.

Don't make me swimmmmmmmm


The humans tried luring him with his favourte plastic bag toy, but he refused to take the bait.

What do I look like? Mr Stupid?


After what happened the last time at the beach, Uncle M did not want to become Mr Unpopular again, so my MM volunteered to carry Scuba in.

Not again!


The bad news is, Aunty V wanted my M to take a nice shot of Scuba swimming, but just as he was dragged out into the sea, my M realised that her memory card is full, and had to run back to the bag to get a new one. So Scuba had to be dragged back to the sea again.

Why is this always happening to me?


Of course, he was much, much happier once he got onto dry land.

Better run away before I get caught again!


Tommy, as usual, was having fun frolicking in the water.

Going....


Going...


Gone!


Tommy even got a brand new toy that day, but don't ask Aunty W how much she got it for. I think she got cheated and paid a higher price... hiak hiak hiak

I want that NEW toy!


Say, Tommy looks really skinny like that. Maybe I should wet my fur and lengthen myself so that everyone will think that I'm thin and start feeding me more.

*sings* Got a new toy, a new toy, a new toy


Oh, and my M has a thing about taking photos of unglam shaking dogs. So to conclude this post, here's us waving/ shaking goodbye~~







PS: In case anyone of you noticed, there's no pictures of Jack, because, Jack was doing what he was doing on every trip to the beach, which is just to sit there and look grumpy.

Long post coming up soon

We went to the beach yesterday, because Rafv's dad is gonna get a new car next week and he doesn't want to dirty the new car too soon. I guess we won't be seeing Rafv at the beach for the next few months, or until the new car gets scratched and it's not so new anymore *hint hint*

My M took loads of photos. She's still sorting them, so there'll be lotsa photos to be posted soon. As usual there were those enforced swims.

In the mean time, I'll leave you with this....

I hate swimming

Car Blocks

My M always said I have a very bad habit of taking up space in the car, so whenever there's gonna be anyone else, be it humans or dogs, who's going into the back seat with me, they'll have to go into the car first. Because once I settle my butt, I won't budge, so I'm always the last one up the back seat.

But there's always a way to squeeze out more personal space in the car if you just know how. What I do sometimes is to sit first, and you gotta sit right in the middle, then slowly slide my butt down until the person/ dog behind me has no space.

Here's the outcome of the above ploy. See, I won't even move with a barking Jack at my bum.

Jack squeezed into 1/4 of the car space, Joey tottering on the edge


Actually, Joey was not really tottering on the edge. Sometimes he likes to travel with his front paws balanced on the handrest of the front seat so that he can look out the front.

But Jack was quite mad about me taking up his space, and he was barking during half the journey. Luckily it was only a 5 minutes ride or I may need ear mufflers. See? He was so mad his eyes were glowing.

Demonic Jack


And this is the amount of space I have in front. Of course, I had to act as if I'm forced by circumstances to take such a big space. If I was grinning from ear to ear, the humans may decide to shove my butt at the next red light. Anyway, Jack's barking certainly helped in my 'sad face' look.

Lotsa Space!


Because of the difficulty in taking a full view photo of the back seat, I have done a illustration to show how much space you should be able to get if you follow the instructions.

Front view


You can see that I'm taking up almost 4/5 of the entire back seat. Of course, this only works if there's small dogs (they're easier to squeeze out of the way), or 1 human. It doesn't work when the back seat is crammed with 2 humans, 2 retrievers and 1 miniature bull terrier. Trust me, I've tried that. It's so crammed I can't even rest my tummy on the chair and have to settle for someone's thighs.

Try it the next time you go for a car ride!

Balancing Act

After seeing how well Rafv can balance oranges on his head, my M decided that I cannot be outdone.

So here's her attempt at balancing stuff on my head.

Item No. 1


and then to add on....

Item No. 2


I would have continued to items 3 and 4 but we ran out of balls... really!

ahem

Anyway, it's a very good attempt considering that my head is not designed for balancing stuff on my head, like I've explained earlier.