Face off!

Me and Scuba having a rawhide competition!

Look at us both eating so intently!


And nothing beats having a tummy rubba at the same time.


And guess who still came up the winner?

ME!!


Unfortunately, the winner doesn't get any extra. And Scuba is not giving his up too.

(PS: Ignore my sister screaming in the background, she's just trying to make conversation.)

Answers out!

And here are the answers to 'How well do you know me?'

Many got tricked by questions 3 and 5.

Many guessed that I doesn't like nail clipping but in fact, I'm quite ok with nail clipping. I dislike bathing, my M will have to push and slide me nearer the showerhead everytime I take my bath.

And I will 'die' when banged at but my tail will keep wagging and my head would usually be still off the ground.


1) What is Helios afraid of?
a) Loud noises
b) Big, burly, strangers
c) Large bags
d) Sudden movement
e) All of the above.... and more

2) What is Helios commonly also known as?
a) Cutie pie
b) Siao Gao (Dialect for crazy dog)
c) Handsome boy
d) Smarty Pants
e) Itchy Mouth

3) What does Helios dislike most?
a) Cleaning ears
b) Cutting nails
c) Bathing
d) Clipping paw fur
e) Biscuit on nose trick

4) What can get Helios excited?
a) Food
b) Toys
c) Beach
d) Humans
e) Everything and anything

5) If you play 'bang' with Helios, what would his most likely reaction?
a) "argh! I'm dead!"
b) "I'll die, but I'm not happy about it at all"
c) "I'm too young to die! "
d) "Why are you doing pointy fingers at me?"
e) *chomp! * "That was a yummy finger"

6) If you're standing, where would Helios most likely poke you?
a) Butt
b) Jump up and poke your face
c) Toes
d) Knees
e) Hands

7) What is Helio's play style with other dogs?
a) Rough and tumble
b) The stalker
c) Sweet kissing
d) Doesn't play with other dogs
e) Relax one corner together

8) What fetish does Helios has?
a) Diaper fetish
b) Butt fetish
c) Garbage bin fetish
d) Foot fetish
e) Toilet bowl fetish

How well do you know me?

My M set up this list of questions to see how well her friends know me. Here's the questions reproduced here. Take it and let me know how well you know (and love) ME!

1) What is Helios afraid of?
a) Loud noises
b) Big, burly, strangers
c) Large bags
d) Sudden movement
e) All of the above.... and more

2) What is Helios commonly also known as?
a) Cutie pie
b) Siao Gao (Dialect for crazy dog)
c) Handsome boy
d) Smarty Pants
e) Itchy Mouth

3) What does Helios dislike most?
a) Cleaning ears
b) Cutting nails
c) Bathing
d) Clipping paw fur
e) Biscuit on nose trick

4) What can get Helios excited?
a) Food
b) Toys
c) Beach
d) Humans
e) Everything and anything

5) If you play 'bang' with Helios, what would his most likely reaction?
a) "argh! I'm dead!"
b) "I'll die, but I'm not happy about it at all"
c) "I'm too young to die! "
d) "Why are you doing pointy fingers at me?"
e) *chomp! * "That was a yummy finger"

6) If you're standing, where would Helios most likely poke you?
a) Butt
b) Jump up and poke your face
c) Toes
d) Knees
e) Hands

7) What is Helio's play style with other dogs?
a) Rough and tumble
b) The stalker
c) Sweet kissing
d) Doesn't play with other dogs
e) Relax one corner together

8) What fetish does Helios has?
a) Diaper fetish
b) Butt fetish
c) Garbage bin fetish
d) Foot fetish
e) Toilet bowl fetish


Answers will be revealed next week!

Irritating me?

My M was talking to her friends the other day, and I overheard her saying that I'm lucky I'm a dog. Coz if I'm a human, I'll be a very irritating human. It's only because I'm a cute dog that I can get away so so many things.

She said: Imagine you have a friend or colleague who constantly bugs you, and when you tell them off or is sarcastic, all the sarcasm goes past their heads and they still smile at you goofily, as if you're in love with them.

Imagine a friend or colleague who basically has 3 modes in life
- I love everyone and EVERYONE loves ME!
- What's happening? What's happening? What what what?? Who who who??
- Me! Me! Me! I want in! Memememememe!!!

Irritating me?


I'm so glad I'm a dog if human me is gonna be so unpopular.

But precisely because I'm a cute dog, EVERYONE loves ME!!!!

(M: Groan)

Play with me! Part 2

After failing to get Joey to play with me, I next tried with Scuba's other brother, Pepper.



But strangely, Pepper can't be bothered with me as well.

I wonder why won't anyone play with me. Is there something wrong with me?


(PS: Pepper won't play with my baby sister as well. But then again, apparently my baby sister is scared of cats. She screams when cats get too close to her or meows at her. The humans are wondering why she's ok with dogs of all sizes and barking, but screams when she's near a cat. My M thinks maybe coz she's born under the chinese Year of the Rat.)

Please help the poor dogs of Pulau Ketam

This is a very sad post I have to make. My M received a link from my previous post, highlighting the poor plights of strays in Pulau Ketam in Malaysia.

Some 300 strays were rounded by the residents there and dumped on a deserted island with no food, shelter whatsoever and left to fend for themselves. These poor dogs have no way of surviving, and many died, with the living eating the carcasses of the dead dogs to stay alive.

Luckily, there are some kind souls who are now embarking on a rescue mission to save the surviving dogs. Full story can be read here.




If you are in Malaysia and would like to help, please contact the rescue team. If you are overseas and can contribute some money, you can Paypal to tvsmith@gmail.com

Superglue me!

Last friday was a howliday, to the humans decided to bring us out for a run and picnic at a nice field. My M was expecting me to run like the wind since we're in such a big open area.

Wind~~


But instead I superglued myself to Jack the whole time. And since Jack refused to move much, neither did I.

I love Jack!


Even if he scolds me...


Even if he tries to run away from me...


My M was complaining that 90% of the photos she took of me that day has Jack in it...

Me and Jack... again!


Other than the one she forced me aside to take a nice handsome picture of me.

Handsome me


Even when my baby sister told me Jack doesn't like me, I didn't believe her.

Sherylyn: Go away, Jack doesn't like you
Jack: Yeah, buzz off!
Helios: I don't believe you.


Even when there was food, I still preferred Jack, although he preferred the bun.



(Anyone noticed that my baby sister is begging.... AGAIN?!)

Scuba, for once, had a happy outing coz there's no swimming.

Yippeee


Joey was as usual playing ball.


Joey has this habit of throwing his ball at a chosen human's feet and it will be that human's turn to throw his ball. And if the human is slow, he'll bark to hurry them up. But I don't know why he'd think that my baby sister will throw his ball for him.



(Note: Scuba is in the background where all the food is)

Look how my baby sister is totally ignoring him.



Well, it was a happy day for all of us since it was different from our usual outing places. I hope we can get to go again soon!

(Note: Helios has this strange habit of supergluing himself to the dog that he likes. He'll choose a dog for the day (sometimes he doesn't find any that he loves so he'll be minding his own business), and once he finds a target, he'll shadow the dog all over the place like a serial stalker. He doesn't mind being scolded by the dog, he just likes to stick really close and get the dog to play.)

Play with me!

Me trying my best to get Joey to play with me, but I wasn't quite successful. I think he's more interested in cleaning my ear....do I have dirty ears?

Bye Bye, Wreck!

How time flies! Soon after I arrived, my MM got rid of our Silly Car and bought a Wreck instead. I don't know why he would want to buy a wreck but luckily, we survived driving around in the wreck for almost 2 years.

(M: It's a WRX, pronounced REX! Not a Wreck!)

So on the last day of Wreck's life with us, my M decided to take photos of us together. Since my big brother Herbie is no longer around, his reincarnate (aka my baby sister) took his place.

We decided to go on one last drive with Wreck.
(PS: It's also my first and last time on the seat of the front passenger seat. My usual spot is at the back seat, or the floor of the front passanger area if the car is crowded.)

Helios: Are you sure this is safe?
Sherylyn: Tighten your seatbelt!


My baby sis seems to be quite the driver. She got all the steps right.

Let me check the rear.


Everything seems to be going smoothly...

Looking good!


Boy, was I glad to reach the end of the journey still in one piece!

Finally arrived at destination!


But strangely, how come we seemed to have ended up at the same place where we started?

Finally! Back to the Beach!

We finally went back to the beach again, after a break of almost 9 months! Boy was I soooo happy to be back!

Look at happy me!


I finally get a chance to play with my special floating beach ball...

MY ball!


But it did not remain mine for long... because Tommy took it... as usual..

Not AGAIN!


...which he then proceed to roll over it...



But it's ok, because this time, I got HIS toy! And it's a brand new one which Aunty W just opened from the packaging!



I even made a face at him while he was not looking.

Nyah nyah nyah


Speaking of new toy, Aunty W said that they forgot to bring back Tommy's bag after they showered him at the beach. Inside were his towel, shampoo, his NEW toy and another UNOPENED toy! Some other lucky dog must have picked up his treasure. Maybe it's karma that he lost his new toys because he took mine. I must try to remember not to take other dog's toys if I want to keep my own toys then.

(M: I don't think you can stop yourself from stealing toys too.....)

Poor Scuba was once again dragged into the sea...

HeLp~~~~


He was so distressed that I swam out to check out what's happening


Once he got back to shore he got a bit crazy and started jumping around. Maybe he's trying to prevent himself from being caught again.



Joey was as usual too busy swimming to care about the rest of us.


And on this trip, my baby sister, Tommy's baby brother and Aunty G's niece came along as well. So for once Jack had something else to check out besides looking stern and bored on land.



Speaking of my baby sister, it's her first time to the beach!


The humans were wondering if my baby sister is my big brother Herbie reincarnated. Coz she's almost like my big brother Herbie.

She likes the sand....


... like my big brother Herbie


She doesn't like the water...


... like my big brother Herbie


She got buried in sand...


... like my big brother Herbie


and most importantly....

She BEGS....


... like my big brother Herbie


(notice that she's the only baby staring at the food? Aunty W even said she tried to put her paw on Aunty W's lap to ask for food.)

So... is she my big brother Herbie?

Herbie?


Maybe she is, because my big brother Herbie gets mistaken for a girl quite often anyway.

Sherylyn?


In any case, it doesn't really matter as long as I get to have fun on the beach!

yippee to swimming!

ESP me

My M is still constantly amazed that I know when they reach home.

So here is more proof of ESP me! I'm already waiting at the door AND wagging my tail while they are still inside the lift!

How to get rid of the baby

Almost everytime my baby sister is removed from her cell, I mean, playpen, she makes a beeline for me... or my toy.



(PS: Anyone feels that the initial background music from the TV suited the scene VERY perfectly?)

But I've finally found out the secret to getting rid of the baby!



A tongue bath will do the trick!

Oh clever me!

Plant killer

My M calls me the plant killer. She suspects that I've caused the death and replacement of several plants downstairs.

The thing is, I run when I'm happy and excited, and sometimes I jump over the bushes/ plants but there are times when I just plow through them or I don't jump high enough.



I hope that no one else finds out that I killed the plants. Maybe I could say that the cats did it?

RIP


(M: Actually I don't think it was totally Helios fault for killing the plants, because at the areas where we didn't let him run, the plants were flattened as well. Although I did think he helped to 'hasten' the demise of the plants near his area.)

Medical compensation?

Something has been bugging my M since this morning, and I'm sorta the source of it. The thing is, I got into a fight this morning.

Some dogs were barking at another dog outside the gate and I was standing there being the busybody (I wasn't barking) to check out what's happening. The next thing I knew, I was caught in a fight with one of the barking dogs (Miniature Schnauzer).

(M: One thing I know about Helios is that he's timid. Sometimes he might growl in fear when he sense a dominant big dog but he doesn't start the fight. Usually it's the other dog who will start the attack and Helios will fight back but he usually loses/ gets pinned down.)

Back to the fight this morning, the MS owner tried to stop the fight by throwing himself between us and Aunty M managed to grab me twice and pulled me away a tiny bit but the MS came charging back. It was only the 3rd grab that the MS's owner managed to grab him while Aunty M caught me.

The MS was ok, I got a slight cut on my tongue which most likely it's where I bit myself, but the owner of the MS got a wound on his arm about 2cm long which might require stitches.

(M: I felt quite bad and wondered if I should offer to pay for his medical, but then I wasn't sure if it was Helios who bit him, and I'm quite sure Helios didn't start the fight. His MS seems a little dominant as he was involved in a 'quarrel' with another MS earlier (no actual fight, just lots of sounds). The owner didn't say anything much, he was more concerned about his dog, and mentioned that his wound looks bad. I did say I'm sorry but I just stopped at that.)

It was only after he left that another eye witness said that most likely Helios bit him when he was grabbing Helios from the behind and Helios might have turned and snapped.


So now my M is wondering if she should have offered to pay for his medical bill, but would it have amounted to admitting that I was in the wrong?

(M: I feel bad that he got wounded but I don't think that it's entirely Helios fault that the fight started, especially when the MS kept coming back after they were separated.)

What do you think my M should have done?

Not enough

As if grabbing me is not enough, my baby sister is now resorting to grabbing MY toys! And right under my very own nose! She should be thanking her lucky stars that I'm not stealing... I mean sharing HER toys.

No peace

Will there never be peace on earth anymore?



Now my baby sister's favourite hobby is trying to grab any part of me she can get her chubby fingers on.

Same difference

My baby sister and I have more in common than what others think....

Spot the similarities

Bulimic me?

My M thinks that there's a mystery going on. And it's gotta do with my dinners and tummy.

Strangely for the past few weeks, whenever I eat at Grand M's home (my GrandM cooks my dinner when I go over with my baby sister), I will regurgitate a portion of my dinner. Sometimes it's almost immediate, like 5 minutes after dinner. Sometimes I wait til we're on the way home before puking downstairs.

However, I can keep my dinner in my tummy when I eat at my own home. And the other day I had dinner at my Grand MM's home and I didn't puke too.

So my M wondered why do I only puke at my Grand M's home when I'm being fed the same food. The only difference is the cooking method. She thinks that GrandM adds too much water when boiling my meat so I end up with a very soupy dinner and that's what caused the puking. But GrandM argued that my big brother Herbie used to eat the same thing without any problems. She even made sure the meat was thoroughly cooked to kill all 'germs'. I guess my M didn't tell her sometimes I get raw meat, so uncooked meat is perfectly fine with me.

So now my M is testing to see if it's really the different cooking methods. She cooked my dinner personally at GrandM's house last night and I didn't puke. So she'll be trying it a few more times to see if the change in the cooking method helps.

Does anyone have any idea why I only puke at my GrandM's place? Maybe it's the fengshui?

My protector...

My M's leg.... the only thing that is saving me from my baby sis's evil clutches.

Yes, apparently she was released early from jail for 'good behavior'.

Vroom Vroom

After reading Joey's post, I realised that my M and Aunty G bought the same vroom vroom!

My M came home last week with this big box and said that it's a vacuum cleaner.



She said that now that my baby sister has learned how to crawl, we can't have tumbleweeds at home. But we don't live in a desert, where did the tumbleweeds come from? So my M said I'm a silly boy and it's my fur. In that case, shouldn't it be called tumblefur?



Anyway, my M said it's all because of my fur that the floor now has to be cleaned everyday. Ans she's too tired to do it everyday after work, so she got a robot to do it for her. She even got the 'Pet Series' one.

My fault again


So we opened the box to check out what's inside.







Then after getting it all together, my M switched it on. And that thing CAME ALIVE!! It moves on it's own!! I was curious yet scared of it. What happens if it decides to attack me? See how I try to check it out cautiously?



Then Aunty Viv sent my M a video clip of this very brave kitty who managed to tame the wild beast and said maybe my M should train me to do the same.

brave kitty


I hope my M doesn't really try it. My bum is too big, besides, I might crush the thing.

Now my M hopes that someone will invent automatic bedsheet changer, clothes ironer and clothes folder.