Aunt Mainey's back!

The airport has been good to me lately. First, my Momma and Pops got back from their trip to Bali, which was great! And now, Aunt Mainey is back from Australia to play with me!

Well, like the Beagle from down the road always says "The airport taketh, and the airport giveth."

I don't really know why he lisps sometimes. Maybe it's a beagle thing.

And in other news, Aunt Jol passed her driving test! Now maybe she can give me car rides too!

Kenji's birthday party

Last night, Pops came home and instead of just taking me outside to pee, he took me to the Great Outside! I went on a car ride to a place that, well, to be honest it smelled a little bit turdley. I'll explain that later.

Anyway, Pops took me for a walk through a crowded area, and there were lots of people walking and shopping. I went on a special elevator just for dogs, and went up to the rooftop of a mall.

A special elevator!

Then Pops took me to a doggy cafe, where Kenji, Baby, Alfie and this other dog that I've never met were all gathered! It was a birthday party for Kenji!

It was so cool, because dogs were allowed to run around and jump onto chairs and couches. There was a birthday cake, but I didn't really care. Pops tried to feed me, but I was too distracted by my friends to eat!

Mainly it was just sniffing each other, a few snarls so I don't want to bore you guys with the details. Instead, I'll just show you some pictures.

Kenji's birthday cake

A welcoming dog!

Me and my aunt Annabelle

I'm not interested in food, Pops!

The birthday gang

Oh wait! Something interesting did happen! For no reason, Alfie decided to pee on my uncle's girlfriend's foot! Her jeans and shoe was wet with pee!

Weekend Grooming

Hi guys!

Sorry I haven't written in a long while, but my Pops has been hogging the computer for his work, and tends to do that EVERY night. I think Humans really need to get a regular routine going, or else they'll forget important things like letting their dogs blog.

Anyway, on Saturday Uncle Dave visited from Australia (more about that in another post) and then on Sunday, we sent him off to the airport, early in the morning. That meant a really early start to the day for me.

We then picked up Aunt Jol and Knuckles, and we got taken to the groomer! The groomer was late though, so we had to wait in the car for him to open the store. While doing so, Knuckles and I pleaded to be spared from grooming.



That didn't work of course, and we got groomed.

Between the early start, running around with Knuckles, and the stress from grooming, I had a really really good nap on the way back home that day.

Sleeping in my car...

My evening outside

Last evening was awesome! First, I got to go on a rare car ride to pick Momma up from work! There was the usual cool stuff, like sticking my head out the window to get some wind in the face and greet the strangers on the road.

Then when we got home, some neighborhood dogs were out for a walk, and my Humans allowed me to go out the Big Gate and meet some new friends! There was Tia and Buffy, who were really big, and then there was another little dog whose name I forgot. They were all girl dogs too, so hopefully I didn't catch cooties.

Unfortunately, it was too dark for my Humans' iPhones to get any decent pictures. Silly iPhones...

Then there was this awful old lady who yelled at my Pops to take me away. I know I wasn't leashed or anything, but we were just outside our house! Anyway, I'm sure she's just bitter and lonely because she was brought up by cats.

Spurred on by the awful old lady, I decided to do poopy outside the Big Gate... and ended up with dingleberries. Momma cleaned them off, and then took a pair of scissors to my tail fur.

My tail is not floofy anymore...

hiew hiew hiew!

Weekend update

Last weekend, I got a bit of a surprise - Pops took me out for a car ride in the Great Outside! We went to pick Momma and Aunt Jol up from town, and then we went to drop Aunt Jol at home. Normally, that's more or less the end of my time in the Great Outside, but this night I got more!

We drove further to pick Turdley Uncle Qian up from his place, and then we went back to Happy Daze! We haven't been back here since Uncle Qian bought me dinner a few months ago, and yeah... it wasn't as spectacular as I remembered. Both the human and the dog food served there wasn't all that nice, and the waitress snubbed us a lot. She must be part poodle.

Although I was allowed to sit at the table,
I chose to sit underneath it.

They ran out of beef meatballs (it seems like they're always out of meatballs!) so Momma ordered a banana muffin for me. It wasn't very appetizing at all.

Here's half of the muffin, cos I couldn't really finish it.

But the night wasn't all bad! Aside from the cafe, I also got to visit a pet store, where I flashed Momma a really cute smile and she couldn't help but buy me a new bed to replace my old brown one. The new one is Sonic blue in color!

Then I also got to visit the video store because the human behind the counter was kind enough to let me in. I wanted to take photos to remember this special occasion, but Pops was too busy checking out the DVDs with Uncle Qian.

Humans... so easily distracted!

Then after that, it was time to go home, where Miss Crab and I made full use of my new bed!

You're both mine now!

I scream for ice cream

Last night, Momma came home in the evening, and instead of letting me out into the garden to pee like she normally does when she comes home, she scoops me up and brings me to the car, where Pops and Turdley Uncle Qian were waiting! I got to go and visit the Great Outside!

We went to get ice cream, and well... it sounds better than it was. Basically, everyone ordered chocolate, and we all know that chocolate is dog-poison. Why humans like to eat dog-poison, I will never know.

All that ice-cream... but I get nothing

Then Turdley Uncle Qian let my Humans play with his new iPad. Guess who didn't get to play with the iPad though? That's right... me!Apparently that iPad is not paw friendly. I need to get myself an iPaw or something.

We got to hang out a bit, I barked at a few strangers (they were sneaky!) and then it was time for us to go home. I stayed out a bit later than usual, but I had a good time. Anytime I get to go to the Great Outside is a good time!

Grooming day!

Oh no! I thought I was going to get an awesome pawsome car ride during the weekend, but like that squiddy guy likes to say: "It's a trap!"

I got taken straight to the groomers, and it was awful. I had my nice fuzzy fur all cut away!

Before...

I can't complain too much though. Singapore is a really really warm country, and it does make things a bit more comfortable if my fur is cut short. If I were a Sibe, I think I would just die. Of course, when my fur is cut short, I feel less naughty and awesome. I feel like a sissy little human's boy, which isn't all that cool. 

I guess I'll just have to make up for it by peeing everywhere!

After!

Sleeping in my car

Yesterday I got to visit Knuckles! On the way there, I was in the backseat with Aunt Jol and Aunt Cheryl, and well... it was a long car ride to Aunt Jol's place. I can't really remember much of the car ride though... the last thing I remember was yawning.

The night is so pretty and so young

Car ride to Momma's office

Momma had to work late, so I got to go on a car ride to pick her up from work! It's been such a long time since I got to go on a car ride to fetch Momma, so I was extra excited and made a lot of noise in the car.

Momma where are you??? Hiew hiew hiew!

When we got there, Momma was still stuck in the office and we had to wait in the carpark for her. I whined extra loudly, and I think that was what made Momma come to the car. When in doubt, whine really loudly and magic things happen!

I've become a Backseat Boy

Ever since my Humans changed their daily routines because of Pops' new job, I haven't been getting as many car rides as I used to. And ever since I scratched Momma's leg one too many times and ruined too many of her dresses, I've also graduated to the backseat of the car.

This is my usual car spot now

I can't say I like the backseat very much. It's more spacious, but then again I don't get to cuddle up to Momma. And since there's not always a human back there to snoopervise me, I don't get to stick my face out of the window and get some wind in my face.

But I have some good news, though! I find that if I hiew hiew long and loud enough, I can Jedi Mind Trick my Momma into letting me sit with her in the front seat again. Pops is able to resist my Jedi powers a bit more, but soon even he will bend to my will! As soon as he stops yelling at me, anyway. Because that hurts my feelings and I can't use my Jedi powers when my feelings are hurt.

Anyway, here's a video of me getting some wind in the face. Which is awesome! You haven't lived until you get some wind in the face!

I summoned Aunt Mainey!

As you guys might know, my Aunt Mainey has been in Australia for the longest time. Why she'd wanna move away from me, I don't know. But anyway, I've been performing the Human Summoning Ritual that the Beagle from down the road taught me in Aunt Mainey's room every now and then, in the hopes that all the Golden Offerings will summon her.

And you know what? It works! My Aunt Mainey came back and surprised all of us one evening! I was so happy, I farted!

Aunt Mainey and me

She didn't stay for very long though, but I did manage to play with her quite a bit. Since Momma and Pops would be out at work all day, Aunt Mainey and I got to spend quality time playing together. She even took me for car rides now and then! That was so cool, because I don't get many car rides anymore, not since Pops got his new job.

It's that dog-friendly game that you
can play without opposing thumbs

Then almost as quickly as she came back, Aunt Mainey had to go to Australia again. Boo! I tried to hide in her luggage, but Momma found me and took me out. I guess I wouldn't want to be away from Momma and Pops anyway.

How did they find me???

So that was Aunt Mainey's little trip home to visit us. Paws crossed that she'll visit again soon!

I've got a couple of awards!

Wow! I've just received a couple of awards from Toby the Guide Dog in Training, and they're awesome!  First up is the Happy 101 Award.

The rules for this award are simple: You have to post up the image on your blog. List 10 things that make you happy. Do one of those things. Send this award to 10 of your friends that make you happy.

Well that's easy enough! Here are my 10 things:
1) Sniffing smelly socks
2) Getting some wind in my face during car rides
3) Cuddling up with my Momma
4) Chasing my Pops around the coffee table
5) Take a nap while snuggling GG the Giraffe
6) Getting a snack
7) Going for walkies in the Great Outside
8) Eating pork
9) Playing fetch and wrestling with Leo the Leopard
10) Dragging Ms Crab into my crate for some private time when my Humans aren't looking

The other award is the Sunshine Award.

This one has much easier rules. Just post it up on your blog, and then award it to 12 other bloggers. Oh, and you have to leave comments on their blogs to let them know they've got an award.

So to make things easier, I'll just do what Toby did and award these 2 awards to 12 dog bloggers. Here are my picks (though I'm sure many of them have already gotten these awards before, it never hurts to get more than one award), in no particular order:

1. The Thundering Herd
2. Dog Daze
3. Lorenza
4. Tank
5. The Army of Four
6. Twink
7. Bruschi
8. Santa & 9. Minnie
10. Patsy from Dragonfly Interiors
11. Maggie & Mitch the living plushies
12. Salinger the Pug

While I have your attention, I'd also like to congratulate Toby for reaching his goals before he has to return to school. If you guys helped out, then there's a big thank you for you!!!

Riding in the back seat now...

Now you guys know that one of my favorite things to do is to go on car rides to get some wind in my face. HOWEVER, my Humans seem to think that I'm getting too big and too old to ride up front with Momma, and it's time for me to learn to sit by myself in the backseat. Well I don't like it!

The view is nicer up here!

There's been a few times now that I've had to sit in the backseat by myself, and it's so boring back there. I have no thing to do but laze around. I really prefer the front, cos either Momma holds me while I stare out the window, or I can be closer to Pops (when Momma's not in the car). Or my favorite: sleeping on Momma's lap.

This is the best feeling in the world

So the other day when Pops put me in the backseat, I scratched it up real good! That'll teach them to dump me behind!

My Big Day Out

Yesterday was a really nice day! Firstly, my Pops foolishly went to school not realizing that his term break starts this week. After that, he came back and scooped me up into his car for a car ride!

We went all the way over to the East side (but not East enough to visit Knuckles and Tails) and met up with Uncle Aaron's momma, who was delivering some presents for Pops and Momma all the way from Australia. The presents were in really big boxes, and I was so excited about what could be hiding underneath. Maybe it's something I can chew!

After that we headed back out West to visit Uncle Javad. When we got there, Uncle Javad was in the middle of a boss fight in something called World of Warcraft. When Momma does craft, that means she's knitting a scarf or painting some bookmarks. I thought maybe Uncle Javad was sewing a chew toy for me, but he was just at his computer yelling "stack, you morons!" I don't know what that means.

Even though it was a new place for me, I behaved myself and decided not to leave any Golden Offerings in Uncle Javad's room.

But he did take me out for a walk around his front yard, and I got to sniff and smell lots of crazy new things... and then pee-pee on them.

Uncle Javad's place was pretty big, so it was awesome to walk up and down, and pee on so many new things. There was even this garbage bag that smelled so much, I had to pee not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES on it in a row. Remember, doggy friends: there's no such thing as over-kill... only caution! 

Third time's a charm!

Then I did poopy in the grass, and Uncle Javad said I had "dingleberries". Now I have no idea what he meant by that, but my butt sure felt icky. Maybe dingleberries are funny plants in the grass that makes your butt feel icky. The humans quickly got me back inside, where my Pops wiped my butt down with some wet tissues.

After that, we played DJ Hero for a bit in Uncle Javad's room. Uncle Javad didn't have an Xbox though. Instead, he had something that looked like a black and fat DVD player. Oh well...

Now DJ Hero is fun! Most of my Pops' games is played on those controllers that are anything BUT dog-friendly, or on those plastic drum sets and guitars that are just way too big for me. But DJ Hero is something even a dog could play, so I recommend that you guys start barking at your humans and asking them to get you DJ Hero. I hope Santa Paws gets me one next year!

Then it was time to leave, but I suddenly spotted something outside Uncle Javad's room. It was something they called a "Possum Pelt". Now I've never met a Pelt before, but it definitely looked sneaky. After all, it was crouched in hiding on a handrail, keeping all silent and stuff. When something furry is keeping still and quiet, that means it's got something to hide and is up to no good... like a cat!



After the Pelt scare, Pops and I went home and I just snoozed all the way! That was a fun adventure! The Beagle from down the road told me that a really really old human once said: "I came. I sniffed. I peed."

That pretty much sums up my day.

My morning routine

I have a pretty regular routine in the mornings. Every morning, I'll wake up at about 6am, and then lounge around for about 10-15 mins till I hear one of two things: my humans waking up, or that beeping thing that wakes my Momma up (but somehow only my Momma, and not my Pops). When I hear this stuff, then I'll start whining for attention (I've learnt that whining before these noises doesn't do anything).

At this point, Momma will wake up and play with me a bit, before getting ready for work. She'll take a shower, do her hair (sometimes with that scary noisy hairdryer thing) and put stuff on her face. I'll hang out in the bathroom with her for a while, and usually I'll drag my toys like GG and Miss Crab in here with me. Sometimes though, they leave their clothes on the floor and I'll snuggle into them and then have a good chew (though Momma hates it when I chew up her dresses).

Around 7-ish, I'll get a bit bored and try to wake Pops up. Pops isn't as easy to wake up as Momma, and I'll have to whine and whine and hiew-hiew for at least 20 minutes before he gets up. Sometimes, if his arms or legs dangle over the bed, I'll go and nibble those and it usually helps.



After Pops wakes up, he'll take me downstairs and out to the garden when I can check if the Evil Cat or the Squirrels are around, and then leave my Golden Offerings to keep them away. Momma then comes down for a quick breakfast, and then comes my favorite part: THE CAR RIDE! Pops drives Momma to the train station every morning, and I get to go along with them. 

I don't have any new pictures of the car ride now, but you can check some old pics here. I love getting wind in my face!

After that, I come home with my Pops and he'll get ready for class, and then when he goes off I can write my morning blog post.

And that's how I start my days. Except a couple of times a week, when my humans don't need to go to work and stuff, and then they sleep in till really late. I hate those days. I like playing in the mornings!

Momma's big jog!

Earlier tonight, I waited and waited with Pops for my nightly car ride to the train station to fetch Momma home. I mean, the time was right, and I kept hearing the usual sound from Pops' phone that usually signals the time to go get Momma, but we never left. Pops didn't even reach for his car keys. Then later, I found out why we didn't head out.

Momma had embarked (Pops taught me this new word!) on her big run - all the way back from her workplace to home! And she managed to do it too! It meant that I didn't get to go on my car ride with Pops, but still I'm really proud of Momma.

She says she's going to do this once a week. I'm not sure why... I'd really rather just nap instead. Oh well, there's one bonus out of missing out on my car ride though... Momma comes home with smelly socks! I love those smelly socks!

The car is mine now!

I've been riding around in Pops' car long enough that it's starting to smell like me! I remember when I was a really tiny puppy, and I was all scared of car rides, but now I really love it. And it smells like me! Did I mention that the car smells like me? It's just like my crate!



Now when Pops and Momma ride in the car without me, they'll still be able to smell me and miss me.

Next on the agenda: spreading my smell to grandpa's car!

Garden fun

Now that I'm not so young and fragile anymore, my Humans have been regularly taking me out to the garden for me to run around and leave Golden Offerings on Grandma's plants. While I'm out here, I can also sniff out the Evil Cat's pee, and then pee over it. I'm telling you, that cat sure gets around!

They let me out in the mornings before they head out to work/school, and again when they get back. And after meals too. It's a pretty good routine, and I love it!

The garden is not as big as the park that I went to the other week, but it's got that nice green grass stuff and I can run around and around without slipping and sliding. It's sweet, and it's got this nice breeze and I can stick my face out and get some wind in the face. It's not as nice as the wind I get during my car rides, but it's like a gentler, more relaxing version.



There's also a rocky path that I have to be careful while crossing... those pebbles might hurt my paw if I'm not too careful, I think. It's pretty dangerous looking, but luckily I'm a brave dog and I'm awesome enough to hop from stepping stone to stepping stone. Just to remind this pebbly path who's the boss, I pwned it with some poop.

Happy wedding anniversary, humans!

Last night was my Momma and Pops' wedding anniversary. That means they've been married for a year now. I haven't even had my first birthday yet. They must be really really old...

In other news, I'm getting my regular car rides to drop Momma off and picking her up from the train station again! Wind in the face rocks!

Farts McSmelly

Usually, when my Pops farts in the bedroom, he likes to frame me by saying "Sonic!" accusingly. Momma never believes him though, but he still tries cos he thinks it's funny.

Today in the car, I actually let out a really smelly one, and Momma immediately blamed Pops! Hahahahah! Suckers!