Do you want shiny, glossy hair?

Hiya ~

A couple of you have been asking me if Mom makes an effort to brush my hair before making me pose for pictures. Well, the answer is NO. She's super lazy and she'll probably just smooth down the flyaway hairs from my ears before snapping away.

I know some of you hate taking showers but surprisingly, I'm actually quite game to take one. I'll just stand there and let Mom massage/gently scratch me all over. It feels so good that I wanna just lie in the bathroom and let her do her thing. But there's one thing I HATE about showering, it's that hot gun Mom uses to get me dry. She doesn't allow me to go roll around on the mat or carpet. So I'll squirm and squirm until Mom passes me a greenie to chew on. After I get my greenie, I'll just concentrate on it and let Mom do whatever she wants - yes, that includes pointing the hot gun at me. :) After drying me, she'll apply a generous amount of leave-in conditioner before brushing me. The leave-in condition allows my hair to remain tangle free which means no painful brushing sessions. Yipeee!

Anyhoo, Mom swears by Aloveen Shampoo & Conditioner to get my hair nice and glossy. Darn, I thought it was because I had good genes or something. It smells of Oatmeal & Aloe Vera - very yummy....I should know cos I tried eating it once during my shower. Needless to say, it was the first and last time I tried eating it. haha... I used to have dry flaky skin when I first arrived in Singapore and Mom was totally freaking out. Apparently, it's common for puppies to have white flakes and also because there was a climate change (from Australia to Singapore). After getting recommendations from doggie forumers, she decided to let me try Aloveen. After the first bath, she was sold on Aloveen and went to stock up on them. :)


Range of Aloveen Products.

• ALOVEEN SHAMPOO contains a gently cleansing shampoo base, which removes dirt, chemicals and allergens from the coat without irritating the skin.
• ALOVEEN SHAMPOO contains superfine colloidal Oatmeal, in a stable suspension that doesn't separate out and guarantees an even dose throughout the life of the bottle. Oatmeal’s soothing properties are specifically indicated for animals with itchy, dry skin.
• ALOVEEN INTENSIVE CONDITIONER is a unique, concentrated residual conditioner, specifically designed as a leave on product for deeper conditioning, and to prolong the soothing effects of ALOVEEN SHAMPOO.
• ALOVEEN INTENSIVE CONDITIONER restores natural skin moisture leaving a glossy, tangle-free coat with a warm pleasant fragrance.

I wanted to find a picture to show you my glossy hair shining in the hot sun but I can't find one. har har.

Oh yeah, Mom says Mr Brown Bear will not be going through surgery cos well, she can't figure out how to "save" him. Mom has never been good with her fingers (needle work) so I get to play with him again.

Here's a sneak peak at Mr Brown Bear when he still had 1 leg left.


Looking good eh? :)

Mr Monkey & Me

Hiya frenz,

I know you have been wondering where Mr Brown Bear is. I used my hound capabilities to sniff the entire house and realised that some of you are right! Mom has put him aside waiting for his surgery date. Mom says he looks quite gruesome right now so we shouldn't be posting any new pictures of him. But I totally disagree cos he's still smiling at me and in fact, I think I hear him say he wanna say HI to everyone. Let's see if I can try to upload the pictures without Mom's knowledge.

In the mean time, I have been playing a lot of Mr Monkey (I hope Mr Brown Bear is not too *jealous* about that).


Spending quality time with Mr Monkey in my bed.


My favourite corner - just beneath the big grey magic box. The air is always so cold when Mom opens the drawers and I get to lick the side of the drawers - it's COLD!!


Tossing Mr Monkey! The movement was fast & swift as lighting. Mom wasn't fast enuff to capture that moment.


I love you Mr Monkey. :) Here's a BIG hug. MUACK!!


His leg looks very yummy. Hmm...are you thinking what I'm thinking? har har har...

Here's a lovely video of me spending time with Mr Monkey. I think he likes me too.

Waiting for the weekend...

Hey everydawg ~

The hoomans have been rather nice to me lately making an effort to bring me out - which is really nice. I'm more of an indoor dog so I don't get a chance to go outdoors much. They always go out to work in the morning leaving me with a pretty decent assortment of toys to keep myself busy. On longer days (where they have their own activities - meaning they don't come back STRAIGHT after work!!!), Mom always leave me with a rawhide cos she feels guilty for coming home late. I have this strange habit - I'll hoard that *precious* rawhide the whole day until the folks are back! Once I'm let out of my play area (notice I'm not calling it a jail cos I've been a realllly good girl lately), I'll grab the rawhide and go find a nice quiet corner to gnaw on it. I haven't tried any of those pig ears or chews though.

Basically I have nothing to blog about and no new pictures to share either. :( All I can do right now is to count down to the weekend.

Mom told me that Ben & Jerry is giving out free ice cream today (17 Apr) and she went to get a free scoop during lunch. Sheesh, I have no idea why she insisted I should post this cos I'm sure you are not interested in *that* right? Unless you also have a Ben & Jerry around your area and got some free ice cream too??


Playing with Dad ! I have no idea what's so farnie and why I'm grinning so happily. Oh wait, maybe it's the treat he's holding?

Sit Luckie Sit!! So I execute my perfect sit pose without sliding my legs to the side. That's my lazy version of SIT.

Hope you are having a more exciting day than poor lonely me.

Yummy New Snacks & another trip to the park!

Hey frendz,

Mom bought me a new snack - Salmon Snack Treats. Oh gosh, they taste so super yum yum. As you know I'm currently training Mom to shake paws with me, these treats come in very useful. HA! Here's what the packaging says : Snack 21 treats are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, high quality protein and natural vitamins and minerals. It contains absolutely no addictives, preservatives, colouring or artificial flavouring. And it is absolutely healthy and hypoallergenic!

Yum Yum - I love Salmon.

Hmmm, maybe I'll get to try this the next round!

This flavour looks very good too. *sighz* How am I going to stay slim and pretty? Oh yeah, they also carry treats for cats too. :)

The hoomans brought me to the park again and we walked for an hour only cos the weather was turning bad. Mom said we had to go back home before we get caught in the thunderstorm. That's fine with me cos I was really very very tired after all that walking. Dad's camera went out of *batteries* and he didn't bring any extras out so no pictures of me!! Mom says she'll have to bring her own camera next time to capture me. :)

I met some really nice hoomans who wanted to pet me & one hooman lady said she used to have a smooth coat daschie and I remind her of her dog. I don't think I like hooman pups much. They kept coming near to me and before squealing loudly & running off! Yikes...all that noise. I was a good girl and didn't bark or lunged at them. And they called me mean names..."HOT DOG HOT DOG" Crap, hooman pups are so rude I tell ya. Seriously, that was uncalled for don't you agree?

On a side note, Mom noticed that my left eye has some reddish/brown discharge (seems like dried blood) in the morning and she said there's a pimple or cyst like thingy underneath my eyelid. She's kinda worried and wanted to know if we should go see a vet soon and wait for the thingy to go away. *sighz*

Adventures at Singapore Botanic Garden (Part 2)

Hey there!

It's finally the end of the week and the hoomans will be able to spend quality time with me again. My nails are getting a tad bit long and Mom says we may need to go get a manicure. Anyhoo, Mom's sister (does that make her my aunt?) intends to get a doggy and she asked if the hoomans can go check out the pup with her. Seriously, what better way to check out a pup by bringing *ME* along? But I guess that's not going to happen cos they don't trust me enough around a young pup. That's really crappy....

Oh yeah, here's Part 2 of my adventures. Sorry about ranting but I had to get that off my very chesty chest before I go crazy. Mr Brown Bear hasn't been playing with me much cos he lost all his limbs and I dunno where he disappeared to.


I saw this black swan in the pond and Dad said there was some problem with the poor swan's leg.


Isn't this cute? Tortises in a row!


New smells..hmm..very interesting.


Ah, I wanna get into the shady area.

This is so much fun. If only Mom would unleash me..har har har...

Enjoying the shady area with Mom.

I had expected to see more dogs around but my silly hoomans parked at the wrong carpark so we were quite far from the main park where most doggies hang out. I suspect it's a PLOT to keep me away from making new friends. :(

Adventures at Singapore Botanic Gardens (Part 1)

Dear frenz,

The hoomans brought me to one of Singapore's oldest Park - Singapore Botanic Gardens last weekend. It was a very crowded with people enjoying the sun and also enjoying their yummylicious picnic spread (I saw lotsa food on the ground but Mom said it's not for me). Hooman pups were running around screaming and playing, I don't get it..why aren't those hooman pups leashed up like me? I felt kinda shy with so many hoomans around me but I wasn't too shy to turn over to show them my belly when they try to pet me. haha..Mom says I'm a shameless hussy.

I made Dad take lotsa pics to show you what was at the park. :)


Isn't this a pwetty flower? Reminds me of my red harnass!


This is the same flower as above but in another color! It's called Bouganvilla and grows very well in hot tropical weather! We see this everywhere in Singapore.


Dad says this tree has very interesting looking branches.

Boy was it hot!

Oh look, Mom's calling me to go over....

I wonder what's going on over there...Hmm...

Side profile...Mom said I put on some weight recently. That's really mean of her. I'd like to remind her that it's all because of those yummy treats I get while we go through our daily training session.

Sniff sniff...who goes there?

I like this shot. Just look at the very lady-like manner I'm sitting. My hind legs are curled up nicely behind me.

Phew, Mom can you please carry me now?

That's me & Mom walking off and leaving poor Dad behind. hee hee.. I realised I looked really teeny beside Mom.

Waking up to a brand new DAY!

Hiya frenz,

The hoomans woke me up really early on Saturday cos they wanted to go see the sunrise. I had never seen the sunrise or the sunset before so I was glad Mom managed to persuade Dad to let me go along with them. Mom said it was around 5.30am so that's why the roads were dark and it seemed like it was night time. I didn't see any doggies around maybe cos it was too early. Who would want to wake up at that unearthly hour except for my crazy hoomans?

While Dad spent his time sending up his tripod and camera for the sunrise, Mom and I took a stroll along the area. We went to a reservoir (Selatar Reservoir) and it was still very dark when we got there.


This is what we saw! It didn't look like the sun was going to come out anytime soon. So we waited and waited.....


Ah, I think I see Mr Sun waking up!!


Good Morning Mr SUN!!! :)


That's me - sitting down with Mom enjoying the sunrise.


Relaxing while the hoomans pack up their stuff. Yes, Mom brings a petite rawhide for me so I am occupied in the car. :)

Mom goes BANG!

Hello!!

Happy Easter everydog & frendz ~ I hope the Easter Bunny came along with lots of eggs for you. I didn't manage to find any eggs at my house though. The hoomans brought me out this weekend and it was very exciting!! Can't wait to show ya the piktures!!

I am happy to announce that Mom is now well trained to play BANG (play dead) with me. In fact, I managed to find some time to teach Dad to play BANG with me too. Yeah, I managed to get my hoomans to capture me in my very own first BANG BANG video feat Mom. I had to share my screen time with Mom and well, please don't take your attention away from me alright? :) Gosh, can you believe I had to play dead 3 times just to get her to feed me?

I wanna train Mom to shake paws with me next...so dear frendz, how did you train your hooman to shake their paw with ya?



PS : Did ya notice that even my tail was very very straight? I take this play dead business very seriously.

So so tired....

Hey frenz,

It's a long weekend coming up in Singapore. Tomorow is Good Friday and yeah, the hoomans are off from work and they get to enjoy 3 days break from work. I think they're looking forward to that and guess what? I overheard them talking about bringing me out!! Yippppeee!! I can't wait for tomorrow!

It's really tiring doing chores for Mom. And you know what? After my chores, I have to train Mom to teach me how to play Bang Bang (play dead) and you know, hoomans can be quite s...l....o...w... so it takes up a lot of my time to train her up to standard. Thanks Hana for posting up those educational videos of how to do your version of BANG BANG. I see you have your Mom well trained! She doesn't even need to call out any commands and you'll do the entire sequence. hehe..well done Hana!! Mom showed me your videos and yeah, I certainly learnt a thing or two. I am now well-versed with the Down command (after a week of intensive training), and Mom proceeded with BANG BANG. And yes ~ I did it I did it!!! :) I laid down to the side and rested my head on the floor till Mom said it was ok to move. Phew, I hope Mom doesn't think we can keep playing dead all day long. I certainly have better things to do!! As a reward, Mom let Mr Monkey out to play with me. I haven't seen Mr Monkey for quite some time now, hmm, I have no idea what he has been up to. He hasn't been visiting me much and I think Mr Big Brown Bear misses him. Do you think Mr Monkey went to jail or something? Or maybe he went on a long holiday??


So tired...so nice to rest my head on Mr Brown Bear....


Doing the laundry is no easy business I tell ya!


Let me give you a BIG BIG HUG! MUACK!!


Hey Mom ~ we need some pivacy. Do you MIND???


Nothing beats spending time with my favourite toy.

Anyhoo, these were taken before I took care of one of his legs. So now, erm...he only has one leg left. But I still love you Mr Brown Bear!!

Oh that reminds me, Andy also used Mr Chicken as his pillow! Gosh, we look almost the same with our pillows eh?

Helping Mom with the laundy...

Hiya ~

I have been a very good girl volunteering to help Mom with her chores. You know how hoomans are *always* complaining about doing housework? Yeah, I try my very best to help Mom so that she can finish up her chores sooner and play with me.

I didn't get to help Mom finish her cookies - she said none for me cos I can't have chocolates. Drats, Mr Big Brown Bear didn't get any either cos he didn't have any hands to help himself to the cookies (By the way, as of last evening, he just lost one of his legs too. Pics coming soon!!) But, Mom was kind enuff to give me some dawgy biscuits so it wasn't that bad. Oh wait, that reminds me - I had to work for the treats too. She has been working me hard on the DOWN command. Nothing comes free in this world I tell ya...

It was laundry day yesterday so I decided to help Mom so she could do her cooking. :) It was kinda tough cos I have short legs so I can't see what's inside.


Checking out the laundry basket...


Whoa, that's a lot of clothes!!


Sheesh, I hope I'm getting paid for this.


Making sure the clothes are inside...


Okie, next one...

It sure took me a long time to load all the clothes into the washer. heh heh...Mom said GOOD GIRL LUCKIE and I had a nice treat to snack on. :)

C is for Cookies!

Hiya frendz,

I didn't get to go for any walkies this weekend but the hoomans are in a much better mood (I think it's the Cable TV). I get time off to relax on my own. Seriously, how could they resist this sad sad face?


I'm sorry, please forgive me?
It's always nice to have a friend here with me. Mr Brown Bear always keeps me company. I bring him to bed on my own.


Sad sad face....ears are down..tail curled inwards.....

I always run to my bed when I sense that I'm in any possible OOPS situation, I'll quickly go to my bed and well, act very busy hoping that the hoomans will not scold me. Sometimes that works and well, they don't get so angry. :P

Anyhoo, Mom baked cookies over the weekend. I had to help her out by walking up and down when she's busy baking. She said I was trying to trip her so I could get to her cookies - yeah right, as if I would resort to that.

I wasn't able to check out the cookies cos meanie Mom put them out of my reach. Drats, I had to send Mr Big Brown Bear to check out the Chocolate Chips Cookies. It was tough on him considering he had no hands and it took a little more effort for him to climb up the table legs.

My, he looks very pleased with himself huh? So many cookies..but none for us?


Yummylicious!!! :)

Mom didn't feed me those Chocolate Cookies, so not to worry!! :)