Much to do about nothing...

My Mumsy has been really busy hence I could not find the chance to use her piece of metal to update my blog!

The only two highlights that happened to me since my last post were that two small hoomans came over one Sat afternoon and played with me! They came together with their big hoomans and two older hoomans. Mumsy said they were Daddy's parents, brother, his wife and two hooman puppies! I have seen them before but the last time they came, they refused to stand near me! As if I looked scary! I am the nicest, most placid dog in the world. I might even be a teeny weeny afraid of them (don't tell!)! This time around I thought it would be the same cos they kept running away from me shouting "eeeeeee". I think it is a type of hooman game so stood there patiently, wagging my tail while waiting for them to come back to me. After they had their meal, they plucked up enough courage to come into the kitchen to pet me. I wanted to pounce on them since they were roughly my size but Mumsy held on tightly to my collar. In the end, I sensed that they were a bit scared of me so I sat there quietly for them to pet me. It took all my self control to do that!

I look so cute, why would anybody be afraid of me?

The older hoomans had lotsa fun teasing me. Now Mumsy has been training me to respond in Doglish when someone knocks on the door. I still can't get used to it and so far, I would only do it if either of my hoomans are home. I would bark ONLY if my hooman says, "Who's that?". So that afternoon, Daddy's parents kept saying "Who's that?" loudly and each time I hear that, I would bark! They seemed so amused at it!

The second highlight was the trip to the reservoir. Usually my hoomans sleep late on Sat mornings. Much to my surprise, I heard them stirring at 7.30am yesterday! It seemed that Mumsy had to work and Daddy was gonna be sweet and waited for her while she did her stuff. I got to go along too, partly to keep Dad company and also as a treat for me to stretch my short legs. Mumsy disappeared once we got there and after a bit, there was a loud din! Lotsa clanking and banging that I started to bark back! By this time Daddy was motified and had to drag me away. He later explained that during Lunar New Year, dragons and lions appear and when they do, hoomans would make loud noises to scare them away! I didn't think those bangings would be effective though. In fact I saw the dragon and the lions dancing about! Dad said it was for show and it was to welcome some very important people for the function. Oh well, hoomans are too complicated to comprehend. Anyhow Mumsy appeared after the din died down and it was time to go home.

Oh Mumsy reminded me to thank all of you for your well wishes and concern. To Barn2's Mummy, Mumsy says she has already built up resistance to many pills, especially over the counter types. She has been on antihistamines since young and now only uses the newest type when she suffers from severe reactions. Mumsy is more careful while playing with me now. With the exception of some rashes, she is perfectly fine.

The day I almost killed my Mom...

The hoomans have been really busy. Apparently it is the Lunar New Year so they have to do lots of cleaning and throwing and keeping the house clean. Even with Auntie Huay coming to help them, they were still struggling all the way till Wed's night, which was the eve of the New Year. Because of all the cleaning and washing, I haven't been getting my usual dose of attention. Even my daily walks were shorter! I could only watch the hoomans carrying mops, brooms, this machine that sucks in stuff and makes lotsa noise, tonnes of washings, detergents and such around the house. That is when they are at home though. They have been coming home late, laden with deliciously smelling stuff (Mumsy: they are the tibits and cookies for the Lunar New Year). But the good news is, the Lunar New Year has came and went and the hoomans are back to giving lotsa attention! Not only that, the hoomans have lotsa other hoomans visiting them! Grandpapa, Grandmama and Auntie E came over this afternoon and I had lotsa fun playing with them although Grandpapa said I was a big coward! HMMMPPFF!


Just a background for my non-Chinese hoomans frens: Chinese around the world celebrate Lunar New Year as the start of spring. Festivities last 15 days, starting on the eve of the Lunar New Year, where families gather around to have reunion dinners. These dinners are usually more lavish than those prepared at other times of the year and extended families will travel long distances to catch up and meet up with frens and family. On the first day of the year, the younger generation will visit their elders and those who are married would have to give red packets to single relatives! All in all, it is a very tiring but happy time for everybody! Mumsy tried to include me in the festivities by buying me US Doggie Bakery's reunion dinner and making me pose with red lanterns!

Me, looking stoopid with red lanterns.

My yummilicious reunion dinner! Yumzzz...

Pose, pose, pose. Hoomans and their posings!

Today the hoomans are a lot more free and they decided to make it up to me by bringing me to the beach. Everything went well and they stopped at a drive through to buy food. That's when the problem started and I almost killed my Mumsy. Mumsy decided to carry me on her lap and opened the car window so that I can feel the breeze on my face. I normally sit at the foot of her feet in the car. I kinda enjoy the wind ruffling through my fur but hate it when other cars zoomed passed! We managed to find a place to park and I noticed that Mumsy was starting to have her sniffles. She began to rub her nose and started sneezing in my face! That isn't something out of the ordinary as Mumsy is very sensitive to many stuff and her sneezing in my face is quite the norm. But this time around it wasn't like the usual. She started developing welts on her face and her mouth swelled! By this time Dad was worried and insisted that she sat down and rest. Her eyes were red and she was wheezing like an old lady. In the mean time her sneezes continued unabated and she began having difficulties trying to draw a breath. I tried to comfort her but Daddy held me far away from her! Dad himself couldn't go near her without me getting in her face. She rested for quite awhile before recovering some what. Dad insisted that we aborted the walk and headed for home, but didn't want her to be in close contact with me. Can you imagine how hurt I was? It was as if I was making her sick! Mumsy had to drive and you could see that in the enclosed area of the car, she was steadily getting worse again. She managed to get us all home in one piece before she collapsed in the kitchen, sneezing and coughing at the same time. Dad had to shut me up in the loo while he tend to her. I heard Daddy insisting something about hospital and injections but Mumsy managed to pop a pill in time. By then her face was covered with rashes, her eyes were red and watery, her throat and mouth were itchy and she couldn't breathe properly... Dad bundled her up to take a bath and that was the last I saw of her. She is resting now, but I think she is better cos she has stopped sneezing!

Mumsy's rashes after the welts subsided. Can you imagine how bad it was before that?

Daddy later explained that Mumsy almost went into anaphylactic shock as she had a bad reaction to me. I was really puzzled cos I have been together with Mumsy for almost a year and have never seen her reacting to me in this manner! Dad said that when I sat on her lap and stuck my head out of the car window, the wind ruffled my fur and caused dander to be blown into her face, hence she reacted that badly. Mumsy is allergic to 78 different things out of the 150 stuff she tested against. And guess what? She is allergic to DOGS! I was so insulted! The only good thing is that she is also allergic to cats and get this: COWS! When she changes Scrappy and Scruffy's litter, she wears a mask to prevent herself from getting a bad reaction. At this point, I started to blame myself for causing Mumsy so much pain. Dad saw it and told me that Mumsy loves animals too much to live without them and wanted to have me despite knowing the dangers and that I shouldn't be blaming myself.

Sigh... The only good thing was in the hurry to finish the food and get Mumsy home, my hoomans shared with me their fries! I just hope Mumsy gets better and we can all go out for a nice walk tomorrow!

Belle is home!

Mumsy just heard the good news! Uncle Eric has been reunited with Belle! Apparently a nice lady picked Belle up and waited close to an hour at the bus stop, hoping that Belle's owner will turn up.

As Belle's nails were bleeding, the nice lady even brought her to the vet and paid for a check up too. Since the lady takes the bus from the same bus stop everyday, she noticed the poster Uncle Eric put up and contacted him. Belle was returned back to Uncle Eric last night!

That shows that there are still some kind hoomans out there. My Mumsy is a cynical soul and for once I am glad that she is proven wrong.

Thanks to the big GOD who listened to all the hoomans' prayers and delivered Belle back safely!

Now if only big GOD would listen to my prayers for more chicken jerky... HE can be rather selective...

Operation Belle!

Hi guys! I know I do have some doggie frens who are regular readers of my blog, so I thought this will be a good way to spread the news.


My fellow corgi fren, Belle is lost! Although I have not met her personally, but I definitely don't want to be separated from my hoomans, however annoying they are.

So please, my fellow doggie frens, please help find Belle. Below is the poster that the hoomans are distributing and you can save a copy it and send it out too. Or if the resolution is very bad (whatever that means) please contact my Mumsy for a better copy of the poster.The more hoomans know about it, the better the chance for Belle to be reunited with her hoomans. Her hoomans are really worried.




Hope to hear some good news soon!

I am ONE!

I am ONE!!! Not that I feel any different from yesterday though. But being The Special Doggie for the day sure feels good!

To my disappointment, there wasn't any special outings for me cos Mumsy fell sick... She spent the whole afternoon sleeping! And in the evening, I thought the hoomans might bring me out for a walk, but nooo... they all got ready to go out WITHOUT me! Apparently, Mumsy's sister shares the same barkday as me! Happy Barkday Auntie E! *woof*

But my hoomans did buy me a cake! And it was... *drum roll* a Muffy cake!!! Cos Mumsy said I don't do well on cheese (I tend to produce a lot of smelly cheese myself after that if you know what I mean) and she didn't want me to make a mess in the kitchen with those cream cakes either. I showed her what Benny recommended and I guess she trusted Benny's taste!

The hoomans made me posed in front of the cake and all of a sudden, burst into a song! I got a fright, cos honestly, Mumsy sounded as if she was having a fit. The hoomans blew the candle off and I was finally given a big chunk of the cake! I was so excited that I peed all over the newspapers the hoomans laid out for me to make a mess of when I eat my cake! But it was yummy... I finished it without my hoomans cajoling me! And there are 3 more slices for me to eat for the next couple of days!

I have decided! Barkdays are as nice as Christmas! If only every other day is one of these days, then I will be a happy dog!

Less than 24 hours!

OOOOH! I am soooo excited! It is less than a day to my barkday and I can't wait for it to come...

I smell a rat (not a live one) at home. I can hear the hoomans whispering something about birthday, Cody, food, cake and something about breakfast. I wonder what's gonna happen tomorrow!

I was so excited that I couldn't sleep last night and whined until I woke Mumsy up at 5am. She wasn't very happy and told me to go back to bed. She said something about time moving faster when we are asleep but I think it only applies to hoomans... Cos the reverse is true for us doggies! Paws up if you agree with me, my fellow doggie frens!

Ooh hurry up and move along Mr Time! I am dying of anticipation!

Counting down...

It's coming, it's coming!!! My barkday is coming!!!

But my hoomans haven't given me any clue as to which cake I would be getting. I have to thank you all for voting! Seems like cheesecake is a guilty pleasure for many of my doggie frens! I hope my Mumsy would know what to get it... I am soooo looking forward to this Sat!

It isn't just me celebrating my barkday. Mumsy told me that I have been invited to not one, but two partees!!! Cookie, a fellow corgi, will be celebrating her barkday on 23rd Feb and we are going to Benny's! I have never met Cookie before so I am definitely looking forward to his partee!

This is Cookie! He looks like me! (Photo courtesy of Cookie's Mum)

And then there is the invite from Auntie Claudine for Prince William's 1st barkday on 15 or 16th Feb. Auntie C isn't sure which day is possible yet though, so my suggestion is have it on both days! Teeheehee... I hope we get to go to Pawtobello so that I can try out their yummy stuff!

Life at home is rather quiet now cos Dad is down with tummy pains. Mumsy isn't any better but she is still able to bring me for walks while Dad stays in to rest. I prefer walks with Daddy cos he isn't so rigid! Mumsy is a control freak! She constantly pulls me away, especially if I am marking the pillars. A dog gotta do what a dog gotta do! I hope my hoomans get better soon so that they can bring me to the beach soon... May be as my barkday treat? I need to get my legs stretched! It has been raining quite frequently, so on some evenings, the hoomans would just sit with me in the kitchen, bored to death.

Take a look at the veedeo below. That's how bored Daddy is... He resorted to playing with my EARS to keep himself entertained. *roll eyes*