This is how TOto does his Night duty!

He is so tired from all the running in the dogpark for 2hours and YET he still wants to do his guard duty! Tonight was a good night at the dog park, a good number of different dogs he can play with. And there is always about 3-4 dogs that are always trying to hump TOto, we wonder why! Does TOto emit such a strong gaydar!?

Spot check!

Ignoring mammeee even when mammeee switch on the patio light!

2nd spot check to 'ask' him whether he wants come in to sleep!

And he has switch to sleeping on MY SEAT!

CAUGHT SLEEPING ON DUTY!

But weather is so good it is no wonder he is sleeping on duty ...

Weather is too good ....

... to be sitting infront of the laptop which explains the lack of updates!

EVERDAY is 20C-24C at night!

We brought TOto to the dogpark very frequently like 4x since last friday!

Hopefully the coldfront keep coming in so that TOto can go to the dogpark more frequently!!

Yeah daddeee do help with cleaning up TOto if not TOto CANNOT come to bed!

A night walk for TOto for his last potty session.

If mammeee goes down, TOto gets a longer walk!

This photo below should be when TOto comes back from daycamp totally SHAG OUT! Yesh, you didn't read wrongly; he gets Doggie daycamp and DOGPARK!

Lucky TOto huh!

Haha this is how shag he is, sleeping upside down on his own bed with all his favourite stuff toys right near him!

A good night at the dog park when you see ALOT of westies running about. Tonight there are 5 westies running everywhere including TOto! I lost TOto a few times hahaha ...

Female westies are so cute and so much smaller in size!

See 4 westie in this picture and Turkey the Alaskan Kee Klai right behind! Sophie the baby westie is not here :(, think she went back!

TOto lazing on the Patio, tanning!

Another day at the dogpark but we went too late and most dog has gone home. So it is Daddeee, ballball and TOto playing 'FETCH'!

This is TOto asking for 'Biscuit', "NO, TOto you are getting FAT!" ...

Which explain the :( face ...

Weeeeeeeeeeeee this week is a good week, TOto going for X-agility soon!

TOto sleeping ritual with his buddy TUrtle!

I finally videoed TOto's sleeping ritual with TUrtle! OMG, it is not easy to capture them in action together. Usually when he starts his ritual and you have any movement, he will stop his 'ritual' and walk away! Hahaha maybe he is embarassed by this baby ritual of his!

So when his ritual starts, I will have to be (1) at the right place, (2) on the right time and (3) with the camera nearby!

Does your dogs do these too?
It will especially happen when he is VERY TIRED!
I have already edited the video to about 2minutes, this whole ritual lasted about 4-5minutes!


I tell you huh, the TUrtle beard is so disgusting, that part of his head is 'HARD' like cardboard because of TOto's constant licking with his saliva! It is so dirty, we don't dare to touch TUrtle hahaha!

Rowlett Wetzone Dog Swim 2011!

TOto is super duper tired after that day and was so knocked out for the next three days onwards. This is still a small pool as compared to the Hawaiian Fall that we went last year. I am so looking forward to the ones organised by Hawaiian Fall happening in 18 September!

So angry with humanbeans!

Sometimes I wonder HOW humanbeans think!?
When you have a dog, and you going to have a baby, the first thing you have to do is the READ UP on how to bring the baby back into the house so that your dog can accept the baby as part of the pack. And of course if you know you are going to have kids one day, then since DAY 1 you have to socialised them with kids! You'll be amazed how well TOto does with kids, TOto even allowed a toddler to grab his face and gave TOto a WET SLURPY kiss and after that being PUSH away by the toddler! It was HILARIOUS! TOto gives kiddos alot of leeway!

I believe I read somewhere the dog has to meet the baby and socialised with the baby in a neutral territory before bringing the baby back into the house!

Anyway today's there is a news on a facebook group 'I LOVE my Westie'.

Although I emphatise with the couple but I really DON'T SEE that it is any good news? How do they know that the dog is going to a GOOD HOME when they are so desperate to give the dog away JUST LIKE that and is willing to FLY HIM ANYWHERE just to get rid of the dog. I wish I can take him in, but I cannot.

Another fellow fb posted this :

Zrinka

FREE TO A GOOD HOME: 6 year old child. Genuine reason, I've got a new puppy so no longer have the time for the child. Also worried the child might bite the puppy. Child is currently kept in a crate. Needs home by tomorrow or it'll be put to sleep. Thanks. YOU WOULDN'T DO THIS TO A CHILD SO WHY DO YOU SEE IT AS ACCEPTABLE TO DO IT TO A DOG OR A CAT? If you can't dedicate at least 10 years to a dog/cat, don't get one!! Copy and paste if you agree

And I actually agree with her. If  it is the other way, it is your kid who has hurt your dog would you actually give them away and just FLY them out just like this!? And whose fault it is if you let your child get so close to the dog that they BITE? I know TOto very well, he would rather RUN FAR FAR away then choose to bite you. They only start to bite if they have NO CHOICE, their first instinct is always to RUN!

And yet they have people blindly supporting such decisions and is happy that Aspen is going to a 'FAB' home in TN after like 'advertising' for a few hours . HALLOW I think these people are just brainless. How do they know if these 'Human' are not dogbeaters or going to sell Aspen for a good price? Somehow I just wonder how dedicated some people are ...

It just hurts me to know such a handsome boy is given away just like that, where is the 2.5 years that they spent gone to?

2.5 Years = 913 Days = 21914.55 Hours = 1314873 Minutes

I am just so sad, I want to cry ...
And yes 'HOPEFULLY' he goes to a more deserving family who will treasure him and treats him right.

While writing and reading all the 'unfairness' of the world, my furball is sleeping just beside me! I really cannot imagine giving him away one day. My heart will die ...
I hope I do not have to make such a decision one day ...

Enrolled for X-agility!

We have enrolled TOto in "The X-Dog Agility Challenge" Level 1. This is not compeititive, just for fun! And poor mammeee and daddeee has to wake up at 6.30am latest to drive TOto out for his 'extra-curriculum'!
Program starts 10 September 2011 @ 8.00am every Saturday for 6 sessions, and most probably a 30minutes drive?

TOto will learn:

• Motivation and handling around distractions
• Build confidence in your dog and yourself as a trainer/handler
• Learn how to target your dog to an object
• Learn a fast down-stay and follow
• Lead your dog through jumps, hoops, tunnels and other fun obstacles.

This is TOto for the next 2 days after his daycamp and swimming session.

Sleep, stretch, sleep stretch and sleep SOME MORE!

mammeee and daddeee is HAPPY to have a tired sleepy furball!

TOto goes swimming!

Summer holidays has ended for kiddos and 'Activities' are lining up for doggies!!

Just Saturday there are 2 other swimming events but those pools are very small so we didn't bring TOto but chosen this particular event at Rowlett's Wetzone. It was a 40minutes drive away from home but Daddeee of course are more than willing to do it for TOto!

More photographs and video to come soon ...