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My disrupted swim..

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I was happily rescuing my monkey one lovely sunday… when a golden retriever came along and stole my job and my monkey! Nooooooo…. I decided to be nice and tried to talk the goldie into returning me the drowning monkey. But goldie simply ignored me and walked away! Say what~~~ Despite my relentless ways, my effort was futile and the goldie monopolized the monkey for the rest of the swim…   I only managed to get it back when it was time for goldie to go home. Sigh.  Didn’t realise it was that easy to lose my job…  What an annoying day.  While at least between me and mummy, one of us had some fun – some fun laughing at the whole situation.  Terrible mummy.

My demanding mummy…

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Mummy fell in love with this homemade Modern Geomatric DogHouse. (source: Home Made Modern) Being the unreasonable person she always is, she decided to request this as her birthday present. I accidentally chanced upon the email she sent daddy. Demanding Mummy.   Poor Daddy. But again, who cares.. since I stand to benefit! =D

The Yellow Dog Project…

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The Yellow Dog Project is indeed a clever initiative.  While Mummy is quite good and pretty attentive when walking me (always asking for permission before allowing me to approach another dog ), there have been instances where dogs would appear from a blind corner, startling both of us. Thankfully, the neighborhood dogs are usually friendly and we would end up having some fun greeting each other. However, there have been a couple of instances where we would bump into an unfriendly dog and a little argument would break out. (Growling and barking). I’m generally friendly, but can be really feisty when I come head to head with an unfriendly dog.  That being said, if the yellow dog project is adopted here, owners with dogs who need more space, will be able to warn other people (dog owners and people alike) about their dogs from a distance,  avoiding unnecessary confrontations and thus, protecting their own dogs and other dogs.  Another win-win situation!

Sam’s haircut

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Rumor has it that I’m going for a haircut… Noooooooo…..  Mummy always loved my shaggy and unkempt look.  In fact, my look was exactly what convinced mummy to step into the traps of owning a crazy Jack Russell terror. Yes, she is that shallow.  The truth is, how not to love?  That being said, mummy did make the mistake of getting a groomer to shave my coat down in preparation for my first summer in NYC. When she came to pick me, she was convinced that she was given the wrong dog as I looked so different. She was a little heartbroken that she had ruined my cute shaggy look and I looked really unhappy too.  Lucky for us, my coat grew back gradually. (Phew~) Well… I really ain’t too pleased to recall my ‘botak’ (hairless) days. Thank goodness it’s over. -_- Since then, besides getting my eyes hairs and hygiene areas (my cute butt and little weewee) trimmed by groomers, I had not gotten any other haircuts and I kinda liked it that way.  Until …

Leftovers…

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One of my favorite things about mummy’s made with love sessions is the leftover ingredients! To reduce wastage (and to indulge me a little), I am usually given the leftovers. The leftovers from the chicken pops was none other than… YUMMY yoghurt! Sounds unhealthy doesn’t it? But the truth is… plain yoghurt is actually good for us. The active bacteria, acidophilus, acts as probiotics and keeps the good bacteria our intestines in check (knocking out the bad bacteria). Thus, aiding our digestion!  Yummy healthy food. What a Win-win situation…  The yoghurt was seriously lip-smacking good. Each time mummy removed the yoghurt out of my licking range, I would continue to lick my face and nose clean. Hence, mummy was extremely fascinated with the number of different expressions I can make while licking my face clean.  Also, check out my yoghurt-coated goatee. Pity good things always finish way too quickly. I want more…

Made with Love…Frozen Chicken Pops!

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After residing in the little red dot for the past 3.5months, I think I’m doing relatively well. I’ve mastered my singlish, made a pawful of doggy friends and visited a good number of dog friendly places. While I’m beginning to consider myself Singaporean, the only one thing that constantly bugs me (and I just cannot get over it) is…the weather.  Yes, the horrid warm warm WARM weather.  Summers in NYC, while warm (perhaps even warmer) were bearable as the humidity was low. Besides, summers last no more than three to four months. Before we even knew it, it was over. Unfortunately for me, both me and the heat are here to stay (Noooooooooo~) and I’ve to learn to cope with it.  My solution?  I lie around the house like a dead dog.  Sad huh? Mummy was browsing through the “You bake ’em dog biscuits cookbook” when she suddenly got excited.  I dragged myself out of my bed to check out what’s causing her excitement. She showed me a recipe she chanced upon and thought that …

My Customized-customized Tote Bag…

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Besides customizing our family silhouette pillow from Le Papier Studio, mummy customized another keepsake – a tote bag, using just my silhouette. The artist was really professional and sent a couple of drafts for vetting before sending the final silhouette to be printed.  Check out my silhouette!  Pretty close, ey? Hee, that’s my trademark tail! Though there were a couple of hiccups with the shipment of the order (apparently, the first shipment got lost!), mummy was really thrilled when she finally received the tote bag.  The silhouette looked great and the material of the tote bag was better than she expected. It was really thick and sturdy, great for putting Sam’s many little doggy things (e.g. wipes, food).  The only problem was… the design was a little boring.  Hence, we decided to add some ‘bling’ to it… Under the magic hands and paws of the crafting duo, we present you with an even more customized tote bag! Overall, I was quite happy with the final product.  My only complaint (which also explained why my face was …

Made with Love – Parsley Fresh Biscuits…

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Mummy bought a couple of dog food cookbooks from Amazon a while ago.  On the spur of the moment, she picked out the  “You Bake ’em Dog Biscuits Cookbook” and handed it to me. I quickly glanced through (while drooling) and was in awe of the number of recipes and yummy treats available for dogs.  Spontaneously, mummy asked me to pick one recipe for her to try.  I was a little dubious. I mean, while Mummy has been pretty successful with the home made dog treats attempts, she isn’t exactly a baker (I shall not mention her recent failed attempt at baking macaroons…oops).  For her sake (and mine more importantly), I carefully looked through the cookbook again and selected a relatively easy yet super yummy-sounding recipe – Minty Fresh Biscuits (p.105)!  The recipe is pretty straightforward and the ingredients required are really basic. Besides cookie cutters, all we needed were flour (all-purpose and wheat), an egg, milk, olive oil and parmesan cheese. The recipe called for mint flakes but we decided to replace it with parsley …

Beware of the Sam…

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Grrrrrrr…. I just ate the doormat… Nom Nom.. Nay, just kidding. *Innocent look to redeem myself* Mummy actually intended to place the doormat at the doorstep, along the corridor. However, she was worried that our neighbors or guests would misunderstand and think that I’m a crazy rabid dog that goes around biting things.  Hence, in it came.. The doormat has officially became an indoor doormat and pretty much yet another spot for the Sammy Loo to chill on. 

ZUNY

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Mummy bought a Zuny classic dog bookend for who-knows-what-reason and named it Zuny (Creativity at its best huh) . She explained that Zuny was meant to be a door-stopper, but since our contractor added a stopper on the main door, Zuny became jobless and a ‘white elephant’.  Since then, mummy ‘rehomed’ Zuny and the little guy became a dust-collector shelf display. We were never formally introduced and we pretty much minded our own business. But, I always felt that he looked down on me (not just literally). And for that, I was not pleased. On a bright sunny afternoon, I decided that it was time to settle our scores.  I tried convincing him to come down for a “discussion” but he completed ignored me. Now what? I had to get him down, myself. Despite X attempts, Zuny just seemed to be able to evade my death grips jaws and I could not get him down. Seeing how annoyed and frustrated I was, heroic mummy decided to step in and got Zuny down to the couch. There, …