~ Nottie Scottie ~

A (Lightning Fast) Update

2010-09-27T09:34:00.002+08:00

Hi everyone!

So sorry for not updating or visiting your blogs...Mom has been rather busy the past month what with her changing jobs and what not. I'm doing good though...thanks to everybody who still visit my blog even though I have been SOOOO slack in updating and visiting your blog! Mom says she will help me post again soon once she has gotten things settled down at her new workplace. Apparently she's feeling a bit under the weather too...which is really terrible when you're first starting a new job! I hope she gets better real soon!

Anyways, like the title says, this is supposed to be a very short note to say that I'm alive and well! *grins* I'm gearing up for more posts to shock you coz I've changed a little bit in terms of my looks...heh! Okay, it's not that big of a change, but Mom says it's not nice on me at all so we'll post again to reveal the 'new' me! *wink*

Till then, I hope you are well! *big hugs & slobbery kisses*

xoxo,
Scottie

Dogathon 2010

2010-08-17T09:49:00.000+08:00

Oh dear...another long-delayed post! Today is also Mom's birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!! *big sloppy wet kisses*), so she says she's taking a bit of time to help me write since it's been AGES and I've got more stuff to share! *grins* So, here goes another event that I got to attend about 2 weeks ago:

Yup, I guess you've already known about it from the blog title! *wink* It's the annual Dogathon organized by a local university here to raise funds for the well-being of animals as well as being a platform for doggie lovers to gather and have fun =)

Mom's camera holding certainly needs some work...she wanted to capture me and the people behind us (there were SOOOO many!) but the people got cut off. LOLLL!

Let's go, Mom! I want to meet some doggie friends!

And meet them we did...the first group of doggies I met were quite diverse *wink* We had fun sniffing and greeting each other...heh!

We got a 'butt-sniffing train' going on too...LOLL!

Mom also helped out with Aunty Yen's booth to sell furrenz.com's tags so I got to chill and meet other doggies who came with their owners to buy the cool tags! See the number of human legs and doggies around? They're literally like a sea of humans and dogs! *grins* Mom said at the end of the day, there was an announcement from the organizers...they had broken a their own, as well as a Malaysian record for having the most number of doggies gathered in one day. Guess how many of us were there? 1100 doggies!! Awesome, isn't it??

And what is a Dogathon without an actual marathon with dogs, right? Hehehehe...there was again a sea of people going to run their hearts out with their furkids! Mom didn't join this coz she said she will pass out if she tried to even run 1km (the marathon was about 3km). LOLLL! There were plenty of other games too like the "Master Hunt", where the doggies were put in a maze, and just by hearing the sound of their human's voice, they have to maneuver out of the maze...awesome eh? Mom wanted to let me try that but I wouldn't hear of it...I hate mazes! >.<"

We did get to try out a game called "Mummy-Go-Round" (the theme of this year is Egypt, so every game has something to do with Egypt!), which is like a Musical Chair with a twist...coz we play it with our humans :) We didn't win sadly, but it was fun! And after that, I got to meet more doggies too, like this cute Min. Schnauzer buddy! *grins*

And here's a cool gathering of the three different sized Poodles! The Standard, Mini, and Toy Poodles all together...how often do you see that, right? *wink*

After walking around for a bit, it's time for Mom to go back and help out at the booth again, so I chilled (with my ugly and wet beard) and scored some treats too!

Meeting new friends at the booth was a blast...you never know who you're going to meet. This one time I met this cute Jack Russell dude and when he saw Mom holding the camera to snap photos of him...

He ran straight towards her to get a close-up! LOLL! Mom loves this cute photo of his nose...*grins*

Chilling out is lots of work too...I need to make sure that people come to the booth with my 'handsome' looks. LOLL! So, Mom gave me some snacks courtesy of the other people having booths there. There were SOOO many goodies when the day ended. We got home and checked...how much did we get, you say?

How about these for size? *wink* The sausage thingy on the top left were bought by Mom, but the rest of the treats, chews, toys and samples were given out free to everybody who attended the Dogathon! Score!!

I wanted to get to the treats pronto, but Mom made me pose first...GRRR! We didn't really have much use for the kibble samples since we're on the raw diet, but the treats and chews, I LOVE! More on that later...*grins*

Kenji wanted in on the treats too, so he had to have a picture first before he was given a treat...heh!

And that's about it for my Dogathon post...I wished I had more photos of the booths and the games, but Mom was busy collecting goodies from the booths that she didn't have enough hands to take photos. LOL! Remind me to get a better photographer next time...*wink*

xoxo,

Scottie

When Scottie Meets Some Cute Girls....

2010-08-02T14:26:00.004+08:00

Ooh,check out that cute girl there...Oops! Sorry, I get all obsessed when I'm outside. Yes, I'm at a park. FINALLY!

Mom brought me out over the weekend to Desa Park City, a friendly neighborhood that allows us doggies to roam around....check out the scenery behind me! I SO wish I could live here...*grins*

Oh yes, there are also lots of other doggies around, but this time around it's a mini gathering between some of us Min. Schnauzers! This is Miki...Mom snapped this photo from afar, so you can really tell that she needs a lot of work in photographing doggies. Heh!

Here are some other doggies that I met too...there's Sherry (the cutie in the pink shirt), and a tiny Shih Tzu pup that Mom didn't get her name from, coz she just sauntered near us and proceeded to get cuddles from everyone she meets!

Here's Poppy with Sherry and the Shih Tzu pup...they are so lucky to be able to roam freely without their leashes. Mom apparently doesn't trust me enough to play nice, so she keeps a long leash on me...

Like so...hehehe! As a result, we all got into a sniffing fest *grins*

And then, Pepper and her family joined us too! Her Mom was really generous and handed out her homemade treats to every doggie...it was DELISH! I got to try a sushi treat, and some cheesy treats....*licks lips*

Cheeky Miki thought she might score more treats by staying close to Pepper's Mom...heh!

The pups and I...*grins*

And then we got to watch Pepper fly by us when she ran with her Mom...everyone's happy for her coz she got better from her sickie last week. Now she's fit as a fiddle again...*grins*

That's not all folks! The humans decided to have dinner at a dog-friendly restaurant nearby called La Castle Cafe, and they have this cool space for us to play in!

The girls proceeded to have loads of fun with each other (at this point, I noticed I was the only boy there...*grins* I'm the biggest thorn amongst the roses! *wink*) so Mom's slow fingers couldn't get any nice photos of them....

Case in point....hahahaha!

Better shot of the play time, but I got bored of Mom's snapping and went to have a good sniff....lots of interesting smells! I wanted to leave a pee-mail, but Mom got me out before I could do it...pfft! Spoil sport!

I think Pepper got tired at this point...so she rested a while =)

Mom didn't want me to cause any trouble so she shifted me to one of the chairs...with an absolutely comfortable cushion on top! With leopard print on it! *grins* This is what happens when the flash becomes too much for a doggie's eyes...LOL!

To make me behave myself more, Mom tried to bribe me with more of Pawsome Treat House's cheesy tarts....of course, I'd had to do this boring-est trick first. Loved the taste of it all...and the packaging was super cute too! Mom was so silly that she ripped the pack open before taking a photo...LOLL! Oh well, more treats for me! *grins*

Then, we were joined by Fatty & Ally and their Dad too! Mom didn't manage to snap a nice photo of them, but here are some other great photos from Pepper's Mom...I think the photos speak for themselves! So much so that Mom thinks she might need a new camera to get nicer photos...*roll eyes* Doesn't she know she needs lessons first?

Here are some other great photos from Uncle Eric (Fatty & Ally's Dad) showing the pups and their parents!

Well, I guess that's about it for my once-in-a-blue-moon outing! I SOOO hope I get to go out more often! *crosses paws* I promise to be very good if we go out every week, Mom...pretty please? *shows puppy eyes*

xoxo,

Scottie

P/S: Thanks again for all the kind wishes for Kenji...he's already back to normal, but doctors can't seem to find anything wrong with him. My guess is he's a freak of nature or he's got some nasty bite from an unknown source that went away after a few days...the humans were told to keep an eye out for him, but he's pretty much back to his annoying self again! I don't know if I should be happy or annoyed...heh!

Update On Kenji

2010-07-14T10:38:00.000+08:00

Thanks to everyone for their kind words and healing vibes! The second vet's opinion is the same as the first: inconclusive...so, Mom and Aunty Vivian are still monitoring him for any other signs. They are even recording his meal-times to show the vet what happens after he eats! They will be bringing Kenji to the hospital again this Friday for another follow-up to see what other options are there to correct the neck bone that is being impacted...

Funnily enough, yesterday Kenji was almost back to his old self! He was running about and playing with Yuki and his toys and there was no evidence of a stiff or swollen neck! And he wasn't on any painkillers too...Aunty Vivian thought that since he wasn't in any pain she would not give the painkillers for the day to see how it goes, and he seemed fine! Weird, right? Still...it's only Wednesday today, so they're still monitoring him...I'm thinking that the healing circle works! We're hoping that the healing vibes continue until the next check up and his neck bone will be all better and won't require surgery or anything of the sort! *crosses paws*

xoxo,

Scottie

Just When We Thought All Was Good...

2010-07-12T11:58:00.000+08:00

...something not-so-good happens. Just a few days ago, Kenji became unwell and he wasn't his usual annoying self...all he does is lie around (mostly on his side) and he became very defensive and wouldn't let most people touch him (except for Mom and Aunty Vivian). They noticed his neck has been swollen and rushed him to the veterinary hospital.Aunty Vivian said they did X-rays for him, but couldn't seem to find anything wrong with his neck (except that one of the bones in the neck area seems to be a bit impacted compared to the others, but the vet mentioned that it might not be causing the swollenness) and just asked the humans to monitor him for any changes. The funny thing is, this swollen neck thing didn't happen at the hospital, but only at home! Poor Kenji...he looks so sad and miserable that Aunty Vivian is bringing him to another vet for a second opinion.

We'd like to ask for good vibes that Kenji will get better quickly...he can't seem to breathe well or eat much, and Mom notices that whenever he does eat (really soft food like rice and banana as reccommended by the vet), his neck would get swollen too...this made her think that could it be him having a sore throat, or tonsilitis (do doggies have tonsils in the first place? o.O") but I guess we will know after the second vet's visit. It's quite worrying to see him like this, so we'd also appreciate any advice from whomever have experienced this or know anything about this....

xoxo,

Scottie

Happy (Belated) 4th Of July...

2010-07-06T09:41:00.002+08:00

...to all my friends from the US! From what Mom told me and from the Internet, it's a PAWSOME celebration with loads of good food, great company as well as fantastic fireworks at night! Wish I was there! Happy Independence Day! *grins*

I didn't think this was a coincidence, but Mom definitely did...she cooked dinner again on Sunday for the family, and it 'just so happens' to be (mostly) food from the US!

There's Jambalaya, Cola-Glazed Wings (though I think the wings looked a little burnt...LOLL!) and Shrimp Salad with some Brazillian Lemonade, and for dessert...

Peach Cobbler! *licks lips* Sadly, those were ALL for the humans....they finished it all before we poor doggies even got to sniff at it! GRRRRR! And to rub more salt into the wound, right after dinner Mom made...

Her own version of Hot Pockets (I think that's what it's called anyways!) Dang...

Ooh, but when it came to OUR dinner time, I smelled something different!

OMG...it's BEEF! And apparently according to Mom, it's a 'special' kind of beef...so special that Gramma called Mom crazy for getting it to feed us doggies! o.O" I just knew it smelled awesome and by the looks of it, very fatty and yummy-looking!

Ooh....see the juicy meat!! Mom cuts it up for us and then...

We had to wait again before diving in! GRRR!

We dove into it so fast after Mom gave the OK that she couldn't take any nice photos of us! Ooh, I can't describe the yumminess of it all...it was SO good I had to eat it all quickly! Heh!

I know, it's either I don't post anything for ages and when I DO post, it's about food and then apologizing for the lateness in catching up >.<" Really sorry about that! Mom's been cooking quite a bit lately and that's about all we always talk about anyways...she's feeling a bit up to the neck about her work thingy, so she says cooking and baking (at the moment) takes her mind off the stuff at work. I told her to go for it, since it means more FOOD! Although, I think I'd better get her to bake some stuff for us too coz she's been making HUMAN food more and most of the time we don't get to eat it :(

I've often wondered why them humans don't allow us doggies to eat their food too...they keep saying that it's too sweet, too salty or whatever. If it's bad for us, isn't it bad for them too? Sometimes I feel us doggies eat much healthier than they do! Heh heh! So, for the humans who want to be healthier, eat like us...more fresh meat, some veggies, no salt and sugar and you're good to go! *wink*

xoxo,

Scottie

UPDATE: I've never gotten any problems so far with Blogger all this while, but I guess somehow or other, someone will get 'attacked' every now and then...and today happens to be my time! >.<" I can't seem to view the comments sent previously. =( I had it set to allow me to moderate the comments, but whenever I see a notification and I go to that page, Blogger tells me I have no comments to moderate! So, I then set it to just accept comments with some word verifications...luckily I set email notifications too when anybody comments, coz I can get the comments through email, but NOWHERE was it shown in the blog! O.O" Dang Blogger! It's a good thing that email notifications still work, so I still get some of your comments...I don't know if it's really Blogger, or has my account been hacked into! >.<" Anybody else experienced this before?

Double Whammy Of A Celebration!

2010-06-21T15:04:00.011+08:00

Hola amigos!

It's me, Kenji, taking over the blog again...mwahahahahaha! It was my BIRTHDAY on Saturday, and....*thud*

*scramble scramble* GEROFF! It's MY blog you know??!! Little brothers are such a pain....*sigh* But I guess it WAS his birthday, so for today, we shall share the post....and throughout the post we will be posting in different colors so you can tell who's talking. I (Scottie) will be in BLUE, coz that's my favourite colour! *grins* Kenji shall be in PURPLE, coz that's the closest thing to red (his favourite colour). Red wordings on a green background hurts the eyes so he shall compromise...heh! Anyways, take it away Kenji...

Thanks Scottie! As I was saying before I was rudely cut off by my big fluff of a brother...it was my Birthday, and since it was also Father's Day on Sunday, Aunty Audrey decided to make me a little something for my birthday...*puffs chest* Now, what's the best way to know that you're the favourite furkid of the house? When you get awesomely nicer yummies than your brother!!

HEYYYY!!!

*snickers* I'll show you later on in the post...for now, it's on to photos!

Nah, this is not Kenji's cake...it's a coffee cake made for Grandpa for Father's Day! Mom wanted to be creative and write "Happy Father's Day" on the cake, but thought better of it since her frosting skills need (LOTS of) work. Heh! So she just made little swirlies and put hearts on it. Grandpa liked it! Happy Belated Father's Day to all the Dads and Grandpas out there from all of us! *grins*

Yeah, yeah....now, on to my most FAVOURITE thing of all! Drum roll please!

Ta dah!! I know it looks like little blobs of stuff, but it's actually Meat Cake Pops!! I know it sounds kind of weird, but here's the story (according to Aunty Audrey): she was browsing through some websites for ideas on making a cake for me...since she already did cupcakes before, she wanted something a little different. That's when she stumbled upon Cake Pops (Cake Lollipops) as an inspiration!

She didn't want to make floury cakes as was the 'tradition' for the past few cakes she made for us, so she made her own version: Meat Cake Pops! LOL! The 'lollipop' sticks were rawhide chews and the cake were actually meatballs baked and cooled, then frosted by mashed potatoes and sprinkled with bacon. Then top it off with decorations cut from cheddar cheese. Arrange it all nicely in a bowl shaped like a vase, and you get your own bouquet of Cake Pops! YUMMMM...*licks lips* See what I mean by me being the favourite? I have the 'creative' cakes, while my brother gets only a round cake...hehehehehh!

Pffft....whatever! *rolls eyes*

And here's the spread of yummy food that the humans get too (only the ones at the top of the photo...the ones at the bottom are ours!). There's pasta, roasted chicken and yucky green veggies...LOLL! I still think the Cake Pops are the best! *wink*

Yuki came to visit too for my birthday, and we all posed for a photo! It was SOOO hard to lie still while that big bunch of meatballs with bacon are right in front of us! Notice we all looked so impatient and unhappy....coz they keep snapping the photos and asking us to do silly stuff! GRRR!

After a VERY long wait, we got to chow down! See mine? I have a gold star next to my initial! It means I'm super special...*broad grin*

Yeah well...MINE was a SUPER huge one with my own initial on it! Mom made it SPECIALLY for me, so THAT makes me the favourite...*puffs chest*

Uhh ohhh....look at the mess we made. >.<"

Not only is my birthday SUPER special, I got this SUPER big deal of a chew bone as a birthday pressie! See how big it is?? It's as big as me!! o.O Oh man, this is going to take AGES to chew on, and I'm well up for it...*grins*

*sigh* I still have to share it though, but only for this photo's purpose....no way Scottie's going to take my bone from me!

Okay, that's it! No more Mr. Nice Brother from now on....now it's back to me! *pushes Kenji away* Anyways, sorry for not commenting on your blogs very often...I do visit, but haven't been able to comment much. Will rectify that very VERY soon! Until then, Happy Belated Father's Day and hope you all have a great week ahead!

xoxo,

Scottie (& Kenji)

Salmon Drops, Carob Sticks And A Visitor??

2010-06-14T09:43:00.000+08:00

Whoops...Mom totally spaced out again! >.<" Anyways, this was supposed to be for last week's post....go figure, right? *rolls eyes at Mom* So, without more delay:

Lookie at the new treats we got! Mom usually gets either the chocolate drops or the yogurt drops from another brand (she even uses the chocolate drops to make our treats!), but this time around she saw a new thing...SALMON drops! More on that further down...next to the salmon drops is a box of chocolate (read: carob) covered sticks. Too cute!

Us waiting patiently for it....

Ooh, look who we have here??!! It's Yuki! Isn't she cute?? No, we didn't get a new sister but Yuki comes to play with us every now and then...she's a long coat Chihuahua, and she's about 6 months old now. *grins* Back to the treat, we finished it off in no time flat (coz Mom was stingy like that and divided that small treat into 3 portions...HMMPH!!)

Next, we tried the salmon drops! When the package was opened we jumped in excitement coz the smell was just heavenly (though Mom commented that it smelled weird)...fishy treats! She thought of trying to melt the drops like she did with the chocolate ones to see if she could make something out of it...well, we'll see how it goes! I'll probably finish it before she'd remember....*snickers*

Kenji with his salmon drop....see his emo face again? LOLL!

And Yuki! She learnt how to "Leave It" quite quickly, and sitting very nicely for Mom to snap a photo! I sense another attention seeker in the house...*wink*

One last photo of her...Mom likes her brown eyes!

Okay, that's about it I think...I hope my next update won't be that long again, but with Mom, it's kind of hard to tell these days...>.<" I'll be visiting soon! *crosses paws*

xoxo,

Scottie

New Treats & A Blog Exchange Link!

2010-05-19T14:08:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone!

Blah...I've GOT to get a back up typist for my blog updates! Mom's been super lazy lately I feel like giving her a big bite on her bum bum for not helping me...GRRRR! Thanks to everyone for the kind wishes and good healing vibes for Rachel! I'm proud to announce that she has fully recovered since last Sunday (see what I mean when I say I need a new typist??!!) and everything is back to normal again...YAYYY!

On another note, we got some new treats samples from Pepper's Pawsome Treat House to try and review! As you know, all forms of edible yumminess are MOST welcome...*grins* Here is our review:

Look at the yummy treats!! Mom liked the packaging coz it doesn't use too much plastic and it's very innovative...I just like the looks of the treats! *licks lips* If you biggify the photo here, the treats are labeled as follows: (from top) Chicken Cheese Tarts, Chicken Pumpkin Sticks, and Chicken Carrot Sticks!

See? I'm starting to drool already...

But meh...we still have to pose with the treats first for a photo! Hmmph! Notice Kenji giving Mom the 'evil eye' for making him wait for the treats...heh!

Oh, and let's not mention the amount of time (and drool found) before Mom got these photos! But nonetheless, I got my treats...*licks lips* I finished mine in record time...they were SCRUMPTIOUS!!

To my chagrin, Kenji only had to look cute to get HIS treats! GRRRR! That, and maybe twirling around on his hind legs...makes me think I should go learn some dance moves so I don't have to be tortured so much. Heh! We finished the samples within like, 5 minutes....that's how good it was! *grins*

So, if you're from Malaysia and you're looking for some yummy, home made and healthy treats, give Pepper's Pawsome Treat House's treats a try! They have all sorts of treats available...even veggie ones for the extra health conscious! *grins* Click on the name to go to their site!

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One fine day as well, we got an email from a very nice lady wanting to exchange bloggie links with us! We're always up to meet new friends, so we took a look at the site here: Beloved Pets. And what a cool site it is! It's a blog filled with loads of very cool information for pets an owners alike...some include tips on how to give baths to fussy dogs, airline restrictions for pets, or even how to potty train a pup for the new owners who got a furkid *grins* Not only that, I got to make friends with Duke too! He's a very adorable rescue doggie who loves to cuddle with his human....just like me! Okay, I'm not a rescue dog, but I DO love to cuddle...heh! So, if you're looking for cool tips on caring for your furkids, please do head on down to Beloved Pets!

Mom is back to having more baking frenzies now, so I don't know when I will be back with another update. GRRR! Any takers for a blogging partner (aka typist) position? My rewards are abundant...you get loads of free cuddles, hugs, kisses and lots of LURRRVE! *wink wink*

xoxo,

Scottie

(Not So Good) Update

2010-05-09T23:04:00.002+08:00

Thanks to everyone for the kind wishes for Rachel. We've gotten word from the doctor yesterday. It's a positive for H1N1. She's not hospialized though, which is a good thing. But she will be quarantined at home…likewise for the rest of us who are in close contact with her. I'm seeing this as a good thing coz Mom will be at home for another day as we all monitor ourselves for any symptoms of the flu, by which we (by that, I mean the humans. LOL!) will go for screening.

Back to Rachel, she seems to be getting better. Her fever has subsided (which is important for us) and she is slowly getting her appetite back. Just this afternoon she has enough energy to play with her Lego set so it's a very good sign. We're keeping our fingers (and paws) crossed that she will make a speedy recovery!

xoxo,
Scottie

Some Other Bad News...

2010-05-07T21:16:00.002+08:00

Hi everyone,

This will be a very quick one yet again....really sorry for not catching up on your blogs! We'd just like to ask for good healing thoughts, vibes, prayers, etc for Rachel. She has been diagnosed with Influenza A this afternoon after catching a nasty fever yesterday. Normally, Mom says it is not really a big deal, but the Influenza A group has the dreaded H1N1 disease in it. As we all know, H1N1 is quite a serious one, so we are hoping that the test that Rachel took at the doctor's will turn out negative. *crosses paws* We will only know the results tomorrow, so please do keep her in your thoughts. Thanks so much!

xoxo,

Scottie

Kenji Taking Over....Mwahahahaha!

2010-04-29T17:06:00.000+08:00

Hola amigos!

Kenji here, busting out a move or two as Scottie's incapacitated...err, I mean UNAVAILABLE at the moment. Heh heh! I've been noticing that I have had only ONE post so far in his almost 2 years of blogging, and being the one that can outwit and outsmart him, yours truly has finally managed to pin him down long enough for me to take over...*grins* Okay, so here's the lowdown..

You're probably wondering why Scottie hasn't been updating his blog ever so frequently...well, let's just say that his Mom has been 'busy' doing stuff like this:

Mini apple and key lime pies (for the humans no less! We never got any...hmmph!)

Just yesterday, she tried out yet ANOTHER recipe from here and it smelled so delicious, it was irresistible! I'll give you a hint:

Can you see what was it that made us sit so nicely?

The 'before' and 'after' photos....*licks lips* See? The recipe was for 'Bacon-Wrapped Cocktail Sausages', or as the humans in the UK called it 'Pigs In A Blanket'. Never mind what's it called...I just know it smelled heavenly!! Scottie and I came up with a scheme to trick the human to spare us one since they never shared the apple or lime pies with us: puppy eyes and following her everywhere until she relented! Heh heh heh!

I let Scottie have his first, since he was so co-operative and ever the Mama's boy...*sniggers*

Licking licking all the yummy goodness off the bacon first...

And finally(!!) chomping down on that tender juicy sausage!

MY turn...mwahahahaha!

OMG...the smell is just TO DIE FOR! My bulgy eyes are a testament to it.

Should I eat it this way or that?

Yeah, I think attacking it from the right would be best...NOM NOM NOM!!

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Sorry about that, guys! My piggy of a brother thought he could just take over my blog without a fight...NOT that easy! *grins* No worries, he is fine...although now come to think of it, maybe I SHOULD let him blog every once in a while. Saves me time in blogging and stuff...*wink* I should think of it some more. So, to end this little debacle:

My disgruntled face...coz we only got one of that yummy sausage! And Mom definitely made more than that...HMMMPH! She said something about 'too much human food being bad' for us, but how come THEY never get sick eating it? My doggie senses tells me there's some sort of conspiracy going on....I'm going to check that out!

xoxo,
Scottie (& Kenji)

I'm Three Years Old!

2010-04-20T10:40:00.000+08:00

It's my birthday today! *grins* I'm proud to say that I'm of 'legal' age (if you convert our age to human years) and I'm really lucky to have a loving family...=)

Thanks to everyone who was so supportive of Mom looking for a new workplace...she's kind of bummed at the moment. I'm guessing she didn't get that dream job, but not to worry...I'll always be there to do silly stuff and make her laugh! *grins* That's what I do best...heh! Also, I'm so behind on catching up with your blogs! Really sorry about that...I will try and visit as many friends as I can! So, enough of all the gloomy stuff...it's supposed to be a cool day, so I'm determined to rock this out!

Mom said since this year my birthday falls on a weekday, she made my cake during the weekend...nothing big this year, but at least there's cake! *grins*

Voila! Mom says it's not much coz she's not that creative, and as you can see...the cake frosting is a bit off. LOL! But hey, it's the thought that matters I guess...*grins* I heart the little doggie in the middle (cut out with cheesy ham...*licks lips*) with the silver baubly heart! Mom made the same cake that she made me last year, only this time she used chicken instead of beef, and made the cake smaller coz we didn't have that many doggies to share it with.

The side of the cake...cheesy ham again with my name on it! Mom wanted to put it on the top but the cake was too small, apparently...LOL!

And at the back, doggie biscuits with ham cut-outs too...

Some stuff for the humans...it's Salmon Bites (Mom got the recipe from here) and I got a wee taste too! Didn't look as nice as the original, but when served hot, it's yummy!

Me with my cake...Mom forgot to get the special candles. LOL! No biggie...I don't know how to blow it out anyways...=P

Kenji and I...he was a bit grumpy coz it wasn't his birthday yet. Haha!

And the candles were lit! Hurry up, Mom! I want some cake!!

And smiling one last time before the candles melted away...*grins*

Mom is more satisfied with the way the cake turned out this time around...it actually looks more like cake than her previous attempt last year! Now the only thing is to get the decorations down pat...haha!

So, enough talk about the cake...it's NOM NOM time! *grins*

Kenji with his cake piece...his seriousness astounds me sometimes! >.<"

Digging into the cake...I took it out of my bowl to have better access to it. Mom wasn't too happy, but meh...it's MY cake, and so I shall eat it the way I want it! *grins*

Kenji was more gentlemanly this time around...so unlike him! LOL!

Well, that's about it for now...it's still early, so there may be more surprises up ahead! *grins*

xoxo,
Scottie

Giveaway Results!

2010-04-17T20:10:00.002+08:00

Hi everyone!

Sorry for being MIA again...as you've probably known, Mom is in the midst of getting a new workplace, so apparently she had been rather nervous and can't do much for me. Hmmph! Still, we promised that we would announce the winners of my first giveaway today, so we made sure of that! *grins* The editing and uploading of the video takes forever, but it's a good thing the day's not finished yet...heh!

Here I am...hoping you won't forget me! *wink*

Mom wrote the names of the participants on recyclable paper...she says we should help save the environment as much as we can. Whatever you say, Mom! *grins*

Mom lined up the names in a row and put treats on them for me to choose, and
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The results:

Congrats to the winners, Ebi & Emma AND Santa & Minnie! As I've only got 2 tags to give away, I guess you would need to decide who is getting the tag...*wink* Please email me at: nottiescottie(at)gmail(dot)com with your choice of tag from furrenz.com, address and what you would like to engrave on the tag so I can send the tags your way!!

Thanks so much to everybody who participated! You all have been PAWSOME!! *grins* Here's to more giveaways in the future...*grins*

xoxo,
Scottie

ID Tag Giveaway!

2010-04-01T10:00:00.001+08:00

Yup, it's finally here! YAYY! Are you ready for my first ever giveaway? *grins* Here goes on what you need to do to be in the running for your own free ID tag:

1) Head on down to www.furrenz.com
2) Locate the ID tags page (Hint: hover your mouse over the navigation bar; you'll find it! *wink*)
3) Answer these 2 simple questions:

Name the code of the tag which is blue in color, and has the shape of a furry friend who is often misunderstood as a pest in the household.
How many types of symbols are available for us to choose for engraving?

4) Leave a comment at this post with your answers! Yes, it's that simple *grins*

The giveaway runs until 16th April 2010, by which I (okay, more like MOM) will compile all the correct answers into a lucky draw. *grins* I (yes, this time it's really ME!!) will choose 2 winners out and we will announce it on the 17th! *grins* The two winners will get their choice of any tag from the website with engravings specified by them!

The giveaway is open to all my friends from all around the world, so everyone is welcome to join! I can't wait to see how this turns out...it's so exciting! *grins*

xoxo,
Scottie

A Much Needed (But Not Liked) Furcut & New Tags!!

2010-03-29T15:18:00.004+08:00

Hi everyone!

So sorry again for the slack in posting and visiting. Mom is in the midst of looking for a new working place, so she said she will be a bit busy. Thank goodness she had time about now to help me with this! I have loads to post, but I will start with the most recent update. *grins* Mom sent me to the groomers the other day...and when she got back from work, she wasn't too pleased with me. Why?

This is what I looked like before: all curly mops and unkempt face;
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And THIS is what I look like now! Mom wailed when she saw that my beard is almost all gone! I guess she forgot to mention to the groomers to just trim it a little and not lob it all off...heh! She now claims that I looked like a 'mutt with a moustache'...pfft! Whatever Mom! I just like the fact that I'm all set for the hot weather we've been getting these days...*grins*

Another thing that I'm very excited about is that both Kenji and I got some AMAZING new ID tags! Aunty Yen has just launched a brand new collection of tags at furrenz.com, and they are just SUPER AMAZING! Check this out:

This is mine! It's an elegant blue colored barrel shaped tag, engraved with my name and two paws! *grins* Mom said the tag is made from anodized aluminum, so it's super light! The kettle on top is a little 'charm' thing that Mom got for me, something akin to humans' charm bracelets...I don't know what it symbolises, but Mom said it looked cute with the barrel.

And at the back, she engraved her phone number and some nice roses too!

Kenji wasn't too stoked that my tag is nicer than his...hehehe! But then, his tag is cool too!

This is what the front looks like...a cool paw shape that's small and light enough for his small frame! Oh, and it's red too...it so matches his red collar!

And this is what was engraved behind! Notice the little teddy bear beside his name? Just goes to show he's a softie at heart...*wink*

If you're from Malaysia, and you'd like to order a tag just like ours, go HERE to visit the website and check out the super cool range of tags available! But wait, Mom said there is a surprise in store for all my friends too! We will be hosting a GIVEAWAY of not one, but TWO of these great tags, and it's going to be open to my friends from all over the world! YAYY! Mom is still working on the kinks of the giveaway, so I will post up how you can get your paws on a free ID tag in my next post! Stay tuned!!! *grins*

xoxo,
Scottie

Sigh The Things I Put Up With!

2010-03-08T14:20:00.004+08:00

Okay, here's the thing...Mom has this tendency to see amazing videos of doggies and what they can do, and she often wants to try it out...with me! >.<" Most of the time, it didn't work (hehehehe!), but sometimes it does, because I'm a huge sucker for treats. LOL! Mom saw this video quite a LOOONGGG time ago on Facebook, and she was SUPER impressed with what these pets can do. She didn't understand a single word from the video, but it's so easy to just know what they're doing...watch it and you'll know what I mean:

SUPER AMAZING RIGHT???!! I don't know how those doggies did it, especially the second doggie! The chimpanzee was even more cute (according to Mom!) After a while, she forgot about it....until a couple of days ago. Out of sheer boredom, she just remembered about the video, and hence was 'inspired' (in a twisted, sadistic way I might add!!) to do:

This!! Gah! She didn't have the nice biscuit bones or the long yummy bacon treats that the people in the video had, so she took the nearest treat that had a big amount in the packet. I felt a little proud knowing that I could 'resist' those treats, but oh no! It's just the beginning...

She NEXT added more treats on top!! >.<" Initially wanting to put even more on, she couldn't due to my small schnozzle, and so . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Sighhhhhh* We STILL were nowhere NEAR any of the number of treats that got put on though (Can you guess the number? I think you can...it's so easy to count them. LOLL!) because..

I dropped them all and wouldn't stand for it! Take that you torturing treats! NOM NOM NOM!

Kenji helped me in destroying those torture devices too...heh!

And me ish a more happy dog with them treats firmly where they should be: my belly! *grins*

xoxo,
Scottie

Total LOL Moment!

2010-03-05T18:44:00.003+08:00

Mom saw this at a pet grooming website, and she thought it was so hilarious (and true at the same time!) that she thought we should share this with everyone. *grins* Enjoy:

Why does my Pet's Haircut cost more than mine?

The Top 10 Reasons:

10. Your hairdresser doesn't wash and clean your bottom.
9. You don't go for four weeks without washing or brushing your hair.
8. Your hairdresser doesn't throw in a free Brazilian!
7. Your hairdresser doesn't clean out your ears.
6. Your hairdresser doesn't have to clean boogies from your eyes.
5. You sit still for your hairdresser.
4. Your haircut doesn't include a manicure or pedicure.
3. Your hairdresser only washes and cuts the hair on your head.
2. You don't bite or scratch your hairdresser.

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The number 1 reason your pet's haircut costs more than yours:
1. The likelihood of you pooing or weeing while your hair is being cut is fairly slim!

xoxo,
Scottie

Gifts from JD & Max!

2010-03-02T00:08:00.000+08:00

Oh man...I didn't notice it was already March! >.<" Sorry for posting this super SUPER late, but as the cliched saying goes, "Better late than never", right? *wink* Let's dive straight into the PAWSOME gifts that I got from JD, Max and their humans, Neil & Clare!

The HUMONGOUS stash of gifts! Aren't they super?!

The first thing that I grabbed was the squeaky rattlesnake toy...*grins* I love the rattling sound that it makes when I squeeze it!

Mom absolutely HEARTS this lovely cushion, but I claimed it first! Here's what I thought of Mom when she tried to coax me into giving it up...

See? It CLEARLY states in Rule No. 1 that if I like it, it's MINE! Mwahahahahaha!

And here's how I claim my pillow...VERY soft and nice! *grins*

Look at the pretty ornament and magnet! I think I DEFINITELY got Mom wrapped up around my wee paws...heh!

Mom also got some really nice notebooks and bookmarks! She loves to read, and now she has a cute puppy dog looking out at her when she flips to continue the page. *grins*

Oops...Kenji got a little bored. Heh! But no worries, I shared with him the chew bone that JD & Max sent! It finished before we knew it...*licks lips*

Close up on the toffees that Mom got! They were super scrumptious according to Mom! She adores this cute mailbox can...I think she wants to make it into a coinbox when the toffees are gone. LOL!

There's also a LONG train container full of toffees too! Mom loved the rum and butter flavored toffee from it *grins* Ooh, Mom asked me to mention the Whisky Cake too...she forgot to take a photo of it, but it was SUPER yummy! I didn't get a taste of it, but Mom said it was SOOO good, she polished off even the crumbs...LOL! (Mom: I did share it with my family...Scottie likes to make me into such a glutton. Tsk tsk tsk!)

Here's the pretty card that I got from JD & Max! The 5 doggies are super cute, and I just love the last doggie on the right who turned back and look...*wink*

I wish I could have met you guys too! I'm hoping that one day, we'd all be able to meet in pawson without having to go through the 'quarantine' thingy and get to play like tomorrow never comes!

There's also this VERY COOL gadget that we got! It's a little fan that you can program messages into it! So, our first message on it says: THANKS JD & MAX! We so very appreciate the lovely things sent to us...we're hoping you'll find our little gifts appropriate too! *grins*

xoxo,
Scottie

CNY Celebrations

2010-02-24T16:45:00.000+08:00

Whoops! Mom is still editing the photos of the fabulous gifts that I got from JD & Max, so let me post some photos of the CNY celebrations at Mom's Grandpa's place! This year, it was a little bit more somber as Mom's Grandma is no longer around...plus, it was super hot weather this time of the year, so all we did was laze around the house most of the time >.<" Not that many photos, but we did have some on the reunion dinner! Okay, enough chitter chatter...here are the photos:

Posing on one of the chairs...it's a little bit more cooling here than outside. LOL!

Kenji with his super long tongue trying to cool off...I don't know why he would still want to sleep on the bed. It was so hot, it's crazy!

Me greeting the visitors that come...*grins*

Preparations for the dinner underway, with the infamous long table for the family...we had steamboat again! *licks lips* It's the easiest kind of dinner to prepare, apparently, so why not right? *grins*

We also had the traditional Chinese New Year dish called 'Lou Sang' that day. Here are the men at the end of the table getting ready to 'mix'...the ladies had another big plate of the dish all to themselves. Heh!

This dish is a little curious...it consists of sweet and sour gravies, lots of crunchy (and colorful) tit bits, and some pickles. Some people put raw fish (a la sashimi style) in it...it's supposed to symbolize luck and prosperity (the Chinese have a saying for it, and it sounded like 'fish' for one of the words, so you know how it goes *wink*). We did it a little differently...instead of fish, we had abalone in it! *grins*

Here's how things go with the dish: the condiments and ingredients are laid out nicely on the plate, and when it is time everybody comes together with their pair of chopsticks and mixes the ingredients together, pulling them as high as possible. It gets messy at times, what with the many chopsticks hitting the dish all at once, but it's all good fun and has quite a bit of symbolism too. The action of 'pulling the food up' symbolizes the person going higher up in whatever he/she does, be it career or life...so it's supposed to mean good luck =) Or at least, that's what Mom gets out from it. *wink* At the end of it all, everyone enjoys a little bowl of the mixed dish...yummy! I managed to get a few bits from the things that fell from the table, but that's about it I guess >.<" Like I said before...so near, yet so far! =(

After dinner, there was some funny things going on too...Mom's Grandpa wanted to dye his hair, coz according to him his hair had become grey. And so, he asked Mom's cousin (who is a budding hair stylist) to help him with it! *grins* Mind you, he's a ripe old age of 82...so to only dye his hair now is such a great testament that his jet black hair lasted VERY long before needing a dye job! *wink* How I wish my fur was like that too!

Well, that's about it for my CNY back in Seremban...the rest of the time we were there, we spent it watching TV and munching on CNY goodies. Heh! It's still CNY now, so the feasting is still on...LOL!

xoxo,
Scottie

My First Meeting With JD & Max's Humans!

2010-02-19T15:00:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone!

So sorry for the long hiatus again...we're in a long holiday mood, coz it's Chinese New Year again! Happy CNY to everyone who is celebrating it! *grins* In lieu of all ang pows, please forward it to Mom...*snickers*

Okay, jokes aside, there has been such wonderful things happening to me lately that it's hard to keep it all in check! For now though, here is my account on meeting JD & Max's humans, Neil & Clare! Sorry it took so long...I know the rest of the gang (Fatty & Ally, Santa & Carrie) have all updated their blogs right after the meeting. But, better late than never right? *wink* Without further ado:

Moi, the *ahem* 'thorn' amongst all the beautiful roses in the gathering...*wink* Mom is hopeless at removing the laser eyes from the photo, I tells ya! LOL!

Here are the other doggies that were there! Fatty & Ally...

Carrie...

Santa...

Christmas...

Cheddie, another cutie whose Mom is a very famous blogger! *grins* Cheddie has a sibling, Koyuki who is super camera shy, so Mom didn't manage to capture any photo =(

The amount of food that was ordered...*licks lips* It's such a shame that I was sitting so CLOSE to the table, and yet I'm so FAR from getting even a bite out of these yummy food! GRRR...lucky Mom brought some dog treats for me. Heh!

This was the super yummy (according to Mom & everyone else who enjoyed the food!!) plate of crabs..infused with the broth, need I say more? *drools on keyboard*

Mom's lame attempt at capturing the moments at the dinner...LOL! See Clare giving me a head scritch? I had a total blast coz I sat next to her...she was super nice giving me head scritches! *grins* Neil was very nice too!

Here's Clare with Minnie...aren't they both cutie pies?! *grins*

We had a lot of meeting 'sessions' too in between the eating and chatting..heh! Here's Carrie meeting Santa..

Me chatting with Carrie and her Mom...

And me sharing a heart-to-heart with Fatty! The parents were talking about us being 'exclusive'...I wonder how it will turn out, eh? *wink wink*

Here are all of us together with (almost) all the humans! Thanks to Uncle Eric for organizing the dinner! It was such a blast getting to know everyone and to meet Neil and Clare! Special THANK YOU also to Neil & Clare for the GINORMOUS bag of goodies sent all the way from UK by JD & Max!! How big is it?
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It's bigger than me!! I'm going to be posting about it in my next post coz the things are SUPER awesome, they deserve their own post! *grins* Meanwhile, I'll be snoopervising Mom with our own package for JD & Max...heh! I feel so guilty for not sending something over to them that I'm getting Mom to send one by mail...finalizing some stuff and packing it so we hope it'll reach you soon, JD & Max!

xoxo,
Scottie

Ich liebe treats!

2010-01-29T10:38:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the very lame attempt at speaking German...I thought I would try a simple phrase because:

We got some treats from Germany as a gift from a very good friend of Mom's! There's chocodrops (if I read them correctly!), some bacon-like treats and some treats that looked like little sticks! *drools*

Once we heard the rustle of the bags, we all start rushing towards Mom and sitting nicely to get our share of the treats...heh!

Mom thought she would start with the bacon treats coz they smelled good! (Well, she said it smelled bad, but WE think it's PAWSOME! *grins*) But still, we had to wait while the shutterbox thingy does its work...

Since we were being so patient, Mom thought she would push her luck with another trick before she allowed us to take it...this was the only shot she managed before it flew out of my schnozzle into my waiting mouth. Heh!

Kenji didn't have it so good...he got so fed up he looked away from the camera. It's also his own way of 'leaving the food alone'. Just don't look at it, and you won't get tempted...LOL!!

Want to give a big shout out and thanks to Aunty Yen for giving us these pawsome treats!

Mom has been trying to teach Kenji the 'Beg' trick for ages...LOL! This is the best he would do...haha!

And this is how the 'old hand' does it...hehehe!

We'd like to ask for a favor from all our friends...there is this little award thing that Mom nominated my blog for...it's called the 2010 Dog Blog Award from TrainPetDog.com! There are some really cool prizes up for grabs and we'd like to try and win it *grins* That's why we need YOUR help, coz this is a voting round! To help us out, please go to the website: www.TrainPetDog.com and enter the unique code for the ~Nottie Scottie~ blog, which is:

1bauP

You only need to vote once, so I'd really appreciate the help...*grins* Danke schön (I think it means Thank You Very Much! *wink*)

xoxo,
Scottie

Being a 'Fuzzball' and Fishies!

2010-01-18T16:13:00.002+08:00

GRRRR!! I'm so blaming Mom for slacking off on my blogging time yet again! Even though we got something-so-pawsomely-cool-I-can't-even-talk-about-it-without-drooling-on-the-keyboard:

Fish treats!!

All ready to dive into (no pun intended) those yummy treats...excuse the fuzzball phase. Mom is not only lazy in my blogging time, but my personal hygiene as well. *sigh*

Concentrate, concentrate...maybe it will land on my nose faster!

Ooh...yes it does! Slightly tilt head for major 'AWWW' points as well as quicken the trick time. *wink*

Drool excessively until it's impossible to even Photoshop, and you get the perfect fish treat photo! *grins*

Optional: If you want to get even more squeals and treats from the humans, combine two known tricks...*wink* Mom tried to make me do it again another time after this photo, but I refused...mwahahahaha!

Kenji's approach was a little more subtle...do the 'Down' command and stare hypnotically at the camera.

Otherwise, do the 'Shake' command and stare obssessively at the fish while tilting head away!

xoxo,
Scottie

A Very, VERY Belated Post In A Brand New Year

2010-01-06T14:25:00.004+08:00

Hi everyone!

A VERY Happy (and Belated!) New Year to all my friends! We had been super 'busy' what with all the long weekends and all...Mom has been going out so much it's insane! So, I sat her down and gave her a good talking to. She promises to be more vigilant in helping me blog...so I hope that becomes a resolution that she intends to keep in this brand spanking new year! *grins*

So, to commemorate this New Year, I'd like to start by thanking all the friends who have sent me cards (snail mail or e-mail or even just dropping by my blog!) for Christmas! In total, I think I've received more than 50 cards! That's super awesome, coz my Mom only got one...mwahahahahaha! =P Here are some photos of me with my beautiful and LOVELY cards! They will go into my card collection along with the ones I've received last year...*grins*

And here are the e-cards that I've received as well! I'm a little disappointed that I couldn't display all the cards I've received, because some are animated and Mom doesn't know how to capture it all. But Thank You just the same to all the friends (old and new!) who have sent me a card! I hope I can come by and visit your blogs real soon to thank you in person...everyone's cards are SOOOO gorgeous!

Mom is also getting a little obsessed with another gadget that Aunty Jane bought not too long ago...don't know what it's called, but it's really funny to watch them play with it and laughing along. Sometimes I like to lie down next to Mom, but when she's playing with that gadget thingy, she asks me to move away coz she's afraid she might step on me! GRRRRR! But all the same, they all giggle like silly school girls when they see my confused look watching them play this thing:

Here's to hoping that Mom won't neglect me again in the process, and everyone had a great New Year's!

xoxo,
Scottie

Outtakes from my Christmas 'Photoshoot'

2009-12-24T15:45:00.005+08:00

Hi everyone!

I'm starting to (very) slowly catch up with your blogs, so please bear with me, my Mom and her laziness as we get ready for the long weekend and festivities! *grins*

This year, Mom has been super late in getting that perfect photo of me for the Christmas Card Exchange. Oh well, better late than never right? We know that we could never outdo other doggies and their families who built great looking sets that sets the tone for the holidays, so Mom made do with what we had...Photoshop. LOLLLL! Anyhoot, she managed to get some pretty funny outtakes from our little shooting, and here are some to share:

Me in a mini Santa hat! The hat was a bit too stiff..I guess probably from the material it was made out of. I looked like those olden days cartoons where they put the naughty children at the corner with a cone on their head..just needs the word 'Dunce' written on it, don't you think?

Then I wondered where did Mom get the idea of putting it on my NOSE??!! I put up with it at first, smiling for the camera...

...but after a few more takes it wasn't that funny anymore. I think I almost suffocated in the process..haha!

Being all washed out from the posing, I took a break.

And when Mom wasn't looking (or so I thought!), I executed a little revenge tactic on the Santa dunce-y hat...mwahahaha!

After effects of the hat...we never used it again. YAYY!

But then, Mom managed to find yet another embarrassing looking 'hat'! Complete with a Santa face and all...*sigh* Oh well, might as well give her a few nice shots, right?

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Even Kenji was not spared from the horror of the hat! Because it was too big to put on the head, Mom thought it funny to hang it on his back....oh dear!

Poor, poor Kenji...see how miserable he looked?

Mom never got that nice shot of Kenji with the hat...he was SOOO not in the mood (and rightly so!). So, rushed for time, Mom came up with this:

We hope we didn't miss out anyone for the Card Exchange...even if you did not participate in the Card Exchange, please do accept this little ecard from us all! Merry Christmas to all and cheers to a FANTASTIC New Year! *grins*

xoxo,
Scottie

Christmas Gathering!

2009-12-22T11:48:00.004+08:00

Hi everyone!

So sorry for the long silence...but Mom says her project thingy has finished (for now!) so she has a little more time to help me blog! I've LOADS to blog about, so hopefully I can get through all my little 'happenings' by blogging every day...*grins* First up for the day is a pre-Christmas gathering with some of my Schnauzer friends last Sunday! We had it at a pretty park called Desa Parkcity:

Me reaching our destination and taking a break...my paws got wet from the rain (it was drizzling when we arrived, but then it stopped...YAYY!)

This is Toro...his owner Jason is the organizer for the gathering! *grins*

This is Max, a totally cute puppy! He so reminds me to Colin with his bursts of energy!

Another totally cute puppy called Mocha...LOVE the sweet smile!

Then more doggies came, and we said Hi many MANY times! LOL!

The park overlooked some nice lake...Mom didn't do this justice! It's so pretty!

Mom also made some treats to share with the other doggies...peanut butter cups! She made me balance mine first though. GRRR!!

It started to drizzle again after a while, so we all moved to some shade...there I met Kenji, the white Schnauzer!

Here's another cutie pie that just arrived!

Saying Hi to each other...*grins*

This is Bebe...Kenji's (the white Schnauzer, not our Kenji *wink*) big brother!

I also met a cute and friendly long-coated Chihuahua!

After that, it REALLY started to pour, so all of us (owners and doggies included) huddled into that little shade and waited for it to stop...Mom didn't manage to take any more photos after that because she was carrying me to prevent me from getting wet *grins* Me, I was enjoying every moment of it...hehe! We also exchanged gifts (there was a gift exchange session for us doggies) and I got some really cool treats! *licks lips*

Okies, that's about it for the gathering! I've received SOOO many Christmas cards for the exchange this year so I will post about that next...stay tuned! *wink*

xoxo,
Scottie

Quickie Before The Biggie...

2009-12-01T12:54:00.002+08:00

Haha, I know that sounds super weird! Anyways, just a little quick note to say that I will be AWOL (yet again!) for about 2 weeks or so...apparently, Mom was involved in a big project with a VERY tight deadline to meet at her workplace, so it means less blogging time for me. *sigh*

But not to fret, I will be back to post in time for Christmas (paws firmly crossed!) and I have received a SPECTACULAR award from Siku too! Mom will also be helping me to design a Christmas card for the Christmas Card Exchange! YAYY! We still have loads of cards from our printout at the last exchange, so we hope you won't mind us sending it again...waste not, right? *wink* I'll be sending the cards to those who I have not sent before by mail, and the new card will be an ecard...*grins*

Okay, that's about it for now...till then, I will miss you guys!

Mari, Puppies and The Shelter Pet Project

2009-11-18T20:10:00.001+08:00

After watching that heart-wrenching video of the mother dog and her 3 pups from my previous post, Mom decided she would go searching for the movie to see what happened next. It was a happy ending after all! (Go here to read about the movie)

Mom also managed to *cough*download*cough* the movie, and so we'll be watching it tonight! YAYY! (psst...if any of you want to do the same, please do let us know and we'll pass the links on *wink* I know it's not very good to do this, but it's impossible to find that movie here, so we had to resort to uhh...not-so-good methods to watch it)

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The other day, Mom got a very cool email from a nice lady about a new campaign running in the aim of increasing the rate of shelter pet adoption in the US. They do this by dispelling myths about these lovable animals. This campaign is called the Shelter Pet Project (SPP) and is sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States, Maddie's Fund, and the Ad Council! Check out the very cute and PAWSOME ad here:

Besides that, they have a very cool website too to tell us more about the campaign, how we can get involved, as well as the shelter doggies & kitties who are looking for a furever home! Here are some screenshots of what the website looks like:

The main page...with a cute animation of adorable doggies!

The Adopt-A-Gram page, where you can send messages to friends or family and spread the word about this pawsome project! Who knows, they might just be looking for a new member to their home...*wink*

And Pet Personals...where you can fill in a questionnaire to match a needy dog or cat your own home and lifestyle! How cool is that? *grins*

So, if you are looking for a pet, or you know of someone who is looking for a pet, how about giving shelter doggies or kitties a chance? They so deserve to have loving homes like yours and mine! Although I am not from a shelter, I am so blessed to be able to find my home...some other doggies or kitties were not so lucky, so if we could, let's all give them a second chance at finding a loving home!

xoxo,
Scottie

A Very Touching Story

2009-11-16T20:15:00.004+08:00

This got Mom leaking big time....she says it's a true testament to dog's unconditional love for their humans. Even at times of need, they never waver in their loyalty and love to their owners. She hopes this would never happen to another family or ours, for that matter.

xoxo,
Scottie

Worldwide Movement for Snickers

2009-11-14T15:27:00.002+08:00

Let's all be a part of this movement and think good healing thoughts for Snickers...she is struggling with her health and we are all hoping that she will pull through. To know more about this movement, please go to Jake and Fergi's blog to learn more. Let's all chip in a paw for Snickers! Get well soon, Snickers!

I'm Famous...LOL!

2009-11-11T13:00:00.000+08:00

AT LAST! I have fulfilled my 'dream' of becoming a doggie model....hehehe! Okay, I was not in many shots, but still...at least I can say I managed to get into a photoshoot, right? *grins* AND, I was featured on the website too...how cool is that?! *puffs chest* (Mom: Geez, he really can be full of himself, can't he?)

Alright, alright...I can't say I'm exactly famous like a celebrity, but I find it really exciting to be picked for a photoshoot with some of my doggie friends for a website Mom's friends are working on! *grins* We did the shooting in the morning outside, when the lighting was the best (according to the photographer and coordinator of the shoot)! Lots and LOTS of photos were taken, and we all had fun too...running around, doing some obedience exercises and getting loads of treats for behaving! *grins* And to top it all, I got featured on one of the pages in the site too! (More on the site at the bottom of the page...*grins*)

Haha, okay..I'm babbling too much! Here are some of the 'outtakes' from the photoshoot:

(All photos courtesy of Joe, the photographer of the day!)

This is Jaja...she is a South African Mastiff, and a very playful one at that! Mom loves her gregarious nature and energy! See how she runs!

Jaja, Tasha and I at our first attempt to sit prettily in a row...LOLL! Not there yet. Mom and Yen (Tasha & Jaja's owner) had to stand in to get us to sit properly...LOL! Can you guess which legs belong to who? hahaha!

There we go! Almost got it, except for the human legs...haha!

Mom loves this shot! It was a candid moment, in between arranging the props for the next agenda, but it looked really nice don't you think?

I did a little 'Watch' game with Mom...I got comments that I took things too seriously. LOLLL! Of course it's serious when it comes to treats, no? *wink*

Tasha and I...*grins*

Whee! Mom did a Recall exercise for this one...I'm ALMOST flying! LOL!

Me, 'flying'! hahaha!

Yummy food! I almost didn't resist...see the scrumptious chicken wings at the side? *licks lips*

Ginger got into the action as well! She was too cute in this photo...almost like she's saying "Pfft...I don't like these headphones on my head, so there!" *grins*

And this was me...attempting to be the 'smart aleck' as always! LOL!

Ginger, Tasha and I doing a Down Stay exercise...

Tasha and I attempted to sit in a row again, but I didn't like the squishy grass near my right foot...heheh!

Anddd...a final outtake of me by myself! *grins*

Here's the photo of me that made the cut for the website:

I'm 'calculating' for you...LOLLL!

Check out the website by clicking on the button below! Yup, Mom's friends are starting a new business by providing raw food for the masses! Yen got quite a few remarks from busy owners that feeding raw is a hassle compared to feeding kibble, so she and her partner have come up with a plan to provide people with the option to feed raw easily! Now, not only we get to enjoy yummy raw food, it's easier for our Moms and Dads to feed too! How cool is that? No more excuses for the 'lazy' owners...hehehe!

Come check the website out! It has quite a lot of information on raw feeding, its benefits, FAQs, and even a cool calculator to see how much we would get per meal! *grins* Don't miss my photo too...LOLLL! Mom and I are helping out to promote and sell the yummy food..so, Malaysian doggie friends, order with furrenz.com, and we'll do all the hard work for you! *wink*

xoxo,
Scottie

A 'Peace Offering' (sort of!)

2009-11-09T11:45:00.000+08:00

Well, after a LONG talk with Mom about her blog and mine, we have agreed that she will update my blog more often as she could...YAYYY! Oh, and she made a little 'peace offering' too yesterday:

Hehe...excuse the cracks in the cake. It's a sugar-free vanilla carob cake with some banana inside...*licks lips* Mom actually made another one for the humans (they ate it with vanilla ice-cream...hmm, I wonder if I could get that later? hehehe!), but this love-shaped cake is for moi..YAYY!

Kenji and I having to wait before we can eat...silly Mom couldn't take the cake out of the pan without cutting it in half. LOL! Oh well, all the better for us to eat it, eh? *wink*

Close-up on us and cake...*grins*

And to top it off, Mom put some whipping cream on top...see? 'S' for me, and 'K' for Kenji! Hey, I thought that cake was for me? Pfft...

Me, waiting to chomp down!

It was almost gone within 2 bites...hehehe! I loved it! A little hint of banana in a sort of chocolate-y taste...yumm!

Mom managed to get nicer shots of Kenji though...maybe coz the cake piece was bigger than his mouth, so he had to eat slow...LOL!

He likes to lick off all the topping first before eating...a typical Kenji habit! =P

Okay, so I won't hold grudges any more Mom...here's my smiley face to say thanks for the cool cake! Just make sure you don't ignore my blog for a long time anymore, okay? *grins*

xoxo,
Scottie

Mom's Update and 'Betrayal'...

2009-11-05T15:49:00.002+08:00

Hi everyone!

It's November already...and so near the year end! How time flies, no? But I'm a bit grumpy right now (tell you about that later on in the post)...*pouts*

Mom's arm is getting better...she can slowly lift her arm up high, but she says she still has a long way to go because the strength of the arm is still not back yet. =( She went to the hospital for a follow up and an x-ray:

The doctor said it's healing quite well...new bone is more visible now, and even though there's a nasty-looking sharp edge on the side, he said it will be 'smoothed out' over time. Mom asked about the appearance of her arm, coz she felt like the left arm looked a little 'curved' in comparison with her right arm, but the doctor said that having a (sort of) crooked arm but with full functionality sure beats having a nice straight arm but with limited functionality. Guess we all know which one Mom chose...*grins*

Oh, hmm...I'm supposed to be grumpy *pouts* Why? Because Mom has been neglecting MY blog, but she has time to START HER OWN BLOG! GRRRRR!! It's bad enough she didn't help me with commenting and visiting, but I think she's blogging more on her own blog now than mine...*puppy eyes* Well Mom, I think a compromise should be in order no? You help me blog more on MY blog, and I promise to be a Good Boy more...what say you?? Oh, and her blog link is here (in case anyone wants to see...though I doubt that there WOULD be, coz I'M more popular...hehehe! =P )

Oops, got to go before Mom sees this! I'll be checking up on your blogs, so stay tuned! *wink*

xoxo,
Scottie

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-30T21:31:00.003+08:00

Hi everybody!

Just want to put a quick post to wish everyone a Happy Halloween...Mom and I are celebrating Halloween this year by entering:

The last day for submitting our entries is 31st October 2009, so hurry up and join! There are so many categories to win prizes from...=) If you don't plan to enter, please:

(Click to go to my page!)

Here's what Mom came up with for my costume:

LOLLL! I know, we recycled almost everything! hahaha! Mom is running out of time and ideas, so since we have the uhh, costume at hand, why not make me a 'valedictorian'? *grins* Not that I know what a 'valedictorian' does, so I posed disgruntled-y...haha!

Okay, this was supposed to be a short one, so I'll be off and be more disgruntled now. *wink* Happy Halloween! Hope you got more treats during this cool festive season!

xoxo,
Scottie

Partying with Chloe, Autumn, Giselle, Charlie and Paul!

2009-10-27T10:15:00.001+08:00

Hi everyone!

As promised, here are the photos from a recent party that I attended recently...it is Chloe's (no relation to Amber-Mae & Chloe) and Paul's (her owner) birthday party! What made it so special was her owners were super gracious to host other doggies' birthdays there too! So, we got to celebrate with Autumn, Giselle, and Charlie as well...cool huh?! So, let's get the party started! *grins*

Mom and I arrived early, coz Mom was helping out with some doggie treats...we first met Boy Boy. He's Chloe's big brother...*grins*

Then I met the birthday girl herself! She is so good smiling for the camera!

I think she could be another potential model, don't you think? *wink*

Here are some of the foods the humans (and of course some for the doggies as well!). Mom made these Biscuit Bites (this was taken before the party)

The yummy spread of food...the table in front were mostly food for us furkids, and the rest for the humans. Later that night, there were more additions from Charlie's Mom! Can you imagine the amount of food we all ate? hehe!

Doggie cupcakes...

Nutella-frosted cupcakes (for the humans)...

Pudding...

And fried noodles...*licks lips*

Look at the beautiful cake Chloe got! Her Mom got it from a pet bakery...I wish Mom could make a pretty one like that too someday! *hint hint*

As you can see, it's mostly about food...hehe! These were baklavas, that I think originated from the Middle East. Mom LOVED these pastries!

And there were some yummy looking sweets too!

Of course, it wasn't JUST about food...there were some games and lots of chit chatting. AND, we all got goodie bags to take home! How cool! No photos of the games though, coz Mom was busy 'supervising' me...I got a little, overexcited so she had to 'contain' me at some point. LOL!

But she DID manage to take some photos of my friends who attended the party! Here they are:

This pretty girl Poodle is called Er Lu...she's very camera shy as you can see. She also shied away from me when I tried to say hello!

I got to play with Autumn too! It's been ages since I last saw her at Ruby's Resort! *grins*

This ever cute boy is Archie! Mom loves his 'sad' face...*grins*

And this is Faustina, Charlie's sister...she came dressed as a hula dancer (the party theme was beach luau!), and of course she won the best dressed doggie of the night! hehe!

Here are three American Cocker Spaniels that are so cool! Mom loves their gentle, happy and calm temperaments...they are (from left): Giselle, Golden and Gary! The 3 G's! hehe!

I got to savour many types of doggie treats...one of which was this yummy homemade dehydrated meat. Notice my wet beard? I drooled loads when everybody was eating...haha!

(Photo credit: Chloe's Mom)
After all was done, we all got together for a group photo! See if you can spot me...heh! Look at the amount of people and doggies at the party...it was a smashing success, if I say so myself! *grins*

That's it from me for now...I'm off to visit your blogs now. Wish me luck that Mom will sit down long enough to visit ALL my friends! *crosses paws*

xoxo,
Scottie

New Layout...Finally!

2009-10-24T02:57:00.003+08:00

Yayyy! Mom finally got her lazy fingers to help me change the background and header of my blog...this time she wanted me to be 'in the middle of a vast field, with grass surrounding me, and butterflies swirling around!' LOL! I guess it sort of feels like spring...even though it's close to winter now. *rolls on floor laughing* I'm assuming she's trying to go with the roll of the 4 seasons thingy, but she's WAY off on the timing...haha! Anyways, it's really late now...I'll be back soon to post about my partying. Yup, I am a partay boy! *wink*

xoxo,
Scottie

Updates, Feasting & More...LOL!

2009-10-12T11:00:00.002+08:00

Hi everyone,

Sorry for being so silent again...this time, I think Mom's just being lazy. *sigh* When will she be hardworking eh? Well, some updates on her arm (thanks to everybody who sent good healing vibes! *big hugs*): her cast is finally off! YAYYY! But, the doctor said she has to take it very slow still, coz...

Her current x-rays are showing the broken bones are still on the mend. =( If what she heard is correct, the broken parts are still in some sort of a fibrous connection, and hasn't harden into bone yet.

The other angle of her x-ray. Mom's ecstatic that her cast got taken off...at least she could get proper showers and dressing is less of an issue. Oh, she also had her first session of physiotherapy too. She said it was one of the most painful times she had ever...the therapists told her it's coz her muscles have not been used in such a long time (Eep!). Some of the muscles on her shoulder have even been wasted and the elbow muscles have turned stiff. Yikes! No wonder she's feeling pain!

She'll be working on physiotherapy for a while, but the doctors have also given her the green light to go back to work next week. Good for her, but I'm feeling kind of reluctant...I'm going to miss having her around the house all day. =(

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On another note, since she's had her cast taken off, Mom's been baking again. Well, she did most of the lighter work. Heavier work like lifting the heavier trays to and from the oven were done with Gramma's help *grins* Some of her projects:

Mini Salmon Bites - Salmon with a light creamy sauce baked with a buttery bread case. We all loved it, and as a result, Mom didn't manage to get nicer photos of the yummy bites. These were the remainder of the bites when Mom remembered...LOL!

Mini Chicken Pies - Puff pastry as the crust and top with a creamy chicken filling. *licks lips*

Mini Quiches (Mom seems to be fascinated with mini stuff lately...LOL!)

And an apple pie too...she used a different crust recipe this time around, and she said the results were cool...too bad I didn't get a taste! They were all gone before I could get some *pouts*

But not to worry though...Mom made some treats for us too! *grins* These were apple turnovers made with unsweetened applesauce (home made) and a yummy dough from the Good Treats Cookbook by Barbara Burg (Mom got it not too long ago...she's been wanting to try out the yummy recipes from that book)

She also tried the Apple Kissed Peanut Butter Treats from the same book...these cookies were sandwiched with cooled cream cheese. Yummy!! This recipe yielded LOADS, and I'm glad to report that we're still getting some of them till today. *grins* They keep very well in an air-tight container...YAYY!

Here's how Mom made us be good boys before we got to share that very HUGE biscuit sandwich.

First, I got to lick the biscuits a little...

And then it was Kenji's turn..

After that, Mom divided the treats into two and we got to crunching those yummy biscuits! *grins*

So sorry for being slow with my visits and comments...will try my best to get Mom to budge her lazy fingers to help me. Meanwhile, I think I'll go beg for more of those apple treats...heh!

xoxo,

Scottie

New collars and being a doofus for Mom

2009-09-28T09:12:00.002+08:00

Hi everyone,

Here are some recent photos that Mom took of us (well, if you feel the past month is recent! LOL!). She got us new collars from Beary's en Vogue...the lady was very nice and makes very cool collars! Look at what Mom got us:

This was the one Mom got for me...the name for this collar is Lollipop. Mom loves the blue and the stripes on it =) She put a little bell on the collar too so that she'll know where I am in the house, or if I've been up to something (that's when I become very quiet...hehehe!)

Another look at the collar...

Kenji got this one: Leopard....hehe! Maybe coz he looks like one? LOL! Aunty Vivian liked the pattern of it!

Another angle of the collar...

The owner of the blog was very nice...she made a matching Lollipop collar for Kenji! Now we can wear them together and people will know we're brothers...*wink*

Us together with our matching collars...err, sorry you can't see mine. My beard is quite troublesome at times, but you get the idea *wink*

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Here are some more recent photos taken a few days ago. Mom was in a particular weird mood that day:

I was quite pooped out from running about and playing, so I plonked down to rest. It so happened there was my favourite toy (which coincidentally is a doggie too...heh!) next to me. Aunty Jane thought it was hilarious and cute at the same time....pfft.

Close-up on us...with Mom laughing at the same time. It took her so many shots to get this, I almost got up from all the giggling. I don't really get them humans most of the time!

Here's another one....don't I look 'scholarly'? More like, nerdy right? *rolls eyes* The glasses were Mom's. She's such a dork!

*sighhhh* The things we put up with, right? Mom thinks this would make a cute background or header photo for the blog's layout (she thinks it's time to change it, but I don't know when it'll get done...haha!). What do you think?

xoxo,
Scottie

Oops...

2009-09-25T15:10:00.008+08:00

Looks like I've abandoned my blog for more than a month! >.<" Really, really sorry about that. Thanks to everyone who's been asking about Mom and her arm...she seems to be getting better I think. She tries to use her left hand more with holding light things whenever she can, but she's still in a cast. The last appointment with the doctor didn't go too well, I guess...she was told that her broken bones have not shown any signs of reconnecting yet. =(

The doctor gave her another 3 weeks, by which time they will do another x-ray to see the next course of action. That's going to happen next week, so we're hoping there will be signs of the bones reconnecting then *crosses paws* My goodness, I've neglected the blog so long, my post that was about Ruby's Resort is like SOOOO outdated..LOL! I guess I'll post the nicer photos in a slideshow here =)

Speaking of which...Some of my really cool friends have passed on some really cool awards to me! This is way overdue, so thank you SO, SOOOOO much to Santa for this lovely blog award! *grins*

This next award comes from Pluto, the cool German Shepherd! Thank you SOOO much, Pluto...I'm really honored!

Well, that's about it for now...Mom managed to take some pretty funny photos of me the other day, so I'm getting her to edit them for me real soon so I can show you all what a doofus I looked like to make her laugh. *wink* Till then...

xoxo,
Scottie

Ruby's Resort Again...YAYYY!!!

2009-08-23T20:48:00.002+08:00

Hi everyone,

Since Mom's feeling a little better (thanks to everyone for the healing vibes!), she thought she'd help me post about the trip we went to like, AAAGES ago...*sigh* I thought for once, we could be on time, but as it is, circumstances do not allow it, eh? Anyways, here's Day 1 of our trip to Ruby's Resort way back on 24th July...

We were ecstatic about reaching the place! SOOO many new smells since we were there last!

(photo courtesy of Cherlyn)
After all our friends reached the resort, it's FEASTING time! *grins* Mom made some cupcakes (like the ones Kenji got for his birthday) for everybody to share...=)

(photo courtesy of Cherlyn)

This was Mom in one of the chalets which housed many Maltese friends...look at them all clambering to get some of those cupcakes! *grins*

As it were, there wasn't much going on during Day 1, so Mom didn't take many photos of us, but during the evening, Ruby and her workers were very kind to put up a bonfire for our group! How cool is that? We loved watching the pretty flames, but it did get a little too hot to sit near it...

So, that's about it for Day 1 at Ruby's Resort...boy, was it tiring to be travelling for about 4 hours to get there! But still, it was worth it, being able to experience nature like this!

Kenji calling it a night...heh!

Day 2 was quite disastrous coz Mom woke up late...hmmph! She got up at 9am when the sun is already up and about....I made sure she hurried me to the beach though! *wink*

Hehehe...a similar photo was taken at our last trip, but I still love it! *wink*

Here was one of my Maltese friends at the table, Faustina! She was so patient, waiting at the table for her Mom...=)

We didn't lose much time, so off to the beach...and there I played with Pepper, a Min. Schnauzer pup like me! She was so much fun!
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(To be continued...*wink*)

We'll be back soon...I'm getting Mom to help me comment at your blogs while she's at this *wink*

xoxo,
Scottie

Update..

2009-08-14T16:49:00.001+08:00

Hi everyone,

Thanks so much for your kind wishes and healing vibes! Mom is overwhelmed by the amount of well-wishes she got from all around the world =) And the healing vibes worked! Mom doesn't need surgery, but she will have to be in a cast until September before she goes for another follow up then. We're hoping she will be fully recovered by then...*crosses paws*

At her last visit, Mom took some photos of her x-rays from the doctor's computer. Apparently, everything is digitalized at the hospital she went to; even x-rays don't need the films anymore!

This was on the day when she broke her arm, before the cast was put on...Mom said the x-ray on the right caused her more pain than when she actually fell and broke the arm. OUCH! I felt like giving the people who did that to Mom a big bite on THEIR arm, but it seems that it was necessary at the time for the doctors to assess the extent of the injury...=\

And this was taken after the cast (or the more proper term the U Slab) was put on. The doctor told Mom that the bones have aligned very well, so we're hoping that this will stay like that until it's healed properly!

Well, that's about it from me...I've been reading your blogs, but with Mom's condition, she can't type that much. I'll try to get her to help me post some comments real soon though since she's feeling much better these days! Till then..

xoxo,
Scottie

Really Bad Luck...

2009-08-06T18:35:00.004+08:00

Hi everyone,

This was supposed to be a very cool post involving a great trip to Ruby's Resort with Autumn and other friends, but I guess it will have to be put on hold. This morning Mom tripped, fell and broke her upper arm (humerus as the doctors called it). She's now in a cast and can only type with her one good hand. *sigh* I was wondering myself, how did she manage to break her arm from a simple fall? It shouldn't be so bad right?

Anyways, this is going to be a short post...we'd like to ask for good healing vibes for Mom. Her humerus was broken in two, and although it's in a cast now, Mom might need surgery if it's not mending well...she'll be going for a follow up next week to see if she needs surgery, and we all certainly hope it's not necessary. *crosses paws* If it's all good, the doctors said she will be in a cast for about 6 weeks, so....I guess it's another long hiatus for me again. =( Will try to see if I can post about the trip later, since Mom will finally have time to be at home and have free time, but I guess it's not such a good thing too eh? Anyways, I'm babbling....please don't forget me! *wink*

xoxo,
Scottie

A WAYYYYY Long Overdue Post...

2009-07-29T15:54:00.006+08:00

OMG...can't believe it's been so long since I've posted! >.<" This post was scheduled for 15th July to commemorate my first ever blogoversary (YAYYY! I've lasted one year...albeit having many hiatuses over the times..LOL!) and my 100th post (DOUBLE YAYY! I have that many things to talk about! LOL!), but meh...my Mom is super lazy, I tells ya! Anyways, since it's so way overdue, I will combine my posts for this time...*wink* Twinkle has tagged me with a game! And the rules were:

Open the folder that has your pictures in it...
Choose one you haven't posted yet...
Tell it's story...
Tag 5 friends...

So, here goes my photos of the celebration that was for my 100th post and 1st blogoversary!

Mom and Gramma made pizza to celebrate! *drools* These are for the furkids (aka moi, Kenji and Lady)

And this was one of the few that were for the humans...*grins*

Gramma also made some sushi a la Bento style for me and Kenji...here's mine!

And Kenji's...

But like always, we were obliged to pose for the camera before eating...*sigh*

This time around, Kenji wasn't too happy either! LOL!

*fast forward to the eating (we all gobbled up our treats like, lightning fast!)*
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I waited patiently when I spotted something...

The leftovers! o.O" Why in the world would someone waste all that good food?

The culprit...turns out Kenji doesn't like to eat the rice and the pizza crust! He just licked off all the toppings and what not...clever? Or wasteful? It's still good for me though, coz I polished off whatever he left behind, making Mom's clean up easier! *wink*

For dessert, we had little tartlets filled with whipped cream and blueberry or strawberry filling...*licks lips*

Hmmph...same old, same old, no? I think Mom needs to teach me some more new tricks!

So, umm...that's it for this tag. I think most doggies have already done this game, but if you haven't, consider yourself tagged! *wink*

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I've also received a TOTALLY cool award by Checkers!! Thank you SOOO much, Checkers! It's a great honour to receive it...*grins* Your blog so totally rocks too! I would like to pass this wonderful award to all my friends whom I've known this past year...it's been such a joy blogging about my life and getting to know friends from all over the world! I hope there are many more years of blogging to come...*crosses paws*

So much overdue posts, but the next one would be quite an updated one, I think...heh! I get to go on a trip! Where? Stay tuned...*wink*

xoxo,
Scottie

K9 Klear Up...Wow!

2009-07-14T12:23:00.002+08:00

A couple of weeks ago, a nice man sent us a sample of his product to try and also to review it...I was quite excited, naturally! I got to sample new doggie stuff...*grins*

The sample that came in the mail...it's an all-natural, organic balm for pets called K9 Klear Up! It says here that it helps to clear up the 17 most common canine skin and coat problems...cool! I don't know about the other doggies out there, but I tend to get skin itchies and rashes on and off...this product could definitely help me from itching and scratching! *grins*

Some of the conditions that K9 Klear Up helps with include (for the complete list, visit their website here):

Hot spots and chronic skin rashes (I get these quite a few times myself...oh, the itching!)
Cuts and scratches (perfect for me and my scratching and getting into scrapes most of the time!)
Bug bites (With the tick season in full swing this time around, it's getting on my nerves and skin too)
Dry, itchy, flaky skin
Skin allergies (ie Eczema)
Fungi
General pad wear and tear
Overall itching and scratching

Now, the thing about products that are labeled as 'natural' or 'organic' sometimes is that they also include other chemical ingredients like preservatives or color or smell. But what Mom loved about K9 Klear Up is that, it only contains three ingredients! How cool is that?

Shea butter - It's the base for K9 Klear Up. Mom uses shea butter products too, and she loves that shea butter moisturizes skin very well!
Tepezcohuite - pronounced 'Tep-Ez-Co-Heety', it's the active ingredient in K9 Klear Up, working to help build new skin and a healthy coat after injury
Vegetable emulsifier - The ingredient that 'smooths out' the shea butter/Tepezcohuite mixture, making K9 Klear Up a breeze to apply. Mom said she can vouch for this as well, coz some creams are just too runny or too hard to apply, but K9 Klear Up is easy to apply, and is not oily after application too...*grins*

Moi with the sample...*wink*

Now, after all the talk about the product and the ingredients, how did it fare with me and my skin itchies? I don't know if it's coincidence or not, but after the sample arrived in the mail, I wound up with a whole lot of bumps and rashes that itched me to no end! Usually, Mom would just apply the creams and ointments that she got from the vet to ease the itching, but she tried K9 Klear Up on me that day...

I have to say though that Mom has been 'cheating' a little...*wink* The instructions said to apply the balm to the problem area 3 - 5 times daily, and the problems would be resolved in about 7 days. *whispers* She only put it on me once a day, since she's at work early in the morning...she puts it on in the evening when she gets back. So, we assumed that since the frequency is not so high, the results will only show after 7 days...well, not exactly!

This was the inside of my thigh taken on 1st July...notice the little cuts and red spots?

This was taken yesterday (Doofus Mom forgot to take photos of it earlier...>.<") The cuts have completely healed and the rashes have been cleared too..*grins* The cuts have actually healed about 2-3 days of application, but the rashes took a little longer...usually, it takes more than 2 weeks of application before any results were seen with the vet's creams, so Mom was really satisfied with the results we got with K9 Klear Up!

My other problem area (taken 1st July)...ick! Itchy red bumps! Mom figured it could be tick bites as I always get angry red bumps like these from ticks, and since the tick season is in right now, I get these...>.<"

This was taken yesterday too...the nasty red bumps have resided! Whoo! And I don't scratch as much as I used to too...*grins*

So, my verdict? TWO PAWS OUT for K9 Klear Up! *grins* Mom is really impressed with the way things turned out for me, so she will be ordering a jar too! This will surely come in handy when I get the itchies...=) If you have skin itchies or rashes like I do, do give it a try...we highly recommend it! You can order your jar of K9 Klear Up here!

P/S: Really sorry that I haven't been commenting on your blogs...I've been reading but haven't been able to comment (Mom's being a doofus again...I need new hands to help me type, I think!) Hope to catch up with you all real soon!

xoxo,
Scottie

Malaysia Dog Day 2009

2009-07-01T11:29:00.004+08:00

Mom brought me to the Malaysia Dog Day organized by Puppy.com.my last Sunday! YAYYY! I went with Mom, Gramma, Grampa, Aunty Jane and Rachel (Aunty Vivian was working that day, so Kenji couldn't come..*sad face*), and boy was it a long day!

This time around, the event was held in an air-conditioned stadium! Cool! Too bad it was so little and could only fit a handful of people at the side (the terrace seats were only for humans, so naturally those who came with their furkids didn't stay long =( ) We reached the stadium at about 12.30pm, and the games were mostly finished...*sigh* Still, Mom said that she entered me into their Pre-Novice obedience trials...so, that's why she came late, coz she doesn't want me to get too restless.

Look at the amount of people at the stadium! This was when the police K9 unit demonstrated their obedience and agility skills...awesome!

Me, I got to sit on a chair to wait for the obedience trials to begin...heh!

Mom didn't manage to take a lot of photos, coz there were just too many people in the stadium, and her camera was dying out too...trust her to NOT charge the battery before leaving home, right? This was taken during the Most Creative Dress Up contest...it was won by none other than the fabulous Amber-Mae! *grins* I didn't get to speak to her this time around though, but still...I think her clown costume was SUPER! *grins* Congrats, Amber!

Here are some other doggie photos that Mom managed to snap before her camera died on her...this little Pomeranian cutie sat on the owner's lap the whole time! Mom said she is too cute!

This is Duke, a fellow obedience trial participant...he's such a good sport! *grins* Some other participants include my friends Dou Dou the poodle (from my previous post here), Ginger and Ziggy! Ziggy and Dou Dou won second and third place respectively! Congrats to them for their awesome work! Me? I didn't win a placing, but Mom is still proud of me because I got a little improvement from my previous trials...88 points. *grins* She was quite surprised that I paid a little more attention this time around because:

I had to wait....

And wait....

And wait (notice the smile has gone)...of course, with bathroom breaks and some improvised play time (with my leash as a tug) in between...

And wait SOME MORE...o.O" Yes, the day had become TOO long because of delays. The trials were scheduled to be on at 2pm, but we only started at 6.30pm! O.O By the time we finished our exercises in the Pre-Novice class, it was already 8.30pm...we didn't stay after that to view the score because everybody was hungry and tired. Mom asked Dou Dou's Mom to help us check the scores, and when she asked when the whole event ended, it was about 10.30pm! Freaky, don't you think? But it was still quite a fun event as it was not hot inside the stadium! Hopefully it won't get dragged too long next time. *wink*

xoxo,
Scottie

Turning Two: Kenji-Style

2009-06-23T14:33:00.001+08:00

Yup, as you've probably guessed by now, my brother Kenji turned two! *grins* Actually his birthday was on 9th June, but you know how humans can be...they forgot. *snickers* Still, Mom wanted to help make his day not-so-bad, and we had a little (VERY) Belated Birthday Party on Sunday...

Us on Sunday morning...we knew the humans were up to something, but just can't tell yet!

Hah! First 'surprise' of the day...a little 'SPA' treatment for us. heh! (Recipe of the spa courtesy of Amber-Mae's Spa Eau Naturel) Mom loves the lemony, citrus-y smell of it all...*grins* I just love being pampered...hehe!

Then, after a LONG LONG wait...
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The result from a few hours of baking and decorating! *grins* Aunty Vivian helped out with the decorations...don't they look cool? The 'cupcakes' are actually meatloaf with mashed potatoes as the 'frosting' (it's about the same recipe as my cake in my Birthday Post) and decorations include some ham, doggie biscuits, cheddar cheese slices, and some nori seaweed. Since Kenji is so small, Mom decided smaller cakes should be the order...she just didn't expect to work twice as long! heh! But it's still worth it, since the results were quite satisfactory! Can you read what the words say? It's supposed to be 'Happy B'Day' with Kenji going through the middle...*grins*

Not only that, Mom also made Little 'Eataly Meatballs' (as stated in the recipe title..heh!), which turned out quite nicely for her...

..And this was my favourite: Peanut Butter Cups! (made with dog chocolate of course! *wink*) Mom also made a human version of this, but I still think our doggie version beat it hands down!

For the humans, Gramma and Aunty Jane also made some Korean Kimbap (something like Japanese sushi, but with a Korean twist on it)

And there were also some other stuff that Gramma made Bento-style...hehe!

Kenji obviously ogling with delight at the yummy cupcakes!

The Birthday Boy with a HUGE smile on his face...

Aunty Vivian bought some pretty candles just like my Birthday ones, but the cupcakes didn't have enough room, so she put them on the meatballs...don't they look cute?

And after lighting them, Kenji got a little (but very fast, because of the melting candles) rendition of the 'Happy Birthday' song.

Needless to say, after all that, it's time to EAT! *grins* But first, we had to pose...

Kenji giving a big grin coz he got his initial...

and saying Thank you by offering his paw...

Then, it's FINALLY chow time! Kenji licked off all the decorations first before diving into the cupcake (literally! LOL!)

Me, I waited a little, coz the cupcake still had its liner there...

After a while, I got Mom to hold it for me while I licked off any excess to the cake...heh!

Lady got a cupcake too! She was SOOO excited coz it smelled different...Mom's slowpoke camera can only catch blurry photos of her. *sigh* You should have seen how she was bouncing about like a puppy instead of the dignified Lady that she is...

She ate the cupcake with so much gusto, it was gone in an instant! Look! You can't even see her face here...just the empty cupcake liner! Good job, Lady!

Mom decided it would be funny to make me balance the other treats first before I could eat them...*sighhhhh*

While the Birthday Boy got off real easy...pffft!

After all that, Kenji decided he wanted another...he begged with his pleading eyes, and he got one! Omigosh! I wonder if it works with MY eyes...

Ooh...yup, I did! The rest of the cupcakes were given to our friends and neighbours, since we can't possibly eat all of them, and not enough storage space in our house...but still, I think it was quite a nice party! Happy Belated Birthday,Kenji! He got a spiffy new red collar as his birthday present, and he's all showing off that his birthday cake was better than mine. GRRRR! That sounds like a challenge, doesn't it?

xoxo,
Scottie

...And (OMG!) MORE Food! (Don't you think it's too much?)

2009-06-22T13:38:00.001+08:00

Hi everyone!

I hope you all had a GREAT weekend! We sure did...*grins* I'm not going to spoil all the fun by telling everything in one go *sneaky grin* Will unveil bit by bit just for the suspense...heh!

First up, Gramma made MORE Bentos for Mom and Rachel...they get nicer and nicer as she got more equipment and ideas to beautify a lunchbox! I think she should start her own Bento blog, don't you think? *wink*

Secondly, Happy Father's Day to all the Dads, Daddys, Fathers (and other endearments that I've missed out) all over the world! Here's to wishing all Dads Thank You for everything that you've done throughout the years...you truly are the rock of the family! *grins* I don't have a Dad (just yet), but Grampa has been really wonderful to me!

The whole family (sans us again...GRRRR!!)took Grampa out for a nice dinner on Saturday..look at all the yummy food!

Shark's fin soup for Grampa and Gramma...I don't know what it tastes like, but Mom said it's a Chinese delicacy!

This was a new one: Fried tofu with almond flakes served with a honeydew salad and mayonnaise on the side...*drools*

And then, they had CRAB too! Omigosh...they look so yummy! This was crab cooked with a Marmite sauce (I kid you not!)

And this was crab cooked with salted egg and milk, infused with some curry leaves for flavouring...yummy!

Another favourite of the family: Steamed fish with a yummy sauce...*licks screen*

The 'aftermath' of it all...I can't believe they didn't keep any leftovers for us poor doggies! GRRRRR! But they sure did enjoy it loads...

Aunty Vivian asked Grampa to smile for the camera, and instead he did this! heheheh! Happy Father's Day, Grampa!! *grins*

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Stay tuned for our next post, as it was somebody's special day on Sunday! A little sneak peek (Mom is still helping me to choose the best photos):

*grins*

xoxo,
Scottie

...And More Food...

2009-06-19T18:50:00.000+08:00

As promised, here are the photos of my Gotcha Day 'treats'...heh! Yes, as some of you guessed correctly...they are SUPPOSED to be Lollipups. *grins* Why do I say SUPPOSED to be? Because Mom made a complete disaster of it...the shapes of the Lollipups were supposed to be round, but somehow she managed to make the dough VERY sticky and hard to work with (when she put a cookie cutter through the dough, the cut dough shrinks away from the cutter...*rolls on the floor laughing* I guess her baking was so bad, even the dough had enough sense to shrink away!)

See? All mismatched shapes...bwahahahaha! The Lollipup 'sticks' are actually rawhide chews, and the actual Lollipups, apple and cinnamon flavored...*grins* It's a good thing those Lollipups smelled GOOD and doesn't taste as bad, otherwise I'd say it was a total waste of time! *wink*

There's one for Lady...

One for Kenji...

One for me (pictured in the last post), one for the fun of it, and the other disastrous icing-ed one...=P The 'icing' was actually dog chocolate...yummy!

Because the dough was so icky to work with, Mom decided to improvise and came up with apple 'turnovers' for us...LOL! The filling inside were diced apples tossed with a pinch of cinnamon. (Psst...they looked better on camera than they were in real life! *wink*) We ate all of them throughout the next few days as treats...Mom was too embarassed to give them out to the neighbors. heh!

Here I am with MY Lollipup! As you can see, I'm not too happy because Mom smushed the icing (how she managed to do that, I have no idea..*rolls eyes*), but it still smelled good. I think I'm beginning to like cinammon A LOT! *grins*

So, start with a tentative lick...

And go for it with one paw on the stick...heh! Note the icky mess on the floor..Gramma wasn't too happy about THAT =P

Kenji's approach was a little different though. First, he SLYLY and cunningly look at the Lollipup...

Start having a go at it with teeny bites on the back (and on the icing too)..

And eating up the rawhide FIRST before devouring that Lollipup!

I wish I had Lady's photos too, but she eats things like ladies do (aka chomping everything good and fast, making photos blurry) so we didn't manage to get any nice ones of her. =( She DID enjoy it loads however...*grins*

After all the eating, it's time for a little 'exercise', so out pops my FAVOURITE toy...mwahahaha! Please Mom??

And we got to playing quite hard...see the video, and you'll know why! *wink*

Stay tuned for the next post! Gramma has spruced up some LOVELY yummy eatables again! I wonder if she made some for me...*wink*

xoxo,
Scottie

It's All About The Food...

2009-06-17T14:20:00.001+08:00

This post is dedicated to Gramma, coz of her fabulous cooking skills and dedication to serve the family scrumptious food (which now spoils us to the point that we compare other people's cooking to hers...o.O") Why you ask?

Recently, she found a new interest: Kyaraben Bento, also known as Character Japanese Lunch Boxes. So interested, that she would wake up extra early to prepare some cute yet VERY delicious lunch boxes for Rachel and Mom. Case in point:

Gramma's first attempt for Mom's lunch box...some rice balls, sausages and assorted meats with fruits on the side *wink*. It doesn't really have the character thingy just yet, but there were some cute carrot cutouts (complete with sesame seeds for eyes o.O) and pretty looking sausages...*drools* Mom doesn't mind having cute stuff for lunch, coz they are healthy and tastes yummy!

Gramma got a little elaborate for Rachel though, since Rachel ADORES looking at cute stuff and being envied by her classmates in school about her pretty lunch box!

See? Even the leftovers got the lunch box treatment...cool eh?

This was Gramma's second attempt for Rachel...it gets prettier and prettier *grins*

And this was Mom's lunch box...yummy!

Some close-ups on the yummy food...stir fried vegetables on a pretty flower-shaped tomato!

And the 'teddy bear' just waiting to be eaten...LOL! It had raisins for the eyes and nose..heh!

On behalf of Mom and Rachel, I'd like to say 'ARIGATO GRAMMA!' *grins* Keep on the lookout for more yummy-looking lunch boxes from Gramma in this space...*wink*

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Today is also my Gotcha Day! YAYYY! I can't believed it's already 2 years since I was here at my beloved home...Mom did a little something for my Gotcha Day (since she missed out on my first year, so this year she did something...heheheh!)

AAAANNNNNDDDD...that's not all! She made some *ahem* treats for me too, but according to her they turned out to be a big disaster...*rolls eyes* Trust Mom to make a big blunder out of simple dog treat recipes...will post more about that in my next entry. Until then, here's a sneak peek:

Apologies for not visiting YET AGAIN...>.<" Been reading your blogs, but haven't got time to post up comments since I have so many to catch up on! Will do that ASAP...Scottie's honor! *grins*

xoxo,
Scottie

I'm Back.....I Think

2009-06-08T11:25:00.000+08:00

Sorry I've been missing again....Gramma's Mom crossed the Bridge after the last post I made, so everyone's been really sad as it was quite unexpected =( I've only gotten to know Granny a few times when she came to our house for visits, or when we go back to Seremban for celebrations. Mom said that Granny is always around with a smile to greet everyone, and never forgets a grandchild or great-grandchild's name...I think she is VERY fortunate to have known her great-grandchildren. Not many people live long enough to do that...=) She certainly is one lovely Granny...

I told Mom that although it's goodbye for now, we will see her again later, and she is definitely in a much better place where there are no sicknesses and pain. Farewell, Granny...you are dearly missed.

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Well, there's not much to update from me as of now. I hope I can come by to comment on your bloggies real soon...I've missed reading up on all your stories and adventures and walkies and lots and lots of things! I DID get a fur-cut from the groomers last week though...so, here's what I look like now:

Smiling for the camera....=) Mom says I don't look as 'manly' as I used to. What's that supposed to mean?

Aunty Vivian said that I look like a Poodle now...LOL! Do I?

Probably doesn't really matter, since my fur grows out real fast, and it's REALLY hot these days, so I am very grateful for cooling, not-so-long fur!

Oops! That's Kenji trying to ham up the camera too...everyone's gushing over his now soft fur! All thanks to a raw diet (woohoo!) and some good supplements for the coat and skin...*wink*

But still...this is about my fur-cut, so one last photo of me...hehe! I like to think I look a little 'cleaner' now too. Not that I'm dirty most of the time, but the beard just likes to get in the way when I'm drinking or eating, and Mom always complains that my beard is too brown instead of white, so this is a win-win situation no?

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Mom also went to her friend's house last week for some yummy food....it's called Nasi Lemak, and from what I was told, it was EXTRA yummy! *drools* Too bad she didn't bring back some for me...*sigh*

Mom's friend is also a dog rescuer too...while Mom was there,she took some photos of the dogs at the house. Actually, she took more than these, but the rest turned out so blurry she was embarrassed to put it here. LOL! So, here are the nicer ones:

A little Yorkshire Terrier that was nicknamed '2 Kilo' coz she weighed 2kg...hehe! Mom kept gushing about her the whole time she was there, I almost thought she wanted to adopt her...LOL! But look at the face...I think most people would have done the same too...*wink*

'2 Kilo' looking to get some yummy treats....

This is Meow Meow...the doggie who 'escaped' from the pool during the doggie pool gathering! *grins*

This is Zaccheus (Zack for short), the Wiry Jack Russell Terrier who's boarding there...Mom loves his affable nature!

This is Lena-Joy, Zack's sister...she's a real cutie-pie too!

Mom forgot the name of this doggie here, but Mom said that she is SOOOO shy because it was her first time being boarded there with so many doggies that already know each other well...she keeps to one corner, but after a while, she started walking about too. =)

Yup, that's all from me for now...I'm keeping my paws crossed that I can come by real soon to catch up with you all! Till then..

xoxo,
Scottie

New Treats from Korea!

2009-05-28T13:54:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone!

This will have to be a quick one, so I'm doing slideshows again!

Aunty Jane has come back from Korea...and she brought us some treats! There were also a few surprises that Mom got for me, courtesy of a big stock clearance sale at one of the pet stores she went to! I hope it's viewable! *grins*

(To view the bigger version, click here: http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/babyrayne17/Scottie_Treats/?albumview=slideshow)

Meanwhile, in Mom's 'Baking Land', she made some sugar cookies (for the humans only...*sigh*) and decorated them with the help of Aunty Vivian. Since it was their very first attempt at frosting cookies, it was almost an epic FAILURE...LOLLLL! Mom says next time, if she does any frosting for the dog cookies (which she intends to...oh no!), she will just drizzle the cookies with it...nice and simple! Not sure how it will work out, but I'll be sure to let you know when it's out...

(To view a bigger version of this slideshow, click here: http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/babyrayne17/Sugar%20Cookies/?albumview=slideshow)

That's about it for now...we're SOO sorry we haven't been visiting your blogs lately! Gramma's Mom is very very sick, so the family's been traveling alot to and fro...I hope I can come by to visit your blogs soon. Till then, take care!

xoxo,
Scottie

Volunteer Work at Furry Friends' Farm

2009-05-25T17:56:00.001+08:00

Mom went to Furry Friends' Farm (FFF) to do some volunteer work with her friends yesterday...when she came back, she told me that although she didn't do as much work as some of her friends, she feels EXHAUSTED. Goes to show how energetic she is, no? Tsk tsk tsk...

The idea was to help out at the shelter as rescues are still going on at Pulau Ketam (I'm pretty sure most of us have heard about it) so that the rescuers from FFF can concentrate more on rescuing, and for Mom I think she went because she can NEVER go on a rescue mission with her 'city' mentality...LOL! Guess this is the next best thing for her to chip in *wink* Here are photos!

The endless road outside FFF...the lady at the car is the organizer for this trip! Mom says she is superb for getting everybody organized and donations (in kind) from anybody willing to donate for the cause!

Here they are at FFF...can't read Chinese (neither can Mom! *rolls eyes*), so I guess I'm going to have to ask Gramma what the words below the English ones mean. *grins*

Some of the dogs at the entrance...Mom was told that some of them were the ones rescued from Pulau Ketam. They were isolated for a bit from the others so that they could get some rest and calm down from the trauma they experienced. The lady-in-charge, Ms Sabrina, told Mom that in total, FFF has managed to rescue a total of 21 dogs for now. 2 dogs are still at the vet for monitoring, and the rest are here...kudos to the rescue team!

There were also puppies found here..look at how cute they are! Mom was not sure if they are from Pulau Ketam, but it is so sad to see puppies not being given a home dedicated to love them...

Here are some other photos of adult dogs that were allowed to roam the premises of FFF:

Some close-up on the dogs that were kept in one of the enclosures...

This was one of the frequent volunteers at FFF...see how the doggies all crowd around her for attention? It's so heartwarming to see her interact with the dogs...Mom says she sees her sitting and talking with the dogs too while doing the necessary work.

Then it was feeding time! She brought out a big pail of rice to be mixed with kibbles and cod liver oil emulsion. Then the mixture will be divided amongst the dogs...Mom helped a little in distributing the food, but no photos of this.

Another volunteer waiting for everybody else to get some bowls so that the distribution can start all at one go, and will be easier to tell which doggie has been fed.

And then, the feeding begins:

Here are some more photos of doggies that Mom managed to photograph. She said it's quite sad to learn from Ms. Sabrina that the number of doggies being rehomed in FFF has been very slow. Most people who wants to adopt dogs would tend to choose pedigree dogs (like Kenji and I) over the mixed breeds, and because the doggies that FFF take in are from the streets, they don't look as 'pretty' as us pedigree dogs. =(

At FFF, you can see quite a few doggies with only 3 legs. It's good to see that they are also given a second chance at life even though they are not fully able like other doggies:

The group that Mom was with to do volunteer work...there were more people, but at the time this photo was taken, some haven't arrived yet. Everybody was doing their bit in helping out. Mom did what little she can: help to bathe a few doggies, rake some leaves, distribute food, and helping to feed the fishes at the ponds nearby.

The donations came in strong too! This was only part of the donations that the group brought that day. Things like kibbles, rice, dog shampoo, cages, dewormers, etc were brought in.

Before Mom left for the day, this was taken. This was also only part of the donations that came in...everyone who has donated has been SOOO generous!

All in all, Mom says it was an eye-opening experience. I feel very blessed too to be having a nice home with people to love me and play with me! We hope that with the exposure that the media has brought for FFF, the doggies there will be in better conditions to live in now that funds are coming in to help these poor doggies. Kudos again to all the volunteers and people running FFF! You really are angels for doggies...*grins*

xoxo,
Scottie

~ Nottie Scottie ~

A (Lightning Fast) Update

Dogathon 2010

When Scottie Meets Some Cute Girls....

Update On Kenji

Just When We Thought All Was Good...

Happy (Belated) 4th Of July...

Double Whammy Of A Celebration!

Salmon Drops, Carob Sticks And A Visitor??

New Treats & A Blog Exchange Link!

(Not So Good) Update

Some Other Bad News...

Kenji Taking Over....Mwahahahaha!

I'm Three Years Old!

Giveaway Results!

ID Tag Giveaway!

A Much Needed (But Not Liked) Furcut & New Tags!!

*Sigh* The Things I Put Up With!

Total LOL Moment!

Why does my Pet's Haircut cost more than mine?

Gifts from JD & Max!

CNY Celebrations

My First Meeting With JD & Max's Humans!

Ich liebe treats!

Being a 'Fuzzball' and Fishies!

A Very, VERY Belated Post In A Brand New Year

Outtakes from my Christmas 'Photoshoot'

Christmas Gathering!

Quickie Before The Biggie...

Mari, Puppies and The Shelter Pet Project

A Very Touching Story

Worldwide Movement for Snickers

I'm Famous...LOL!

A 'Peace Offering' (sort of!)

Mom's Update and 'Betrayal'...

Happy Halloween!

Partying with Chloe, Autumn, Giselle, Charlie and Paul!

New Layout...Finally!

Updates, Feasting & More...LOL!

New collars and being a doofus for Mom

Oops...

Ruby's Resort Again...YAYYY!!!

Update..

Really Bad Luck...

A WAYYYYY Long Overdue Post...

K9 Klear Up...Wow!

Malaysia Dog Day 2009

Turning Two: Kenji-Style

...And (OMG!) MORE Food! (Don't you think it's too much?)

...And More Food...

It's All About The Food...

I'm Back.....I Think

New Treats from Korea!

Volunteer Work at Furry Friends' Farm

Sigh The Things I Put Up With!