My Dog Diary

I was supposed to hold this on until I post all if them on Etsy and other places but I just can’t resist to write something! >.<

OK. First of all. A new necklace. Meant to drag my bf out for a walk.

And another ring.

And then finally, the new stuff that I’m extremely excited with!

A recycled/upcycled/repurposed (whatever you name it!) long purse/wallet from banner!

I have actually done a similar test unit a few years back, and am now still using it. That was solely done by hand (yeah hand-sewing, which was really painful! >.<). This, was sewn using sewing machine. I do improve, you see.

The ring and necklace are already showcased on etsy and other places, but not the long purse. Most like will up tonight or early tomorrow morning. I have been dreaming of having this in our product line and I finally did it!

After watching several episodes of the Dog Whisperer, we have been practicing the idea and exercise on Xiao Bi for the past one week. Believe it or not, it has been working really, really, really well!

Today marked my first walk with Xiao Bi with no pulling and trying to fight attitude from her. It was a peaceful walk, with her walking and following by my side. I wasn’t able to take control two days ago and darl was the one who walked her. But I guess she had picked up the calm, submissive behavior and when I walked her today, she was just… so different with the Xiao Bi that I used to know! lol.

I felt so good after walking her this evening. She was calm, adorable… goodness! I still can’t believe that this is happening to my GR whom I thought will always be rebellious!

It’s not only the method of training that matters. It was about dog psychology. As soon as we understand the ‘why’, we’ll understand the ‘how’. It was that simple!

I’ve really been lazying around lately. Haven’t been able to get myself to do some serious work. Have been concentrating too much on eating nice food, finding the best recipe, and rehabilitating Xiao Bi!

I did manage to get myself up for a few jewelry. Some turned out very nice and I’m still considering making them a pendant or a ring. This one in particular, is one of my favourites. I’ve made it into a ring and named it Deep Romance. The colour is so rich that I feel like ‘eating’ it. lol.

I wouldn’t say it’s totally, but partially I was inspired into doing this when I saw Xiao Bi with her bf, Bobby. They now date EVERY evening for an hour or so. Once Bobby couldn’t join us for the walk and she got so depressed that she released her frustration on me by dragging me to a bush of cactus… So much so for rehabilitation… :/

When Eileen told me about a show, Dog Whisperer a few months back, although I was interested in watching it, but I didn’t really make any effort for it. Probably the title itself sounded a little bit like a documentary or something and I was expecting boredom. lol.

But thanks to Eileen. She passed me a copy of it some time last week and upon finishing the first episode, Cesar Millan is already my idol! It was so amazing seeing him helping all the dogs with all sorts of behavior problems, and helping the owners to keep moving with their dogs. I watched, and watched, and watched, and then I thought, hey Xiao Bi’s problems aren’t that bad. I was just never a leader to her and probably never corrected her bad behavior on time!

So I told myself to learn as much as I could, as fast as possible. Yesterday I was determined to bring Xiao Bi out for a walk MY WAY, instead of her way of walking in front of me and dragging me all over the place. The moment she realised that I was trying to control her, she stopped and sat on the floor, refusing to move! @.@

But one good thing that she had corrected just within a day was her barking-at-everything attitude. Whether it’s because of excitement, or seeing a cat. Yesterday just before we went out for the walk she was at her garden territory barking at my dad and niece who were at the front part of the garden. She did that all the while, for attention I guess. Much like ‘hey let me out, I wanna play!’. I went to her and started ’shoo-ing’ her and gently pressing her down to the floor. After that, I notice that whenever she barks, I just need to ’shoo’ her and point at her, and she’ll stop! Not bad huh!

Today I went to the pet shop with the intention to get either a collar or a choke collar. We just have to put away her harness for the time being. I ended up with a choke collar.

I tried to walk her right after I came back and NO she didn’t wanna walk. Cleverly I bought a small pack of snack to lure her. It was just an OK session.

In the evening during her normal walking time, she could follow me through a street but not until she saw her boyfriend, Bobby. Haiz. Kids.

Xiao Bi hasn’t been to the beach for quite a long while. Last week we wanted to bring her but it rained. This week, with darl’s rare 2-day off from work, we brought her to the beach one evening.

There wasn’t many people on the beach. Probably because it was a weekday.

Reintroducing to the beach. Testing, testing…

She somehow saw a black plastic thingy on the shore and started sniffing/playing/exploring with it.

Then at one point, she just refused to go near the water for no reason…

But this time around, darl got her swimming!

While she was busy practicing her skill, a newly-wed (or about to wed) couple was doing some photo shooting on the beach.

‘I can swim!’

… and she got tired and was biting darl’s t-shirt. lol.

All wet!