My Dog Diary

I’ve been pushing a little bit more on my work in progress and I’m really happy to say that things are working out quite well. Of course I’m hoping for more and more sales but oh well, they will come.

Last weekend Xiao Bi got the chance to play and socialise with another two new friends. They are from Bobby’s owner’s sister. They spent about two days living with Bobby and boy I tell you, everyone of them was happy - well, except the youngest and smallest one, Maya. She kept being ‘bullied’! lol.

Too bad darl wasn’t available for the two days so couldn’t help me to take some photos or videos or them. I really enjoyed seeing them playing and fooling around. And almost everytime when everyone was already tired and flat, Xiao Bi was the only one still walking around asking to play. Sigh sigh. The hyperactive dog.

And then yesterday Bobby got a new partner at home. A 3-yr old Golden Retriever name Honey. Honey is not at her tip-top condition. She has scars on her face from scratching and she seems to be a bit too thin and weak for a GR. Will need to be monitored for a few weeks or even month and see how she can improve. But she is beautiful! So hopefully in a few more weeks, three of them can gather and play.

Since Xiao Bi is getting a lot more stable, I’m also slowly introducing her to the family - well, more like re-introducing her. I’m slowly letting her staying around with the family, without her jumping up and down and running here and there, with the potential of knocking down the old and the young. It’s been great!

P/S: Someone was asking me if I could do her a red+white basic upcycled long purse from banner when I first introduced the long purse in my blog. I can’t remember who but if you are reading this, try looking at the widget on the side, I’ve just added a red+white version of it. And the best part is, it’s a softer type of banner, much like a soft leather, and seriously, I’m loving this one.

We didn’t make it to the beach last Sunday due to darl’s old injury on his knee. So despite my packed and tight schedule, we decided to make a trip this Sunday evening. It rained a little when we were about to leave and I thought we had to postpone again this time. But it stopped after a while. Weird weather nowadays. :/

We stopped by Bobby’s place to see if they would like to join. Bobby’s owner agreed and we all headed to the beach in darl’s car, and I had to squeeze myself with two huge dogs at the back seat. lol.

Upon arriving at the beach, the dogs couldn’t resist to sniff around, as usual. We were greeted by a black beach dog, who, couldn’t resist barking at us, in his case. Xiao Bi didn’t bother too much, and walked towards the beach. Bobby on the other hand, was a bit erm… ‘reserved’.

Darl brought Xiao Bi down into the water after walking around. Bobby refused to go and just keep himself on the beach!

The handsome Bobby.

And meanwhile, the black dog was still barking, barking, and barking…

And here is Bobby refusing to go near the water. I think it was probably because it’s his first time to this beach and after so long since he went to his regular beach, so he was kinda not used to the whole idea.

While Xiao Bi on the other hand, had a great time swimming and running along the beach. Darl said Xiao Bi was actually whining when she was swimming but she still, wanted to swim.

Bobby went greeting Xiao Bi back. lol. That’s the nearest that he would go to the water. A wave came and he just ran away!

It rained again after like a good 30 minutes of fun time, and off we had to leave. Next time, Bobby.

… and dirty. And happy.

You probably can’t see very clearly in the photo, but the legs, paws, and the stomach area of Xiao Bi’s body are totally dirty. Totally. She had a good time digging holes in the garden and went sleeping her way to heaven this morning.

My dad is going to yell. Sigh.

Xiao Bi received an invitation last week. An invitation from her boy-friend, Bobby’s owner. He invited her to spend some time with Bobby in his garden, so they could wrestle and play off leash!

This is so so so so so cool! I’ve always been dreaming about Xiao Bi being able to play with Bobby (or other dogs) off leash. Since she likes Bobby, they could just be the next perfect couple.

We dropped by yesterday evening but I forgot to bring along the camera. The dogs were certainly happy with the arrangement that they kept running in and out of the house. Bobby was leading and Xiao Bi was following most of the time.

Since today is a public holiday, I brought Xiao Bi out again in the evening and went to Bobby’s place. This time around, I snapped a few photos with my camera phone.

The one standing is Xiao Bi and the other is Bobby. See how loving they can be.

They couldn’t stop pretending to drink and play with the water.

And here is a little video clip of them. Not very clear since it was recorded with my camera phone.

We are planning for a trip to the beach some time at the end of the week. We’ve also invited Bobby. It would certainly be great if they could go together.

I have been thinking a lot about Gobi lately. Gobi was my first GR, and she was Xiao Bi’s sister. Different batch with different dad, but same mum.

She was a legendary dog. She was very friendly, and every single neighbour loved her. She behaved so well that you never had to worry about her. She didn’t whine or cry even on the first night she joined us. She made no nonsense when she was left alone in our new house. She never bit a single slipper. She exercised twice with the old Snow White and Snow White, although barking, just loved her. She was just, the perfect dog.

The thing is, she died when she was about 6 months old, out of a sudden and unknown disease. Vomit, extremely high fever, ‘tarik‘. I still remember the night she was so sick and it was raining so heavily. I was accompanying her in the living room, hoping that she would recover. She still wanted to play and was still friendly enough to wag her tail when she saw anyone. It was such a pain.

It’s about 1.5 years since she left, and I could still remember the way she wagged her tail and ran to me. I could have posted some of her photos here as a proof of her beauty but I still couldn’t bear the pain seeing her photos.

I hope she is now all well in dog heaven. I miss you.