Thanksgiving Roadtrip 2009 - San Diego (Part 1)

Thanksgiving weekend was nice cos Daddy got to be with us for a nice long weekend. I knew that something was up cos there was packing and my crate that I flew into the US with came out and was cleaned up and i saw my food being packed too.

Before i knew it, i was wooshed into the car! ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm super fidgety when I'm excited.



Still fidgeting. Trying to look out the front of the car.



Wow...that looks like a long road.



This is me spying from over mummy's shoulder.



See all the STUFF? They pack messy don't they?



After many hours, they stopped for lunch at a Carls Jr that was off Highway 5. And...no, i didn't get any burgers. (Mummy: in case any of you are thinking I was cruel, Benny had his own treats for lunch)



ANd we're off again! Family photo! Cheese!



Fidget fidget.



Still driving...getting sleepy...



Oops, the sun is coming in! Luckily I found a nice shady spot next to my crate.



Zzzz....my nose is getting burnt. =P



I give up. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!



I got restless after about 7 to 8 hours on the road. I jumped onto Mummy's lap. Hey look! There's a nice icy cold drink!



See, more road...ROAD!



Think i'll fall asleep on her lap then.



Oh great, holiday traffic jam. Lasted like....30 mins i think?



Restless. Wonder if I can flop on over to Daddy.



More road! Wow, super highway! 8 lanes in total!



The sun was setting...weather getting cold. Are we there yet?



Oh! we reached the hotel. This is my bed at night so that I don't poo/pee on the carpet.



Its a nice huge crate. =)



Anyway, that's all for Part 1. Better and more interesting photos to come in parts 2 and 3. The next blog entries will show my walk through San Diego (think its along Harbor Drive near San Diego Bay & a walk through Old Town) and also my crazy fun at the Dog BEACH!!!! =P

An Early Xmas Present!

Wowie! This year I got some Xmas gifts early! =D Mummy said that this package from USPS was addressed to ME! *grin* Its from Hammer and Aunty Evelyn! *hug!*



*pray* Dear Lord, please bless the human and dog friend who sent me this gift. Hee....and I hope I can use it or even better...EAT IT. =P



Last pose. Please let me open it mummy!



Oooo....look! There's 2 green packages and one treat thing! Yippie! And yes, I got the facial expression of a dog who is trying VERY VERY hard not to eat the treats.



Here's a close up. Its Pumpkin Pie Dog Biscuits. I think its complimentary from the people who made the stuff that Aunty E and Hammer bought for me.



Here's my first model pose. Not so good...i'm not used to strutting my stuff. heh.



Daddy says that I look like Robin Hood. =P Or was it little red riding hood. hmm...



The jacket wraps around my chest and the front. It fits perfectly! Mummy says its custom-made to fit my lanky body with my big chest. No wonder she was measuring me a few weeks ago.



Here's what it looks like. The hood portion is purely for show. Hee...my ears and head are too large.



Nice tags!



This is the other one that Aunty E and Hammer gave me. This one is thicker (double lined) and more manly. Mummy says I gotta wear this when we go Yosemite this winter...wonder what is in Yosemite that makes me need to wear this. *scratch head*



Don't I look like such an adventureous outdoorsy dog? =D



Many many thanks Aunty E and Hammer! Happy holidays to everyone! Its December! =)



Furball update: 8 balls in 3 weeks. =)

Its AUTUMN!

Its autumn and mummy's been complaining about my shedding. Its getting lesser now, in case you were wondering. =P

Anyway, she should also complain about the shedding trees you know. To be fair. I like the colour of the trees now. They seem to change to a nice redder colour, kinda like my colour. *ego*

Here's the tree at the In and Out drivethrough. Isn't it pretty?



Yeps, I go for the drivethrough rides. =D Hee...they always smell SO nice!



If you look beyond the fence, you can see the trees across 101 Highway. There's yellow...green...orange...red!



Here's the view from the entrace to the apartment complex.



The workers have been sweeping up all the leaves on the floor. See the bags? They are everywhere!



I'm posing under this giant "berry" tree. You can't really see them, but there's hundreds of clumps of berries on that tree. Wonder if I can eat them....



This is a super shedding tree.



Yes, its my favourite tree. It sheds...I shed. =D



I look over my right shoulder...yep, there's leaves there.



And over my left shoulder....yep more leaves there too!



Wow! A bald bush....amazing!



I wonder if all these leaves once belonged to that bald bush....



Last photo! Isn't autumn pretty? I like it. Its nice and cool and that means I had to snooze on the bed for longer periods of time now.



(Mummy: fyi, dogs are red-green colour blind...so all those colours Benny "sees" were described to him by me. =D It is getting colder now. Soon Benny will have his winter coat and that'll be sight to behold.)

Wowie! 100 Followers Giveaway!

I'm so envious of Gibson the corgi. His blog has 100 followers! Wow... wonder if we'll ever be that popular as that cute guy.

Here's the link to his blog: http://corgibutts.blogspot.com/2009/11/100-followers-giveaway.html

Kudos Gibson! And happy shoe hunting! (Mummy: Benhur! No! Naughty boy, do NOT encourage other dogs to do that. tsktsk.)

When Uncle G and Aunty C came to visit.

Soon after mummy and daddy came home, I had even more fun people to say hi too! I remember Uncle G and his then girlfriend, now wife, Aunty C from back home in Singapore. They came over to visit me during their honeymoon! I'm so flattered! *blush*

This is me inviting them into my home!



Of course, the poor humans were so jet lagged....that they soon fell asleep. I slept next to Uncle G's long feet.



After which I decided it was too far away from nicer smelling Aunty C...so I moved to a more central spot. =D



Anyway, I didn't get to go out with them but Mummy did join them for a day in San Fran. Here's some pics:

First and most impt place is JAMBA JUICE! You can see their happy faces showing how eager they are to place the order!



When they got to San Fran, first thing to do is look for lunch. Mummy suggested that they try Joe's Crab Shack...Here's the two of them trying to look HUNGRY!



And here's mummy and Aunty C trying to poke each other?



After that they explored Chinatown... take a look at the Double Dragon Massage. Mummy says she'll open a Triple Dragon dog massage centre! =P



Of course, there were PLENTY of doggies in San Fran. Here's a beagle and black terrier.



Here's 2 larger doggies. The owners were nice and even said thanks to mummy for giving her dog a pat!



A Shih Tzu mix of some kind. These 4 dogs were spotted with a window of less than 10 mins, so you can imagine the number of doggies here! Its so nice.



One last picture: Mummy asks every one to notice the "cute" bird that is "resting" on the head of the statue. hee!



Wonder if i'll ever get to WALK the streets of San Fran.... *hint hint*. ;)

Furmination update: 6 gigantic balls of fur within less than 2 weeks. *ah choo!*

The Family Reunion

Finally, after a drought...yes i blame mummy for the lack of blog entries. She claims that she had many many many many many things to do. So many that she couldn't put my thought shapes into my blog. Phooey. Ok, now that's out of my system.... I'm SO HAPPY MY FAMILY IS BACK!!!!!

Here's what happened:

3rd Nov (Tuesday) I was at the kennel waiting to play with my friends when suddenly I got whisked away and showered! Apparantly someone was waiting for me!

This is the kennel I stayed at, its called "A Pet Villa". Its somewhere in Santa Clara, California.



Here's the front entrance. Nice bright yellow cheery colours!



The reception area. THe people are hiding from the camera!



This is a similar kennel to the one I stayed in.



That's the common play area for the bigger dogs. I was playing with the smaller dogs. I'm "small". Hee!



Oh! Its Mummy! She came to pick me up? Do I look shocked? Yah, I was kinda blur. (Mummy: I had just gotten off the plane...its after a super LONG haul flight. This fella barely paid me any attention when i picked him up! Only after I showered then he remember me. Gee, I must have stunk! =P)



Reached home....slurp slurp! I missed my Brita filtered personal bowl of water. Yum... (Mummy: He drank the whole bowl dry at one go.)



Time to look hungry. *wink wink*



The treats are up on the counter mummy!



What? Check the yard? Quick, show a sleepy squinty face!



Ok, no choice have to go check. Sniff sniff.... still smells like me.



Yep, no doggie intruders here...



Looks like a great place to poo...



Yep, no human intruders either....



All clear mummy! ('cept maybe u need to clean up the garden? heh.)



Wonder where daddy is. I'm too tired to wait up for him. Time to catch some snooze first.



Suddenly, Daddy's home!!!!!!!!!! I get my usual head scrunching hello. =D



Aiii muff oooo ooo! (benny: I love you too!)



Oh, before I forget, i did get furminated like crazy. Apparantly i AM shedding. See this fur ball? Mummy furminated 4 balls of this in 6 days.



Well, the next post will be real soon folks. Within the next few days....I'll MAKE mummy type something. hee.... missing all my friends but happily together with my parents again!

Bark in The Park 2009

Before mummy left for Singapore, she and Daddy brought me all the way to San Jose to enjoy the annual Bark in the Park. It is supposed to be one of the biggest dog events in the states! Yippie!

We entered and first thing there is on the left is a nice tent with cooling mist fans and wading pools filled with water. Wow, how considerate of the organisers.



Three LARGE dogs in a teeny weeny itsy bitsy pool?????????



You can literally hose your dog down too! They look happy!



Immediately to the right i went. And why? Cos the first tent there was selling homemade dog food. The really nice people gave me a sample and i promptly didn't want to leave. Why leave a good thing right?
(Mummy: It was SO embarassing! Benny even planted his butt down and refused to go anywhere else. We just got there!)



Ok, after i got yanked away, we met a small corgi puppy. Here he is sniffing mummy...I'm giving the "what about me" face.



The puppy's owners though we looked alike and that he would grow up to be handsome like me. How pawsome of them to say so!



Hee, i'm blushing...



Daddy had to inspect his camera and prep it for more dog shots. The whole place is filled with canines! I was making sure that he would take as many pics as he could so that we could show everyone.



Let's start, here are 2 shelties. SO FLUFFY!



Then daddy got interrupted. This lady is a corgi fan!



Here she is saying thanks to me after I posed for her. =) Nice lady!



Ok back to other doggies...2 Dachshunds.



The big fluffy black dog is a Chow Chow.



Nice grin! Pit bull mix, nice and friendly. Mummy patted his massive head.



Sniff sniff....shepherd mix in the front. Might have some corgi blood too!



Oops, mummy asked me to pose. =D CHEESE!



Many folks spent the entire day there just chilling out with the dogs. There were kiosks selling human food and drinks too.



I could be wrong, but i think this is a basset hound. Maybe a mix?



So many big fluffy white dogs. No idea what breed, but aren't they handsome? Some kind of shepherd breed i think.



Hoho, i love his face!



Here's the park from my point of view.


Nice boxer! Really sturdy looking ain't she?



2 Labradors. The yellow lab on the left was very intent on the light reflection in the grass that came off mummy's watch. hee...kinda like a chase-the-red-dot type dog. Just like me!



We met more corgis on the way. the three of us tried to pose.



The corgi in the middle is really old. She's naturally small. The pale coloured dude at the right is a cardigan corgi. =)



Close up of his unique colour!



Well that's it for that day! I ran out of steam really fast and wanted to go home and relax. Think i'm not as outdoorsy as some other dogs. hee. I'm a homebound hound. *wink*



Well it was one of the most eventful days for me yet. I slept most of the way home and slept on the bed once we got home too. Zzzzzz..... =)

Hairy WHO?

Mummy is in Singapore right now...i miss her. Wonder if she misses ME? Daddy's been taking me to dog parks and walking me so life is great. I just wonder, what is Mummy doing right now?

Anyway, aside from pondering that fact i'm going to dedicate this post to all the hairy monsters out there. =)

Mummy was declaring to daddy a few weeks ago about how hairy i am. Excuse me, but i prefer to call it FURRY. I'm FURRY, not HAIRY like some ape. She said that my fur used to be nice and stright-ish and close to my body. Apparantly I've shed that coat and put on an unruly version. See the tufts?



More tufts coming out the left side of the neck area...



My overall front tufty look. =) Oh, sometimes mummy blames daddy for influencing me into getting his "chicken backside" hairdo. Daddy always gives her the innocent face. =P



Unexplainably, my back end seems just fine. Hmm...



Well, that's all the tufty photos mummy took before she left. Here's one of my balding muzzle. I suspect there's more of these photos to come when mummy gets back (when???). She and daddy laughed like mad dogs when they saw my bald spot. Phooey.



Until next time!

My scented T-Shirt

I've been a sulky dog. Can't blame me after all i spotted Mummy taking out the 2 big big suitcases and packing them since last week. I'm upset. Daddy has been attempting to console me. Its helping but I'm still wondering when Mummy will return home. *sulk*

(Mummy: The first day of sulking was so bad that Benny literally IGNORED me. It was awful. He improved after a while and the Daddy is taking good care of him. Male-bonding time!)

Anyway, together with the packing came a T-shirt wearing thing. I remember this shirt!



Mummy kept throwing it on me or putting it under my head when i'm sleeping. Something about leaving my Benny smells for my Singapore dog-friends?



Well, here's the last posed pic. Sorry i'm not smiling but at that time, I was grouching at Mummy. =P



Hope to "sniff" you Singapore doggies soon!

I'm..."Mr June"???

Mummy went absolutely nuts this morning. She couldn't stop smiling and grinning like a mad woman. She woke up and fed me first. Good woman. Then after she checked her email she made funny little sounds and kept hugging me and saying "good boy".

I know i'm a good boy. Always am and always will be. But I still don't really get what the whole excitement is about.

(Mummy: Silly boy, you won the contest! The Corgi Calendar contest! You and Frodo are MR JUNE! hahaha! Oh boy, this is just pawsome!)

Oh ok, i get it now. Hee....i get my big face on the calendar. Uh, what's a calendar? =P

Here's the winning photo:


Here's the link to the rest of the calendar's winners and their pics:
http://corgibutts.blogspot.com/2009/10/corgis-with-blogs-2010-calendar-winners_01.html

Mummy says all proceeds go to Lakeshore Corgi Rescue. Order order! =)

I'm a happy boy...cos mummy's a very happy corgi mummy. =D