Exchange Gifts!

Remember the presents we got during my birthday?
It is our Christmas gifts from the GreenwoodsClinic.
I got a red scarf and my brother Sweepy got a towel.
The red pillow is for our Popsy Sumo.


Now this is what happens when we exchange our gifts!


Sweepy gets the scarf and I get the towel!


I looked really funny in Sweepy's towel . . .




. . . but Sweepy looked really cool in my bandanna . . .



Exchanging gifts is really fun!
And Sweepy enjoys trying them all!

My 8th Birthday!

As you all probably know by now, I just turned 8 last January 15. It coincided with my Popsy Sumo's 9th birthday. It was quite fun and there were so many treats but look at my brother Sweepy:



Sweepy looks like he wants to grab everything for himself. It is Sweepy's way of trying to grab the attention to himself. I told him he need not do that. There's a lot of stuff for everyone. But Sweepy loves the excitement of jumping around needlessly.



Lui gave me this squeaker toy frog so I will not run after Mr. Frogsky. But I told her it does not smell and move like Mr. Frogsky at all. It is not as exciting and as challenging.


And my friend from GreenwoodsClinic gave me this:

. . . a red bandanna and an organic soap which Lui adores. Lui loves organic stuff especially those produced by the local market. Thank you Happy, Dr. Geoff, Moy, Trudis and Jappy. . .



Ooops, there goes Sweepy again!
Sweepy grabbed my new scarf and soap and Sumo's red pillow gift . . .



And there he goes. Sweepy loves that kind of attention.
And to be honest I don't mind.
Because I love him for what he is.


Thank you Aki, Happy, TeamGreenwoods, Lorenza, Asta and all those who came to greet us. And thank you Lui and Luchie . . . for making sure we get these treats anytime of the year!!!

My Fun Holiday!

The Christmas and New Year's eve party was such great fun. We had plenty of guests and I went around sniffing where they came from. I'm kindda confused why they always ran away when I come near them. I also wondered why my Popsy Sumo and my brother Sweepy were hiding in their house when the party and the fireworks were no big deal. I like going around watching people and the noisy colorful sceneries during the holidays.


And since the nights and days were cold I enjoyed catching up on sleep!




But not for long. I have to keep watch over Sweepy in case he gets frantic again.

Sweepy is like an excited kid the day after the new year's eve celebration. Sweepy felt like he survived the fireworks again. In the olden times, Lui would huddle all of us in a room with soft lights and music and we would cuddle together unmindful and unafraid of the noise. There was a time when they were 8 of us dogs huddled with Lui because that year my Mumsy Pica gave birth to four puppies! Lui cuddled all of us with her since we were puppies!

But since last year, Luchie tried to wean us from the noise of the firecrackers by allowing us to roam and hide in the comfort of our house if we want to. I don't mind the firecrackers. I hate the smoke though. It made me sneeze all over.

And because I was brave and sociable during the holidays, Luchie and Lui would praise me and tickle me for the effort!

That was quite fun! I wished I can share my videos with you. Maybe someday.

Meantime have a great Christmas! Remember, the twelve days of Christmas will end until January 6. The first day of Christmas was December 26. And today is the feast of the Three Kings. Our friend Lorenza from Mexico is celebrating Reyes Mago where children get their presents. We had more presents than we ever need and Lui and Luchie stayed longer with us because of the long holidays. What more can we ask for?

Have a great and fun 2009!

Dog Pajamas by my Keeper Lui!

This is Keeper's attempt to sew pajamas for us to snuggle during the colder December month. Yeah, it has a hood and the one she made for my brother Sweepy has sleeves! It looks okay but Sweepy looks awkward and it fell short of covering Sweepy's body.




Keeper Lui is not good in sewing but she wanted to make stuff for us by recycling whatever is available around her. Well, she tried . . .



Mine is just a wrap-around. Keeper realized she failed in putting together the pieces in Sweepy's pajamas so Keeper just let it loose in my case so it won't be difficult to wear it. . . It is pretty stuffy for my taste but I wore it to make her happy. To be honest, I don't really need it because I have thick furs and I love cold weather. Besides, I have cool scarves, hats and gloves. That would keep me warm.



My brother Sweepy is happy though. Sweepy loves to show off his stuff. He likes it when people gather around him and admire his cutey stuff. Keeper's pajamas are indeed cutey stuff and Sweepy loves to snuggle in it. Cold weather or not. In the end, when Keeper is not looking, we just played around with our pajamas.


And this week Sweepy gave Keeper a big scare. Keeper found Sweepy looking like this.

Sweepy's eyes are all bright and his body stood rigid, as if frozen in space, and unmoving. Keeper cried out and rushed to him. I went to check my little brother and knew he's okay. Turns out, Sweepy stepped on somebody's poo (not mine) and the poo got stuck in his paws, which is the reason he looks like that. Keeper laughed in relief and carried the stiff guy to wash his paws. It was the Major Chit-Chat all week. Keeper kept laughing about it even when she's alone. Sweepy is not laughing at all.



And this is Simba:

Simba is one of the K9 dogs assigned to watch the Glorietta malls during the holidays. Keeper was rushing through the stores and when she saw Simba, her world stopped. Keeper rushed to Simba and asked Simba's handler if she can photograph him. And then, Keeper did the unthinkable. She asked Simba's handler if she can pat Simba and the handler could not resist Keeper's charming smile. A Big Mistake. For as soon as Keeper touched Simba, Simba went on play mode, kissing Keeper, lying down to allow Keeper to rub his belly and practically breaking the rules of an alert and watchful K9 dog. Keeper and Simba made a spectacle at the mall for an hour! Keeper told me Simba reminded her of me. I do look like Simba.

Keeper apologized to the handler and the mall guards but nobody scolded her. Everybody who saw Keeper and Simba playing were also enjoying the warm scene.

Keeper left Simba with tears in her eyes. Simba left Keeper with drools over her silly face. Of course we knew about it when Keeper got home and we sniffed Simba's scent all over her. Keeper's smell was of strange drools and mushy love . . .