Meet Miss Reina

What do you do on a hot day?

Remember this picture?

I was asking if you could guess what I was doing.

So far, no one has gotten it right yet. hee hee.

I used to fall asleep really quickly in the car. Not anymore! Not ever since I invented this new hobby of mine.

Following and chasing those dust particles! Hahaha…OMG!

It all started when Mummy noticed me staring below and looking up into the air, instead of my usual lying down and going to bed. It was kind of freaky for them considering it was still the 7th month (Hungry ghosts and all). It took them a couple of trips to realise that it was the dust particles that was keeping me up all along. LOL.

It’s time for some scattergories.  So here goes!

1. Famous Singer: Rihanna
2. Four letter word: Real
3. Street: Regent street
4. Color: Red
5. Gifts/Presents: Recipe book
6. Vehicle: Renault
7. Things in a Souvenir Shop: Ribbons
8. Boy Name: Raul
9. Girl Name: Ruth
10. Movie Title: Romeo and Juliet
11. Drink: (Uhhh…)Red wine?
12. Occupation: Retired
13. Celebrity: Richard Gere
14. Magazine: Race car
15. US City: Radio City
16. Pro Sports: Rugby
17. Fruit: Rockmelon
18. Reason for Being Late for Work: Really bad hangover
19. Something You Throw Away: Rectum discharge (eewww)
20. Things You Shout: Rrrrr
21. Cartoon character: Roger rabbit

I won’t be tagging anyone since most of you have already played the game.

Have a great day everyone!

Hello everyone! I’m a good 6 months old today! In conjuction with my “half-pawday”, I’ve come up with a new Tag game. 

Every once in a while, I like to look back and reflect on the past, especially those sweeter memories.

I remember the first time daddy and mummy came to see me. It was at the bottom of my original mummy’s block. She had taken me out on one hand ( I was that small!). When she put me down on the ground, I was first very apprehensive! I was shivering and my tail retracting. But it didn’t take long before I got comfortable and took my first tiny little steps towards daddy and hid under his legs.

I remember my first trip on daddy’s car that night. I was laying on mummy’s lap. It was a short ride home, but I remember leaving her a “warm welcome” that surprisingly and ironically did not piss anyone one off.

I remember how I was given my first toy that night. Baldy pig and how I started chewing on him straight away. I remember  when mummy and I played our first rounds of fetch!

I remember how I used to cry every other hour when I realised that the room was dark and I could not see mummy and daddy. Daddy would come down from his bed to hug me. Gradually, mummy would put down her leg from the bed to let me know of her presence.

These are sweet memories from the beginning to me.

Dear friends, do you remember the first time you got to meet your daddy and mummy?

I tag my friends Lorenza, Joe Stains, Boo, Luckie and Precious to recall and share about their very first days or nights!

Let’s all get nostalgic! =)

(Do tag someone else after sharing so we can all get to read abt how the other encounters were like!) =P

Yesterday, daddy and mummy brought me to the Japanese Garden. Well, almost. You see, the Garden do not allow pets (Another silly park that does not allow pets.) so we decided to walk along the outskirts of the park, which surprisingly offered quite a good dose of scenic views.

I took some time off to enjoy the scenary.

Thought about a couple of things in life.

Then something caught my attention.

What the heck is that?!?!?! I sent daddy to take a closer look.

It was a monitor lizard having dinner. I didn’t know they eat fish though.Hmmm..

I’ve been tagged by my friend Putter to play the middle name game.

Here are the rules,

1. Post the rules before you give the facts. (Listen up Pups, these are the Rules!!)

2. List one fact that is somehow relevant to you and your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.

3. When you are tagged you need to write your post using your middle name and facts about it.

4. At the end of your post choose one dog to tag for each letter of your middle name. Be sure to let each puppy know she/he has been tagged. (It’s ok if you don’t do this, just tag who you want to tag!).
 
I have a few nick names. Sausage dog, Crazy dog, Your dog (When I mess up the place), Orh Kim (Black Gold) to list a few.  But the true middle/nick name remains “Don”. (After Don Vito and Don Michael Corleone)

Because I’m actually quite a Daredevil, daring in every sense of the word.

O for Organised crime. (no I’m only kidding.) I meant that I’m quite an organised eater. I like to start from one point on my food and work my way from there.

N for Naughty girl (according to my parents.) I like to make offers that they cannot refuse. I have this innocent look that I can carry off whenever needed. You have no idea how well this works. =P

Alas, to further stake my case as Don, here is a picture of proof.

Now, I’ll like to tag my friends Dachies Rule(Roxie, Sammy and Andy), Orson and Nikita to play the middle name game!

Hello friends, today I wanna blog about my encounter with a Great Dane on Saturday.

As promised, mum and dad brought me to Pasir Ris Farmway. As we entered a shop, we were greeted by a rare sight in Singapaw.

A Great dane!

Dad’s first reaction was “Whoah, what a big dog!” Mum’s reaction was ” It’s a Great Dane.”

My reaction was…

No fear. Even though the size of his tail was actually longer than my ENTIRE body( and I’m a dachshund )…

We can still be friends.

It was nice meeting you!

After which, we went out to the playground. It was this huge enclosed area with a few training stations.

And because it was enclosed, I was allowed to run wild and free, with no worries.

We ended our day at the Botanic Garden.

tongue out after a long day!

I will end this post with a little trivia.

I’ve discovered a new activity to keep me awake while travelling on car. From the picture, can you guess what it is?

Hurray! It’s Saturday and this is one of my favorite past times.

Tell me, am I groovy???? =P

I love to dance! Do you?

*Mum and Dad hijacked the computer from me for this post* 

Thank you all for the valuable advices and comments!

Spaying or having Little Reinas are indeed two seperate issues. We could have her un-spayed and not have Little Reinas.

One of the primary reasons why we are hesistant about spaying is because of the risks involved in the procedure. And also the pain that she would have to go through.

We used to have two hamsters, Kiwi and Bear Bear. Kiwi gave birth to two boys, Baby and Berrie. When the parents moved on, we were glad that we had their offsprings, two very loving brothers. And the thought of having Reina offsprings is really nice. It never crossed our mind to give her offsprings away.

We will be thinking about it carefully. Thank you again for all the advices, we really do appreciate them!

*Reina regains control of computer*

First things first, Happy Barkday to you Huskee! Mum hasn’t been feeling well these couple of days, so your prezzie might just be a few days late!

I’m looking forward to the weekend! Mum and Dad just told me that they will be bringing me to Pasir Ris Farmway. I’ve heard about the playground there for dogs. Maybe I might just go check it out! Meanwhile, best wishes to everyone out there!

Its been a while since my first jab. Since then, I’ve completed all three rounds of my vaccinations. Hurray!

Looking back, I used to weigh 2kg. Now, I’ve put on more than half of that weight. 3.2 kg was my last recorded weight  about 6 weeks ago. Now probably more!

I’ve also got myself microchipped in case any bad guys decide to kidnap me and not return me to Mummy and Daddy. That way, if the kidnappers are silly enough to bring me to a vet, they’ll be caught! Or if there is any dispute over my identity, the chip solves it all. Coincidently, it is also a new ruling here in Singapore that all dogs have to be microchipped before they are issued licenses.

I swear that the chipping hurts more than the vaccinations. My chip wound was bleeding for a few minutes before it stopped after the helpful nurse attended to me. Thank goodness, no more jabs in the imminent future.

Mummy and Daddy are contemplating if they should sterilise me. On one hand they hope for the continual of bloodline, little Reinas in the making. It will be all so wonderful to have children and for them, grandchildren! On the other hand, they’re not sure if they can cope with my pregnancy and the menstrual periods.Plus, the whole sterilisation process seems really scary.

I have created a short poll. Do help them out with your opinions.

I had a blast at the pawty. Thank you Simba for inviting me over!

While I was away, Mummy and Daddy caught the Singapore Fireworks Festival at the Marina Bay on Sunday. I would have loved to join them but (1) Simba’s rocking pawty was on. (2)Dogs not allowed at the festival. Bleah.

Anyway, I gave clear instructions to mum and dad to take more pictures and some videos on the night and also draft out a fireworks report and have it submitted onto my table before 2359hrs on Sunday.  (Dad: Yeah rite…)

Before Sunset.

 That’s the floating plattform specially constructed for the National Day Parade this year after the they decided to demolish the National Stadium.

About to start.

There they go. Fireworks by Team China.

Sorry, no videos though. 

Have a great week ahead everyone! Every doggie and girl girl! 

I wasn’t going to miss Simba’s house warming.

I flew first class…in James Bond Style.

Got there right on time, with some strawberries and a bottle of wine.

Waiting for more friends to arrive…Hee hee…

It’s daddy’s birthday tmr. We went out for a picnic.

Mummy prepared some sandwiches. She calls it the Mozzerella Pesto Portobello Chicken sandwich. Gawks.

Wishful thinking of me having a bite of that sandwich…all I got was banana…

*Gulp*

I was so tempted to jump in and grab me one of those…

But all I did was stay and watch kids play ball…

Thankfully, there was a cheese cake. SLURPS.

Watch how I work my plate (notice how I go in circles)

Happy Birthday Daddy! I’ve already given you extra dosage of licks. XX

I love weekends! It’s the time for outings! Last Saturday, we visited Farmart and Little Guilin in Bukit Batok.

Farmart is a neat little village hidden among the streets of Sungei Tengah. There is a seafood restaurant for the humans. Lots of shops selling interesting items. There is a bee farm, fish farm, pet shops, aquariums etc. Very interesting!

We came across this famous kitty celebrity and they forced me to take a picture.

After Farmart, we made our way to the nearby Little Guilin. Guilin refers to a granite rock sitting in the middle of a lake. It was beautiful and offered such a wonderful backdrop for a photo, we could not resist.

What’s cooking?

*sings*

They say the sky’s the limit…

Is this what they call dolly eyes?

I had fun! Now, I’m looking forward to the picnic later this week. It’s daddy’s birthday!

Mummy bought me a new gift today.

A second home! This one goes into the play pen with me when the humans are at work.

Now, why does daddy keep doing that?

I must first apologise to everyone for being less active over the past week. Mummy has been extremely busy with work, while daddy has been down with the nasty flu bug. No one’s there to help me switch on my computer. =(

Now, I’m really glad to be back online! Jacks, I’m back! After going MIA (Missing In Action) for such a long time, there is now so much to blog! Let me start first with the Dogs With Blogs Singapore gathering at Pawtobello on Thursday! It happened to be our country’s National day too!

Pawtobello is situated along Mohd Sultan Road. It’s a dog cafe! There are menus for both humans and dogs. How cool is that!

A quick snap on the inside.

The food  for the humans must be really good. I saw Luckie’s parents finish their food really fast. Mummy and Daddy started off with one dish, and ended with two.  

I had baked brown rice with lamb for dinner…served on a “platter”…woof hoo~

It also turned out to be Huskee’s and Boy’s birthday! Happy Bday my friends! Can you spot the little dachshund on the cake?

It wasn’t my birthday but I received lots of gifts too. Thank you Chilli, Huskee, Boy and Eileen for the wonderful gifts. So sorry that I did not bring any gifts. I will remember to during the next meet up!

No gathering is complete without an attempt at a group picture.

I wanted in too. Even a representative for Girl Girl was there!

…done something bad that only you know but not your folks? 

Daddy has a bag with some kind of cat on it…

…and I did something bad to it.

A closer look…

He found out weeks after I did it but doesn’t know exactly when I did it. I’m just glad he laughed it off when he could have got really mad at me.

Daddy’s back after 2 weeks in camp. Hurray!

And we got back into business.

First, we went to the Botanic gardens on Sat. I missed that place! Have’nt been there for some time…

There we saw this famous tree…blossoming with pretty red flowers. A rare sight in the tropical Singapore climate.

And I met this flight of stairs…(nevermind the guy laying behind me)

which strangely I dared not walk down…

 Mum and dad were having a laugh at me…

They decided to test me and walked further away from me…

I still refused to move…and by now, I was whining…

It was a strange flight of stairs. I never plucked enough courage to walk down it. Mum and Dad never understood why either. 

Nevertheless, I met someone who looked like sparky! hehe

Then, on sunday, we went to Upper Seletar Reservoir. Nice place subtly tucked away in the northern part of Singapore.

The reservoir…

the jetty…

I felt at ease straight away…

spent some time on the rocks…

and some time reflecting on life…

had a wild time playing fetch with mum and dad…

It was another great weekend! Welcome back daddy!

It was Singapore Hotdogs group 3rd Anniversary on 27th July 2007 and we had a private pool party that evening.

I was really looking forward to it cause i heard there will be games and i can’t wait to take part in those games!

Since Daddy is in camp and mummy still haven’t get her driving license (lousy), mummy had to take a taxi there. Good thing Mummy manage to share taxi with my fellow hotdog friend Ramu and his Daddy.

Here is a picture of me & Ramu. Ramu is a Long Hair Dachshund, black & tan too! Isn’t he good looking???

The organisers booked a doggie swimming pool at U-petamart, so the whole place belongs to US, the Dachshunds! Any dogs taller and have a body that is shorter, cannot come in. Oh, though there is a maltese, i didn get his name and i am not really sure if hes a maltese (Reina’s Mum: I am pretty sure he is not a maltese) :p There were so many dachies that mummy didn’t manage to get their names.

Heres the Pool. Nice eh? Can you see Jamie following behind me. I think he likes me cause the previous gathering, he kept following me too.

So, there was running, swimming & sit stay competition. I came in 3rd for both Running & swimming but i did badly for my Sit stay command. Based on overall results, i didn’t manage to win anything! *sobs* Its not that i do not know the sit & stay command, but come on, the floor was so wet and dirty, of course i did not want to dirty my sexy back yea?

Heres a picture of the very handsome Clubbie & very pretty Tifanny!

Food for the day!

Here is a very blur group photo.

I had a greattttt time and i am so looking forward to the next outing. I will defintely win something the next time round if the let me compete on a carpet floor :p

Mummy’s been really busy these days, She has 2 events coming thursday & friday. 2nd half of the year means the launch of Fall/Winter collection. I can’t wait for her events to be over cause she looks like a zombie now. Well, if there is any good that came out of the preparation for her event, is the reason to buy new clothes & shoes. She came home today with a new pair of shoes & says she needs to squeeze time out from her tight schedule to buy some new cocktail dresses. Woman *shakes head*…. Shop, Shop, Shop….

Daddy will be coming home this Friday! Come friday come faster. Mummy will be done with her events and i will have Daddy here with me too!

I hope it will not rain ANYMORE cause if it rains, i can’t go to the park! I want to chase some birds…

 I heard the news from Luckie… and till now i still cannot believe it…

 I’ve always known Oscar as the Airedale who scores ACES in his agility classes… Probably one of the smartest dog i’ve ever met. Just take alook at all his awards and certificates.

Mummy & I never knew of this breed Airedale and Oscar was the first Airedale we know. We love reading Oscar’s blog as he always bring so much fun. Mummy likes Oscar so much that she even told Daddy that she wants to get an Airedale if they get to move to a bigger house.

 I like the Oscar who plays with his hoola hop, who looks so smart wearing the bandana…

You’ll be missed dearly… Continue to be as charming over at the rainbow bridge.

Love,
Reina