Amber's Personal Diary

Goodbye Blogger, I'll Miss You All

2011-08-31T00:18:00.003+08:00

Hey everyone, I am so sorry that I did not blog for such a long time. Sadly, I will not be bloggin' again. Maybe I'll come back every now & then to check on you guys. And yes, we all are doing well. Pumpkin has grown & we even got a new kitty! Her name's Apple. I miss you all very much & I am so sorry once again. Goodbye friends!

Wordless Wednesday - Starving

2011-07-20T00:07:00.002+08:00

Bold, Beautiful & Dignified

2011-07-08T06:33:00.003+08:00

My flesh my blood my son, River.

Scrumptious Chicken Gizzard, Egg & Bacon Pizza

2011-07-04T19:39:00.004+08:00

Look at what hoomie Melissa decided to make for us today! Chicken gizzard pizza topped with some leafy greens, eggs & bacon chips! OH YEAH BEBE!!! Now that's what I am talking about!

Amber-Mae Is Now A New Malaysian Champion!!!!!!!

2011-06-27T23:59:00.011+08:00

You've read the title right my friends! Melissa said she hopes to finish me at this show & she did! I am officially a new Malaysian CHAMPION!!! And I did not just get my Championship....no.

I also won Best Of Breed (BOB) over 9 other Goldens meaning, I was the best representative specimen of the breed among all the rest. I also got Reserve Best In Group (RBIG) which means I had to compete with the other breeds in the Gundog Group. I went against 2 imported, Multi-Champion Labradors & I won 2nd placing against one of them! AND the last thing I won was Best Malaysian Bred In Group!!! I was judged & awarded by Mr. Espen Engh from Norway. He has judged in 65 countries & will be judging at Westminster & Crufts Show sometime this year! It was such a great honor to be awarded by him & what a way to finish huh! Great day for both of us! Can we all say WOOT! WOOT!!

It's Show Time Again!

2011-06-25T15:58:00.006+08:00

Yup, I am going to be shown again & it's tomorrow. Hoomie Melissa is hoping to finish me this time. I just need one more Challenge Certificate & I'll be a Malaysian Champion! I am all ready to rock 'n' roll!!!

Wordless Wednesday - I Haz A Ribbon On My Head

2011-06-22T23:16:00.009+08:00

OMD! I Has Touch Her Foots!

2011-06-20T14:08:00.004+08:00

Do you see that folks? Do you see it? I has touch her foots! You know, one of my many, many goals in life was to touch her. And I did it! I achieved my goal!!!

OH & don't you think she looks great now? Her mange is disappearing!

Megan-Joy Dances & Meet Little Pumpkin!

2011-06-16T04:14:00.013+08:00

Hey all! Just wanted to let you all know that my daughter, Megan-Joy & hoomie Melissa are participating in Honey the Great Dane's DWTDS Competition. They have just submitted their entry this evening. Below here is their entry video. Their routine is very, very simple because Megan can't do much tricks/moves. For the music, they decided to use my 1st ever dance jingle that was composed & produced for me for my dance demo 3 or 4 years ago. It was a demo for a Christmas party. This jingle is short & sweet & just perfect for their dance routine. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the video!

And now, I have a big surprise to tell you all. Ooooh Yes! We have a new member joining our family! Nope, it's not a human. And no, it's not a puppy. It's a kitty! You hear that? KITTY!!! And her name is Pumpkin. We found her, well actually...Pumpkin found us while we were having our walk in a field near our home like we do everyday. We heard this kitty screaming bloody murder in a large drain near us. We went to check it out & it was a small, orange kitty in a drain! She was desperate for someone to take her so my hoomies picked her up & brought her back home with us.

The next day, she was sent to the Vet to get examined & the doctor found out that she has mange & a broken jaw. Hoomie Melissa knew there was something not right with her jaw when she 1st saw it. The skin on the lower jaw is sagging down & there were some nasty brown stuff in between Pumpkin's lip & gum. Pumpkin stayed at the Vet for a month to get treated. Today, she looks GREAT! All those mangy, brown, dry, crusty stuff on her feet, ears, hocks, face & body dropped off & her jaw healed. The skin is still sagging down but it looks better now & no more nasty brown stuff in her mouth! Unfortunately, the mange came back immediately after the treatment was stopped so now she's getting jabs once a week for one whole month to get rid of the mange. She recently had very high fever & flu too but now she is okay. When we 1st found her, she was very small in size & she still had blue eyes. But today, she has grown quite a bit & her eyes have now turned greenish in colour. Anyhoo, enough talking & time for pictures. Everyone, I would like you to meet Little Pumpkin!

This picture was taken when she had lost a lot of weight when she had very high fever. She didn't look very good then. But today she looks like a different kitty!

Here she is on the 1st day back home from the Vet. Everytime she saw us, she would turn into a mad-looking thing. She would curl her back like that, make all her hair stand & then hiss & spit at us. She stayed in our big steel cage for about a week and then her home was upgraded to...

THIS! Cool huh? My hoomies made it all by themselves just for her & it's about 5 feet tall! Downstairs is her toilet & food. And upstairs is her playhouse. She loves hanging out upstairs a lot!

She loves standing on the very top of her scratching post.

Another thing she loves doing is this. Climbing up on the plastic netting. She's very good at it! We all call her Spidey Cat!

She's been with us for about 2 weeks now & I think she's starting to like us. I hope. Hopefully she'll be cured from her mange real soon so that we can start playing together! I will give you all an update on her when she's better.

Mother & Son Win at National DWD Competition!

2011-06-10T20:35:00.004+08:00

Hey everyone, guess who's back? It's me, Amber-Mae! And boy oh boy, do I have EXCITING news to share with you all!!!!!! And yes, the above picture is of me & my son, River posing with our trophies, certs & bags of dog food that we won at the competition! Yours truly (yes, that's me) took 1st & 2nd place in Freestyle Novice with scores of 57/60 & 52.5/60 respectively. River managed 2nd place in HTM Novice with a score of 53/60.

Unfortunately, it's not so great news for Chloe. She ran out of the ring because she got terrified of the umbrella that Melissa's mom used as a prop in their routine. Chloe never liked umbrellas but our hoomie tried desensitizing her to it & she was fine with it after that. But on rehearsal day, she was accidentally hit in the snout with it & so she got scared of it again. At one point, the judge came up to my hoomie to tell her that their routine was actually very lovely & that she felt terrible that she could not let them 'pass' because Chloe ran out of the ring. Chloe & my hoomie did not go home empty handed though. They did get a consolation prize.

Anyhoo, here are some pictures & videos of us & our friends boogie-woogieing on the dance floor! I hope you like them all!

Malaysia's 1st National Dog Dancing Competition

2011-05-31T14:07:00.008+08:00

Hi everyone I am still alive & kicking! BOL! Me & my family have been busy this past week & we're still going to be pretty busy this week as well, preparing for a very big competition that will be happening this coming Saturday & Sunday. We are going to be competing in Malaysia's 1st Dog Dancing Competition! Me, Chloe & River are competing. Chloe & I will be doing Novice Freestyle & River will be doing Novice Heelwork To Music. Our songs, routines, props & costumes are ALL ready! We are sooooooooo totally can't wait!!

This is what Melissa is going to be wearing in my routine. Can you guess who she is going to dress up like & also can you guess what song we will be dancing to?

Those poles will be used in River's routine. They are made out of long yellow foamy things & colourful plastic bins. There are rocks in those bins so that they will not topple over when River goes around them. He tends to hit them sometimes. He's going to be dancing to some kind of epic exploding music. Can you guess what kind of music River's dancing to? The answer is in this very paragraph.

Chloe will be dancing with Melissa's mom. The umbrella & the tub will be their props. Now can you guess their song?

Here I am retrieving Melissa's hat. This is going to be part of our routine. I LOVE retrieving it because I always get plenty of treats.

Dance steps are written down on paper for reference. Honey said this is the best way to choreograph a routine so we followed her advice. Doing this actually makes everything a LOT easier for you. You remember all your steps better this way.

I am so excited about the competition! Do you think we're going to do well & bring back home the big trophy? OH & if any of you can guess all the songs/music correctly, I will send you a cookie!

Wordless Wednesday - OMD I See Bread!!!

2011-05-25T00:00:00.004+08:00

Pool Party & A Catastrophe Happened AGAIN!

2011-05-18T12:25:00.013+08:00

Our hoomies recently bought us a new foldable pool (a MEGA huge one!) & since yesterday was an extremely hot day, they decided to let us try it out. It's been more than a year since we last played in a foldable pool so we were very excited when we saw Melissa filling it up in the porch. We had a BLAST playing in it well up until...a catastrophe happened. But I'll tell you a little more about that later. Right now, let's have a look at pictures of us having a fun time in our new pool.

Here we are waiting so impatiently in the house for the pool to fill up. We had to wait for almost 2 hours! It was really killing us seeing it fill up so sloooooowly. And what's worst was, Melissa was teasing us by jumping into the pool & splashing about. We were very unimpressed by that.

Didn't I tell ya that it is MEGA huge? It is 96" in diameter & 18" in height. It's almost as tall as Faith, our spotted sister!

Finally the gate was opened but no, we weren't allowed to charge out & leap into the pool just yet. We had to do some obedience 1st. Here we are waiting for Melissa to give us the release command.

Finally! WOOH so many toys!!

Don't we all look cute together?

Noticed the spotted one is always at the back? We Goldens don't really play with her & neither does she want to play with us. She often plays alone or with her imaginary friend.

These were the last 2 pictures taken before the catastrophe happened.

Okay, now let me get back to what actually happened. Do any of you still remember the previous catastrophe that happened while we were playing in our other, smaller foldable pool? Well yes, history repeated itself! But this time, the pool didn't explode. River & Megan climbed out of the pool & accidentally pushed down the sidewall. TONS of water started gushing right into the house, almost reaching the kitchen that was 20 feet away. Water was everywhere! Under the couch, cabinets, piano & electrical wiring & plug points.

Thank goodness nothing is damaged but my hoomies had a fantabulous time sweeping all the water out of the house & moping the place dry. We on the other hand were still having a ball outside in the porch but in the end, our fun was cut short. We were NOT happy about that I can tell you this! What made us even more upset was, we had to get blow dried after that. Ugh!

Dog Show Stuff - I Won Two Ribbons!

2011-05-17T00:29:00.008+08:00

Hello all! I hope you guys had a good weekend. Last Sunday, I competed at our Malaysian Kennel Association back-to-back dog show. I won Challenge Bitch (1st place) in the 1st ring which was awarded by an Australian judge & Reserve Challenge Bitch (2nd place) in the 2nd ring which was awarded by a local judge. WOOHOO!!! There were 8 Goldens in total at the show. I just need one more Challenge (CC) or two more Reserve Challenge (RCC) to obtain my Malaysian Championship title! Hoomie Melissa told me that I showed beautifully & was full of personality.

Does my bum look big in this picture?

OOOH & check out those footies of mine. Melissa trimmed them in a way to make them look like a kitty cat's because that's how our footies are supposed to look like according to the Golden Retriever breed standard. They have to look tight, rounded, high-arched & well-knuckled.

And here I am getting ready to go in the ring!

I've Got Mail - A Package From My French Friend

2011-05-11T19:52:00.008+08:00

Yesterday after coming back home from my hoomie Melissa's obedience class, I saw a package on the black table at the other end of the living room. Instantly I knew it was for me! How did I know? Because I have incredible sixth sense. I can usually tell that a package is for me without even looking at the name written on it. I took a closer look at the package & indeed I was right! It IS for me!!! And who was it from? Lincoln ofcourse! I entered his French Craze Contest last month. I didn't win it but Lincoln was still very nice to send a little something special to everyone who have participated in his contest.

See my name on it? I told ya.

Now let's rip open this baby!

Look what I found in the package. A nice card with a picture of Lincoln on it! Check out that good-looking mug of his...

OOOH I found this in the package too. A bag of treats! They were very tasty. And yes, I shared it with the other 4 stooges. Not that I wanted to but I didn't have a choice.

And lookie look! Two cute little badges with my name & face on it! I absolutely LOVE these! They're super cute. And guess what Lincoln? Hoomie Melissa said she's gonna wear this next month at a dog event where she & I will be competing in Malaysia's 1st National Dog Dancing Competition!!! Those will be like our good luck charm badges.

Thank you SO much Lincoln for these fabulous goodies!

And to those who have not seen my entry, here it is!

Me, Myself & My Colourful Ribbons

2011-05-05T02:20:00.007+08:00

Just wanted to show you all the ribbons I have won in just 5 conformation shows. I will be back to being shown again on the 15th of this month. I'm SO gonna kick ass!!! And if any of you poppies are interested at looking at my pedigree, you may have a look at it right here on k9data.

I Has Caught A Bee

2011-05-03T21:14:00.004+08:00

My Not So Wordless Wednesday Post

2011-04-27T20:23:00.007+08:00

Yesterday, I received a package from the mailman & it was from handsome Reilly & his Mom. I won Reilly's "Name The Blog" giveaway a few weeks ago so he & his mom sent me 2 sets of beautifully handcrafted pet cards. They are really, really nice! Not only was I & hoomie Melissa impressed with Reilly's mom's work, but my other hoomies were too! She sure is a very talented lady. Thank you SO much guys! I'm gonna keep these pretty cards safe & sound.

If any of you are interested in getting these lovely cards too, you may visit Reilly's mom's Pet Cards & Gifts shop right here.

I Know I'm Eye Candy

2011-04-21T19:55:00.007+08:00

Petz Pow Wow Event @ Mines

2011-04-19T00:55:00.061+08:00

Hey everyone, I am BACK! We had a good time at the event & I know some of you have been waiting for the good news about the Fancy Dress competition I was taking part in with my wacky pirate ship costume. Well sadly, I did not win the grand prize. I got 2nd placing. I was beaten by a Princess Miniature Poodle. I know, so sad. I really wanted to win the grand prize for hoomie Melissa because I know how much she wanted to have a holiday but it is okay. I did win her a voucher for a meal at Hi-Tea restaurant in Mines Wellness Hotel.

We seniors (me, Chloe & Faith) went to the event on Saturday & the Juniors (Megan & River) went the following day. Besides entering the Fancy Dress competition, Chloe & my other hoomie entered the Fastest Eating competition & had to share one whole box of Canadian Cheesy Pizza. Chloe ate 90% of it! Hoomie Melissa almost had a heart attack. BOL! After finishing the pizza, my hoomie had to quickly fold 2 of the pizza boxes. Unfortunately, she was too overly excited so she didn't do it properly & in the end, they both only got a 3rd placing. Oh well, it was fun anyway. Chloe was not given din dins that night.

I have TONS of pictures to share with you all but Blogger is giving me a very hard time adding captions under the rest of the pictures below. When I try adding the captions, the font would be massive in size & the pictures would go missing too. It's very frustrating! Anybody having this same problem?

Anyhoo without further ado, here are the pictures...

Posing with the boat drivers. They really liked us!

The boat goes through a shopping mall. Some spectators were very fascinated to see us doggies on the boat. Others were shocked. BOL!

We got to see lots of fishes in the lake. They were begging for food. Chloe was really interested in them.

What are those in the distance? They're a pair of black swans!

We saw a pair of white swans too!

On our way back, we saw a couple with a Poodle in a boat, having a foot massage.

Top Secret Project Finally Revealed!

2011-04-13T23:32:00.029+08:00

Guess what? The black flashing clickety-clicking box has finally been fixed & it is back home where it belongs. Today, I am going to finally reveal my very top secret project that I've been putting my blood, sweat, drool & tears into for the past one & a quarter weeks. Are you ready for this? TA-DAAA!!!

Some of you have managed to guess what it is. And yes, it IS a pirate ship & I'm the captain of the ship! Everything is made out of cardboard, manila card & drawing art block. I coloured everything with colour pencils too. My paws almost became sore from doing that. And in case you're wondering, yes, I can walk in it. I'll be a walking ship! I bet you all must be thinking, what is this wacky costume for? Well, it's for a Fancy Dress Competition this coming Saturday. Me hopes to win the grand prize so that hoomie Melissa can have a 3 days 2 nights stay at a hotel. I'm gonna win it for her!

I hope you all like my costume. Please cross your paws, wag your tails & eat peanut butter for me to win the grand prize. Me appreciate it lots! I'll be sure to take tons of pictures of us at the pet event. BTW, did I mention that we are going for a boat ride too? Can we all say WOOHOO!!!

How I Got My Name

2011-04-10T23:47:00.010+08:00

Hey guys, so sorry that I haven't been visiting any of your blogs for over FOUR days! I have been SO busy with my top secret project, it's been so difficult to find any time to visit you all. I've been working on it day to night & night to day, my head is almost going to explode BUT the good news is, it's 97.92% done!! You won't believe how amazing it looks right now. I will reveal it to you all once it's done & my flashing box comes back from the repair man. Yes, the black flashing box is being repaired. The lens isn't working good. I hope it will be fixed soon!

So since I can't post up any new recent pictures of Yours Truly, I thought I'd post up an old one of me in my pajamas & do a post on how I got my name for Reilly's new contest! OOOH I'm so excitered!! Hoomie Melissa's mom was the one who came up with my very unique name so she will be the one telling you all the story. Here goes...

"I wanted an over-the-top ultra-feminine fantasy princess-like name for this most heart-meltingly beautiful puppy I had ever seen in my life – our first dog ever. I thought of Tiara in the beginning, inspired by Tiara Jacquelina, a Malaysian celebrity but then Tiara is also the name of a pesky little Malaysian-made car that people didn’t think much of. The car’s out of production by the way.

So I thought again and remembered a friend – or more to the point – an office mole and A1 politicker in Brunei by the name of Jennifer – who named her first child Amber. (She had been toying around with a few names in the nine months that she was pregnant and asked us what we thought of possibilities like Star or Blaze or some other outrageous moniker. She always wanted to be different and said if named Star, the child would not have to spell it out, she’d only have to draw the symbol for people to know what it meant. Well, I never liked Jennifer but I had to give her points for being zany). Anyway, nine months later, she named her baby Amber Rain.

Now Amber sounded quite nice to me and it also made sense. A Golden Retriever, is, after all, amber in colour. Amber is also a semi-precious stone with therapeutic qualities, or so they say. So I decided Amber it would be. But just Amber? No, I wanted to make it unique. You see, I have this made-up family tradition about adding a hyphen to all my girls’ names. For instance, Melissa. It must have a hyphen and then a second name which makes it Melissa-Jane. (Amber’s puppies too, named by moir, carry on this tradition like Lara-Chantelle, Megan-Joy, Tia-Liana). And so, Amber’s name must have a hyphen and a second name. I thought of Mae, not May or Mei (as it would be spelt in Malaysia) but Mae, as in Mae West. I must say that Amber has lived up to her namesake because she’s turned out to be such a sassy screen siren and legend as well. And there you have it – Amber-Mae. Actually Amber’s full name (although seldom used) is Tiara Amber-Mae. Rolls off the tongue nicely, don’t you think? I still like the Tiara bit, even though it has ‘automotive connotations’, but who cares - my willful, drive-you-up-the-wall, nutty but absolutely adorable princess will always and forever, wear her crown."

Great story innit? Hope you liked it. OK now I really gotta go visit all your blogs!

Me Has Been Busy

2011-04-05T04:31:00.005+08:00

Yes, me has been a very busy dog. You see, I've been working on a very top secret project since last weekend. I've been working on it round the clock & there's still TONS left to do! I can't tell you what it is I'm working on because then it won't be a "top secret" project anymore, right? Am I right or am I right? But I feel sorta generous today so I will only show you 2 pictures of the project I've been working on. Can you guess what I'm making? If you know the answer, don't give it away! I don't want some sneaky buggers stealing my precious idea. Wokie dokie?

Drooly Wednesday by Yours Truly

2011-03-30T22:08:00.007+08:00

Heya pupperoonies! Sorry that I haven't been keeping up with my blogging for the past few days. BLAME IT ON MY SECRETARY!!! Heh! Anyhoo, Melissa has promised not to do this ever again. Do you think she can be trusted? Well, let's just see. But right now I am SO looking forward to visiting all your blogs! WOOHOO!!

"Lucky 7" Birthday Celebration

2011-03-28T23:18:00.020+08:00

Guess what? My offspring's birthday is on the 31st of March. They will be turning 2 years old. We decided to celebrate their birthday early so we celebrated it this morning at Central Park. Unfortunately, only 1 of the 5 puppies of mine that was sold off was able to attend the celebration. The rest couldn't come. But here's me wishing my "Lucky 7" litter - Megan, Lara, River #1, River #2, Tia, Rayne & Bobby a very Happy Birthday!!!

Here's Megan posing with her half sister, Fortune who is only 6 months old. She is a show puppy & she is real cute!

After noming on the delicious Peanut Butter Banana birthday cake which hoomie Melissa made, we all played fetch.

My daughter, Lara. She's grown into a very tall dog!

Peek-A-Boo I See You!

2011-03-23T01:26:00.004+08:00

Can you spot a dog in the picture below? If you've managed to spot the dog, well done! His name is River & he's one of my sons. Recently, he has discovered a new fun game. Whenever hoomie Melissa's on the computer, he would go to the back section of the kitchen & stare at her through the open window. If Melissa says anything to him like, "Hey you!" or "River, what are you doing there?", he would then quickly & excitedly come into the computer room to see Melissa. He would wag his tail vigorously like as if he's saying, "Hey, I found you!" He could do this over 10 times a day. He just enjoys it!

This weekend, River, Chloe & me, Amber-Mae will be competing in trials. Chloe & River will be competing in Obedience on Saturday whereas I will be competing in Agility the following day. River & Chloe will also be doing some dance demos during lunch break. Cross your paws, wag your tails, bark, howl & eat peanut butter for us so that we all do very well!

Hoomie Melissa's Homemade Potato Chips

2011-03-19T04:06:00.008+08:00

Earlier on, I noticed hoomie Melissa was cooking up a storm in the kitchen in this very early hours of Saturday morning. I didn't know what she was cooking but it smelled pretty good. BTW, did you know that she is a faaaanTAStical cooketer? This woman can make magic in the kitchen I tell ya! Anyway, where was I? Yea, so it smelled really good. Did I say that already? Yes, I did. She was making potato chips. And this time it wasn't a fail. BOL!

Don't they look droolsomely delicious?

MMM poootatoooo chiiiiiips me likey...

Do you think Melissa will give me atleast one?

What if I do a sad, pitiful face like this?

SCORE!!!

The Jaw Breaker

2011-03-16T17:38:00.003+08:00

So this afternoon, hoomie Melissa received a package from the US. Inside it was a thing call a Jaw Breaker. Apparently it's a candy. It's round in shape, colourful, sweet, incredibly heavy & rock solid hard! I think it's as big as my tennis ball. Well, almost. Now I have no idea why it is called a Jaw Breaker. I don't see how it could actually break someone's jaw. And I'm incredible baffled as to why hoomie Melissa would want to break her jaw. I mean seriously, has she lost her mind?

MMM smells nice

Tastes nice too

I think I like it! Now can I have it all?

Egg Murder

2011-03-14T23:48:00.010+08:00

Content may be too graphic for some dogs, cats, frogs, fish, mouse, flies, etc. Just a warning. HEE HEE

You're gonna die!

Eggs: "We're gonna DIE!!!!"

MMM egg brains taste good...

And folks, that's how you murder defenseless eggs. Oh yeah!

PeeS: I have some wonderful news to share with you all. I just found out today that me, Amber-Mae aka "GreatGrowkenn Agnes CGC", a Multi Best Malaysian Bred In Show Winner is in the TOP 5 of Best Malaysian Bred Dog Of The Year 2010!!! Yes, ME!!!!!!!!

My Not So Wordless Wednesday

2011-03-09T21:05:00.005+08:00

Brrreeeeeeeeaaaaaaaad.........

Amber-Mae's Gooftacular Tongue Tricks

2011-03-03T18:54:00.009+08:00

As many of you know, I am a dog of many god-given talents. I can dance, act, jump over high hurdles, eat a lot, sleep a lot, pass gas without anyone noticing AND I am the world's best sound detector. I can detect the sound of car keys, someone cracking hard boiled egg shells on the countertop in the kitchen & the opening of potato chip packages. No matter how silent those sounds are, I can still hear them from afar, very clearly, even when I am fast asleep. However, what most of you don't know is, I have another kind of talent. Oh yeah! I can do cool tongue tricks. Check it out...

I can stick my tongue half way out

Stick it out all the way

I can do a three leaf clover

And the ripple

I can lick the top of my nose (MMM mayo...)

And I can even do that when I'm upside down! TEE HEE

I'm actually entering Anna the GSD's Spectacular Tongue-tacular Contest & I'm supposed to just put up 1 or 2 of my best tongue pictures but there was just SO many good ones, it was too difficult to pick so I put all of them up. If you'd like to enter in this contest too, just visit Anna's blog for more information.

Feast Your Eyeballs On This!

2011-02-27T21:01:00.015+08:00

So today for din dins, we lucky pooches got to stuff our faces with big pieces of thick, juicy, red, succulent, fantaboolously tasting BEEFY MEATABLES, that were imported all the way from Australia!!! Oh yeah! We spoiled dogs only get to eat the finest of the finest of the finest. HEE HEE

MMMM smells like heaven, tastes like paradise. Oh yeah!

Here's a close-up of the juicy goodness. Drooling yet?

Ofcourse as usual, we had to pose with our food 1st before we were allowed to eat. Aren't we the most obedient dogs you've ever seen on the face of the Earth?

Ohohohohohohohoho...it is so delicious!

Faith, my spotted sister would NOT touch any uncooked meat (she looney, I know!) so Melissa had to pan-fry it for her. She happily walloped it after that. Sheesh.

Anyhoo, I hope you guys enjoyed looking at the pictures. So tell me, what did you guys get for din dins today?

Just Being Goofy

2011-02-25T22:31:00.011+08:00

Ehh! What's up, doc?

Amber acting in Dumex Baby Milk Commercial

2011-02-18T16:50:00.021+08:00

Hello all! As you guys know, I was a very very busy dog on Monday & Tuesday, doing the Baby Milk Commercial Shoot for China. I had to do 3 different scenes & in one of the scenes, I acted with a little 3 year old boy. Below are some photos taken on both those days plus a short video of compiled clips of me in action.

Here's a bus where I got to hang out in the entire day. Two air-conds blasted right at me so I was kept cool the entire time.

All the actors' wardrobes were kept & displayed under that tent, including mine ofcourse. This was the sweater that a tailor made just for me to wear in the "winter" scene.

This was the set for the winter scene. The snow is actually salt but it looked like real snow. There was also a snowman in there. In this scene I had to run from one corner to another. I did it well but during one of the takes, I made a patch of yellow snow. Yea, I just couldn't hold it any longer. Hee!

For the last scene, I had to run from the other end towards the camera. It was easy & I had so much fun doing it! Everybody clapped for me. The director was very impressed with my performance.

This park had so many huge lakes. I kept wanting to go in them but I wasn't allowed to at all.

Here I am posing with one of the actors. We both have great smiles, don't we?

Later that evening, Melissa was asked to help out with the puppies in a scene where one of them had to lick the camera screen. She went alone without me. The shoot ended the following day so Melissa only came back around 4 in the morning. She was really exhausted but had a good time assisting them.

Overall, we all had an enjoyable time with the shoot. It was very tiring but we had a very good time. I made many friends & fans! I can't wait to see the commercial when it finally airs! That would take about 3 months I think. In the meantime, we'll wait for the next commercial shoot!

Happy Early Birthday to Faith & Valentine's Day!

2011-02-06T19:54:00.007+08:00

There is Faith posing with her delicious homemade chicken muffins that Melissa made for her & the 4 of us. She'll be turning 5 on Valentine's Day but we all decided to celebrate today because Melissa & I will be very busy with the baby milk commercial shoot on the 13th & 14th. Yes, in the end I was chosen for the shoot. Not Chloe. They like my personality better I guess. But hopefully Chloe gets chosen for the other commercial. Remember I told there was 2?

Melissa also made some Valentine's Day cakes yesterday. She made a Chocolate Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting & handmade Royal Icing Tiara plus some cute cupcakes. Ofcourse, we weren't allowed to eat any of those cakes because they had cocoa in them. Cocoa no good for dogs says Melissa. Anyway, here's us wishing you all a Happy Early Valentine's Day!

Commercials commercials commercials!

2011-02-01T12:51:00.007+08:00

We have great news to share with you all...we're going to be doing two commercials! That's right...TWO!!! Well, not all of us will be in the commercials but it is very likely Chloe will be chosen for both of them. I think it's her turn to be famous. I have been in a commercial, a short movie & a tv show already so, it's time for my other family members to be the stars! One of the commercials which is a China baby milk commercial will be shot on the 13th & 14th of this month at a STUDIO & Chloe will be acting with a 3 year old child. I know she will do us proud!

Chloe wins Best Malaysian Bred In Group!

2011-01-16T02:27:00.006+08:00

Chloe was actually the BEST looking Golden Retriever bitch at the show! Also, she has recently lost 22 lbs. That's right! She was obese & so was Hoomie Melissa! Melissa lost over 63 lbs in a period of 5 months!!!!!!!! I think they both looked so beautiful together don't you think so? :-D

Guess who's going to be shown tomorrow?

2011-01-08T20:12:00.004+08:00

That's right! It'll be Chloe's turn this time. She has not been in the show ring for 3 years already so I think it's about time she goes back into showing. River & Megan will be competing in the Obedience Trials tomorrow as well. Wish all 3 of them the best of luck!

Doesn't Chloe look great? Hoomie Melissa really groomed her to perfection.

Happy New Year!!!!

2011-01-01T05:14:00.006+08:00

Wishing you all a very HAPPY, HEALTHY New Year! Hoomie Melissa made us delicious meatloaf on New Year's Eve & it was very very good. What did you all get on New Yea's Eve/Day?

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-24T01:21:00.004+08:00

We would like to wish ALL our Blogger friends a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!!! Also, we would like to thank those who sent us Christmas cards. Thank you guys for being so thoughtful!

Christmas is around the corner!

2010-12-08T23:37:00.012+08:00

So a few days ago, my hoomie Melissa decided to make a GingerBread House & Cookies for Christmas. It took her about 15 hours to complete the entire GingerBread House. We, as her little hairy elves, helped her out the entire time. We hung around her while she worked on her GingerBread House for 2 days & we also helped to clean up the floor whenever she dropped pieces of dough, delicious decorations & yummy icing on the floor. At first, she wanted to make the GingerBread House to be displayed in our house but after that she decided that it should get sold. Aww...why won't she just give the whole thing to us to feed on? It looks absolutely delicious!

Santa's eager helpers!

After hoomie Melissa was done with the GingerBread House, we got to have a little fun with the royal icing!

Teeheehee!

I hope you all will have a great Christmas celebration! So sorry that I am no longer very active in Bloggersphere & sorry that I won't be participating in the Christmas Card Exchange this year. Blame hoomie Melissa & her silly book thing called Facebook. She's been spending WAY too much time on that ridiculous thing. Hmpf!

Happy Halloween!!

2010-10-31T02:54:00.003+08:00

Hope you all had a great Halloween!!!

Amber's 5th Barkday Celebration

2010-10-28T21:19:00.010+08:00

Hey guys! Guess what? It's my Barkday today & that means, I am now 5 years old! Can you believe that? Time sure flew by so quickly. And I can't believe in one more year, I'll be a veteran. Oh no!

That's me when I was only around 3 months old. Wasn't I the cutest?

When I 1st came to live with my family in 2005, I was only 3 months plus of age. When they had me at that time, they never ever thought that I could be what I am today. They thought that I would just be like any other ordinary dog, a simple pet dog. But in this past 5 years of my life, I've excelled & achieved SO many great things, it's just unbelievable.

In the beginning, I was just a typical silly gangly puppy who could do nothing at all except jump around like a monkey & chew on stuff. Then I became an obedience dog, competing in my 1st OB trial at 6 months plus. Later, I became a performer (as of today, I've performed over 30 times in public) & then I became a dancer, a therapy dog, an agility/flyball dog, an actor, a MOM to 7 beautiful puppies & now...a show dog. All in 5 years! My hoomies say, I am an incredible all-rounder. They said, no other dog in this world can ever replace me. And I think so too. Haha!

We celebrated my barkday this evening at our home. Hoomie Melissa made a delicious dish for us. We got to eat chicken, salmon, peas, tomatoes & pumpkin for dinner. It tasted wonderful - we couldn't have asked for anything better. :P

Digging in!

Setia Eco Park Carnival

2010-10-05T22:21:00.008+08:00

Man, it's been a while since my last blog entry. Well, I have more wonderful news to share with you guys. My hoomies entered me in another conformation show last Sunday & I did very well again. I finally won a Challenge Certificate (CC), a Best Of Breed (BOB), Reserve Best In Group (RBIG), Best Malaysian Bred In Group & Reserve Malaysian Bred In Show!!!

And guess what? I was the ONLY locally bred dog to compete in Group 6 'Open' Class. The other dogs were imports. My hoomies cannot be any prouder of me!

The judge, Mrs. Rhonda Lane from Australia even gave a critique on me which was also recorded on a hand held recorder. She said, "Amber's the correct size & type, beautiful moving, correct movement, her shape & conformation was excellent & she was presented very well."

Here's my winning photo! Don't I look great?

Competing for the Best/Reserve Malaysian Bred In Show ribbon. I won the Reserve ofcourse!

There was also an Obedience Trial being held at the same time as the show but in a different ring.

Amber Wins BIG At A Dog Show!!!

2010-07-19T20:01:00.008+08:00

Hey guys! Guess what? My hoomies entered me in two conformation shows yesterday & I won 2 Reserve Challenge Certs (RCCs), 2 Best Malaysian Bred In Group and....BEST MALAYSIAN BRED IN SHOW!!!

Isn't that awesome?! It was a tuff tuff competition, so many wonderful dogs I was against with but the judge chose me instead because I am the prettiest & I move like a dream! Plus, I have the cuterest expression among all the other dogs. ;D

My hoomies are super duper proud of me!!

Dogs Day Out @ TERRACE at Hock Choon

2010-07-07T12:48:00.010+08:00

Last weekend, we attended a dog gathering at a place called TERRACE at Hock Choon located along Jalan Ampang. It was originally a bungalow transformed into a delightful enclave of different restaurants & cafes. There is even a POOL right in there! We pooches were allowed to have a swim in it. Our hoomies only had to pay RM10 for each of us to swim. The pool was not very big but at one end of it, it got really deep. We enjoyed swimming & splashing about in it nonetheless!

Here are a bunch of "wet dog" photos for your viewing pleasure. :D

River was pretty bad at keeping himself afloat properly. He kept going vertically &which made him sink all the time. Look at that worried, "Oh poop! Here I go down again..." look on his face. BOL!!!

Chloe looking very happy

Guess who that is? ME!!!

WOOFFF!!!!

After we were done swimming, we got free blow drying. Chloe wasn't very thrilled about it.

Waiting for their turn to get dried

Oh & guess who that is? That's TIA!!! She's my other daughter. She's all grown up & looking beewootiful! She had fun swimming in the pool too.

Hoomie Melissa ordered a 9" lamb pizza & meatballs made especially for us doggies. They tasted really good!

River holding his piece of pizza

Chloe balancing hers

Chloe wanted to go swimming again

Dogs & owners chilling at the cafe

And that was our super fun-filled weekend at TERRACE. Till then, see ya later alligators!

River, the Upcoming Working Retriever!

2010-05-24T15:58:00.006+08:00

River doing what a Retriever was meant to do!!!

River is in the process of learning to be a real retrieving dog. Riv doesn't seem to be enjoying Agility very much so my hoomie thought, why not train him to be a bird dog instead since he has quite high prey drive. When the bird (it's a dead chicken) was introduced to him, Riv happily carried it around & even retrieved it a few times on command. Basically they're just gonna do this for fun because Malaysia does not have any clubs or competitions for working Retrievers. So all this learning & training will basically be DIY. I know Riv will very soon be a great working dog!

Dog Torture

2010-05-22T19:59:00.009+08:00

A week ago, my hoomie Melissa did a really heinous torture to poor River. She tortured him with a piece of bread. Just watch this video...

BTW, take a look at River (BPIG AmbersLegacy Orion Star CGC) today at 1 year 2 months old. Isn't he looking great?

Amber acting in a TV Series!

2010-05-20T11:56:00.007+08:00

Hey my fellow hairy & non-hairy friends! Still remember me? Yes! It's me, the dried up but still beautiful & talented old granny, Amber. Well, I have something great to share with you all. I was chosen to do a short scene in the 2nd episode of a new TV series called CROSSINGS. It's a black comedy & it'll be aired on NTV7 sometime in August. I was chosen to act as a blind man's dog named Baby. The shoot took place at a bus stop in Taman Tun & it took about 4 hours because we had to shoot the scene in many different angels & we also had to re-take some parts of the scene because there were times when I wasn't cooperating with my support-cast (the blind man) very well. Heehee! But it was a very hot day so I just wanted to keep on drinking water & rest despite being under the shade most of the time.

That's me waiting in the car. Don't I look pretty sunken? I am aging way too fast. BTW, my hoomie finally got her dream camera. A Canon SLR! And as you can see, it takes really nice pictures.

Just the day before the shoot, I got well from a "mysterious illness" so my hoomies brought River along as a stand-by just in case I couldn't perform my scene well. But he was not needed after all. I managed to perform my scene very well!

Everybody just loved petting us.

So what did I have to do? All I had to do was just run happily towards my owner (the blind man) when he calls out my character name & then after that, just heel all the way by his side.

We took a nice long break in the middle of the shoot. The A/C helped to replenish my energy!

After the shoot was over, we all did some posey posey with the cast & crew. Here's River posing with the director.

Here's us posing with the producer & my support-cast.

Riv posing with one of the crew members.

Posing with the blind man, my support-cast.

And then we all took a nice group photo! What a superb time we all had!

Happy 1st Barkday to the Puppies!

2010-03-31T21:57:00.008+08:00

Today's the pups' Barkday! They've finally reached 1 year old. Fast huh? It was like yesterday they were just little squeaky land piranhas & today they're DOGS. And poor old me is turning into a dried up granny. Time's flying way too fast!!! Happy Barkday to my River, Megan, Lara, Tia, River #2, Rayne & Bobby!

River & Megan, the Barkday Pups

Nyom!

I have a special announcement to make. Both River & Megan passed their Basic & Pre-Novice examinations with flying colours at only 11 months plus of age. Very soon they're gonna start doing Agility!

Tasty Steamboat Lunch + Faith's 4th Barkday Pawty

2010-02-14T20:30:00.007+08:00

Hi friends! Long time no bark. Well, today is Chinese New Year as well as Valentine's Day as WELL as Faith's 4th Barkday!!! We went to our friends' place this afternoon to have some steamboat lunch & then after that we celebrated Faith's Barkday. We had a TON of fun!

Look at all that DELICIOUS food!

We pooches got to eat some tasty succulent beef.

And chicken necks too!

Now time to celebrate Faith's Barkday!

Isn't it pretty? Mommy made it. They were fish cupcakes topped with mash potato. It took Mommy 8 hours to make & decorate the cakes & it was all gone within seconds. Burp.

Time to dig in!

Finish!!!

We had another mini celebration after arriving home because River wasn't allowed to go to our friend's place because one of the lady dog was in heat so he had to stay at home. We all felt pity for him so we celebrated Faith's Barkday once more time. He finally got to eat cake.

And that was our super fun filled weekend my friends! Have a great CNY & Valentine's Day!

"RIP" Tinkerbell our Beloved Blue-Eyed Cat

2010-01-23T12:58:00.005+08:00

Yesterday was a very sad gloomy day. Our hoomies have decided to put our kitty sister to sleep. She was suffering from renal failure because of her internal injuries which was a result of a car accident she had when she was just a tiny wittle kitten at 3 weeks of age. She has lived for almost seven years with our hoomies & 3 years with us doggies. It was a hard decision for them to make but it had to be done because she just kept on bleeding & she was in pain despite all the intravenous drips & strong medications she's been getting. Nothing helped but they really tried their best to keep her alive & pain-free. Her liver was failing fast. This is the 1st time our Mommy Melissa is experiencing this kind of thing & this is the 1st time we've ever seen her cried so much. Our whole family is very sad especially Mommy's Mom. She really loved her so much.

We will always miss her annoying demanding meows, her wee wee & poo poo all over the kitchen floor, her bum zoomies (she is paraplegic & can only drag her bum on the floor with her two front legs) & her lovely big blue eyes. We buried her just outside our house together with my 3 Golden Angels. We hope she is now free of pain & can run happily on all fours again. We hope she's having a better life in Rainbow Bridge. Goodbye Tinkerbell.

~ 2003 - 2010 ~

River Wins!!!

2009-12-14T22:43:00.003+08:00

There were two shows going on simultaneously yesterday. In Ring A was AKU All Breed Championship Show judged by Mr. Yoshio Mori from Japan & in Ring B was MKA All Breed Championship Show judged by Mr. Somsak Taechapiti from Thailand.

River went against 13 Golden Retrievers & managed to win a Reserve Challenge Certificate(RCC) in each ring so that means he's got TWO RCCs!!! And he beat an American import & a Thai Champion!!!! Woot! Woot!

River's going for his 2nd show tomorrow!

2009-12-12T21:16:00.005+08:00

Hi buddies! My handsome son, BPIG AmbersLegacy Orion Star aka River, is 8 months old & will be going for a show tomorrow. Today he was groomed & bathed & now he looks absolutely gorgeous! Our paws are crossed for him! Wish him good luck guys!!!

Bathed & smelling good.

All dried up!

He got some bread as a treat. He absolutely LOVES bread & will do anything for it!

Nyom!!!

A piece of bread hanging down from his lips.

And TA-DAAA!!!! Doesn't he look good?

Auf Wiedersehen Lara!

2009-11-29T12:13:00.002+08:00

Lara has finally gone to her new home today! We hope she has a good life with her new owners. We will definitely see her again very soon.

We Crave Blood

2009-11-18T11:34:00.007+08:00

Our hoomies bought us some lip smackin' good delicious delicacy last evening - raw bloody imported Australian beef. Yes! Nowadays we get raw meat every once in a while as a supplement & as a treat. We do well on red meat but never on raw chicken for some strange reason. We do absolutely fine on cooked one though!

Look at how patient we were. And err...why was I facing the wrong way?

Watch us turn into vicious blood thirsty dogs...

Isn't this just sweet?

2009-11-12T19:55:00.004+08:00

River & Chloe

Tasty Raw Cow Hoofs!

2009-11-05T16:56:00.002+08:00

Hey friends! Thank you so much for the great Barkday wishes! Well, I didn't get any cake or yummy food on my special day but last evening, our hoomies gave us raw cow hoofs as a special treat & as my belated Barkday present! They also got me two cow pee pees. Hee!

It's my 4th Barkday today!

2009-10-28T21:38:00.003+08:00

Hey guys, has everyone forgotten about me already???? I'm four years old today. Mommy just remembered it. Unfortunately, no cake this year because me & mah sisters are on a STRICT DIET! Hmpf. Yeah, great barkday present Mommy...

River wins BOB & Best Puppy In Group!

2009-10-21T00:54:00.005+08:00

Got some good news for you all! My handsome son, River, went for a show in Ipoh last Sunday with Chloe & guess what? River won his 1st Best Of Breed (BOB) & Best Puppy In Group against 17 Goldens at the age of 6 months 18 days old! And he beat a couple of imports too!!! The whole family & I are very happy for him. He did exceptionally well for his 1st time.

Mommy handled him throughout the whole show & she said River never got tired for the whole 13 hours over there & he was always full of zest in the ring. He gaited & stacked wonderfully though he did freak out in the beginning when the Australian judge touched his erm..."jewels" but after that he warmed up to him. The judge was a very nice, gentle man. River made it all the way up to the Best Puppy In Show category but he didn't get anything from there. Hopefully next time, he will.

Here he is with his pretty BPIG pink rosette. My hoomies' mentor said he's a beautifully structured dog with a lovely scissor bite & head.

Here he is after he got groomed & bathed the day before the show.

Dogness me, the hall sure was packed!

The two snoring away in their playpen.

Here he is competing with the other pups from other groups for the BPIS & RBPIS titles.

They had a very exhausting day because everybody left at 3.30 in the morning on Sunday & only came at 1 a.m. the next day. They did not get to rest at all. BOL! Well, we sure were very happy to see them all back home again.

Happy World Animal Day!

2009-10-05T16:32:00.006+08:00

Happy World Animal Day to all our brudders & sistas & to all the other animals that live in this world. We hope you all had a great celebration, got great food, lots of huggies & kisses from your hoomies. We had a nice celebration yesterday because we got to eat CAKE!

Yesterday, we were supposed to go for a celebration & a performance at Furry Friends Farm Dog Sanctuary but unfortunately as we were ready to leave, our car didn't want to start & coincidentally, we got a call from the organiser saying that they had to end the event early so we did not have to go.

Mommy baked a nice cake for the FFF dogs but too bad they didn't get a chance to try it. Our brudders & sistas would have enjoyed it very much. We couldn't let the cake go to waste so we all ate it for them & had our own little celebration at home!

Isn't this cake just cute? It was Mommy's 1st time making figurines out of sugar gum paste.

I think that's me!

All 6 of us posing together with cake. Look at how patient we were...

Then pups were chucked outside so that we adults could eat 1st. Faith really couldn't resist it!

Time to dig in!

Faith was loving those mango flavoured yellow polka dots!

Chloe balancing dog food bowl...

Mmmm yum! So livery...

Now the pups' turn.

Can you imagine? It took Mommy hours to make this cake & it was all gone in 60 seconds? BOL!

We all absolutely loved the cake. Mommy makes the best cake in the world! I hope you all got/get to eat cake on your celebration too.

A Day Out at Ikano & River's 1st Grooming Session

2009-09-30T22:29:00.022+08:00

We Five Stooges got to hang out at Ikano on public pawliday last week & we had a blast. It was the pupplets' 2nd time being there. Many people were attracted to us & were taking pictures, petting us & were doing all those coochie coochie coo to us as usual. Normally, when we're there, I'm usually the STAR, doing my performance there but this time, it was River who was the STAR of the day! He showed off his OB skills & tricks.

Little girl adored us a lot.

River showing off his trick. The crowd loved that one.

Here are the pupplets mingling with people.

Chloe showing off her sit-up trick.

I was chilling. Our hoomies got us a new rope toy because River loved it but after they purchased it, River didn't want it anymore. BOL!

Mingling with a Husky who loved pulling & pulling on the leash till his eyes were about to pop out. River & he had the typical "male syndrome/ego" thingy & they two were barking their heads off at each other.

Feeding time!

Then River & I played wrestling to show off to people what we can do...

One last shot with a kid & then we said our bye-byes.

In about two weeks time, River & Chloe will be going for a Conformation Show in Ipoh. It will be River's 1st time so Mommy started grooming them early so that they do not look like they have been freshly cut on the day of the show. This was River's 1st time on the grooming table. He liked being up there. He was surprisingly well behaved & didn't struggle that much.

Waiting to be groomed. He has gotten so big he's the same size as me now! And he's only 6 months.

Looking real cute!

Feet & ears have been neatened. His hair on his back is all over the place because Mommy has not "trained" it to become straight yet.

Looking handsome & ready for the show!

Our New Upcoming Champion, River!

2009-09-14T01:15:00.004+08:00

AmbersLegacy Orion Star aka River is going to be our new upcoming Champion for Conformation, Obedience, Canine Freestyle & probably Agility too. He's a very beautiful puppy who is only 5 months plus & has already learned how to stack on command, do all basic OB commands & as well as a handful of tricks. He's really following his mother's footsteps. Below is a video of River. I hope you enjoy it!

Goofy Clowns

2009-08-24T15:51:00.002+08:00

Hey friends! Sorry for neglecting you all for so long. I feel so bad! The internet connection was a boo-boo for more than a week when it rained & those goo-goos had to fix the underground cable. Mommy was going crazy without the internet. I think she was having a serious internet hang over. Glad the internet line came back.

Anyway, last weekend, we went to Dogathon 2009 & we had a good time although it was too hot for all of us to be having much fun. We did win a few silly games though & I won 3rd place for Agility Jumpers. Not bad for a saggy old Mama eh? Mommy & I entered for another photo contest & this year's theme was "Clownie & Doggy". So we two had to dress up like clowns & submit our pictures. We won 2nd place & the "Most Funniest" award. Check it out!

What da'ya think?

Sun, Sea & Surf in PD with The Pupplets!

2009-08-06T13:19:00.015+08:00

Hi guys! We came back from Port Dickson yesterday afternoon but I was too exhausted to post about our vacation because we had non-stop fun for two days! We ALL managed to squeeze ourselves in two small cars plus bags of hoomie clothes + hoomie stuff, tons of towels, a bucket, a mop, our food, lots of drinks & even our monstah hair dryer! Remember that horrific loud "thing"?

Well, we all stayed in a really old villa in the middle of no where! It was located in a very private area where there were two empty bungalows on both sides of ours & we were surrounded by jungle. It got kinda eerie at night because the whole place was dark except our villa & if we were to scream or bark for help, I don't think anybody can hear us. And if we were to run away, we better find the right way out. BOL! Anyway, enough of scary stories, let's get on with the peektures!

Welcome to our really run down villa!

This was the inside of the house.

Here's an area where you can sit & chill. Just on my other side is a BBQ pit. We did not do any barbecuing because my hoomies were too lazy to make some.

Now check out how much luscious green land we had!

Wheeeee!!! We sure had a BIG toilet!

Me, being a good Momma as usual checked high & low if there were any monstahs that could harm my little kids or maybe atleast something small & hairy that I could chase after. Hee!

Mmm, do I smell cat?

Meanwhile, the kids were having fun sniffing everywhere.

Megan looking real serious...

She has my genes because she's got a very high drive for tennis balls. Me & her are always snatching this ball away from each others mouth. Look at that intense focus on her face...

Smack right in her face!

Wait a minute, are we forgetting somedoggy? It's the River!

We all got to eat our lunch & rest 1st before heading to the beach. Well, the beach isn't eactly behind our villa. It was further away but it would have taken around 5 minutes if we walked but we drove there instead & it only took us 1 minute. It was a good thing that we drove there because guess what? We spotted a big creepy crawly alligator-like lizard right on the middle of the road! Mommy said those lizards are very dangerous. I wonder why? We would have loved to say hello to it!

Oooo, what's that in the distance?

Ahhh, getting closer...

Almost there!

The BEACH!!!!

The pupplet's 1st time on the beach! They were very excited!

Ofcourse we adults jumped in 1st...

The pupplets stayed on retractable leashes. They still had the freedom to run around & go in the sea.

River & Megan did not hesitate to go in the water! Just look at Megan go! Both of them swam very well & they enjoyed it a lot. Lara on the other hand, was terrified of it. Surprise surprise! So my hoomies had to force her inside to get her to swim. She was over panicking that she was making some grunting noises & paddling so hard with her two front legs!

Oh, you see that little dot in the sea where I circled? Yeah, that's the fat Chloe trying to grab a coconut that was floating there. The coconut was too big for her mouth & each time she tried to grab it, it floated further & further away. After 10 minutes of attemtping to grab it, she gave up & came back to shore.

River loved to attack the waves!

We all really had a blast!

Immediately after we reached back to our villa, we had to take our stinking baths. Boohoo! Then we got dried by that big noisy monstah! That was so not fun.

Here the pups were all clean & fluffy. Their din dins were getting prepaired so they hung around in the kitchen. All of them sitting on command.

River mastered the Hi5 trick. He's very good at it.

Here we are in the car the next afternoon, heading back home. Faith was in the other car with the men hoomies.

Good-bye PD!

We sure had a sooper dooper time. We will come back someday!

We will be back!

2009-08-03T02:52:00.004+08:00

Hey guys, just wanted to remind you that we're going for our pawliday this Tuesday! The puppies are coming along as well. We'll be staying in a private bungalow & will be going to the BEACH!!!!! The beach is just behind our bungalow & is walking dinstance. Isn't that just kool? I will post about our adventures when we come back!

I also would like to thank everydoggy, hoomies, hammies & other unknown creatures who have been voting for the film I acted in called Flashes! We appreciate it a lot. Our paw paws are still crossed that this film will win. Your votes are really precious to us! Just keep voting as much as you can okay? Love ya all & see ya!

My role in 'FLASHES'. Please Vote!

2009-07-22T02:01:00.010+08:00

Hey guys! Remember the film shoot I was hired to do recently? Well, the film has finally aired & it's been chosen as the TOP 10 FINALISTS!!!

I start appearing in around 2:29. My scene is about 14 seconds long. Yes, my character name is Ginny(that's my kitty sista's name actually) & you can see me playing ball with my owner(the dad) & doing my fantastic ball catching stunts. I'm so good at it. I know.

The next scene after that is sad. Really really sad & it's about Ginny. You guys really need to watch it BUT the video is going to take some time to load eventhough it's only 12 mins long so please do VOTE 1st before you forget okay guys?! The voting button is just right below the video & beside the Director's Comment.

Another thing is, Parental Guidance may be needed for the youngsters. It is suggestive. Nothing's exposed in the film or anything like that, it's just that kids may not understand what's going on & parents may need to explain. I would say the rating for this film is exactly the same as Harry Potter.

This movie really needs to win so please VOTE! You can vote once a day. Once you have voted, please do let me know in my comment box. Thanks guys & enjoy this wonderful film!

ADD: To those of you who are from overseas, you can just put n/a in the 'mobile' box if you want to. That's what Maggie & Mitch did & their vote was accepted. Thanks once again to those who have voted! Love you all!

Happy Burpday Mommy!

2009-07-14T11:49:00.010+08:00

Yeap! It's Mommy's 19th Burpday today! Wish her Happy Burpday guys! We celebrated her Burpday last evening at a new restaurant we discovered called Damansara Village Steamboat Restaurant. They serve lots of fresh creepy crawly seafood creatures that have googly eyes staring back at you. Kinda scary but they taste pretty good. Yum! The restaurant even has a MINI ZOO!!! And we were allowed to go see the animals. Whoopie!

Three gorgeous Goddesses posing for the camera. What's that Faith's wearing? That's a Snood made by Mommy. She got this idea from the Mr. Stanislaw. One of Faith's ear tip is bleeding due to scratching so Mommy has to protect it. She looks pretty good in this fashion accessory huh?

Here the hoomies feasting away while we waited around...

Oooo, look what we found! A fish pond!

Where are the fishies?

Chloe found a scoop net & wanted to do some fishing.

Chloe posing with an elephant behind her...

Look at what I found in the Mini Zoo! It's a turtle eating vegetables. This fella must be very healthy.

Then I found this thing. There's a strange creature in this floating crate & it makes funny noises when you go close to it. I was very fascinated with this strange fella!

And just beside it is a crate of Guinea Pigs!

Chloe was going crazy seeing those fluffy things running around...

We found some other weird creatures in their crates as well like this one.

Oh look! Dinner! Mommy said that is what we're eating everyday. I didn't know that...

Sadly, there were no bunnies. I like bunnies a lot & hopefully Mommy will get one for me soon as my own pet! Heehee!

Oh & Chloe still couldn't resist the Guinea Pigs...

Overall, the din dins & the people there were great but the best part was the Mini Zoo! I totally recommend this place for ALL doggies to go but if you have a very strong prey drive to go after smaller animals then maybe it's best you don't go to the Mini Zoo area but just enjoy the loverly environment & the food. Alright, that's all for today folks! Zoom Zoom!

I was under the knife!

2009-07-11T22:08:00.005+08:00

No no, nothing serious. I just got spayed two days ago. Yes me, Amber. Oh & I am healing well too. No worries. Faith will be next. What??? The pups? Oh, they're running all over the house right now & making a mess of the place. They finished their last vaccine today & will be ready for their big adventure very soon! We ALL(YES! 3 hoomies, 3 big doggies + 3 pupperets!) are going on a pawliday next month. The BEEAACCHHH!!!!!! How are we going to do it? Ask my hoomies! I have no idea! I am just ubber excited!!!

Vicious Puppies Unleashed!

2009-07-08T11:41:00.005+08:00

Sweet little angel puppies turn into...

Vicious evil puppies!!!

Pee pee...

Scratchy scratchy...

More killing!

Hope you buddies enjoyed the peektures. We puppies have grown so big especially me, River. I have learned how to free-stack too! Auntie Melissa is teaching us commands everyday. She will take a video of us very soon.

Malaysian Dog Day Event

2009-06-29T13:39:00.010+08:00

Hey buddies! Yesterday, we three stooges were at an indoor doggy event. The place was kinda cramped with lotsa peoples & doggies because the stadium was actually pretty small but was air-conditioned. Oooh, you guys know how much I love A/C. Heehee! So we joined a few competitions & as well as Agility. We did well with the games but sadly, Mommy & I withdrew from doing the Agility trial after the accident I had in the 1st run for Jumpers.

Check out the crowd! Pretty cramped huh? No doggies were allowed on top of those seating areas because it was carpeted. Boohoo right?

Mommy & I joined the 60 weave pole challenge. I did sooper well & only missed one pole along the way but the floor was parquet so I was slip & sliding all over the place hence, was slow. All dogs had trouble with the floor too but they managed to do it faster especially those who had the help of the leash. Mommy was not upset that I did not win. She was proud of me because I did it so well!

Next, I dressed up for the Fancy Dress Contest. I was a CLOWN! A pretty sad one actually. Heehee! Oh & excuse Mommy's spare tire. She has put on weight...

Take a closer look at me goofy clown! Can you guess who's the 1st place winner? ME ME ME WHEEE!!! Can you read the words on top of my gigantic specs? It says AMBER!!!

Mommy also submitted three photos of me & her modeling together for the "Me & My Pooch" Photo contest. Check out all the entries! All were great! Can you spot out ours?

Kissie, kissie...

Great water action there. Mommy look so happy! Hee!

What are we looking at? At MY tennis ball!!! See, that's called my "THROW IT!" face!

During the event, we also got to eat some deeleecious goodies. Oooh, look at that Chloe's face. That's called the, Fried Rice face!!!

Nyom! People were impressed with us because we eat so neatly. Not even one piece of rice dropped onto the floor. We are such neat & polite eaters. *snort*

Look at what I've won! Faith actually got 4th placing in Jumpers BUT no trophy for 4th placing. Aww boohoo! Faith did quite well actually though she started her "blur-like-lost-in-space-kind-of-self" as usual in the middle of both her runs. That's probably what cost her her points.

Last week, Chloe & I also won 2nd & 3rd placing in Pre-Novice at another trial. We also went for a Dog Dancing Seminar. Kinda fun. Chloe did very well. I was half dead. Haha! This week, we're going to another 2 days long event & hopefully we will do better! It's a pity though we can't bring the pupperets along yet until they finish their 3 shots. But they will definitely be ready for the Dogathon event in August! Woot! Woot!