Some updates on the girls...

Recently Schnappi is very picky with her food... not sure if she's lost interest in the food or she's just finding trouble... :P she would take few bites, then walk off and lie somewhere... or she just sniff a bit and walk away... Bb says she's being choosy... may be true though, cuz when we added wet food in she licked the bowl clean clean... haha!!

Micole is currently on her 2nd heat... right after National Day... and she didnt seem much bothered by it... except me having to wash her butt every nite to keep it clean... in a dilenma whether to sterilise her or not... she's such a happy active dog now, i definitely dun want to change this part of her. So am still thinking... anyway have to send her grooming after her heat, then off for her annual jab...

Conquering the waves... savouring popeyes... and the artistic side of me!!

Finally the long-awaited PH arrived.. and we've decided to bring the dogs out to Hort Park together with Hippo and family..

So came Sunday morning, and we drove off with the girls on board... and my fav mac breakfast... and Hippo & family following in the car behind... around 20mins later, a bridge hanging high up captured our eyes... and so we turned into the car park. And there were are... minutes from the Henderson Wave.

The view was quite beautiful, considering that it's the highest overhead bridge in Singapore... weather was hot... wished it was windier... :) I'm surprised that this little Micole really can walk but she was a little cranky that morning... growling at the dogs that passed her... hahaha... dunno whether to be mad or laugh at her... but she did cause a little stir along the way... bringing some smiles to the passer-bys... thou i'm not sure if the other dog owners are exactly pleased to see her growls at their dogs... :P anyway no harm done so who cares... :P

Schnappi was in demand for photo taking... shd have charged for every photo taken... could really help a little in the "Save-Ivy-Fund"... Micole did get a few fans herself... suddenly i'm felt like a 星妈... muahahaha!!

After ard 1.5hrs, back to the car we went... the girls were hot and so were we. So while they enjoyed the aircon in the car, the rest of us enjoyed our ice cream before heading off to drop the girls back home then meeting Hippo's family at Kovan for lunch.

Had planned to bring the girls out to Marina Barrage on the next day. But the weather didn't permit, hence the humans handed to T3 for popeyes while the dogs have a snooze at home. After savouring the chix, we strolled around T3 and came across an "artisitic zone". There were sculpted wood blocks with papers and crayons provided... and so I had a go to inflinch myself with art and colors. It was a fun and "no-need-to-use-so-much-braincell" event for me!! Very de-stressing too!! Moreover papers and crayons are free to use!! see some of my work... 1st time I perspire doing arts... hahahaa!! U might just see me back there again!! :P

Pity the weekend flew past so quickly.... arghhh!! when's the next PH ya??

My near champion... my near runner-up... my qualifier... MY HEROS!!!

My "near" champion: 02 August 09 marks the first-ever trial for my dear Micole (#300). She was the first dog to start the OB trial for the day. She topped the heelwork and scored full marks for all the rest... except for the "fatal" recall... not that she didn't do... but she did it on the 2nd command... boo hoo... "ai-wan" ah!! Such a near miss to the Champion!!!

My "near" runner-up: Just 2 points away from the qualifying score, again dear Micole (#311) missed her runner-up placing... she missed 2 stands and an auto-sit. And she licked the judge's hand when he touched her on stand stay... judge commented that she's a very friendly dog... muahahaha!!!! Her recall is real fast this time... to the extent that she LP... and the judge had an "ouch" look on his face... :P

My Qualifier: Dear Schnappi finally made it!!! She got her PASS in her open trial, well not without some heart-stopping moments. Her heelwork was scored quite good, she made it thru her distance control and god-damn send away (which she always flunked). Then she got high and held on to the dumb-bell and towel during the last 2 exercises, refusing to give to Bb initially!! Her sit-stay was one of her best so far i think, then came the worrying down stay. She had those hallucinating moments... commando-crawl moments... rolling around moments (Bb call this "roti-prata" stance - flipping here and there)... so for her not-to-move for 10mins is rather impossible... she did got distracted and there was a min or so, she lied down poking her 2 legs in the air and nibbling her back!! Trust me, those were the worse heart-stopping 10mins in the entire trial!!

My HEROS: Bb - All the hard work for training the 2 noti girls. Micole - Although she missed the placings but nevertheless she was wonderful at her 1st attempt.. and we'll try again the next round. Schnappi - Well done!! Finally hard work paid off.. of cuz there's still lots of room for improvement!! But my hero and heroines, 3 cheers for u!! Hip hip hurray... Hip hip hurray... Hip hip hurray!!!