This was a first time experience for all of us but Cami auditioned as a frisbee catching dog in a milk commercial last month and got the job. This said commercial is not to be aired (or so they claimed or we should have asked for more mulah) but instead submitted to one of the media awards as a concept commercial.
Anyhow, Cami spent half a day at a field, doing what she loves most which is playing with her frisbee. As she displays her natural enthusiasm for her frisbee, the camera rolled and she 'acted' alongside Ben, who used to bring his dog to Pet-N-You for training. It was a tiring and happy day for both us and Cami considering the experience gained from the filming. There was also a fake stuffed dog which was Cami's stunt double, to be used against the blue screen for special effects.
We finally got back the finished product last week and to our surprise, it turned out fairly nice and funny. Don't worry but we have safely stashed away her earnings to be used later on food and toys. Enjoy...
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
The Carnival is in town
OK maybe this is a bit outdated but since I have the photos, might as well post on this event. This event was organized by the Pet-N-You committee with the generous sponsorship from Eukanuba. It is mainly an event dedicated to dog sports fan and activities ranged from obedience and agility trials to basic canine games. The turn out was fairly impressive considering we had more than 60 over entries, indeed a positive outlook for all canine lovers in the nation. It was an early morning for some of us whom were helping to set up and make last minute preparations prior to the crowd's arrival.
Although we were all huffing and puffing like maniacs, in the end we managed to pull it together to kick start the trials at a reasonable time of 8-8:30am. Most competing canines were kept in their kennels by their anxious owners to shield them away from the smoldering hot sun. Guess having the sun is better than the rain...
A fan... ; Participants waiting for their turn
Big winnings throughout the event with participants from different dog training organizations taking home a chunk of the prizes. Cami took part in Novice agility and gamblers, and managed to take the 2nd and 3rd spots respectively. Groovy, the dog to beat, was the winner of both classes while Archer, the MS, took 3rd spot for novice agility. Sissy, the mixy, was at her peak as she swept the 1st prize for maxi jumpers class and 2nd prize for maxi novice. Our other mate, Angel took home the 2nd prize for gamblers and 3rd prize for maxi novice.
Pooped out
Setting up and enjoying a short break
Although we were all huffing and puffing like maniacs, in the end we managed to pull it together to kick start the trials at a reasonable time of 8-8:30am. Most competing canines were kept in their kennels by their anxious owners to shield them away from the smoldering hot sun. Guess having the sun is better than the rain...
A fan... ; Participants waiting for their turn
Sissy, looking ready to rule ; Mine, all mine
Big winnings throughout the event with participants from different dog training organizations taking home a chunk of the prizes. Cami took part in Novice agility and gamblers, and managed to take the 2nd and 3rd spots respectively. Groovy, the dog to beat, was the winner of both classes while Archer, the MS, took 3rd spot for novice agility. Sissy, the mixy, was at her peak as she swept the 1st prize for maxi jumpers class and 2nd prize for maxi novice. Our other mate, Angel took home the 2nd prize for gamblers and 3rd prize for maxi novice.
From top left: Susan & Archer, Lawrence & Cami, Mun Yee & Groovy, Yvonne & Sissy
All in all, it was a fun day in the sun and prize bags were everywhere. I must say that very rarely do we see prizes filled up to the brim of the bag so a big kudos to our generous sponsor. Cami is already looking forward to the next event as she continues to help us chase our quest to fill up the display cabinet with more of her trophies *grin*
Pooped outTuesday, September 18, 2007
Happy Birthday to Me...!
Hi hi...it is Cami here. I decided to take over this post and share with all you readers on what happened over this 15th September 2007. It was my 3rd birthday! I had to share with my brother Axle since he just can't remember when is his own birthday... Duh...Anyhow, Mummy keeps saying what a big girl I am now. I used to be this tiny little pup with my mini ears and nose whom was always asleep by 9pm.
This birthday was a special one. I had homemade puppy-licious Apple pup-cakes, specially baked for the occasion.
Luckily, I did not have to share my cake with my bro since we each had one. It was all yummy since I love apples and we both finished up the cake in no time. I spied in the refrigerator yesterday and saw that there are 4 more cakes for us. The rest were shared with our friends during training. Can I have one tonight puh-lease...?
Besides that, we did not have our usual kibbles for dinner but instead shared a can of delicious Avoderm wet food. We have both talked about it...we need to make Mummy and Daddy celebrate our birthday everyday.
This birthday was a special one. I had homemade puppy-licious Apple pup-cakes, specially baked for the occasion.
Hot in the Oven
Luckily, I did not have to share my cake with my bro since we each had one. It was all yummy since I love apples and we both finished up the cake in no time. I spied in the refrigerator yesterday and saw that there are 4 more cakes for us. The rest were shared with our friends during training. Can I have one tonight puh-lease...?
Happy Birthday Axle & Cami
Yummy Cakes
Yummy Cakes
Wolfing down the cakes
Enjoying...
Besides that, we did not have our usual kibbles for dinner but instead shared a can of delicious Avoderm wet food. We have both talked about it...we need to make Mummy and Daddy celebrate our birthday everyday.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Visit to Penang
PAAPP Trials
The Pet-n-U team went to Penang on June 8-10 to participate in a series of agility trials which were organized by a canine agility organization up in Penang, known as Penang Dog Agility Association (PAAPP). As it was over the weekend, our mates left for Penang on Friday to spend two nights in Penang while we were only able to join them on Saturday due to leave limitation.
As we arrived in Penang, both Axle & Cami got very excited to know that they will be sharing apartment unit with their training buddies, Russell & Archer. Although Axle was previously cool with Archer, given the different environment, it was a whole new ball game and he tried to get at them both, barking continuously. We had no choice but to keep Axle in the room and took turns to run in the living room.
Pet-N-U dog squad
The trials went smoothly and I am proud to say that the team manage to sweep all 3 spots in the mini class while Angel dominated the maxi class. Cami took home 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place titles respectively for the elementary, jumpers, and gambler trials. However, no clean run for her as she refused to jump through the tire, that little stinker! But I must admit that the tire looks somewhat different...Our mates, Archer and Russell did get one clean run each, adding to their previous clean run profile, nice.
Elementary & Jumpers Result
Anyhow, it was a great day and everyone from the team deservingly won something so it was fairly encouraging. At the end of the day and we had to re-organize the trunk to fit all the dog food and treats we won. Axle was a happy camper to see all the goodies and quickly proclaimed his half of the portion.
The Pet-n-U team went to Penang on June 8-10 to participate in a series of agility trials which were organized by a canine agility organization up in Penang, known as Penang Dog Agility Association (PAAPP). As it was over the weekend, our mates left for Penang on Friday to spend two nights in Penang while we were only able to join them on Saturday due to leave limitation.
As we arrived in Penang, both Axle & Cami got very excited to know that they will be sharing apartment unit with their training buddies, Russell & Archer. Although Axle was previously cool with Archer, given the different environment, it was a whole new ball game and he tried to get at them both, barking continuously. We had no choice but to keep Axle in the room and took turns to run in the living room.
Pet-N-U dog squad
Angel, Groovy, & Cami getting ready for the trials
The trials went smoothly and I am proud to say that the team manage to sweep all 3 spots in the mini class while Angel dominated the maxi class. Cami took home 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place titles respectively for the elementary, jumpers, and gambler trials. However, no clean run for her as she refused to jump through the tire, that little stinker! But I must admit that the tire looks somewhat different...Our mates, Archer and Russell did get one clean run each, adding to their previous clean run profile, nice.
Elementary & Jumpers Result
Anyhow, it was a great day and everyone from the team deservingly won something so it was fairly encouraging. At the end of the day and we had to re-organize the trunk to fit all the dog food and treats we won. Axle was a happy camper to see all the goodies and quickly proclaimed his half of the portion.
Axle: Mine mine mine!
Cami: Do I need to share?
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Dog Olympics @ Bandar Utama
Cute German Shepherd Pup
A participant all dressed up
One of the dog organization organized a dog event on 27 June 2007 at Central Park near 1 Utama. The turn out was quite impressive as we saw many dog owners and dogs of all kinds of breed having fun and taking parts in the games. These games were mainly fun games to encourage participants. By the time we got there, it was mid-morning because we are tied up with our weekly dog training at Pet-N-U. Dropped Axle off in one of our relative's house and headed to the event with Cami. We couldn't afford to bring Axle with us or we will be banned from the center ring.
What's up?
Cami looking cute in her top
Initially, we did not think of participating in any events but finally took part in a game called 'Dog Walk'. Each dog owners is to walk his/her dog from start to the finish line using a toilet paper as a leash! The catch is to turn 3 circles with your dog before walking and by the end of the walk, the toilet paper cannot be damaged. Fairly imaginative I must say...
On your mark, get set go! At first, Cami was out of sight and definitely NOT one of the top contenders. Everything happened too fast and it was a blur so the organizers decided to disqualify the first walk and re-start. The next time...Cami got 2nd place (yey!) and got herself a bag of ProPlan dog food and another bag of treat. See how we are trying to get our dogs to self sustain?
Cami and I
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Posting No. 2
Finally had time to put up some pictures of the dogs. As you can see, we have two beautiful Cairns which although are from the same breed, looks vastly different in color! One male and the other female so you may be wondering -> Hey, why not breed them? Ans: Cause Axle was neutered when he was picked up as a stray by A.D.O.P.T.
Hence, it did cross our mind to look for a 3rd Cairn but no luck so far. Only option is to import another male Cairn but this will take time as we will need to go through lots of research to find a suitable breeder whom will agree to sell his/her pup to someone who resides in a different country. I won't say that we have closed down this option as we are still hoping to breed Cami and introduce more Cairns to this country (another main reason is so that we can have one of her pups). We did consider the possibility of importing from Australia or New Zealand as to avoid quarantine. FYI, there is a list of countries posted by our national veterinary department whereby animals coming in from any of the countries listed do not need to be quarantined :)
Anyhow, still a thought as two dogs are already a handful and at this point, we may not have the time to tend to the needs of a pup. We will leave it to fate.
Hence, it did cross our mind to look for a 3rd Cairn but no luck so far. Only option is to import another male Cairn but this will take time as we will need to go through lots of research to find a suitable breeder whom will agree to sell his/her pup to someone who resides in a different country. I won't say that we have closed down this option as we are still hoping to breed Cami and introduce more Cairns to this country (another main reason is so that we can have one of her pups). We did consider the possibility of importing from Australia or New Zealand as to avoid quarantine. FYI, there is a list of countries posted by our national veterinary department whereby animals coming in from any of the countries listed do not need to be quarantined :)
Anyhow, still a thought as two dogs are already a handful and at this point, we may not have the time to tend to the needs of a pup. We will leave it to fate.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Starting Out
This is great. I did not think it was this easy to start a blog.
Finally here is a place to dedicate a space to our two pet Cairns which we transported all the way from the States when we moved home two years ago. As we venture into the new yet familiar territory, it was great that we found some dog friends (humans and dogs) who are as crazy with their dogs as we are.
Through this blog, there will be postings on the only Cairns in Malaysia (as far as we are concerned, Cami is the only registered Cairn in MKA while Axle is the 2nd in line although without a cert since he is a rescue dog).
Anyhow, a salute to this beautiful breed, which is a close cousin of West Highland Terriers (Westies). In fact, they are pratically the same except that we can get them in all kinds of colors except white. White is a big no-no for Cairns.
Finally here is a place to dedicate a space to our two pet Cairns which we transported all the way from the States when we moved home two years ago. As we venture into the new yet familiar territory, it was great that we found some dog friends (humans and dogs) who are as crazy with their dogs as we are.
Through this blog, there will be postings on the only Cairns in Malaysia (as far as we are concerned, Cami is the only registered Cairn in MKA while Axle is the 2nd in line although without a cert since he is a rescue dog).
Anyhow, a salute to this beautiful breed, which is a close cousin of West Highland Terriers (Westies). In fact, they are pratically the same except that we can get them in all kinds of colors except white. White is a big no-no for Cairns.
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