New Addition...Here comes trouble!

After a long wait...the day finally came.


Hhmm..anything in that giganto tummy?

We have a new family member, baby Nicolas, born on Oct. 17th 2008 after a long labor (that is another story). So far, both Axle and Cami have been very well behaved. Once in a while, Cami hovers around Nicolas' cot, trying to get a peek and wagging her tail with glee whenever she catches a glimpse of him. She also acts as his personal body guard , letting out barks whenever she hears or sees anything suspicious. Axle so far has been indifferent with the baby around, being his normal cool self.

Cami: I see something in the playpen!



Keeping watch...



The key thing for us is to still pay attention to the furkids whenever possible so that they don't feel left out. Need to keep to their usual routine as much as possible with daily walks and scratches.


Axle: Is it time to play yet?

Another year, another birthday

Goodness gracious; time does fly pass quickly. I remember starting this blog last year and writing about Cami's 3rd birthday mini-celebration at home with the family. Since then, we have reached an agreement to combine Axle's birthday together with Cami's since we really do not know when his actual DOB is.


Can't you just say the 'OK' word???

Anyhow, this year called for another eventful birthday bash that was celebrated together with our Pet-N-U pals over our usual Sunday morning training. Baked the first doggie cake which I labeled as: Carrot ala Bacon Bits Dog Cake (that's a mouthful) which was later nicknamed as 'Agility Cake' as everyone started to use the cake to tempt their dogs during agility training. Made fresh the night before, the cake was enjoyed by the dogs and some of the humans as well!


Photo session. Cami and her birthday cake


Testing the dogs' will power


Angel asking for more


Russell looking on


Groovy tempted by the bacon flavor


Brandy performing a trick for a taste

There were some leftovers which we later brought home for Axle to enjoy. The balance in the fridge are for our funny Cairns to enjoy later through the week.


Not forgetting the big boy Axle

Wishing a very Happy Birthday to our little Cairns...cherishing every moment we have with them.

Faces

Here are some different faces of Axle & Cami for your enjoyment. The fine work of a DSLR Canon 450D.





Axle




Cami

Now everyone can be a pro...

Dog Olympic Day

The last dog event was organized by Puppy.com at Bandar Utama Park in conjunction of their annual doggie olympics which mainly consisted of numerous games, schutzhund trials, and a rare agility dog trials!




Random Photos

It has been a long while since an agility trial was held by this organization which was found to be a waste considering they have the best looking agility equipment around Malaysia. Although there was only one class for each maxi and mini, it was definitely a good start in promoting agility games in the country. Needless to say, a group of us from Pet-N-U decided to participate (us crazy people seem to join close to every agility event) including Cami. We figured that Axle's food was running out and he seems to love ProPlan so we were rooting for some bag(s) of doggie food prizes. The outcome of the agility trials were a little bit of a letdown as the course was quite extraordinary. Unlike the normal smooth paths in conventional courses, this time it seemed like a maze to both dogs and handlers. There were many confused handlers who were looking around in vain for the next obstacle while running their dogs midway during the course. This resulted in many faults and eliminations due to dogs running around, wrong sequence, etc. Luckily, the rules does not call for an immediate elimination if a wrong sequence is taken otherwise those prizes will need to be saved for Puppy.com's next event!


Joanna & Odie

Fawn & Groovy

Chan & Kimi

Amanda & Pacco

Melissa & Amber

Lawrence & Cami

Hannah

60-Weave Pole Challenge



Long story short, we and our doggie pals managed to haul back some prizes including some from games such as Simon Says, Fastest Recall, 60 pole weave, and hurdle race. Cami took 2nd place in the agility trials, 2nd in 60 pole weave, and 2nd in hurdle race. Looks like the curse of #2 is getting serious and we need to find a way to break this curse...However, we were generally quite pleased with her performance and needless to say, proud of her achievement especially in the weave pole and hurdle races since she is quite a mini size dog competing against many other stronger and bigger opponents. Way to go mini-cam!

Agility Winners

Shiny Throphy & Medals

Group taking a break

As usual, all winnings will benefit big-bro Axle who waited patiently at home for the good news.

Axle: Excellent...