Hide-a-way Bag (out-dated post)

As we will be traveling to Singapore over the Wesak weekend, we had the tough task of figuring out how to settle the dogs' well being while we are away. After much thought, we figured that Cami can probably board with a friend while Axle, who is more independent and tough can be sent for boarding. As we have not boarded our dogs in Malaysia before, we are a bit cautious as Axle can get a little out of hand sometimes especially during his walks. However, after checking the facility at our vet and considering that Dr. Edmund has been exposed to Axle before, we felt somewhat comfortable and decided that Axle should be fine there.

For Cami, Groovy's owners were kind to agree to take care of her. Hopefully, there will be no regrets after her stay! As Groovy lives in an apartment and gets carried in and out of the apartment building in a bag, we had to train Cami to do the same. Groovy's mum loaned us a bag to practice with Cami over the week. The aim is to have Cami sit still in the bag with a towel covered over her head while she gets transported in and out of the apartment. Now, mind you that the only time we stuffed Cami in a bag was when we first had her around 9-10 weeks and we carried her in a little handbag in a shopping mall back in the States. Some people noticed her but I think the majority did not as the handbag was black in color and she kinda blended in with the bag. She could have passed off as a a little stuffed toy dog at that time.

The results ...


Looking comfy...



Didn't do too bad, ei?

For some exciting stories on how Cami spent her holidays at Groovy's, you can check out his website...

Petworld @Mid Valley

Firstly, many apologies for going MIA for nearly half a year. Maybe it's the slow internet connection that hampered on-going thoughts of updating the blog or maybe it was just plain laziness! :P

Anyhow, I'll start updating from the most recent event which was the Mid-Valley show known as Petworld, held two weekends ago at one of Malaysia's major shopping mall. Surprising isn't it? Finally an indoor venue for dog lovers to bring their dogs and enjoy the air-conditioning while visiting the many booths selling/promoting pet related items. The main attraction was of course the obedience and agility trials conducted by Pet-n-U. In the morning throughout the early noon, OB trials were held followed by agility in mid-afternoon. OB trials consisted of many classes ranging from Pre-Novice to Open while agility trials involved Jumpers to Novice class. Still waiting for an Open class for agility so that spectators can witness how difficult a course could be and the teamwork required between handler and dog to complete the course with the least amount of faults.

Intermediate Obedience - Broad Jump
Surprisingly large crowd

Dog Fancy Dress

Of course Cami did not miss this chance to compete in the Elementary and Novice class, trying to achieve some clean runs to be a step closer in winning Pet-n-U's M.A.D. (Malaysian Agility Dog) title. Alas, she got disqualified for both runs in Elementary as she kept jumping the wrong sequence (a possible handler error there...?) whereby she got an immediate 'peeeppp' from the judge. However, she did us proud by taking the 2nd spot in Novice, behind Archer (Min Schnauzer) and ahead of Groovy (JRT).

See any similarities in jumping style? Top: Cami; Bottom: Groovy

Novice Agility Price Giving (clockwise): 1st (Archer), 2nd (Cami), 3rd (Groovy)

Got a nice little trophy to add to her collection and not forgetting a bag of Eukanuba to feed her for the next month. What did Axle get? Well, he didn't go to the show due to his lack of social skills but he did get himself a freebie bag of Happy Dog food so that will keep him well fed for the next month as well. Now, better hope that the next trial is coming soon before their food runs out...

Cami: Do I need to share my goodies with bro again???
Axle: Huhuhuhu....

Got Milk???

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...

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.

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 out

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.

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

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.

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

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?

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...

Can you spot Cami and Dad (hint: white T-shirt)?

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