Saturday, August 1, 2009

Doggy Tales

Having a dog around the house and looking after it as almost exactly like looking after another child! I've had Pebbles living with us for nearly two weeks now and it's made a lot of difference to our lives. Instead of having two hyper active boys to look after,we now also have to keep an eye out for Pebbles.

But the good thing is at least she's a really well behaved dog. Aside from tailing me or wifey all around the house, she doesn't misbehave (something I wish the boys would learn from her) and she doesn't even bark, aside from the occasional short bark at lizards or something that catches her eye. She's also the worlds biggest coward cos the slightest sudden sound or move will have her scurrying for cover ... LOL!

It's also an eye opener for us to be looking after a dog. Both wifey and me haven't really looked after a dog before, not this kind of house dog anyway. I had a dog or two during my childhood days, also a mongrel which really doesn't need any looking after so having Pebbles is a new experience for us.

She constantly shadows us around the house. And when we sit down for the evening to watch TV, there she'll be on the couch with us slowly working her way between us trying to get her favourite tummy rub. And when we sit down to surf, there's she'll be at our feet or between our chairs and table sleeping away.

She really loves having the presence of someone around and we're both are so taken in with her that we tend to pamper her to the max and she loves it. You can see it by the wagging of her tail which I told Anny is on auto wag ... LOL!

The only saddening part for us is when we go out for dinner or shopping and have to leave her on her own. You can see the sadness in her eyes cos she knows we're going out without her. But the moment we get home, she'll be jumping for joy. It warms the soul :D

Besides the slight scare we had over here two days ago, she's been a pretty good doggy. She doesn't make a mess of the place. She has her own toilet spot and she'll always go there if she needs to do her business, big or small which is a good thing. The best part is she never makes a sound and will definitely never make a good guard dog ... LOL!

But she's an adorable creature that has me looking at her every ten minutes as I write this post (she's sleeping between wifey and me now) and it brings a smile to my face. She's actually pretty tired today from all the playing around she did but she won't really go to her sleeping spot under the bed and call it a night until wifey and me finish our surfing sessions. Once we're done and we head to bed, she'll sleepily amble along to her spot under our bed. She's a really loyal little dog and wants to always be as close to us as she possibly can.

Even our shopping routine has changed. Instead of just having to look for glass tile's we're now also hanging around the pet food section even more buying her all kinds of goodies and treats. I think the boys are going to be complaining that we show her too much attention one of these days ... LOL!

Gee, I've been talking about her so much that I think this blog is turning out to be a blog all about her. Like Bem said in my other blog, maybe I should change the name of my blog to Pebble's blog. Bem, you're a riot la buddy ... LOL! But then it's better I talk about her than be my usual self and complain and bitch about anything and everything right? LOL!

But before I really sign off, here's a picture taken of her sleeping by our feet in this little urmmm, bed made for her by wifey. Sorry about the bad image quality, taken with my cell phone. Isn't that a sight to melt the heart?

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22 comments:

  1. Choppity Chop!! Woo hoo two in a row LOL

    Nice to see that you are getting along so well with the little fella....he looks soo peaceful :)

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  2. Haha...so cute. Pebbles napping. I agree taking care of a dog can be quite a handful.

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  3. A dog does change your life completely.. i am hoping she will be yours one day. Cos i m sure Mrs Spiff will be crying buckets if you take Pebbles away from her.
    What might be missing from your home is a little girl.. and Pebbles is just that :)

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  4. Don't feel guilty when you go out shopping and out to eat... cos sometimes they are glad to take a rest too... :D if she is really scared.. have a radio on or the tv on.. then she won't be so scared to be alone. But they will probably just sleep.

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  5. awww, she's such a cutie XD

    anyways have she taken her bath yet? XD

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  6. heehhe seldom bark?? waaa...i though it suppose to be fierce dog..keke..anyway, its a cute doggy..and reading your post seems to tell me that..it was just like having new baby born daughter..lol!!!

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  7. Adrian - Good for you buddy, let's see you do a hattrick :D

    I'm glad she gets along with me, you know how I am at times ... LOL! And she's not a he la buddy :D

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  8. Mei Teng - It's like taking care of another child la ... hehehe ...

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  9. Anny - It's not just wifey that will be crying buckets la ... Yeah, it'll be a sad day when she has to go back one day ... siggghhh ...

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  10. Anny - Hmmm, I never thought of that, the fact that they might need some rest from us too :D But so far she's been okay on her own :D

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  11. Maslight - Yeah, she has. Wifey bathes her quite regularly and she's like a maniac after her bath (the dog, I mean and not wifey ... LOL!)

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  12. Sweet-Girlicious - LOL! It's exactly like having a baby daughter at home ...

    And she does bark, today was her loudest bark when she saw a cat. I didn't know she had it in her ... hehehe ...

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  13. You know what Nick? My mum used to tell us that it is easier to look after a dog than taking care of a child!! Dog is much well behaved and obedient than children! Oh dear....hahaha!

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  14. Looks just like a baby... with fur! Hehe

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  15. i can only go awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww... when i look at the pic at the end of the post... so peaceful... like a baby in a manger :) i love this pebbles girly la... hahhahaa.. i would be sad too if u dun have her.

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  16. awwwwww...soooo cuteeee...Your boss give her to u already????? hehehehehhehe

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  17. Hahah no lah Nick, I'm just liking the fact that you're not just taking care of Pebbles, but you're TAKING CARE of her. Really, you should consider "Pebbles, The Blog", you know why? She even made you post a video of your knee. Now that's amazing.

    Jokes aside, are you and wifey considering a pet dog? Having a pet is great stress reliever, for the whole family. Especially, those that give you feedback. I wish my nephews bunnies had vocal abilities to respond to your calling, like a "meow" or a "woof".

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  18. Rose - Actually your mom is probably right la ... LOL!

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  19. Nessa - You're right, it's like a little furry baby ... hehehe ...

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  20. Anny - Yeah, it's an aaawwwwwwww moment isn't it :D I couldn't stop looking at her sleep la ... so bloody cute :D

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  21. Kadusmama - Not yet la ... still working on it ... hehehe ...

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  22. Bem - LOL! Yeah, At least now you know what my knee looks like. I'll just have to be careful of Anny cos she'll be looking for anyone with that kind of knee in Tesco to trip ... LOL!

    Actually we've been considering one a long time ago, Pebbles is just making our decision a little more firmer :D

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