S finally got down to framing MY painting after procrastinating for the past few months. Now that Baby T is finally settling down, i'm up on her priority list again...tee hee hee!!! Resumed training a couple of weeks again and met so so so so many new dogs to bully and makan make friends with. Amongst them are 2 uber cute puppies (being sorta anti-puppy, i have to trust S's judgement on the cute part) - a BC named Tristan (he shares the same name as my human brother and is about the same age as him too!!) and a corgi named Yuki! These guys actually read my blog even before we met - what a nice surprise!!! Not that i can appreciate puppy play, but watching the way they romp and wrestle, i'm quite sure these 2 kiddos will be agility champs in time to come!!

Anyways, back to my framing story. The humans decided that my painting (with its bright colours and all) suits Baby T's room the most so they got it framed in white to match my l'il brother's cot! I think it looks mighty mighty nice! Don't you think so?

Uhhh....no prizes for guessing what S is saying to me to make me cock my head like that.

The painting is finally up in Baby T's room! For ONCE, i was allowed on the sofa! (I was promptly told to "hop off" once the picture was taken though...BAH!)

Oh and by the way, i turn 5 today! Hopefully i'll achieve more in the next few trials and make my humans proud! I may be older, none the wiser but definitely NOT slower..HEH! I smell a casserole brewing and a cake on the way - will blog and post pics of my big day later!

My oh-so-sad, puppy-doe-eyes look obviously have no effects on the humans because they reckon wet, soggy fields just don't go well with my me (especially my white fur). Me? I'd rather be out there rolling myself silly in the mud and having a blast!

But oh well, at least i received the completed painting of me finally!!!

Claudine (the artist) thought this picture was absolutely hilarious, seeing the big grin plastered on my face while posing with the huge package!!! Because S had requested for a larger painting, the completed piece did not come framed unlike Claudine's normal work. Now, we just need to custom-frame the painting and it'll be ready to go up on the wall of our new pad. According to Claudine, some of the money that we paid for the painting went to saving an Aussie cattle dog's life. You see, Claudine not only paints well but also has a heart of gold - a percentage of the money she makes from her artwork serves as donations to the local shelters and the needy animals there! This lady definitely deserves a BIG BONE if i ever get to meet her personally!

I hope the sucky weather stops somehow because even my weekly training is disrupted and i haven't had the chance to have a good, extended game of frisbee with the humans for awhile!

Although the humans reckon rainy days are good for sleeping in, i beg to differ! But like they say, if you can't beat them, join them. So thank DOG for my comfy Snooza.... now excuse me, while i put the Snooza to some good snoozin' use.....

I've finally laid my furry paws on Claudine's masterpiece!!!! Though this is only a scanned copy of the final painting, i can't wait to get the real piece so the humans can frame it up and put it up in our new pad! WooohoooOOOOooOOOOoOOooo!

This is such an amazing piece of art. I especially love the way she plays with colours and shapes. And she definitely captured my personality with her paintbrush and paper! In her last email, she kept telling S how much she enjoyed working on this painting because she loves my happy face especially the smile that i'm always wearing in all my pictures! 

S has already thanked Claudine profusely for her effort but i haven't forgotten the 2 photographers that took the brilliant pictures that were used in the painting.

Special thanks to CK for this picture:

And Mee Yin for this one:

 

I want another painting of me featuring the pictures of me doing frisbee stunts!!

Oh btw, HAPPY NEW YEAR every human and every doggy, i know i'm so overdue with my postings and i wish i have enough time to tell you guys everything good and bad that's been happening to me - the pressies i received over the festive season and also the passing of my favourite, favourite babe (she's the only one who can lay her teeth on me and get away unscathed). Anyway, sad stuff aside, i hope 2008 will be a great and fun year for everyone! With a new human puppy arriving in 3 months' time, i know i'll be having a crazy  time goo-gooing and gaga-ing with him. The humans are pretty certain the human puppy is a Border Collie like me because apparently, he just can't stop moving and is most active when they're trying to sleep - sounds just like me, doesn't it?! Hopefully, the human puppy will be good to me and drop me some treats when i'm hungry! Milk, mashed bananas, cereal....anything!!!