1. Your age? 4 yrs 2 days (I turned 4-yrs-old 2 days' ago!!)

2. Your age when came to live with your people? About 6 weeks' old when i still looked like this!

3. What color is the collar you're wearing right now? Red! (Red Dingo Bucklebone collar with pawprints!)

4. Who is your favorite person other than the people you live with? Mr. Smartdoggy wins paws down!

5. How much do you weigh? About 16.5-17kg thereabouts.

6. Most expensive thing you've ever chewed up? My grandmummy's rosewood furniture worth a few grand....*gasps*!

7. Do you like other Dogs? Uhmmmm, some. I just don't appreciate those that put their faces into mine or those that lunge/chase/growl/bark at me!!!

8. Who is your best non-human Friend(s)? Oreo, my Fox Terrier neighbour - i become a total nutcase and act like a puppy when i see him! Other than that, i love Sophie and Tutti - great fun playing chase/hide-n-seek with her though i lose to her all the time because S hates me being rough with her and wants me to learn how to become a gentleman...BAH! Oh, and of course....my girl friend - Kerry!

9. Squeaky Toys or Tennis Balls? Tennis balls, tennis balls, tennis balls and anything i can chase!

10. Do you like to be brushed? Yuppos! Every man loves a good brush-down and massage by a lady!

11. Peanut Butter or Cheese? BOTH!

12. Do your people cut your toenails? Sometimes.

13. Any formal education? Nopes, i'm self-taught!

14. Couch potato or Energizer Bunny? Are you kidding me? Energizer Bunny of course!!!

15. Five nicknames your people call you. Chester the Jester, Chezza, Boy, Boyboy, Chester Chester Chester (in increasing pitch and frequency).

16. What is your best trick? Speaking and most definitely Frisbee, especially flips!

17. Do you like kitties? Yes, love 'em! I'm more a cats-dog if you ask me, having lived with them all my life.

18. What did you have for breakfast? Kibbles with my usual supplements.

19. Can you hunt (aka have you ever killed anything living)? Eh.....nope. Even though i look macho, my heart's as soft as marshmallow. I dance in joy and wag my tail even when i see lizards or roaches on the floor. *shining halo*

20. When & why was the last time you went to the V.E.T.? I don't go to the vet...the vet comes to me. Hell, my vet STAYS with me! Muahahahah!

21. Where do you sleep at night? On my Snooza in S's room or outside her door! Or in grandaddy and grandmummy's room sometimes!

22. Do you like to swim? Of course!

23. Can you make puppies? Uh huh....i still have my ding-dongs, thank you!

24. Do you give kisses? Only to people i love!

25. Can you potty on command? Yuppos, pee-pee will do or just show me a tree....haha!

26. To Cuz or not to Cuz? Don't have a Cuz (Kingsley, gimme yours?!). I have truckloads of Hyperflite dog discs though! 

Kingsley's mummy sent this Big Nate comic strip to S yesterday night.

I admit i WAS sensitive about this whole weight issue 3-4 months ago but now that i'm svelte and dashing, it doesn't bother me anymore!!!! Hee hee! 

I think this is more appropriate because i admit i do have a problem with my friends, the way they greet me thinking it's "nice" or "friendly" and of course, the perpetual urge to show my pearlies to anyone who annoys me.

You know what? I'm going for a photoshoot at the beach with D and S next friday!!! It is customary for to-be-married couples here to do a wedding shoot before their actual wedding day and i'm so glad they didn't forget my presence amidst all the preparation for the big day! No offence to Auntie S but NO I WILL NOT WEAR A PINK BOW TIE OR A PINK FLAFFY LACY COLLAR. I want a nice bowtie in black or maroon!!!!!! You have?

Anyways, i was tagged by Buster a few days ago. I'm going to list my 5 New Year's resolutions and then tag five friends...then those friends will have to name their 5 New Year's Resolutions and tag five of their friends...get it???

Okay here goes:

1. I resolve to be a more erm....peace-loving dog and tryyyyyyy myyyyyy besssssst to quit fighting with other boys.

2. I resolve to be a more affectionate dog and whore myself with people who think i'm stuck up. BLEAH.

3. I resolve to challenge my limits instead of limiting my challenges! See, i finally learnt to play the frisbee at the ripe old age of three last year, after being scared of it for my entire existence! There's nothing a dog cannot do if he really wants to do it! I wanna be a better jumper, ball-chaser and frisbee player this year!!!

4. I resolve to love my family even more and that includes not snapping at the cat when it tries to steal my food.

5. I resolve to watch my weight but still get to enjoy the occasional cheese stick, fried chicken, turkey ham!

6. I know it's supposed to be 5 resolutions (I CAN COUNT yes.) but i just wanna make one more resolution! I resolve to quit my leg-lifting habit or at least tone down on my watering habits so S can put up a spanking new x'mas tree next christmas!!!!

Now, i wanna tag my best friend Kingsley (i hope i succeed in resolution no. 1!!!!!), Kaiser, Fei, Maverick and Pippin!!!

I've been tagged by a new friend, Bear (he's an uber cute and apparently fearsome Rottie puppy!!) to do this: list 5 things that make a true doggie friend.  


1. A true doggie friend is.....easy going, approachable and allows some good ol' crotch sniffing when necessary!

2. A true doggie friend.....accepts you for who you are, flaws and faults.

(Even though you suspiciously resemble an oversized black cottonpuff with no eyes to speak of whatsoever when the humans take pictures of you! Tee hee hee!!!)


3. A true doggie friend......shares fun and laughter with you. 

Given a chance, he will tag-team with you to come up with silly antics, like shaking your head to see if you can beat the camera's shutter speed. And then having a good laugh together seeing how exasperated the humans are with something as trivial as a blur picture! There're more bones to fret about than blurry pictures, mum!! Get a dog life!

Oh, and sometimes we do the male thing and check out babes together, too! (S has banned me from using the word equivalent to "female dogs" because my blog is supposed to be a family blog. Again, whatever man.)

 

4. A true doggie friend.....stays by your side, rain and shine, through thick and thin. 

I saw Tutti through from being a scrawny kitten to a fat cat. Talk about going through thick and thin!

Well, with everything there's always a trade-off. In exchange for Tutti's friendship, i have to put up with her unbridled (and unwanted) affection....

Sometimes, she even thinks i should share my bone with her! But being the true doggie friend i am, i always try to tell her off "nicely".

Okay to be fair, sometimes she lets me play with her toy mouse. So we're quits, i suppose!

5. A true doggie friend is.....gentle to a child...

...and respectful to the elderly!

If you didn't know, Sophie is  a 18-years-old senior citizen by feline standard. I don't engage in rough play with her because of her age (i don't want her to break her bones). Also, it's because she has bad breath.

I shall tag Kingsley, Tin Tin, Charlie, Pippin and  piglet_2005 to do this!

I've been tagged by Kingsley to do this: The 5 weird and wonderful habits of an effective blogdog!

What happens is this: you play the game and start by listing five weird things/habits about yourself. Then you tag five friends and list their names

Those blogdoggies who are tagged need to write on their blogs about their five weird things/habits, as well as state this rule clearly, then tag five more "victims". And so on.

Don't forget to leave your "victim" a comment that says "You're tagged!" in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

Okay here goes:

1. I don't really like vacuum cleaners, not one bit. I will do my little "lion dance", rear up and down and try to bite (but at the same time, run away from) that horrible, noisy thing whenever the humans vacuum the house. I suspect this has to do with an incident that happened when i was a little boy - S's flatmate tried to scare me by using the vacuum to poke and prode me (ouch, that really HURT). I fled at the speed of lightning, pissing along the way! (How embarrassing!!) Needless to say, S blew her top at her flatmate and i've hated vacuum cleaners ever since.

2. I am paper-trained and pee/poo on the newspaper in the bathroom when i'm at home. After finishing my business, i love to scratch and mess up the newspaper such that my waste-material is well covered. Then, i will paw at the newspapers again so they're all gathered into a ball! My humans kinda like this arrangement because it makes the disposal of the newspapers (and my waste) easier for 'em!

3. I love, love, love, LOVE cat food. Don't ask me why. I will sit at the cats' bowl whenever the humans feed them so i can pick up any scraps that drop on the floor. I get a earful from S almost every single day but it doesn't deter me at all. I just like to hang around the cats' quarters so that when no one's looking, it's CAT'S CHOW TIME for me!!!!! Hee hee!

4. I can't stand unanswered phone calls. When the phone rings and no one answers it, i go into a frenzy and run around in a bid to get someone's attention so that he/she can bloody pick up the phone. Oh, that applies to mobile phones on vibrating mode too.

5. I am a true velcro dog at home. I follow S wherever she goes and never let her out of my sight. Well, i can't help it if she has to go to the bathroom but given a chance (eg. if the door isn't locked properly), i will barge in just to see her and make sure everything's ok. I'm contented just sitting outside the shower screen or even beside the toilet bowl! Anything to make sure my favourite person is okay. :)

p.s. Oh and i don't like flowers. I was made to pose with that bouquet - one look at my face and i'm sure you can tell! 

I'm tagging anyone who wants to do this! Seems that most dog bloggers have already been tagged!!

I'm that dog who was born on the 10th of July '03 on a cold winter's day, in the backyard of a humble suburb in Perth. I'm that dog whose mother was used (i hate to use the word exploit) to churn out puppies for money and my dad, a champion working dog who never left his kennel except when he was needed as a stud or in the ring. I'm that dog that bears such a striking resemblance to my father according to those that have seen us, father and son. Though regretfully, i've never known him from the day i was born and probably never will.

I'm that dog who had 7 other siblings of various colours and markings. I'm that dog who was the biggest in that litter and the only one with perfect, show standard markings. I'm that dog who was most loved as claimed by my first owners, but was eventually put up for sale as they'd rather keep a female puppy lest my animal instincts drove me to commit incest with my mother.

I'm that dog who remained sleeping in the sun  when D and S (my master and mistress now) first came to view us. I'm that dog who was aloof, while my brother and sisters clamoured for their attention, climbing on their feet, biting their shoelaces and behaving like complete nutters. I'm that dog, for some uncanny reason, that D and S fell in love with at first sight. I remember S speaking excitedly to D, patting my head now and then and giving me the look of approval. But at times, they spoke with furrowed brows, shaking their heads and appeared to be discussing something serious, about what i do not know.

I'm that dog who was put on hold for a day when D and S placed a AUD$50 deposit with the promise that they'll return the next day with their final verdict. I'm that dog who was finally sold at a meagre fee of AUD$350 on the following day - a 5-week-old puppy, unvaccinated and flea ridden. I'm that dog who was wrapped in a huge mickey mouse beach towel, placed in an oversized plastic container, comforted and coaxed all the way back in the car ride home. I'm that dog that knew that from this day on, I'd share a special bond with D and S because they were my only family now.

I'm tagging styra, baisuzhen, staralfurr, juicypout and anyone who has pets to do this meme. Please leave a comment on my blog when you've completed this, so i can include your link in this post for others to get to know your beloved pets! Bloggers with pets unite, come tell your pet's life story online! Those that have been tagged can tag others, but get back to me so i can add on to this list of blogger pets.

Other Bloggers' Pets:

I'm Toto, Who Are You? (missjellybeano)
I'm Piglet, Who Are You? (baisuzhen)
I'm Kingsley, Who Are You? (kingsley)
I'm Tiger, Who Are You?  (styra)
I'm Trixie, Who Are You? (cardinalcin)
I'm Lulu, Who Are You? (ginbrenda)
I'm Fudge, Who Are You? (andain)
I'm Millie, Who Are You? (dirtydancingdiva)
I'm Humphrey, Who Are You? (youpos)
I'm Kenny, Who Are You? (juicypout)