I'm on TV!

So are my mum and dad, their butts show in the opening scenes, hehe. If you ever wanted to know if your butt looked big in your jeans just get filmed.

You can watch us here, start at minute 19.

http://ondemand.tv3.co.nz/Cafe-Secrets-Season-1-Ep-4/tabid/59/articleID/3746/MCat/369/Default.aspx

Hello Mum and Dad!!!!

Wow, what a cool weekend. We went down to Wellywood to stay for some shows and met some special people! My mum and dad came over from Aussie for the weekend to see me being shown and check up that I was being looked after. I tried to make out that I wasn't being feed proper food, and that I was deprived but that didn't work.

The shows were great and I had lots of fun playing with Nga. I don't think he had so much fun though. Something about me trying to do inappropriate things.

Here I am with my mum, getting a final pat before they headed back home. I hope my brother wasn't too upset at being left alone.

Hard hard floor

I got pushed off the new dog bed. It's not fair! And now Banderbear has it in her crate cause she's fat! She reackons it's my fault she's fat. Sue just nodded and said I think you do have something to do with it Ziggy.

Boys always get the blame.

Do I look comfy?

Only when I don't have to share.

Packing my bags!

I had to pack my bag on Friday as I am off to Wellywood for the week. I tried to put my tennis ball in my bag but it just wouldn't fit. So I took it back outside and popped it. Now I have three flat balls!

On Friday night Miss Maris arrived. She was chauffeured up by Louise. We had such fun on the lawn. (Don't tell Banderbear!)

Anyway, I'll see you all next week and tell ya what I got up to in the big city. I'm sure Maris will show me a good time.

And I have to tell you that I passed all my pre-fun health tests. I'm as healthy as can be. So's Maris.

Happy birthday to me!

Happy birthday to me! HAPPY BIRTHDAAAAAAAY TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Happy birthday to me.

I'm one year old today.

I got taken for a walk in the park this morning and as normal I got to run around free and piddle on all the trees. They need regular watering. I get a special tea and can sleep side on the bed - as long as I don't move around too much. I'm special!

Now it's a count down to getting my championship title. I only need two certificates to get it and Sue says I have to beat my bro and sis back in Oz.

I can't wait. Oh and I heard a special girl in Wellywood is looking very sexy. Better not tell Banderbear otherwise she'll through a hissy fit.

A trip to the park

Well, I went for a walk in the park today. It was great. All the trees were blowing around like mad because it's so windy. Cyclone Wilma's doing apparently. Down the first track I came across two dogs and we had a sniff at each other. Then the little fluffy one took off running. No idea why but I thought I had better chase after her to see where she was going.

Anyway Sue called me back and explained that she was running from me. Me? Not cute little me. Apparently some dogs think I'm ugly. "What ya taking 'bout Willis"? I don't know who Willis is but Sue says it too me when I start talking to her.

Surely I'm not ugly. Are Bull Terrier's ugly?

Anyway one the way home we stopped by Mitre 10. And Sue bought me a new super sized tennis ball! I had to have a play with it as soon as we got home.

Karate chop!

Take that Major! A left and a right, if the foot doesn't get you the smell will.

Something happened to my ball.

I was playing hard with it on the lawn, and their was a POP! and my ball went flat.

Oh well, now I can pick it up and carry it around instead of having to use my nose and legs to roll it.

I wonder if this means I get a new one?

A soft place for a snooze

Sue was watching something on TV the other day, Standing right in the patch of sunlight that I wanted. So I used her feet as a pillow. Very comfy.

I'm getting old

Not OLD like Uncle Chino, but older. I am now 10 months old, not long to go before I'm a whole year old.

I had to have a bath yesterday. It was yukky. I smelt horrible afterwards. Then I went and played with my ball and got all dirty again!

That'll teach her.

Bog blog!

Well, what do humans need toilet paper for anyway? Really, there's a whole packet of it in the littlest room. One roll never goes amiss.

Anyway, it's Sue's fault for leaving me unattended.

Failure!

Well, the obedience lady was not nice. She said that I was going to fail the course. Why? Because to pass you have to sit and lie straight, not how is comfortable to you.

But Sue defended me and said that we weren't here for competition obedience, we were here to socialise me and to do basic, domestic obedience and if I wanted to lie on my side and wave my legs in the air that was fine by her as long as I followed the wait command.

The lady next to use said that I was good at the wait command. But Sue said that the real reason I was staying put was that I was sulking. That's was true. I wanted to go see that cute little spaniel but Sue kept putting me back in palce and in the end I did sulk.

This week we have to learn STAY! The stay command is only good if your human is within wrangling range. After that it's the fatest man wins. And I'm pretty quick!

An exciting week

Well, I had my first day at dog obedience this week. Who would have thought that we got sent home with homework! I have to learn to lay down on command and come. I wouldn't lay down on the night as I was too excited about this cute little spaniel next to me who kept giving me the come on, but Sue's been training me and I think I've got the idea now.

As for "come". I don;t need to learn that cause I know that one already. I'm so good at come that I don;t muck around going around people/dogs/things - I just go straight through/over/under then. I'm superdog when it comes to come.

Today I went to the park. Sue made me do the down command a few times. We went down a new track and guess what? There was a stream there. Sue let me off and I paddled. Then I climbed on a rock and then I tired to jump to the next rock and slipped in. OMG it was cold. That waters straight off the mountain. My testicles were submerged in that freezing water. Will they be any good still? They might have frozen off and Holly's counting on me.

Anyway, must go. Holly's looking lonely.

Camping is cool!

Even if there are no pictures because someone forgot to pack the camera.

We went to another dog show and this time we camped in the tent. We didn't get much sleep cause some locals decided to have a huge fight down in the river, and the police came and then some one from the fight was calling for their lost dog for hours. I do hope that "Fang" was found.

Anyway, I still managed to perform properly and got two challenges. That means I have four in total and am halfway to becoming a champion.

If I just sit up here

I'll know when she moves, when she breathes, when she snorts. Banderbear is so lovely. My bestest friend in the world. Sue says a friend with benefits. Now if I could just work out how to slip that bolt open.....

Wow, my first shows!

I went to my first dog shows on the weekend. We were meant to go camping but it was so wet and cold that we decided that we would go down each day. We had to get up really early. Banderbear of course whined all the way about missing our on her beauty sleep.

I did well. I won two challenge certificates. I only need six more to make me a champion. If I'm really lucky I might get one next weekend at the National Dog Show.

Hannah showed me for junior handler and I was really good for her too. Can't wait to next weekend so I can see Ngarimu and Maris again.

All my Aussie family will be jealous!

Things are a little different in New Zealand. In Australia were I was born 'possums are protected and we aren't allowed to eat them.

But here in New Zealand they are a horrible imported pest. Jimbos Pet Food have made a new meat pattie, using possums! Yep, those cute furry Aussie invaders are dog food! Tonight was our first taste and I gotta say, they went down faster than an Aussie Yacht!

Apparently we are being environmentally friendly by eating them. I don't care about that. All I care about is they taste yum.

I bet my bro and sister in Oz will be jealous that they don't get possum for dinner.

What a busy day!

We got up really early after we foudn out there had been a big earthquake in the South Island. We looked at the photos and hoped all out friends are ok.

Then it was time for us to go out and play. I went out the front with Banderbear and we played till I got bored. I spotted the pretty fluffy meowy thing from next door. I just had to say hello! So I broke through the netting. But by that time she had run off. She must be shy. Anyway, then I couldn't find my way back through. Luckily Sue spotted me and came to my rescue.

Then she spent lots of time fixing the fence all up and hoping that the fencers can come soon to put the new one up. She banned me from visiting next door ever again.

Then when we came inside and found we had a swimming pool! Our very own indoor pond. The washing machine had died and spilled water everywhere. Oops. So Sue started to clean up the water and broke the mop! It's only a new mop and it bend in half. Things were so hot in the laundry that the water evaporated!

After that it was time for show training. It was hard work and at one stage I threw a hissy fit because I didn't want to do stuff any longer. We always have a talk after training and this time we had a walk aroudn the field. I played with a Leonburger, a Golden Retriever and a Sheltie. The leo chased me, then I chased her back.

I wish I could go back to Wellington and have a play with the Wellywood dogs in that neach they took me too. I'm so good at recalls I can run free, just like Banderbear.

Sharing is good

Sue was sitting in the chair when Aura got up behind her and snuggled down. Then I wanted to get up too but there wasn't room for me so I had to sit ontop of Aura. Lucky she doesn't mind too much. Sue gets that little bit at the front.