Peek-A-Boo!

This is the usual handsome me...



This is the peek-a-boo...what-on-earth...why-do-i-looked-shocked Benny face.



Sigh. The things humans do to us nice loyal doggies. =P

Hiking at a Park! Wee! For Fathers' Day!!!

Fathers' Day we went out! Daddy and Mummy and I went to this nice park called Arastradero Park. Uncle M came too cos he needed some sun to help him fight his cold.

Here I am staring at this gigantic Park Ranger truck. Cool eh?



And off we go!



Look what I found! Its the Mother-lode of all dung!!! Wow!!! Isn't it ...impressive???!?!??!?!?!
(Mummy: we kept stumbling into large piles of horse dung along the way. This park is open to equine use too.)



I'm so impressed. Here's a close up!



Here's what most of the scenery looks like... Nice lush open fields... Its full of foxtails though so I wasn't allowed to run through it. Mummy says that the seeds will likely poke my eyes and hurt me.



The start of our hike.



The pause in our hike. =P



We had quite a long uphill walk. I was so tired that I stopped the moment I found shade. Here's me giving Mummy the "Aren't-I-smart?" look.



Eep....squint squint. Its bright.



Looky here! I met a Shiba Inu (i think?) or a german Spitz (maybe?) along the path. We exchanged sniffs and greetings.



His humans were friendly and liked me! They wanted to get a corgi someday...and one with the tail intact too. Heehee!



Further down the path we see a mysterious tree stump. So artistic looking eh?



Yay! Posing with my Daddy!



And posing with my Mummy!



Family portrait!!!



And here's me with Uncle M. =) Hmm...two really goofy looking guys!



Whew. Here's my face away from the wind look. It sure is bright isn't?



Walking with Daddy is wonderful...except when every one else is so far behind! Come on Mummy, hurry up! Alphamale is walking off!



Dum dee dum... just moseying along with Daddy...



Daddy: You looking at me? You looking at me?
Benny: Doh...eh? What? *squint squint*



On the path back, we saw horsies...



we met this ultra-fit cyclist dude 3 whole times (and that is him circling us 3 times obviously)...



Okie dokie...last pose next to the signpost. =)



Hope to do this again soon! Yay!

My moments with Daddy

I still can't get enough of the Alpha-Male in my pack. I find it such a privilege to get personal time with my daddy.

See? I'm watching him...watching him eat chips....YUM!



Ok, so he did scold me once and give me a "Do-Not-Even-Think-About-It" look. =P



Sometimes we play! Here I am with my invitation to Daddy to play.



Right...i forgot to smile...



Not enough..better get up then...





Look cute and wag the fox tail! Yeah! Okay!!!



ACTION!!!! PLAY!!!!





The play so so so much fun that i knocked out soon after that...in my personal corner.



A good snooze in Benhur's Corner. =)

My First Corgi Mtg in Mt View

Last weekend Mummy and Daddy slept in late and we almost missed the corgi meet up at Shoreline Dog Park. Whew, fortunately they really moved fast and we got there in time to see to many doggies!!! New friends, pee, poo...sand...dirt... =P

Here's the sign at the parking lot... park park park.



Mummy and I stare at the huge fenced in area! This side is the small dog area...



Admittedly, i got too excited and let go before i even made it to the gate. But hey, i always got more! =)



We entered the large dog area first. There's so many different kinds! I never met many of these breeds before and they were all nice and friendly. Mummy even got a few kisses from some of them! (Mummy: its ALOT OF DROOL!!!! =P But they really are very friendly.)



Check this out! A watercooler for humans...and one for dogs! This was the pawsomest thing! You guys back home in Singapore should tell the NParks people to install this. =D



Oooo! Corgi alert! Everyone there thought i was a Cardigan Corgi cos of my tail. hee...mummy had to explain several times that i'm pure pembroke (ok, so i'm tall with a tail and extra large ears...but really. i am a pembroke) and i was born in Australia after they banned tail docking. So i got to keep my foxy tail. Like it? I love it!



See the little fella on the right of the pic? Isn't he brave? hee...



You smell my pee...I smell your pee...



Oh, meet Rondel (i think that's how to spell his name). He was "stalking" me for a while... exit stage left...



Exit stage right....



Run over to catch a quick drink! Slobber drool!



Time for some roughhousing with Rondel.



Whoopy! I miss this type of play. =P



I was having so much fun i had to do the rub-a-dub-dub!



Here's a close up of Rondel's head. He knew how to walk over to Mummy and ask for hugs. Cute fella. Hope to meet and play with him again soon!



Well, after all that excitement, i took a second poo (Mummy: fyi, he did a 3rd and 4th one too soon after). Erm, i seem to be feeling a strong piercing stare at my behind.... anyone else see it?



Oh, i peed at that fence too...not more than seconds later, these 3 fellas came by. The black lab took a wee over my wee. Bah.



Then he kicked up a nice sand storm...hee...funny!



Mummy said we gotta go to the small dog area soon so I checked out the picnic table first. Guess why? =P



Okok, time to go!



Oh look! More corgis! All Pembrokes with the cute short tail.



Look at these two...aren't they cute???? They are so small (like 75% my size) but they are also my age! And they are ball obsessed!



PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Daddy loves this pic. Flying corgi!



Hmm...why are they running towards me?



Happy corgis with long tongues.



Finally everyone got tired and these two are so smart they sat in the shade.



Well, it was a lot of fun. I ended it with a nice trip home and shower cos mummy said i rolled in the sand. Phooey.

Road Trip!!! (To Monterey)

The weekend started with a great anticipation! I saw Daddy at home and Mummy and grandma and Uncle M were all in the same place and there was packing..i saw some treats being packed, and drinks... then my leash came out! Woohoo! ROAD TRIP!!!

We piled into the car then drove and drove and drove straight into a traffic jam. Bah! Took us an extra 1 hour to get out of it. =P



This is me making faces at mummy while we are waiting in the traffic jam. Daddy's driving of course.



After a looooooooong wait, we FINALLY got to Monterey and first important thing to do was EAT! Lunch at luigi's. Hee...see me under the chair? I got a personalised slave to carry my personalised bag of stuff. Bwahahaha!



Oops. Sorry mummy, i was daydreaming. I love u Mummy!



Here we are! Having a nice meal alfresco style. Its really cold there but there's a well situated heater right above our table.



The humans were kept busy eating and watching artists on the pavement.



Nice view eh?



Doggy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Finally after they finished filling their tummies we took a short walk. SHORT cos it was freezing! =P Quick pose...outside the sand dollar shop.



Quick pose 2 with Daddy!



I made friends with nice tourists too! =)



Here we are...a walking...



Ho dee hum, we are at one end of Cannery Row.



See the big big doggy? He tried to say hi but his human pulled him away.



See he's still trying to turn around! Hey friend!



Ah well...too bad. Almost made a really big tall friend there.



Quick quick! Yes... i AM pulling the leash. Its cold! Quick quick! Gotta get to the car!



Whew, we made it in to the car and drove to scenic 17 Mile Drive. Here's mummy and I on the 2nd checkpt. Ok, do I look desperate? Did I mention how cold it was? Hahaha....=P



After skipping a bunch of stops due to the cold, we made it to the sea and there was sand. Mummy was too cold so I got Uncle M to walk me instead!



See us? There's me...uncle M holding my leash and Daddy trailing us with the camera.



Sniff sniff. This smells nice. Alot of doggy smell.



Pee wee... (see the left back leg off the ground by a few inches?)



Proof of my maleness! Bwahahaha!



Alrighty! The beach! I never though i'd see it again!!! Let's go!



Uncle M put on the brakes real fast...luckily i got in the water. Fun!!!



Uh ok...fun but cold! Brrr.....



Ok, i think its time to leave. Brr...and now that i'm shaking, i gotta go.



Ah...if a man's gotta go, a man's gotta go.



Right Daddy? =P (Note: we always pick up after Benny. He's stench doesn't get left behind for long. Hee...don't tell him!)



My pawprints in the sand. Hee! Made my mark in many ways in Monterey!



I was so cold I jumped into the car where Mummy was waiting and got a treat! =D



Nice flowers yah?



Couple more quick poses! See the big rock in the background with the "snow-covered" top? Mummy told me its all bird doodoo. My face registered a shocked look for a really long time.



Lone Tree Hill.... my facial expressions are losing the smile eh? =P its the cold. I haven't developed my full welsh corgi coat just yet.



Yay! Back in the car! Smiling again!



Daddy calls this a Bolt-moment. Cheese!!!



Family portrait!



Then it was back home...Zzzzzz



Mmmm...i enjoyed this trip. Hope Mummy and Daddy bring me out on more! Hint hint!

My first Shower....in California

Great. THE shower. Actually i was kinda looking forward to this shower cos i was a bit itchy after the walk on the wild side (see previous blog entry).

So i almost jumped into this white tub thing. Ok, warranted, there was a nice juicy treat in it. But anyway, i didn't make it in cos its too high. Once inside...i felt a bit worried. Just a bit.



Hmm...the green watering can? I've seen daddy use it in the garden before! Hmm... are we playing?



Oh! WHAT???!???!?!????!??!??!? (please notice my pleading eyes!)



Now my face is just...mildly stricken with panic. Mildly.



Do i look miffed??? Do I???



Crumbs. Scrubbing....



Admittedly, my tail went up a couple times cos mummy was scrubbing my itchy spots.



There was a quick dry. My first QUICK dry! (Mummy: Yah, he actually dried in 15mins with the hairdryer. Record time!)

It was a loooooong day. Even I, Benny the active young adult corgi, ran outta steam. Time to Zzzz... the hanging head position works very well. The nose snot drool stuff just drips off oh so naturally.



Zzzz....i'm rather fluff eh?



Ciao ya'll!



*wave*

Walking to Where?

(Image intensive blog entry!!!)

As you can see, my thoughts have been constantly a "what?" "where?" "when?" state of mind. Its a first of a guess numerous things to come...wow. Quite nervous. Hee.

Over the last weekend, Mummy and Daddy suddenly woke up late (finally!) and after I ate breakfast, I got whooshed into the car and we drove and drove and drove!

Finally i was allowed out of the car...i smelt...DOGS!



Quick Daddy! Don't waste time! We gotta go....!!!! (Mummy: Little did Benny realise that quite a bit of the hike was an uphill one. Heh. He ran out of steam real quick.)



Gotta make myself known here. Peeeee..........(note the tail up, funny back legs half-squat stance)



This is what the place looks like at the entrance. Its called Windy Hill.



Now for the mandatory pose. Smile!



Oh. THAT'S why i'm on leash. (Mummy: Yah, that and the fact that you'll go jumping into some random bush!)



Oh. Birds! I hear them but I can't see them! (Mummy: the genius almost threw himself off the cliff to look for them. Sigh.)



Sniff....what? Did you hear that?



(Mummy: Time to appreciate the nice scenery. Benny was too bz stuffing his nose into the ground to bother with looking up...unless he heard birds squawking in the distance)



Appreciate this Mummy! Sniff...sniff...



Whew. Tired. Time to make a U-turn and go back down hill!



Sniff Sniff....mmm...smells nice....think I'll.....



(this is what he was sniffing)



pee here.... =P



Its a great day! I made new friends! Doggy friends...



And nice human friends! The little girl said i looked like a fox!



She likes me! She called me a fox doggy. I like her. =)



Oooo! More friends!



Still more friends! =)



I'm tired...ok. Time to go home now...lets go Daddy!



I had a blast! I love the weather...its not so hot and I can walk and go further than usual without drooling all over the place. Miss you guys in Singapore! Wish ya'll were here with me!

I'm WHERE????

I'm a bemused dog. No, not a bermese mtn dog, but a BEMUSED one. I'm a Corgi in Mountain View...in a place called california which is in a place called USA? Eh?

*sniff*.... A few days ago, i got put into a big kennel. It was nice and roomy. Mummy put me in it at a new place called Changi Airport. Then things got weird. People were say "bye Benny...we love you...we'll miss you..." Why say that? =(

Then whoosh...i got trolleyed away. Far far away... I still didn't get it.

Then a loud rumbly sound...up and then down...then moved to a different place...then another loud rumbly sound...up and then down again.

Then....MUMMY appeared! Whew. =) I was happy again. Sniff sniff. The air is different. Its cold and clear and full of smells! I couldn't stop wagging my tail! Wow! Sniff!

Then....DADDY appeared! WHOA...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean....what? Where did he go for the last few weeks. Sniff...air different, car different, daddy's here.

Mummy claims that i've been jet lagged. What does that mean anyway? I know that in the day time, i feel like i should be sleeping and in the night time I got so much energy. Not sure why. The house is different too. There's carpet almost everywhere...very good traction for running around. Heh! Oh and there's this thing called a yard that mummy and daddy are trying to make nice for me to pee in. Eh? =P

Well, I've been bz. Mummy and Daddy (and Grandma) have been really really bz too so that's the excuse for the lack of blog updates. Last night, i finally slept while the humans slept...and i got a nice familiar pillow to use. A place to prop my feet.....



I love Daddy...... =)



Then Daddy grunted and i opened my eyes to see this:



Hey! familiar sight...my choice pillow is back!



Zzzzz... what a great way to get rid of this thing called jet lag. =)



Until next time folks!

The Sky of Pawsitive Sensations

Not sure if you guys remember what Sky used to look like. Aunty L called him "Greenie". Yah, he was green...mummy said its not company colours and it doesn't look too friendly so she gave Greenie a make over.



Now he looks like this. He's called SKY now. We showed u him in blue before but now Sky has tatooes!



See? Got wording on what we do at Pawsitive Sensations and with our logo too! The other side has the same tatoos.



Here's Sky's rear end. I like the fact that Mummy put "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." =)



Hmm...lots of space in the back. Nice... Hmm...i feel like someone is staring at me.



Oh! Its you, our logo doggy. =)



Here's my favourite part of Sky! The front has my big smiley face on it! Hee...Hope that Sky looks nice and friendly to everyone. =D



So far the doggies like it inside the van. There's enough space for 2 humans and 1 large dog even! =) And we've also got a nice ramp for dogs with bad legs or bad backs to use to walk up the back. So let's take to the Sky! ;)

Oooo...My Barkday (Part 3)

This post will show the nice pressies i got from many many really pawsome humans and doggies. I love you all and will definitely miss each and every one of you!

Here's the pressies that brought home from the pawty! Sorry i'm not smiling, but i was SO tired...and Mummy made me pose.



*Yawn* Don't mind if I put my head down for second...



Just a second....Zzzzzzzzz.... (Mummy: i'll take over from here. The happy barkday boy is taking a snooze.)
Mummy: Benny got nice muffy cake from aunty E with a secret box! The green and blue ball is a talk treat dispenser from Avante's mommies! Thx! Spy the paperbag in the background? Its a preview of a nice piece of artwork of Benny...this is from Otis & Squid's parents. =)



Mummy: The picture of two corgis is from Rusty! Guess which is me and which is Rusty. =P Benny got a nice self-made tennisball with treats inside from Luke's sisters. Frisbee is from Sasha! Food is obviously from Aunty L. =P And tons of thanks for all the cards and angpaos from Aunty G, Roo & Boo's parents and CocoNUT's parents! Thanks so much to everyone for your love and kindness!



Mummy: Benny's so knocked out that I could move him about and he just slept...=)



Mummy: Thanks for the nice gift in the secret box! =P *Woof! Sniff! *Woof! - to Hammer



Watch out for the artwork appearing in Benny's new home when we reach USA in a couple weeks! =) Hee...keep your eyes glued to this blog... until next time and by that time, Benny will be awake again. =D