My 6th Barkday...California Time...

Woohoo! My fav day of the year arrived in California... =) This year we went out! Mummy packed ALL the treats into a bag and off we went to a park in Saratoga.

Nigel and Jemma were there all ready to go on a park playdate!

Dory's there too! She and i have an understanding about greetings.

And Daisy's there too! Yippie! More fun!

We did the usual...sniffing...

Saying hi to other dogs in the area...

Mummy got in on the "saying hi to other dogs in the area" too.

These dudes are all so...TALL...

Playdates are fun as long as you remember the number one rule: Food is king.

At the end of the walk around the park the humans tried to get us to do a group photo.

Daisy thought it was a let's-roll-around-in-the-grass moment...

Then I thought'd i'd give it a try and got up...

When we started sitting pretty, Nigel had plonked himself smack in front of me...

And Jemma obviously thought it was a butt group photo...

Dory (dog on the extreme right) was the best for most part until she decided to have a rebel moment at the one time the rest of us looked at the camera...

More havoc ensues with us dogs facing the wrong way...

Wait for it...it is almost perfect...

And this is it! Our best pic. ;) Oh boy...we really aren't the best models.

Whew, now that's done we can yawn, make faces and ask for the CAKE!

Cake cake cake cake!

Nigel's nomnom face.

Jemma's satisfied face with corgi radar ears.

Daisy's happy day!

Dory's why-aren't-you-feeding-me face.

This is just proof that we caaaaaan sit pretty IF we waaaaaaant to. ;)

I got pressies from every one. Thanks very much! There's the Charlie Bear treats (love em!) and antlers (more on that in the next blog entry). And there's the singing birthday cake toy.

It kept on singing...and singing...

More plush toys with funny sounds. I wanted to destroy them on the spot!

Mummy had to prevent me from doing that though...look at all the witnesses in the background!!!

Thanks to Auntie Nancy (Nigel and Jemma) and Auntie Diane (Dory and Daisy) for all the fun, treats and gifts! It made my barkday blessed and pawsome!

Corgi Playdate!

Just a few days ago, Mummy said that she's going to bring me on a playdate with other corgis. She mentioned something about them being puppies...what?!?!?! I'm ancient compared to 7 month old crazy puppies! i'm OLD.... *boohoo*

But that's ok. They turned out to be really cute and quite fun too! I was to be a good role model and to teach them good behaviour and wat not. =P Heh heh!

Well, this is what the two puppies do when I'm not there...

And so I'm here! From left to right: Jemma the "blonde", Nigel the "tri-colored artist" and me, Benny the "red-haired" =P

Mummy's trying to distract us. Not bad huh.

But then the playing ensued!

Jemma likes to flop on her back when she's near me. She pretends to be all docile...and sweet...

And when the moment is right, attack!!!!

Nigel is the official sound-maker.

Then we moved outside for group training. This is our SIT-STAY. We were facing the sun. Hence the squinty moody faces. =P

Then we had to do a DOWN-STAY. The puppies learn pretty fast!

Then it was back inside! The puppies were relentless I tell you. No peace for me!

Jemma: Play! Play!

Nigel: Bark Bark!!!

Me: Can we stop soon? I need a breather!

Double team!

Here you see me really trying to communicate to both Mummy and the puppies that I wanna sleep... See my pleading eyes???

And here, they finally got it! Yes! Peace and quiet...snoozing...a break...excuse me...zzzzzzz.....

And the miracle of nap time!

I had a blast! And i think Jemma and Nigel did too. =) I hope to meet them again soon!

Happy New Year at the Grand Canyon! 2012!

Wow...it is already 2012! Well, let me share with you about how we celebrated the New Year. It all started with a loooooong drive to Arizona.

(Pictures are big so feel free to click on them to see the whole thing)

When we arrived at this huge place, I was told it was called the GRAND CANYON. I bet it was grand! Daddy started taking plenty of photos...

Mummy tried to do her own panoramas...

And I remained supportive. =)

The air here was so fresh and clean.

Teehee! Quick posed shot with my chinese daddy. I tried to look chinese too! ;)

Back on the pathway again!

Mummy decided then that I should learn to be more adventurous. *!*

*staring at the vastness of the Grand Canyon*

Seriously...this is kinda overwhelming for a small and short corgi you know?

Taking another break along the Rim.

Here's Daddy with his camera again!

Whew! Climbing these steps are no joke!

Will you carry me? =D

Of course we started driving around. The whole place is HUGE you know! The winter chill meant that ice and snow were present!

Panorama time!

Mummy even stopped the car for these 3 deer! They were standing patiently at the roadside waiting their turn to cross. Once the car stopped, they calmly crossed the road. Talk about smart!

Loooby doooby dooo....

Found a monument! Pose!

This is high...and dangerous! Eep! Don't look down!

This is even worse! Daddy carried me the whole way.

I didn't dare move! *gulp*

Panorama of the above!

Whew....that done...i found me a triangulation marker!

And my nose started getting distracted by....

The crow! *stalk*

Couldn't catch it. Back to posing with daddy!

This is me...Adventure Dog! Living on the edge! (yeah right)

Oops...sun is setting...

Quick! Film it! Film it!

Pretty eh? And it got COLD...

Quick! Family photo with the ... Vampire Adventure Doggy!

Hee...well, we actually drove back into the grand canyon just before midnight too! The number of stars in the sky were too many to count! Praises to the Lord for His creations!

Back the next morning...i haaaaad to pee.

And this is it! First pee of the New Year! =D