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More Summer Antics
Summer is still up to mischief, with May as her target. May is becoming more and more of a grand dame with Summer around. Summer has for the past few days been annoying May. She would inch her way to May, plant a sloppy lick on her ear and proceed immediately to nip it with gusto. May retaliates with a ferocious growl carrying the “get off me, you brat” message – which Summer ignores. She launches into full attack. She leaps at May and nips at her. Up May gets and we have another squabble – Summer having the time of her life, and May grumbling “why me?”
Summer is also finding her bark – usually late in the night when she has her “let’s get at May” routine; and also early in the morning. Neighbours would soon come a-complaining I foresee. Her bark at best sounds like a shrill whistle that has not quite found its steam. Yes, it is quite pathetic, but she still tries. Shauna is learning a valuable lesson in not giving up.
Shauna started school yesterday. The husband insisted that mummy and Summer tag along for moral support. So there we were, mother and dog at the back. Car rides are presently the few occasions when the dog is awake and sober. She would sit quietly, slowly inch her way towards me and before long her entire length would be plonked onto me. Today I sat infront as the husband has to drop me off at work after leaving Shauna at school. Summer was most well behaved, seated at the back, with Shaun’s bag in between them. When I got off, Summer gave me the most woeful expression, sending the message “oh dear, one less person to annoy when I get back home?”
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Summer and Me
Last Christmas I gave a copy of Marley and Me to a good friend. Little did I know that I would end up with my own Marley! My brother-in-law had a 4 month year old Labrador Retriever that he wanted to give away. The husband said that was his dream dog and the daughter just went wild over the idea of a puppy in the house. I was outvoted. We already have Macio – a 4 year old dog of the “dan lain lain” category – with a disposition and body of a sheep, and the face of a Lovely Lace teddy bear. The only thing unruly about Macio is her curly locks that grow and grow. Macio will definitely not welcome another furry one in the house. As it is, she cannot stand the sight of the dogs taken out on walks in the neighbourhood.
On the night of Saturday 27 Dec 08, we picked up Luna, as she was then called. I renamed her Summer Tham – to capture her warm & sunny disposition and passion for water. She was by then almost as tall and as long as Macio – or May as we call her. True to form, May did not take too well to the newcomer at all; and it did not help that Summer was this frisky dashing gal with a passion for jumping at and onto anything that moves. After a few growls from May, they soon learnt to keep their distance – each at least 2m away from each other. Summer pooped and pee-ed all over the house that first night home. So there we were in our bedroom, the husband, wife, daughter and 2 dogs.
On Sunday 28 Dec 08, we left the dogs with the maid as we went off to church. We returned to a mess in the living room. Summer decided to attack the Christmas tree. She pulled at the beads and broke two blue icicles and 1 blue heart ornament. In all our Christmases with May, the Christmas tree was safe.
On Tuesday 30 Dec 08 we took a day trip to Cameron Highlands and left the maid with the dogs. We wondered what sort of mischief the two would be up to. Nothing prepared us for the sight of Summer’s tummy upon our return. It was bloated and she lost her sleek form. The maid did her usual “Tak Tahu” act. The husband was fuming mad! We suspected she chewed on the plastic covering the bicycles. That night she pooped more than ever and thankfully by the next day, she regained her figure.
Thursday 1 Jan 2009, Summer’s prime mischief of the day was to break May’s porcelain water bowl in the kitchen. She did her usual “let’s put our paws into the bowl and see how much water can I splash out”. Immediately there were screams of “SUMMER!” Undaunted, Summer went on to grab the bowl in her jaws and dashed out, stunning May in the process. And in the dining room, the bowl slipped out of her jaws and broke into pieces, with Summer rushing into the living room with the last portion of the bowl still in her mouth. What will the dog do next?
Summer has really made her presence felt. Her energy, her smiling face, her tricks… and how she loves to nibble at us. She would throw herself at me and try to nuzzle, then lick and then BITE whatever is in jaw-shot! Summer has truly kept us busy this end of 2008, and it looks like 2009 will be equally hectic.
By 2 Jan 09, May is resigned to the fact that Summer is here to stay. The two are more comfortable in each other’s presence – they can sit side by side and even sleep with bodies touching. I have no doubt that there will be more Summer tales to tell.
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Another new blog
I am still trying to get the hang of blogging.
Last week I sucessfully added pages to my carolynchoo blog.
Today I learnt that you cannot add new posts to a page! So here is another new blog – just for my dog tales.
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