Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Monday, 12 March 2012
No Lead
This afternoon we tried Dusty off the lead for the first time since we first got him. When he was first with us, we only took him for short walks and didn't really do big fetch games with him because of his joints growing, so we didn't really have to worry about him escaping onto the road. But then once we started taking him for runs around the paddock, we had to put him on the lead.
But today we let him off (as I just said I think). He was very good at coming back when we called him and he had a very big game of tug of war with Jock. Lucy then started trying to hump him... Ummm... Lucy? Are you ok?
Here's the photos of Jock and Dusty playing tug of war.
Then they got tired but still didn't want to let go so they just lay down together.
Also, do you think this would make a good header photo? Or do you think the current one is better?
This is the current one by the way.
But today we let him off (as I just said I think). He was very good at coming back when we called him and he had a very big game of tug of war with Jock. Lucy then started trying to hump him... Ummm... Lucy? Are you ok?
Here's the photos of Jock and Dusty playing tug of war.
Then they got tired but still didn't want to let go so they just lay down together.
Also, do you think this would make a good header photo? Or do you think the current one is better?
This is the current one by the way.
Saturday, 10 March 2012
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Spot the Difference
Before...
After...
It may not be obvious at first, but it's definately a difference. Maybe you can just guess what's happened by the angle of the pictures, maybe not the pictures themselves? :P
After...
It may not be obvious at first, but it's definately a difference. Maybe you can just guess what's happened by the angle of the pictures, maybe not the pictures themselves? :P
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Battle of the Gladiators
Once upon a time, there were three gladiators, named Dust-Brother, Loose-Loose and The Joker. Most of the time, these gladiators lived in harmony. They would take walks together, eat dinner together, go swimming together. Yet one day, something happened. Something that unleashed their inner powers...
Dust-Brother retaliated with immense force, springing towards Loose-Loose and telling her what's what: NO, IT'S MINE!
The Joker stepped in to try and become in charge and more likely to get the BALL OF WONDER, but Loose-Loose and Dust-Brother were too engaged in their own match to take any notice of The Joker.
The BALL OF WONDER was thrown! The Joker pelted towards it, only to be closely followed by Dust-Brother.
The Joker ran with his prize, but Dust-Brother knew The Joker too well. He turned the corner, just before The joker and managed to get a mouth on THE BALL OF WONDER.
The Joker, untouched by Dust-Brother being so determined, just tilted his head slightly higher to get out of Dust-Brother's reach. Dust-Brother fell back to the ground, empty-mouthed and untriumphant.
Not touched at all, Dust-Brother pressed on, determined beyond reason to get THE BALL OF WONDER. Keeping up to The Joker with ease, Dust-Brother had time to plan his next move.
As The Joker slowed for a rest, Dust-Brother took his chance. Turning tightly to prevent The Joker from escaping, he made his move.
With Dust-Brother lunging upwards, The Joker didn't know what had hit him. Twisting and turning his head, trying to shake off Dust-Brother, The Joker had to do something more productive or Dust-Brother was going to get this ball!
Snorting and growling, The Joker pushed Dust-Brother into a lying position to show him who's boss: GO AWAY!!! THE BALL OF WONDER DOESN'T BELONG WITH YOU!!!.
Yet as The Joker was doing this yelling, he dropped THE BALL OF WONDER and Dust-Brother took his chance. Sneaking underneath The Joker when he had finished his tantrum, Dust-Brother plucked out the ball and did a victory lap around the trees.
Throughout this battle of glory, Loose-Loose had been lying down, getting as much rest as she could...
Snatching the ball away, Loose-Loose went and relaxed. She laughed at everyone's silliness. Little did she know that THE BALL OF WONDER was rolling off and away at that very moment.
It was a race between The Joker and Dust-Brother to get to THE BALL OF WONDER first. The Joker knew he had a fair chance of getting there, but he was older and getting down the bench was harder than he remembered.
Slowed by this disadvantage, The Joker knew he had lost the race. Dust-Brother had yet again claimed THE BALL OF WONDER and was doing his usual laps around the garden in victory.
But then, sure enough, everyone heard it. It could not be mistaken for anything else, NOTHING ELSE sounded like it. The high-pitched, ear-piercing shriek of THE BALL OF WONDER. But how could that be? Dust-Brother HAD the BALL OF WONDER! He dropped THE BALL OF WONDER and ran towards the sound.
The Joker picked up THE BALL OF WONDER and followed, with Loose-Loose in hot pursuit. NOTHING would stop them from getting that BALL OF WONDER!
Screeching to a halt, Dust-Brother was gob-smacked by the sheer awesomeness of the other BALL OF WONDER. Praying, he did everything he could to just get a hold of that other BALL OF WONDER.
Panting, The Joker came up behind him. giving just a hopeful look, he tried to look as cute as he could to get just one hold of that other BALL OF WONDER.
Yet Loose-Loose knew the secret of getting any kind of BALL OF WONDER. Look sad.
THE BALL OF WONDER was thrown up, and with a quick snap, the BALL OF WONDER was in Loose-Loose's mouth. Dust-Brother couldn't handle this. He tried everything, rolling around, lying down spinning in a circle, looking as sad as he could. The other BALL OF WONDER was rolled along the ground in the opposite direction. Bouncing around, Dust-Brother flicked up the BALL OF WONDER and wagged his tail. Doing yet another victory dance, he came back to settle with the others. The Battle of the Gladiators was over.
The sheer sight of this BALL OF WONDER sent those gladiators crazy. Running around, trying to be in the right spot so that when the BALL OF WONDER was thrown, they would catch the BALL OF WONDER.
Then, when the BALL OF WONDER was squeezed... That was when it all began. The Battle of the Gladiators had begun.
Loose-Loose gave Dust-Brother the first growl of warning: IT'S MINE!
Dust-Brother retaliated with immense force, springing towards Loose-Loose and telling her what's what: NO, IT'S MINE!
The Joker stepped in to try and become in charge and more likely to get the BALL OF WONDER, but Loose-Loose and Dust-Brother were too engaged in their own match to take any notice of The Joker.
The Joker, outraged with Loose-Loose and Dust-Brother's ignorance, forced his way into the squabble. With a soft bite on the neck, he forces Loose-Loose into surrendering, and letting him have the BALL OF WONDER But Dust-Brother wouldn't give up. He just had to get that ball. Pushing his way through the middle, he frees Loose-Loose to counter The Joker and his power.
The BALL OF WONDER was thrown! The Joker pelted towards it, only to be closely followed by Dust-Brother.
The Joker ran with his prize, but Dust-Brother knew The Joker too well. He turned the corner, just before The joker and managed to get a mouth on THE BALL OF WONDER.
The Joker, untouched by Dust-Brother being so determined, just tilted his head slightly higher to get out of Dust-Brother's reach. Dust-Brother fell back to the ground, empty-mouthed and untriumphant.
Not touched at all, Dust-Brother pressed on, determined beyond reason to get THE BALL OF WONDER. Keeping up to The Joker with ease, Dust-Brother had time to plan his next move.
As The Joker slowed for a rest, Dust-Brother took his chance. Turning tightly to prevent The Joker from escaping, he made his move.
With Dust-Brother lunging upwards, The Joker didn't know what had hit him. Twisting and turning his head, trying to shake off Dust-Brother, The Joker had to do something more productive or Dust-Brother was going to get this ball!
Snorting and growling, The Joker pushed Dust-Brother into a lying position to show him who's boss: GO AWAY!!! THE BALL OF WONDER DOESN'T BELONG WITH YOU!!!.
Yet as The Joker was doing this yelling, he dropped THE BALL OF WONDER and Dust-Brother took his chance. Sneaking underneath The Joker when he had finished his tantrum, Dust-Brother plucked out the ball and did a victory lap around the trees.
Throughout this battle of glory, Loose-Loose had been lying down, getting as much rest as she could...
...So that when the time came, she could sneak towards whoever had THE BALL OF WONDER at that time.
By that point Dust-Brother knew that something wasn't quite right. He could only see The Joker sulking in the corner because of the fact he no longer had THE BALL OF WONDER. Then she attacked. Loose-Loose leaped into the air and frightened poor Dust-Brother, causing him to drop THE BALL OF WONDER.
Snatching the ball away, Loose-Loose went and relaxed. She laughed at everyone's silliness. Little did she know that THE BALL OF WONDER was rolling off and away at that very moment.
It was a race between The Joker and Dust-Brother to get to THE BALL OF WONDER first. The Joker knew he had a fair chance of getting there, but he was older and getting down the bench was harder than he remembered.
Slowed by this disadvantage, The Joker knew he had lost the race. Dust-Brother had yet again claimed THE BALL OF WONDER and was doing his usual laps around the garden in victory.
But then, sure enough, everyone heard it. It could not be mistaken for anything else, NOTHING ELSE sounded like it. The high-pitched, ear-piercing shriek of THE BALL OF WONDER. But how could that be? Dust-Brother HAD the BALL OF WONDER! He dropped THE BALL OF WONDER and ran towards the sound.
The Joker picked up THE BALL OF WONDER and followed, with Loose-Loose in hot pursuit. NOTHING would stop them from getting that BALL OF WONDER!
Screeching to a halt, Dust-Brother was gob-smacked by the sheer awesomeness of the other BALL OF WONDER. Praying, he did everything he could to just get a hold of that other BALL OF WONDER.
Panting, The Joker came up behind him. giving just a hopeful look, he tried to look as cute as he could to get just one hold of that other BALL OF WONDER.
Yet Loose-Loose knew the secret of getting any kind of BALL OF WONDER. Look sad.
THE BALL OF WONDER was thrown up, and with a quick snap, the BALL OF WONDER was in Loose-Loose's mouth. Dust-Brother couldn't handle this. He tried everything, rolling around, lying down spinning in a circle, looking as sad as he could. The other BALL OF WONDER was rolled along the ground in the opposite direction. Bouncing around, Dust-Brother flicked up the BALL OF WONDER and wagged his tail. Doing yet another victory dance, he came back to settle with the others. The Battle of the Gladiators was over.
Friday, 2 March 2012
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Play This To Your Dog
Ok, now you'll think it's kind of weird, but seriously. It is SO funny to watch what your dog does. I played it to Dusty and he went NUTS!!!! He really didn't know what to do with himself. He kept sniffing the speakers trying to get to the song. Then he started pawing at the keyboard and managed to tear off a key LOL :P Now it's your turn. Play it to your dog!
Here's a video of Dusty reacting:
Maybe you could even put up a video of their reaction on your own blog? I don't know, just a thought!
Here's a video of Dusty reacting:
Maybe you could even put up a video of their reaction on your own blog? I don't know, just a thought!
My Goals
So I was looking back on my review of last year to see what goals I had set for this year... And I realised I had none! So, I thought I may as well put three goals up for this coming 2012, one for each dog (okay, a bit late but then again I've got the rest of the year to achieve them, so why not?)
1. Get Jock and Dusty to get along well.
2. Tell Lucy she's a good girl at least 1000 times ;) (Lucy needs no improvements :D)
3. Teach Dusty to come when called reliably.
Usually Dusty will come, but I can't trust him when a car comes down our drive or lane. Since he's so camouflaged and small, it would be hard for anyone to see him in a car. I'm also not sure if he would listen to me. I really don't want to test it out, either, in case of bad consequences... :/
1. Get Jock and Dusty to get along well.
2. Tell Lucy she's a good girl at least 1000 times ;) (Lucy needs no improvements :D)
3. Teach Dusty to come when called reliably.
Usually Dusty will come, but I can't trust him when a car comes down our drive or lane. Since he's so camouflaged and small, it would be hard for anyone to see him in a car. I'm also not sure if he would listen to me. I really don't want to test it out, either, in case of bad consequences... :/
Friday, 24 February 2012
Big Boy
Since Dusty is fairly scared of the vets, we thought we would take him in just to have some treats given to him, then take him back out. So since we were there I thought I weigh him.When we did I was seriously amazed. 9.3kg!!! When we got him he was only 2.4kg... When we got home I measured him and he was about 34-35cm from floor to shoulder when he was standing. Whoa, I wasn't expecting that. He's growing too fast!
Is he a bit oversize, do you think? Or is this normal for a border terrier?
This is a kind of old photo but I still think it's really cute. :P
Is he a bit oversize, do you think? Or is this normal for a border terrier?
This is a kind of old photo but I still think it's really cute. :P
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Sunday, 12 February 2012
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
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