Star of All Shih Tzu

My Baby is now a Girly

2009-01-26T22:30:00.000-05:00

Twinkle turned 1 year old! Can you believe that? It seems like its was like a month ago when we first saw her. We had no plans of getting another critter but as soon as I hold her, we knew she'd be happier with us and we can give her much love a fuzzy critter longs to. Well not to make this rant too long, here is my baby girl in her first birthday outfit, and she did really good job modeling it for Momma:

She of course received some gifts which are mostly in pink! from her loving human parents. We are so happy for her and are really proud how she has grown. She is well mannered. She is a stinker, goofy and always starts a play. Just imagine when we are settled in the great room watching tv, movie or something. Star and Sunny were just laying around and her comes, little Twinkle running in full throttle back and forth the great room and on to the stairs going up and down! That leads to the big sister and big brother Sunny wanting to catch her and pin her down, maybe telling her to stop her craziness! However, when someone's really wanting to pick a fight with her, she will just ignore it like she is supposed to. She is feisty but well behaved dog, I tell ya.

Anyway, what did the stinker gets for her birthday? She had a pink donut, pink buddy, pink coach dog collar, pink photo frame and pink pup-pie cake! Her birthday outfit is a hand-me-down outfit from Star's first birthday but it was huge to her. It seems like she already reach her final size so I might get her a perfect size birthday tee for next year. The day after her birthday, Dada bought her more toys! and some chew2x and canoli.

And where are party buddies? Well of course, as usual its Star and Sunny. The boy looked handsome here while Star was kind of nervous the whole time. She was drooling and is not enjoying the party, oh well.....

Snow! Snow! Snow!

2009-01-15T10:29:00.000-05:00

We just had snow mania in our place and so its time for fuzzy play! Star loves snow so much! I think she would play in the snow all day long if given a chance. She loves it when she is all covered up with snow. She just runs around me and only stops when we took picture.

Sunny on the other hand used to love snow but this time he did not. Maybe he felt it too cold and the snows could reach his boybits! I wanted him to really just run around like Star but he just really wants to taste the snow as you can see in the picture. Before he could warm up he already wanted to call this snow playing thing quits!

Twinkle's first was awesome. I thought she'd freeze after seeing so much snow but no she even had fun poopin' out! She went around to the bushes and sniffed, she even showed her goofiness and no signs of calling it quits until I had to!

In themed outfit

2008-10-31T23:09:00.000-04:00

The fuzzies are in tune for today's Trick or Treating! We've shopped their outfit since the beginning of this month and we are quite happy with our choices. Though, Sunny's costume was kind of weird. Blame it to Dada! He picked a hot dog outfit for poor Sunny. He thought it will be more of Sunny since he loves hot dogs toys. They had their bath and grooming that morning so they smell pretty good and were looking handsome and pretty wearing their outfit. Twinkle and Star wasn't bothered at all. They wore the outfit with pride. Sunny was uneasy with the heaviness and hugeness of his custome. Overall, I think they had fun. They would bark when someone rang's the doorbell and then they would come to the door and sniff the kids when I hand them their candies. Here's my adorable doggies with their outfits!

Fuzzies loves Fuji

2008-10-15T10:26:00.001-04:00

Remember we just did apple picking? Oh that was a lot of fun climbing up those tiny branches of Fuji tree. Anyway, I purposely picked tiny fuji's for the fuzzies. I knew they love apple and I thought maybe they would looked cute munching this tiny apples. As soon as we got home and put the apple bags on the floor, their face were on it sniffing and being curious if there is anything for them in it. Twinkle immediately got hold of a tiny one. She ran away with it and rolled over it and starting munching. Her face was so excited! Star and Sunny went with her and just looking at what she got. I called them back and gave them tiny apples as well. They did the same thing, they were rolling on top of the apple and giving that smiley face. Here they are:

Twinkle: An apple a day keeps the vet away!

Sunny: you can never go wrong with apple!

Star: Now you know my secrets for staying sexy!

Fuzzies loves Fuji

2008-10-15T10:26:00.000-04:00

Twinkle: An apple a day keeps the vet away!

Sunny: you can never go wrong with apple!

Star: Now you know my secrets for staying sexy!

I am getting old!

2008-10-03T11:24:00.002-04:00

We just had birthday party for ME yesterday! I am 3 years old now. As usual we started a day with bathing and grooming and making sure Sunny, Twinkle and I are clean and smells good to party. Momma had me wore my all time favorite birthday tee. I love it, I was playful and proud wearing it. All three of us wore a party hat which looked really cute! Momma decided to make my birthday cake which is really just made from a pancake recipe. We love it when she makes pancake for breakfast and most of the time ate most of her share. So this time, since we love pancake then that's what she made and just decorated it with some frosting. I received toys and chew-chew's from them and I was quit happy. Sunny and Twinkle loved the cake as well and we all played until we run out of juice! (I am24 years old in human age)

Mr. Sunny turned a year older

2008-09-17T10:23:00.001-04:00

My brother is now 2! We had a little birthday celebration right before Dada and Momma had to leave for Las Vegas. It's their 5th wedding anniversary and they are celebrating it there for a week. We had to stay at the Pet Palace the entire time they are not here.

Momma said sorry that they had to leave on Sunny's birthday but we she did a great job. They had a huge birthday cake from the Three Dog Bakery. Sunny had a birthday outfit, a party hat, toys and a signature coach dog collar in black!

We all liked the taste of that cake from the dog bakery and it looked so good and yummy. It's just sad that we had to take off immediately and continue our celebration at the Pet Palace. I am sure we will have fun meeting some new dogs who's also vacationing just like us and hopefully I can find a boyfriend out there! Woooff!

There's a Dog Bakery!

2008-09-07T10:22:00.001-04:00

Well Momma had been talking about a Dog Bakery which is a little further from our house. It's located at Short North, very close to downtown Columbus. She said she had to go there and check out what they have for us! That's a good news since we've been kind of sick with just about the same treats we get everyday, we need varieties! I was beginning to imagine if they have fresh baked cookies, anything chewy and yummy? Well, Sunny's birthday is coming and so Momma and Dada now has reasons to go to that Three Dog Bakery and they did! Woww!!! what an amazing place they said, they have so much stuff particularly pastries and anything sweets for the pups!

We were so excited when they got home with a few bags of goodies. We followed where ever it goes and we sniffed it and bark at it. It was so tempting! We knew its for us and Momma had no choice except to open the bag and gave us something to try. In this picture shows the buckeye candy. It smells so chocolate-y and Dada wondered if there really was no chocolate in it. He knew chocolate is bad for fuzzies, eh? Well, he had to check the website first and made sure its a puppy treat! I don't understand at all! I mean hello, they bought it at a Dog Bakery!!! You think they'd sell something to kill us? Anyway, yes we ate it and its soooo good!

Look at this priceless photo of Twinkle! I don't know though if her eyes got big due to the flash or she was just enjoying her buckeye treat.

Gosh, I was so stuffed, happy and content after chowing down biscuits and the buckeye treat. Mr. Sunny was already taking a nap by this time :)

Poor Little Sister

2008-08-14T10:16:00.003-04:00

My little sister Twinkle got spayed this morning. I felt so bad for her. She didn't know what is about to experience when Dada took her alone to the Vet's Clinic. She's still tiny and sweet and I don't think she has fully grown yet but Momma said it needs to get done. We don't need for her to get her first period and then be spayed after just like what happened to ME. So, Dada took her in to Big Walnut Animal Care Center where the Vet's are awaiting to care for her. I tell you, they are super nice in that place and are good in what they are doing. They finished the operation on time. She had to recuperate before we could pick her up but she did really well. Momma had to go get her this time with Me and Mr. Sunny. Our nails needs to get trimmed. Dada came to pay the bills and off we were home. Twinkle had to stay inside a cage where the Sunny and I are off limits. Dada said Twinkle had to slow down on everything, no jumping, rough playing or else the stitches will ripped off! Oh well, I am sure we can wait for her until she is all healed, I just don't know if Twinkle could??? :)

Some good shots of Twinkle

2008-07-22T18:18:00.001-04:00

Peek-a-boo!

Glamor shot!

Deep thought

Thinking...

2008-07-18T18:12:00.000-04:00

I caught Sunny into a deep thinking. You think, something is bothering him or he maybe imagining things? Maybe just tired and sleepy? I am wondering as well. Sunny becoming more and more handsome. BUT he still has not hit on ME!!! Wofff Woofff!

In touch with the nature

2008-07-18T17:52:00.003-04:00

What a nice day today. Momma got home early from work and the first thing she said is....wanna hang out, Girly??? It's perfect weather outside! She assembled the playpen and brought us in. Gave us something to chew on and a water bowl and we are good to go. We spent almost an hour with the wind blowing thru our feathers I mean, furr and a few bypassers admiring us while we are having a blast. This occassion happened once in a blue moon and so we made the most out of it. Here's the three of us: Twinkle, Sunny and of course Me :p

Twinkle

Sunny

ME-Star

and here's the three of us, just being busy with our chew.

We really had so much fun! Until next!

We got Coach!

2008-07-05T17:35:00.002-04:00

Momma and Dada just got back from their Prime Outlet trip and got us a dog collar! Wooohooo! Our first designer piece. Twinkle got black and I got red and they are both made of leather. Sunny did not get any though because they don't have any leather that would fit him. Oh well, I am sure you'll get one next time, Sunny! Just be a good boy, as always :)

Black leather collar for Twinkie

Red leather collar for ME!

She is annoying!

2008-06-28T17:02:00.001-04:00

Twinkle looked like a drowned rat after digging water out from the bowl.

I remember when I was at this age with Twinkle. My gum are swollen and it felt good to chew, something, someone, anything, anytime. She is a total disaster right now. Biting, nibbling fingers and human toes and ankle. In Sunny's teething stage, he liked to chew furniture. I think he ruined quite a few side table, coffee table and part of the stairway. I noticed that when we play she gets so rough and bite us too hard. Ouchh! I know she is unconscious about it so we just let her be. After all, we've been into this teething stage. I find it annoying though, (which Sunny and I used to do) is that she play our water bowl. She dig's the water out and make a lot of mess. That leaves me and Sunny nothing to drink when we get thirsty. Momma gets to clean her mess a few times a day, I am sure its not fun doing it. Good thing, Momma remember about the magic of ice cubes, She'd gave it to Twinkie as much as she can, as many times a day. That will help Twinkle ease a little bit of the pain and uneasiness.

She's still here

2008-06-28T16:42:00.002-04:00

Twinkle's first night with us was very rough. Even if she feels that she found her home, it still is a new environment. She is sleeping in a new room, new scent, new companions, everything is new. She was restless until early morning. Her and Dada had to go out of our room so that Sunny and I and Momma could get rest. Sunny and I had been barking at her and just being mean, wishing and hoping that she'd feel uncomfortable and unhappy in her new environment. Only to our dismay. Dada told us, Twinkle means no harm and she will be staying with us wither we like it or not.

Twinkle was such a happy go lucky little pooch. No matter how bad we treat her, she is always showing her playful side. Her and Sunny became friends first. Although, Sunny finds her a little annoying from time to time. On the other, I showed her my tougher side. I'd play with her, yes but I made sure she knows I have limitations.

She is a little stinker though and that makes her special to us. Give us few more weeks and we will totally cool down and fully accept her as our fuzzy sister!

Btw, here's a video taken the night she got home.

Help! There's a rodent!

2008-06-21T19:59:00.002-04:00

Twinkle - The night she came home.
Barely 5 mos. old female shih tzu

Ugh, can you believe that??? Momma and Dada brought another rodent in our house! and she is a girl and a Shih Tzu breed like me!!! (sob! mad! bark! lots of bark!!) I can't believe this. Parents said they will be out to watch a movie and that Me and Sunny should take a nap, and that's what we did, but boy! My mean parents did not watch a movie, they went to Petland and got Twinkle! Yah, that is her name according to them. Me and Sunny don't like her at all. She feels so confident running around the house and trying to play with us. BUt...no no, she'd be getting a cold shoulder, growl and we are gonna make sure to scare her and make her leave us aloooonnneee! Get this rodent out of this house!

What's with April the Fur-10th!

2008-04-14T17:43:00.005-04:00

What's up everyone? Nothing much going on here in the Fuzzy land. Except, that Momma tried these grooming tools that she bought from ebay and petsmart. She wants to learn to groom us by herself and we had no problem about it. It will save her money and she can do it anytime we need it. Going to a professional groomer can cost her $130.00 more or so! Imagine that! So she figured that by buying the right tool and with more practice she will eventually learn how to groom us by herself.

Anyway, Mom invested on Andis ultra edge animal clipper, Oster snap on guard combs, nice pair of scissors and she's off to go. She first worked on me using 1/4" guard comb. It did not took so long for her to finish on me. Just a little trim on my hair for the most part as my hair was not as tangled as Sunny! So that's a good thing.

2 days after the grooming

As for Sunny's part. Mom had no choice but to really make it short using 1/8" guard comb and for the tummy and chest part which is completely shaved. He's hair was all matted from rough playing. The trickiest part is how to work on our tummy and chest part. Other than that, its pretty much all about patience, patience and more patience. (wink!)

sunny on top of momma's clean laundry, taken 2 days after grooming.

Overall, she did a good job considering that she never had a grooming lesson except from watching video's online and from a pro that she emailed with to ask questions on what particular grooming items to buy.

I only have one advice for Momm... perhaps, your next investment would be for a Pet Grooming table??? Attention, Dada! :)

Got grass?

2008-04-11T21:35:00.003-04:00

Has any of you fuzzies like to eat grass at all? I mean grasses that grew in your lawn? 'Coz, my brother Sunny really like them...or shall I say love them?! Eating grass is the first thing he does in the morning when Momma took us out for potty. We thought it was odd for him to do that. Sunny might be a part dog, part goat or something??? Now that is funny :) Anyway, Momma and Dada came home tonight with a Pet Grass from petsmart. It was supposed to be a 100% wheatgrass that will aid digestion and supplement pet's diet and with fresh vitamins and minerals. Curious if I did try this Pet Grass?? We'll see!

Sunny looked like devil dog with his red eye....I could not get rid of it using picnic software :(

here is sunny enjoying his pet grass

i did not really care much about it....

until....Well, that was just a taste! heck, i don't wanna be called part goat huh! but honestly, it wasn't too bad. I still prefer my toilet paper...if given a chance! **woof woff wofff***

..and now for the much awaited video!

Snowballs baby!

2008-03-10T11:45:00.000-04:00

Awwwooo!!! My skin hurts from the snowballs! We had a snow storm 2 days ago. Our city is on level 2 which means everyone is not allowed to drive around because its still dangerous. Not all of the roads were cleared of snow. (Blessing in disguise! ) You know what that means???? That means no work for Momma and Dada.

Woff wofff!! Everybody is home! How cool is that??? So yah, what we did early morning was p-l-a-y yes! Lots of play! Sunny and I spent almost and hour running around, hopping like bunny rabbits on top of soft and powdery snow! It didn't took so long before it accumulated and we could hardly move due to added weights and boy we were frozen !
Look, Sunny's boybits were hurting and frozen like popsicles! You can't see it but that's what he felt at that moment.You wanna know how my tiny ass is doing??? More icicles got stocked down there.

So...please Momma, stop taking pictures now and give us warm bath now...please????

Star sings Bee Gees!

2008-02-04T16:05:00.000-05:00

Ya all know that I love to sing eyt? So here I hear me singin' "staying alive", forget the bubba in the background, u can tell he did get now shower, shhhh :p

Puppie Present

2007-12-29T20:35:00.002-05:00

Curious what we got from Santa??? Yay! We got plenty...as in abundant! Lots of blessing from up above...woof woff! Lots of love from the friends and love ones. Woohoooo we love presents!!!

Look how much we got from Santa! That's way too many for pups like us! I felt bad for the the fuzzies that were not adopted yet?? Imagine the ones at the shelter and the fuzzy mills??? We wish we could share it this Christmas...

The only thing we could give back this Christmas, is our love...lots of kisses and slobber!

A day of Laziness

2007-12-16T16:14:00.000-05:00

Sunny and I spent the day lazing out, just being a dog, giving the momma lots of headache like we usually would. We just wanna be in the middle of anything she does! Anyway, she said... she's going to be busy wrapping gifts for Christmas! Wow...i just wagged and wagged my tail, hoping she cud understand what i meant. You know, I was just trying to figure out if one of these stacks were Sunny's or mine? However, everytime I go near it, she'd yell and say, get out of here :-( Now that was mean old Momma!

Sunny, as u can see, loves to be a lap dawg! and by the way, that huge logs u saw were from Dada's. He was watching teevee and while it was chilly inside the house, he decided the best place to be cozy is Dada's lap. Isn't he a sleepy head in that foto?

On the other hand, after being yelled at so many times for stepping and standing in the middle of the gift wrappers and chowing on ribbons and stealing the scotch tapes and stuff, I decided it would be best if I just leave Momma alone.

See me? I am so comfy on our bed (read: used comforter). That's where Sunny and I slept most of the day when we were all by ourselves and parents are at work! I tell you that is really comfy and warm. We also play here most of the time . Sunny loves to get under the comforter and we bite each other. Him under the cover and me outside the cover. Its really funny and goofy but we love doing it. Will show you some video when one of the parents gets a chance to video.

Hours had passed, I finally got up. Momma was still wrapping gifts. Told her I wanted a snack but she won't listen to me. So, I decided to get naughty and pester her once again. ---- I steal one of the colored sticky paper that she used to write down names of gifts that were already wrapped. Thought that would made her mad at me! But nooooo....my momma is sillier than I am....see what she did????Did u know how hard it would be to see a treat yet its so hard to reach? She told me to drop the paper many times but I did not listen. Told me that I was a goober! In return she took a bag of peanut butter treat and put it on top of my silly head. See how mean my Momma is? She is playing with my emotions, she knew I would have a hard time giving up both!

...and stayed in that photo for a long time. So she said, since I am just so hard to talk to...she would make it even more harder for me....

whoa....now the peanut butter treat was moved few inches from my mouth! that was a killer!!!... tell me who's dog momma does this thing to their puppy kids and i will tell u...they don't deserve some lovin' from us!

...and she says, you better drop the paper so you can have the treat, you can't have both Girly! (ya, girly is my new name in the household lately)

Ok, so the Momma won the battle...I just gave up.I have decided that this treat is too good to pass up. She got the paper and I got the treat.....wooof woof! that was really yummy though.

I got at least 2 more treats for being a good girl....finally! yayyy!

Two heads are better than one

2007-11-15T12:03:00.000-05:00

Let me share to you the things we love to do once we got up in the morning. We go out of the bedroom and run down to the great room where we could run around and wrestle and play peek-a-boo!

Watch!

I really love having Sunny around. I am no longer find myself bored when Dada and Momma goes to work. Sunny and I plays anytime. When we run out of juice we take a nap or sleep for few hours. We don't sleep next to one another though 'coz I am the type of dog who don't stick to one place. I like to wander around and sleep from place to place and when we woke up from naps we can be goofy again, be silly and do what doggies loves to do best. If it would have been me alone? I probably have gone crazier and I already am!

Trick or treat!

2007-11-12T15:45:00.000-05:00

We were gonna go trick or treating today but it was kind of chilly outside so Momma decided to stay and just hand out candies to kids. The Pet stores also run out of pretty halloween outfit, so we ended up with bandana. No biggy! There's always next year, right?

So.....here I am looking out for the kids. Waiting and waiting. There were only a few of them. I wonder where the others were?

...and I got bored waiting for them. So, it was Sunny's turn to look out for the kids. Sunny greets the kids with his loud barking!

We did excellent job tonight. In return, Sunny gets ear massage from Dada. He can stay in that position forever!

Meanwhile, I got tummy rub from Dada for being a good girl too! Tummy rub is heaven!

Now for a pupparazzi pose!
Until, next halloween!

...and then it was my birthday!

2007-11-12T15:43:00.000-05:00

Not long ago, Sunny my brother turned one! Now, its my turn to celebrate my 2nd birthday! I was very excited! Momma took a day off and bathed us early morning. She reminded me that I had to be extra pretty for the birthday picture taking or else I won't get my birthday gifts just like what Sunny had!

Anyway, I managed to be a good girl the whole time and then the celebration came! Yay!Happy Birthday to me!

My Pink pup-pie cake! Sooo...yummylicious!
My gifts includes a pink celebration melamine dog bowl, dog birthday girl cake squeak toy, an 10 oz. box of Robbie Dawg Organic dog treats, and a pink dog birthday party hat with feathers and streamers. The basket was cellophane wrapped with paw print bow! Very lovely little dog gift presentation for a birthday girl like me, I loooveee it!

Sunny and I...and then with Dada. My Momma was shy and was content with taking the picture.

I would like to thank my human parents for all the love and care. For treating us more like little kids. Sunny and I could not asked for more. All we could give you is our undying love and affection. We promised to be more loving and loyal the best we could!
Thanks for all the birthday greetings!

From Sunny and I...woff woff!

Sunny turns One!

2007-09-19T15:18:00.000-04:00

It's my brother's first birthday! Woff woff! Amazing how time flies so fast just like that! It seems like it was just yesterday when he came home with us for the New Year. Sunny was a tiny boy, shy but friendly. Now, Sunny is bigger and heavier than me! But I am still the boss, even if he liked to boss me around. Sunny has grown to be a loving dog, likes to sit on Dada and Moma's lap. Likes to be picked up, loved to chew all kinds of stuff. For him, the world is a big chew toy! That is why Dada calls him "THE DESTROYER!" But overall, Sunny is fun to have around. He is a goofy little pooch who also loves to bark in every little things. He is protective and I am glad he is my brother! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUNNY!

Happy First Birthday, Sunny Boy!

Sunny's pup pie birthday cake, very yummy!

Sunny's birthday shirt

Sunny gets a birthday gift basket has a blue celebration melamine dog bowl, dog birthday boy cake squeak toy, an 10 oz. box of Robbie Dawg Organic dog treats, and a blue dog birthday party hat with feathers and streamers. It came cellophane wrapped with paw print bow which is very cute! He also gets a hamburger plush squake toy!

Sunny was tired and little bit grumpy on his birthday. I guess he was tired at the end of the day and was eager to eat his birthday cake!

...and finally, the family joined the birthday celebrant!
We love you Sunny Boy!

Our Dad's flying an airplane

2007-08-16T14:12:00.000-04:00

Yay, we did get a chance to go for a ride earlier and see our Dada learn to fly an airplane at the Delaware Municipal Airport. The weather was awesome so it also turned out to be a fun day for Sunny and I to run around and get a little bit dirty. We both love to be in places we've never been before. We explored the place and found few people with their toy airplanes. They are so cool to watch with. Its fun to watch how they managed to maneuver such little toy in a huge open field and not collide with each other.Sunny and I at the Delaware Municipal Airport

Those airplanes at the back are one of those airplanes Dada gets to fly with!

We run around the picnic area and did a lot of sniffing!

Toy airplanes getting ready to fly.

Helpppp!!!!

2007-08-16T14:00:00.000-04:00

Can anybody help me???!!! I managed to jumped on top of THIS big plastic container hoping I could get some treat to chew on...but I am afraid to go down! Anybody have a good heart to help the little ol' me????

Our new home in the next 6 days!

2007-06-25T10:56:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Pet Palace! Our temporary home for the next 6 days. This resort is located near the Columbus airport. It provides luxurious yet affordable accommodations for uus -dogs and even cats. Designed as a pet hotel, this resort considers our comfort and happiness which is Pet Palace's number one concern.

We are gonna be staying in a Large Dog Villa (25-100 lbs.) which I think my brother Sunny and I are gonna like because its a lot spacious than those in Royal Dog Suite. However, we don't get no bed, teevee and webcam.

We each receive these premium service:

• Spacious, individual accommodations

• Friendly, caring staff providing individual attention

• Premium pet food• Plenty of fresh water

• Quality bedding• Daily housekeeping services

• Dispensing of medication

• Health monitoring and charting

• Goodnight "tuck in" including bedtime snack and scratch behind the ears

We also get to play in a group with other dogs which is going to be very exciting! We can't wait to stay in this place again! Woof wooff!

Out for a morning walk in the neighborhood

2007-06-24T16:55:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow, Sunny and I are off to spend the next 6 days at the Pet Palace Hotel. So, Momma took us out for a long and nice walk at the neighborhood. Sunny and I did a running contest. Whoever gets to finished one round gets an extra treat courtesy of Momma.

On our knees, get set, GO!

(Notice we are not really in-line?) woff woff!

It was fun and exhausting. I won the contest but I shared the treat to Sunny. I would felt bad enjoying an extra treat when my brother just looks at me. Besides, Sunny is not really very athletic like me plus I still consider him a baby (10 mos.)

After the walk, Mom took us at the Kids playground. Nobody in there except us so we had all the place to sniff. If given a chance I would love to climb this wall. I'm sure this can be very exciting!

You see that hole underneath the climbing wall? Sunny thought, it was fun just to go in and out of it. It sounds silly but that's what he did. And everytime he does it, he gets a treat and Momma told him he did a good job!

I wonder how a dog can slide in here? Mom wants me to try it but I am so scared. Besides that place looks like a death drum, so I better stay away from it. We did a hot bath as soon as we got home and then took a very long nap for tomorrow. We missed our Momma and Dada already but we are sure before we knew it, this vacation will be over and we all be reunited again. Besides, being just ourselves is something Sunny and I are looking forward to. We will be meeting other dogs and hang out with the Pet Palace's staff.

Goodies and more!

2007-06-23T16:20:00.000-04:00

Yay, Momma just got home from Petsmart. She got us stuff we will be needing while they are on vacation to SF. This can be very exciting for me and brother boy Sunny. This is gonna be my second time away from our parents, Sunny's first! It should not be hard for me since I am with Sunny. We can always do something together. I will surely take care of my brother and make sure he won't do crazy things that can harm us and would make my parents worry about us. I would love to have them have a grand time while on vacation.

Here's what Momma got for us!

A new shampoo and conditioner. We love this stuff. It smells so good and we felt so squicky clean after the shower. It made our furr so soft, manageable and tangle free.

Blanket! I'm not really sure if we would use it because we both love to feel the cold floor. Maybe when it gets so cold then we could snuggle on this warm cozy fleece.

Squicky toys in addition to balls and what else!

Finally, DINGO! Oh my, this is heaven!

Out for fun at Hoover Dam

2007-06-17T15:56:00.000-04:00

US @ Hoover Dam

Another gorgeous day! Momma and Dada took us out for a walk at the Hoover Dam just 10 minutes away from our house. There was a lot of people out there, cooking, camping and fishing. There was a lot of geese that we would love to chase but never got the chance. We diffinitely enjoyed the walk even if we smelled like goose poop after.

I don't get sick looking at the water!

I dared Sunny to joined me and see the sea water up-close but he was scared!

...then, we saw lotttssss of geese! that would be funciting if Momma let us off the leash!
I would really love to scare 'em and chase 'em!

Nice bike trail at the Hoover!

...then, we saw this boy fishing. We hang out and waited to see if he could catch one.

...and he did! he went and showed the fish to us!

he even asked if we would love to have it for dinner?

but...Momma said, NO THANK YOU! meannie, isn't she?

You can't tell but that was really deep down there! If I fall???

I'd surely be dead!

Where is your bed?

2007-06-17T15:43:00.000-04:00

Sunny shares bed with Dada and Momma. I don't! I prefer the air vent and under the bed. I like to have my own space. Don't you hate it when you are having fun in the dreamyland and all of a sudden somebody kicks u unconsciously? That really happened to Sunny. So what he did?

Sunny: I better be smart! Nobody can kick me anymore!

Hmm...I might be able to get even with ya, Dada!

Just sumtin'

2007-06-09T15:27:00.000-04:00

woff woff! if u come to our house and you hear a sound like a thunder??? that is me and my brother Sunny chasing like crazy! Dodging in and out of the couch, the stair, kitchen...even on top and under the bed! We play our heart out and stopped when we are so worn out. Just like the picture above! We just finished playing and Dada joined us as we cooled down in their bed. Sunny was giving him kisses while I am inviting him to rub my tummy. See Dada's smiling face? That was priceless! We love him so much and he know's it!

Out for a ride

2007-06-09T14:57:00.000-04:00

SUNNY - the boy-boy!

STAR - the girl-girl!

Dada got into trouble early this week! He pulled the string for the blinds and whhaammm! Got it broken. Everything fell apart. Took it to the Blinds factory and now its time to pick it up. So we get to go for a ride. Sound's fun right? I love fun ride. Sunny on the other hand was more of a luggage than a passenger. What can I say my brother is a scarry-cat err...dog! I am more into adventure. I could move from the back seat to the front seat even if the car was moving. I pretty much know how to make a good grip so I wont slide when Dada hits the break hard or when he hits the accelerator. I love to stand up next to the window and see the beauty of the world. I could also sat in the driver's seat and be the co-pilot. It was gorgeous day, we couldn't ask for more!

Gorgeous day, clear blue skies!

A Missionary school we spotted on our way to the Blind's Factory.

Store at downtown Westerville we saw on our way home.

With Dada in the front yard.

Sunny's Hide Out!

2007-06-09T12:46:00.000-04:00

Hi pals! We dogs have this weird place in the house that we love to hang out. I've seen some of you loves to hide, sleep and/or eat at the back of the teevee or in the kitchen sink. In my case, I love the fireplace 'coz it is cold and it felt really good in my warm tummy. I also loved the air vent. I love it when the air is blowing my furr 'coz cools me off.

My brother Sunny is the weirdest between us two. He loves to lay and sleep beside the toilet bowl. This is his cooling place, his hide out, his home base...whatever you call it! This is the best place in da house for him! Anyone out their as weird as him?

Sunny is smiling, why not? This place is heaven!

...and this is Sunny in deep slumber!

Take aaaa---lookie!

2007-06-06T14:50:00.000-04:00

3 Baby Gees came to say HI! They are sooo cute and tiny...sooo adorable I wanna play with them in my mouth!

We love Rita's!

2007-06-06T12:45:00.000-04:00

Whew! It is getting really hot down here in Westerville, Ohio lately. It's time for some ice cold treats at Rita's! Human parents loved Gelati. It is made from layering Rita's vanilla or chocolate old-fashioned frozen custard and their favorite italian ice flavored blueberry, cherry or mango! Brother Sunny and I loved the freebee vanilla! Yumm...it is soo refreshing! Try it! I'm sure you pup's out there loved it!

Nokie

2007-06-01T12:09:00.000-04:00

Momma finally received her Nokia N75 phone after a long wait from amazon. And we got to test how good the camera will be. Its a 2 megapixel camera, which is not bad for a camera phone! You be the judge!

dats me of course star-star princess!

...and sunny the prince!

Dogster of the Day

2007-05-22T09:42:00.000-04:00

Hi there pup friends! Guess what! Momma just got an e-mail from Dogster. It goes like this:

Dear Elise, Dogster wanted you to know that Star is our Featured Dog of the Day. Star will be shown on the homepage of the website all day! I know I know, we're barking like mad over here too! Thanks so much for running with the Dogster pack. Much Woof, Dogster www.dogster.comHere's a screen shot from the Dogster website.

...and here is a closer look of me and may i tell you? the rossettes and pup pal request are pouring in! woff wofff!

What we've been up to!

2007-05-20T12:24:00.000-04:00

Hi Andy and Chloe...sorry for updating this blog for so long...we've been really busy lately. Here's what we've been up to!

will come back later!

Drive-thru fanatic

2007-04-30T17:01:00.000-04:00

Can you see me??!! If you can't, then you are blind! wofff woff! Have I told you that I am my Dada's co-pilot eversince? Yeah...just utter the magic word "let's go, let's go!" and I know it's time for a joyride, I don't care how long/short the drive is, you won't hear me whining! I looove it specially when its drive-thru time! I really get sooo excited, and why not? because until now, I couldn't figure out why that drive-thru window spits out food and drink! It's so facinating! Can somebody tell me why?

Tampuhan

2007-04-10T01:05:00.001-04:00

Let's learn some Tagalog language. This picture show's when Sunny and I had "tampuhan" which basically means lover's quarrel, often manifested in total silent treatment or not speaking terms.

Usually, tampo in Filipino culture is manifested in non-verbal ways, such as not talking to other people, keeping to one's self, being unusually quiet, not joining friends in group activities, not joining family outing, or simply locking one's self in his or her room.

So why the tampuhan between me and Sunny?! What else but over small things like toy! One afternoon, Dada came home from the office with a "pasalubong" (gift) for each of us which is a basketball toy. We both were very excited to play. After about a week, Momma realized Sunny made a hole on his new toy. What a destroyer! Now, he wanted to borrow mine but I don't want him to play with it too long, afraid that he might destroy it....now he isn't talking to me.

Done-Gone Easter Egg Hunt

2007-04-09T23:06:00.000-04:00

Hey folks! Guess what!? My brother and I had our first egg hunting today. Its sooo fun! As soon as Momma got up this morning, she took as down from the bedroom and told us to find the eggs under the coffee table. Dada said, we were supposed to do it outside but its too cold and currently snowing. So we looked for the eggs...under the table!

Star to Sunny: Let's see who gets the egg first!

The eggs are way too far for me to reach! Let me try different positions :p

...and I am the winner! I wonder if I should eat the shell too?

I am so proud of myself! and I am sooo excited to eat this!

.......wait!

Sunny Boy found his egg!

Sunny to Star: Is this a real egg?

I never had an egg before, what does it taste like? and how do we eat this?

Star asked me to taste the shell first ...not too bad! But Dada said were not supposed to eat the shell :p

...and so I asked Mom to peel the egg for me.

Hey egg! Now that your shell is gone...watch out! I'm coming to eat yah!

I wasn't too sure what to do with this egg until I realized there is an egg yolk inside. That was the first thing I ate and decided that I can eat the whole thing! However, Star really like it that she stole half of mine!

I am glad that Sunny like his egg. Now I can eat mine.

Egg was sooo goodelicious!. I had to get half of Sunny's. It's OK! He don't need a lot. He is still a puppy and besides it might upset his stomach.

These were just some of the eggs that Momma and Dada painted last night. They spent so much time at the kitchen. Sunny and I got bored and fall asleep hangin' out with them hopin' we could see what they were doing. It's worth the wait though. As you can see, Sunny and I enjoyed out first egg hunting...who says egg hunting are just for kids?

Gone to the Vet

2007-03-21T18:08:00.000-04:00

Sunny just got home from a vet visit. He's been having diarrhea for almost 3 weeks now. Other than that he is one happy puppy, he plays with me like nothing is wrong with him. At first mum and dad thought he only had some kind of stomach irritation, so they gave him pepcid-AC and then pepto after few days of no progress. We have been feed with Eukanuba Bites and Gravy and Chunk's in Gravy (included in the pet food recall) but mum slowed down giving it to us since she noticed that we don't care about it that much. She turned into Eukanuba dry food mixed with chiken white meat.

The other night, mum stumbled upon a news online about a Food Recall and Eukanuba is one of them. Dad called the vet right away and scheduled for appointment. They didn't have vacant slot until today @ 3:50PM. Mum stopped feeding us the dry food and switched us to boiled rice and chicken, and on occassion cottage cheese. Sunny's poo turned yellow-ish but still soft. The Vet found Sunny had infection after doing a fecal flotation. He is in medication at the moment - Drontal Plus (dewormer), Metronidazole (Flagyl) an antibiotic, he is also taking Bene-Bac pet gel, a source of live naturally occuring microorganisms. Hopefully he should be OK within 2 days.

Here are the Eukanuba included in the pet food recall:

(codes dates of 6339 through 7073 followed by plant code 4197).

EUKANUBA DOG
1. Bites in Gravy 5.3 oz Pouches
· Puppy with Savory Chicken
· Puppy with Hearty Beef
· Adult with Savory Chicken
· Adult with Hearty Beef
· Adult with Lamb and Rice
· Adult with Beef, Pasta and Vegetables
· Reduced Fat with Savory Chicken
· Senior with Savory Chicken
2. Chunks in Gravy 5.5 oz Cans
· Puppy with Savory Chicken
· Adult with Savory Chicken
· Adult with Hearty Beef
· Adult with Hearty Stew with Beef
· Senior with Hearty Beef

In the meantime, dad is wondering if I should be taken to the vet too since I have also consumed those recalled foods. I don't have any kind of symptoms. No vomiting, diarrhea, lithargy or whatsoever. The only problem I have is....I don't really like to eat. Most of the time Mum have to beg me to eat....what do you think?

My favorite teevee program

2007-03-15T16:14:00.000-04:00

Is....DOG WHISPERER by Cesar Millan from National Geographic! I love this show. I get to learn how to act and behave as a balance and well behaved dog. Although, sometimes I tend to forget everything when I really get soo excited, what can I say? I'm just a doggy ;-) I would love to be the pack leader all the time, but Dada told me its a big NO-NO. Him and Momma are the pack leader and when they go to work and I am left with Sunny, that's the time I became the pack leader but first I have to become balance first! This show helped Momma and Dada learn the psychology of dogs! Thanks Cesar! Your awesome =)

...that is Cesar Millan! he was talking about mastering the walk.

i hope to meet him in person, he is an awesome dog whisperer!

Learning to build a PC

2007-03-15T15:50:00.000-04:00

Dada has just updated his pc lately and while he was working on it...my brother Sunny and I were there to learn how its being assembled. Its not easy! Lots of stuff inside that needs to be connected, something you have to do carefuly, make a mistake and it will never run.

sunny paying attention to every details...

watching very close...

...and while Dada is out to get something, I am making sure Sunny won't lay his paws in here!

Eyelash curler anyone?

2007-03-06T12:35:00.000-05:00

I want you to listen what I say...okay? I'm the leader here!

Woff! woof! wondering what's new with the jay-oh-each--in-is-oh-in kids life? A lot of fun! Lotsss of playing like tug of war, rolling around, wrestling (they are the -gladiator's), play-biting and lots of chasing and teasing, running around the house, behind the couch, into the bed, up and down the stairs.

As for Star's potty train - nothing's changed. We've slowed down taking her and Sunny out for potty since winter started. Star showed preference in doing her business outside over the wee-wee pad but its just too cold lately. She seldom uses the wee-wee pad and she poop's just outside/near the wee-wee pad. Even if we pointed and showed her to do her business in the wee-wee pad, she just purposely do it her own, when somebody is not looking at her. She still thinks that her poo-poo's are freshly baked cookie or maybe in her little brain, she just wanna be of help to the Momma by getting rid of it her own.

Sunny on the other hand uses the wee-wee pad 95%! He actually listens and understands what he is being told. Very affectionate dog. When we call Star-star, he comes to us as if he's the one being called! And he would go lick/kiss our face like a thunder, very quick! Sunny gives a funny face expressions and he responces with our face expression as long as he is paying attention. Very different personality with Star but they get along pretty well esp. on play time.

Sunny is being called by Dada like Monkey and Piggy! Piggy because he likes to eat Star's food. These two have been feed with Eukanuba dry food - Small breed: Petite Race (Adult for Star, Puppy Chow for Sunny) mixed with boiled white chicken meat and occassional with rice. They've had Eukanuba: Chunks in Gravy before but have slowed down lately due to lack of interests. Star is very timid when it comes to meal time. We pretty much have to beg her to eat while Sunny is always there waiting and hangin' out in the kitchen while Momma is preparing for food. And when Star isn't there to eat her food, Sunny made sure it is being consumed and not wasted! No matter how much we say/yell him NO! he will gobble it up as fast as he can before we can get the food bowl away from him. When Star is eating, he patiently waits for the lefover. Star is slowly getting the idea that when the food is out she better eat it or she can wait for the next meal. She's been giving Sunny a hard time (growl) when he gets near her bowl.

One day, Momma went ambitious giving the kids some haircut - a bangs! She's decided that she is over with hair-do. Besides its always nice to see their pretty eyes. They will melt your heart when you see them smiling! Star's eyes and nose are rounded like buttons that makes her looked like a real stuffed dog while Sunny's eyes and nose are tiny but also very expressive. Oh, did you notice his long eyelash? They are very pretty.

Sunny had some kind of skin irritation a few weeks ago. He had some kind of scabs in between his nose and lip. Momma treated it with an ointment and later found out that is was gone but a fresh one is forming on his forehead. When she scratches the scabs, she saw the skin is red and inflamed. Momma washed it with 50-50 vinegar and water and treated with ointment. Now its gone BUT Momma found out Sunny's ears are smelly...ewww! Dada said told her that he is supposed to be smelly 'coz he is a guy! But the Momma didn't buy it so she washed it with the 50-50 water and vinegar solution and pulled excess hair. Still smelly so the next thing she use was a hydrogen peroxide. It seemed to do the job. A little smelly but not as bad as before.

Sunny loves to tease Star. He likes to jumped right infront of Star's face esp. when they are playing as if he was trying to test her patience. When Star is busy and ignors her, he would start to make out with her. Star on the other hand likes to tease Sunny when he is napping. Star would paw him and barked at the same time as if she's asking him to get up and play with her. Sunny would give her a big and angry growl and that will start the fight and they chase and made our house feels like an earthquake is going on!

Star can sometimes be over the top and when the Dada sensed it, he will tell them to stop and chill out.

Sunny just like Star loves the outside. He loves to go for a walk. When given a chance he would love to peek out so he can see what is going on outside. Tonight we went out for a little walk around the block and he didn't show any signs of reluctance. He just walk and follows where we go. Can't wait 'till it warms up a little bit for everyone to enjoy the walk.

We've been taking the kids with us on our little trips around the town or in any drive-thru's. Star as usual loves to be the co-pilot whereas Sunny is more of a luggage than a passenger :)

Snow snow snow!

2007-01-21T18:33:00.000-05:00

Yay, we have a lot of snow today! I am very happy...i love it! Momma took Sunny and I out to play in the snow. Sunny did not stay long though because he gets cold right away. His furr is not as thick as mine. I have a double coat which really helped me able to stay out long enough to enjoy the snow.

After Mom took Sunny inside the house, we left and went for a walk/run. It felt so good when the snow is coming down and stays in my furr. It feels heaven to me. I just love snow like Momma does. We took the route that we usually go to. Its a 45 mins. walk and I noticed that there were only a few vehicle out in the road today. Those who were out driving gave me a look and I can see the glee in their face that they are excited for me as well. I can almost hear them saying "hey look at that Cute Doggie! walking/enjoying the snow, she's not even bothered with the coldness, she is just sooo adorable" hahah words like that!

more snow pls!

more snow coming down on my face!

wofff wofff...snow snow snow! snow snow snow snow!

We have snow!

2007-01-21T17:50:00.000-05:00

Hi, mah name is Sunny...this is my first entry. I don't know how to type but with my sissy Star, I am hoping to finish this thing she called "blog".

OK, as you can see on my first picture I am tasting this cold thing from heaven that they call "snow". I don't know why they come from heaven...maybe they have a factory up in the sky and they had too much, they decided to give us about 2 to 3 inches today.

Yeah, I tasted the snow and it give me chill's. There's snow all over me and my tiny paw's were frozen. A coat would have probably helped but I did not listen to Mom.

Here I am freezing my tiny ass.

I don't understand the feeling. I wanna pee and poo in here. I am afraid though they might turn into popsicles! One thing for sure, snow is not for me!

From Momma with Love

2007-01-20T17:39:00.000-05:00

Growing up fast

2007-01-14T16:40:00.000-05:00

It's been 3 weeks since my brother Sunny joined us. He is diffinitely growing like a weed each day. Its not surprising though, he ates anything, including my food! I am not sure what is different with our food. We both ate a mixed of dry food, rice and chicken. I get eukanuba, he gets Nutro. Does that mean Eukanuba taste better than Nutro? Or maybe Sunny just wants to grow up faster so he can keep up with my pace.

Anyway, yeah...Dada is calling him "little piggy". I swear he runs to my food bowl right away when Mum puts it down. He get's a bigggg "NOOOO"! Sunny back's out but will go back to my bowl whenever Mum is not paying attention. If ever he get's to eat my food he would still come back to his bowl and eat his. See how piggy he is? Oink! Oink! heheh

Practically, Mom had to beg me to eat my food. Sometimes I don't eat the whole day and that worries her. Dada told me I need to hurry and eat my food right away or else i'd be "skin-and-bone" in months.

Sunny is very territorial. He likes to bark whenever he see's/hear's unusual things and noise. I tell you even if he is still a tiny pup he's got a loud noise! Man, he does irritates me sometimes. He likes to bite my furr and pull it when I am not in the mood to play. He also likes to take the toys that I am currently playing with. He is pissing me off sometimes! But, don't get me wrong he is a sweet one too! He likes to give me kisses and licks! And we tackle, paw-wrestle, and run around the house. Sunny can be goofy too!

One evening, Momma was folding her laundry and at the same time watching the teevee. I was sleepy and so I came to her and slept using her folded laundry as my pillow. They are soft and not to mention it smells good!

Later on, Sunny joined us and slept on the other side. That was all I remembered! I was in deep slumber until when we both woke up Momma showed us the funny pictures!

Dada kidded Sunny by putting a pile of laundry on his head. Just to see if he would wake up or not. He didn't! If it were me, I'd be suffocated. Momma and Dada were having fun taking pictures!

..when the pile of laundry was taken out, this was what they saw. Sunny sticking his tongue out!

New Video's

2007-01-07T18:10:00.000-05:00

My brother Sunny and I are happy to tell you that we are getting along pretty well. By the time we wake up, we are wound up, running around playing while Momma is preparing for our food and also watching us when we do our morning business. She got crazy this morning when my brother and I pooped twice! haha everytime she goes, she see's some poo...uh uh, then me and my brother are in trouble. Anyway, after we got tired of playing we would take a nap until its lunch time and then play again...dog's life is pretty much the same eat-play-and sleep. Isn't that nice? Anyway, we do have few video's that we wanted to share to you. Just go to our Video Compilation that you can find in the side bar and it will redirect you to our Video Compilation page. I hope you will enjoy it and if theres anything you can say, just type woooffff!

Love and Licks,

Star and Sunny

Happy New Year

2007-01-01T15:01:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone!

I hope you enjoyed the new year like I do. This year has pretty been good for me. I grew up with a loving family with lots of love and abundance of food and treats. I also gained friends and spent several times at the bark park. I have also travelled to a far place like Kentucky when my parents visited a relative and before this new year will end, I would like to announce that my parents got me a baby brother and we are naming him - Sunny.

Isn't he cute? I think he really is very cute. Parents got him at Petland, Carriage Place. He came to our house for an overnight stay on Dec. 30th, just to see if I would like him. At first I felt unease having somebody in the house. Especially, Sunny is also very playful like me. His birthday is Sept. 17th and he is a mixed breed Shih Tzu and Poodle in short he is Shih Poo. I threw up the next morning but didn't stopped Dada from getting him. He said I was just feeling jealous with the new setup but eventually I will recover and would be thankful to have him around. Dada said he is going to be a good brother. When he got home, they took him to the wee-wee pad and he actually used it himself so Dada thought that he'd be a smart dog unlike me who is very stubborn. Well, you know Dada said I can be likend to a cat because I always do it my own way.

Anyway, on the day of the 31st we all went to Petland to finalized Sunny's stay with us for good. On that same day, we had the Robinson's visiting us and meet Sunny. We've been getting along pretty well and we played a lot too. Mama said he is very happy to hear the little petter-patter on the floor when we are running around like crazed dogs. I am happy now that Sunny is here, we can be playmates and I promised to be a good sister to him.

Here's more of our photos:

Something from Santa

2006-12-26T00:35:00.000-05:00

Did you get something from Santa? I'm sure everyone received something from him. Christmas is my favorite holiday besides my birthday. Who doesn't enjoy the christmas decorations, lights, christmas tree's and gifts, the music and smell of the holiday? This was my second christmas and just like last year, Grandpa came over to celebrate christmas day with us.

Momma was busy cookin for food. She's running here and there to do errands while Dada was busy cleaning the carpet and taking care of small stuff.

The mini-me, sad to say was sick. I had upset stomach resulting to frequent bathroom visits. Nevertheless, I was still the same happy, lively little shihtzu waiting for the Grandpa by the door or checking if Momma or Dada did a great job on their assignments.

We had a nice dinner that night with Grandpa, they played with me and then watched a christmas movie until it was midnight. Momma started cooking again for the next day. When she was done, we opened some gifts. First, I opened the gifts from Cinnamon and Hershey. They got me a snowman and squirrel toys and a stockings full of rawhide bones. Yum! Dada, Momma and Grandpa also opened one gift each. Dada decided to open the rest of the gifts the next morning. So, we all went to bed with excitement on what else we are gonna get from Santa the next morning.

Finally, we all woke up past 10AM. Pretty late ha? I guess were all tired from last night. We had breakfast and then watched Walt Disney World parade on teevee. Before it was over, we all gathered infront of the gifts under the tree and opened the rest of our gifts.

Grandpa got me a box of cookie treat and a light blue sweater. He did a great job getting the right size. Maybe Aunt Kathy helped him.

Momma got me a musical christmas tree plush toy, a red sweater and a pink and blue coat that you can see me wearing in the side bar of my blog. I've been wearing it whenever we go for a walk and it really was a big help. I still feel cold you know, even if I have a lot of furr.

Dada, got me another plush toy from hallmark. He said I bit up my bestfriend so bad so he got me a new one. Later that afternoon, a friend of my Mom brought us gifts and food and guess what, I got out of the door and started running under the rain...into our yard, in our neighboor's yard and suddenly remembered about the geeses I often see near the ponds. I wondered if they are still there, so I run to the pond but they were nowhere to be found. Darn, I could have scared them running and flying and It would've been a blast for me. I still enjoyed it though. Momma was pissed that I did not listen to her calling me many times at the top of her lung. Dada came to the rescue, yelled at me and while I was there are the ponds looking for the gees, I realized I better go home 'coz the sweater that I was wearing from Grandpa got soaked and I smelled like a wet dog. Now Dada had to bathed me quick or the baby get sick. It was fun christmas, I'm sure we all will remember it.

Oh, just wanna let you know this is my fave photo with my Grandpa =)

Custard Anyone?

2006-12-23T23:46:00.000-05:00

Hi, let me tell you something I did with my Mama and Dada today. All of us were kind of lazy the entire day. Both of them spent much time with the computer while the mini-me was taking a looong nap.

About 3PM when, I felt the urge to do my business so I came up and scratched Dada on his arms. That was to let him know I needed to go. He told me I could not go out to the grass because its wet so we went to the wee-wee pad. After I did my thing I saw Mama and Dada getting ready to go somewhere. I got excited when they guided me to our big truck...uhh...Dada said it's called SUV, whatever! Anyway, we went to this strip at Interstate 23 to get some drive-thru until they saw this Frozen Custard store. After they got the read food we went to the Custard store for dessert.

I was surprised when this drive-thru guy asked my Dada if I would like some treat. I was like ....wooahh! I don't know what's a custard taste like! But they got me a little treat anyway. It looks yummy but I did not mind it until we got home. Mama put it in a plate and I just looked at it for quite awhile.

...until I just found myself licking at the frozen custard non-stop! the next time Mama checked on the plate, the custard was gone! My oh my, that was my very first custard and it was oh-so-licious. It doesn't taste that sweet but its very cold and refreshing. I emptied the plate, leaving the cone that taste like a hard wood.

Momma, more custard plz?

Get Well

2006-12-13T10:38:00.000-05:00

I am sending lots of love and wishes...for the speedy recovery of my friends - Hershey and Cinnamon. I am hoping both of you will get better soon! Don't worry bestfriends, I know its aweful but once you have recovered, everything will be back to the way it was before. Just remember chocolates are bad for us, ok? Woofing kisses for my bestfriends Hershey and Cinnamon xoxoxo

Picture taken with Santa

2006-12-10T13:55:00.000-05:00

This was yesterday's pictures taken with Santa Claus at Petsmart. I had to beg Momma to join with me because I freaked out as soon as I saw him. He looked like a nice guy though but his long beard just scares me plus the fact that he is such a huge dude! I don't know much about him but Dada said he only show's up on christmas with a gift-giving role, he is famed to be the friend of children and pets like me. I had picture with him last year at Pet Supplies and he even carried me, imagine that? I was just a puppy then so I don't remember much!

Vaccinating for Kennel Cough

2006-12-10T00:41:00.000-05:00

I was due for Bordetella vaccine (kennel cough) today at Annehurts Clinic. It is similar to human cold flu. Symptoms are fever, swollen tonsils or lymph nodes and a deep, "honking" keep-you-and-the-dog-up-all-night cough that takes weeks to go away. But before that, we went to Petsmart for a Santa picture taking. I was all excited since Momma bathed me this morning until but I got scared when I saw Santa. He was an old man with very long beard. He wore red santa suite but no eyeglasses. I don't wanna go near him unless Momma will pose with me. It came with 2 polaroid photo's and 2 picture frame. $5 of if will go to the benefit of homeless dogs. Good idea right? Then we went shopping for winter coat. I will show you some photo next time with my coat and sweater on, ok?

We head out to the vet and I was told that I am in good shape. Doc wanted me to stay active and stay on my weight which is 13.6 lbs. She checked my heart, eyes and ears, teeth and then gave me a shot. Its painful but I took it with courage. And then she give me a nasal application. I was also given a heart worm tablets that will last a year. I will be back after 4 weeks for some booster. My parents were also adviced to get me a ladder to discourage me from jumping at high level. You see, in human age I am 17 years old now. We pretty much grow old very quick so they wanted to prevent back injury for me. Here's the much awaited photos of me today.

We are on our way to the Vet and as soon as we got there they took me into this big weighing machine and was told that my weight is just right - 13.6 lbs.

..and here's a good shot from the vet's room, after I was being checked.

It's Winter Time

2006-12-07T00:24:00.000-05:00

Yay! Did ya know we had snow today? Not really much though. It did not even covered the grass but it accumulated a little more in the sides of our driveway.

Momma took me out for a walk and then when we got home I get to play and eat the snow! wof wof wof!

ya ya! I ate the snow, I don't quite remember about snow since I was just just a baby last winter. I am loving it thoug. It does looked like one of those ice cubes that Momma and Dada are giving me...hehehe pant pant!

I am having a blast playing with the snow =) rufff! rufff!

Yes, I am guilty of eating the snow, so what? I had snow's all over my hair that were hardened. Momma had to wash it with warm water.

After Halloween Grooming

2006-10-29T23:49:00.000-05:00

Hey there! Guess what? Dada is home after 3 weeks. He needs to go back home ahead of my Momma because he needed to go to Chicago for a conference and he is staying there for a week. So for the time I am home for the weekend but I will be back to Tita Carmen's house. I had a lot of tangle's so Dada decided to take me to Petsmart for grooming. My groomer said it was too bad that she needed to cut it. I looked funny but it will grow. It was a long day though. I didn't get to play and eat right. I spent 2 hours with Dada after grooming and then he dropped me to Tita Carmen's house for another week stay.

I looked funny with my new hair cut. I am very exhausted and very sleepy.

I went down underneath the bed and slept and then moved back to the bed...my parents bed =)

...very sleepy. pls. don't disturb i'm at the shih tzu dreamland now. woff woff!

Vacationing at the Robinson's Family

2006-10-19T23:26:00.000-04:00

Hi there!

it's been awhile since momma and dada left for their month long vacation and I am left with Tita Carmen and Uncle Kerry's loving care. I am beginning to like it here since they have 2 dogs, remember Cinnamon and Hershey? I get to play with them a lot esp. Hershey, we are the best buddy. What I like best is I get to wake up pretty early like around 6am. Ian goes to school while Uncle Kerry goes to work. Tita Carmen is with us 24/7.

By the time we get up, we do our business and then we play around the house, running, jumping, barking and everything a crazy doggie like us can do. When we get tired around 9am, we all take a nap and then wake up again around 12-1pm, eat and play and sleep around 3-4pm and then wake up at 6-7 and then eat and play this time with Uncle Kerry and Aunt Carmen at the dog park. That is pretty much our routine every single day.

Isn't that nice? No problem to take care off woff woff! We don't need to go to work to make donuts. I am so thankful that I am staying with the Robinson's. I probably crazy now if I boarding at the Animal Care Center. I am missing my parents though. I just hope they are enjoying their vacation. It won't be long before they are here and we will be a happy family again. Take care ya all!

My birthday

2006-10-05T23:04:00.000-04:00

Wooff! today is mah birthday. I am one year old. Now I am officially a big girl, but Dada says I will always be a baby puppy for them. My parents greeted me first thing in the morning, groomed me and made sure I would smell good for the Reznik's who are the only visitors.

The Reznik's

I wore the birthday girl tee Momma bought for me. My birthday is nothing really fancy. The kids came and we played, they made and decorated a cookie and ate some. I was exhausted by the time they left since I didn't get my usual nap time. But Momma said, its OK....a birthday is always like that, you know? I have to learn how to entertain visitors.

I took a nap right away until Dada got home. He got me gifts! a squiky and rattling tentacle toy and monkey. Woofff the monkey was very ugly, i'm telling you!

Anyway, we went to the Bark Park. I get to chase and play with other dogs. However my energy didn't last long enough, I was tired and Momma can tell when my mouth is already foamy - I need to go home.

SO we did and when we got home, Momma showed me my birthday cake made of honey and carrots. I told her I don't really like sweets 'coz i'm watching my figure ya know? but she went ahead and made a simple one just for the heck of it. Maybe just for photos? Although I love how colorful it is plus the star candle, really fits my personality. And then...lots and lots of photos...and soon we ate and kissed and said goodnight.

What a day, woff! Momma really prepared for it. According to her, she wanted the best birthday for me. Or, maybe she is just guilty? Her and Dada are leaving me to Mama Carmen's caring for a month. Yes! and you read it right, my human parents are going to Asia in few days and I am diffinitely going to missed them. I only want my Momma and Dada to care for me but what can I do? I am just a doggie and it would be hard for them to transport me that far.

...but for sure, I will always be here waiting for them. And in the meantime, I will be having a grand time puppy playin' with Hershey and Cinnamon.

A tail waggin' party

2006-09-29T12:15:00.000-04:00

Ohh...wait, DHL just delivered the birthday tee that I am going to wear for my birthday.
Wanna see it?

I'm gonna be soooo...prettyyy! woff woff!

Greetings!

2006-09-19T23:54:00.000-04:00

I was taking a nap with Momma this afternoon when suddenly someone rang the door bell. I hurriedly jumped out of the bed and barked at Momma to open the door for me so we can check who's at the door. We saw this box delivered by a guy from fedex.

I was excited what's inside the box and I thought it was something for me from Petsmart. Boy I was wrong. It's a flower for Momma from Dada celebrating their 3rd year wedding anniversary, woff wooff!

I can't wait to smell this roses from proflowers.com

Momma gets to arrange it herself in a glass ginger vase.

...and i get to smell the flowers too!

...more lovely years for my loving parents.
I love you both!

Fun at the Bark Park

2006-09-01T19:43:00.000-04:00

Wow, I am wooofing so tired from runn ing and playing at the Bark Park. We just got back awhile ago and it was fun going to that place. Alt hough going home, Momma needed to give me a quick bath since my furr is so dirty from mud and wet grass.

There was nobody when we got there this afternoon. So I got all the place to run around and be silly.

...and then Bella came in. She is sooo tiny that it scared me to play with her. In the end, I looked like a coward because all I needed to do was to run and not letting her touch me because I am afraid to hurt her. I can be rough if I get so loose, ya know.

...come and get me star!

...a little chit-chat

Rhere was only Bella and I today. She is pretty cute dog but she did not stay long enough because she's been biting my tail and so her Momma thought that she is done for the day or else it will give me a bad experience.

...bella let me sniff you

...touch me not, jump and run!

Bark Park at Brooksedge is very close to our house. I dunno why Momma and Dada just thought about taking me here recently. It was my second time since sunday.

Sunday visit was very uncomfortable for me. I felt so strange from all the dogs in there. It was actually my first time to be sniffed. There were like 7 dogs in there. Some barked like they never barked before. They are loud! and some are running so rough so I have to watch out! I am scared that they will run me over.

Gone to the Parlor

2006-09-01T15:58:00.000-04:00

Pretty am I?

Back from Kentucky

2006-08-25T10:15:00.000-04:00

I had my first out of Ohio state trip last monday thru tuesday. My parents, and I with my grandpa went to Kentucky State for the funeral of a great grandma. It was a long 7 hours drive but I am happy that Momma and Dada decided that I'd better go with them than staying in that boring Kennel.

We went to Harlan, Kentucky and stayed at the Holiday Inn Express. Harlan is a very country place, not much to do in there. It is my Dada's birthplace. Anyway, when we got to there they just dropped me at the hotel, so they can catch up for the visitation. They left me for about 3 hours and I was asleep the whole time they were gone. For now this is my bed...freakin' big for a little me, huh?

I am supposed to be paying $7 here at the hotel, but the lady at the counter knew I had no money, so she did not charged me at all. If I stayed at the boarding kennel, Dada had to pay around $100. Good thing eh?

Dada said that I did very good with the trip. I was behaving very good. I never whine. I wasn't sick, vomit or pee and poo while we are travelling. I waited for the right time for them to stop the vehicle so I can do my thing. You see how goo I am? Woofff! I am a big girl now, remember?

Although the only problem I encountered is that it is a little uncomfortble sleeping especially when it gets bumpy. On the way home, I had to be sleeping at my Momma's lap. I find it less bumpy in there...wofff! woff!

I am really sleepy. Can I sleep on sitting position?

It's so uncomfortbale on this sitting position. I lay down instead.

I better be a lap dog for now. See you in shih tzu dream world.

Visiting the Gelin's

2006-08-17T16:50:00.000-04:00

Woff! woof! I just got home from visiting Reyna and Railyn, the daughter of Aunt Lyn and Uncle Richie It was my first time to see them. Reyna had been wanting to see me for a long time.

She was eager to see me most especially when she learned this morning that we are coming to visit them. She even called in our house and left a voicemail just to know when are we coming.

I guess she got bored waiting for us. My little doggie heart felt sorry for having you waited us for so long. Ya know Momma is just slow. So bare with her.

Anyway, I had a pleasant time visiting them. They have a huge house and I was so excited to roam around. I checked all their bedrooms, great room, kitchen...oh I guess I had been to all places. It was neatly arranged and cleaned by Aunt Lyn.

At first I was hesitant to play with Reyna. Ya know I haven't been with kids before so I don't know what to expect. But she is very gentle to me. She let me smell her and she isn't pushy to play with me. She treated me with respect and with that I knew I can depend on her. I felt safe and comfortable with her.

I loosen up after a few times going up and down their stairs with Reyna following me. I even climbed up to her bed! Ohhh...that was the softest bed I've ever been! and she's got TONS of care bears! That makes me want to sleepover in their house -in Reyna's bedroom! I am just not sure if her Mom and Dad would let me?

Later on, we became friends and I've been barking at her to let her know that I liked her and I want to play with her. I gave her kisses, twice until Momma said its time to go home, darn!

Ooppss, I did poo-poo in their hallway...sorry :-( shhh.... don't tell Uncle Richie, OK? Mom said I will probably be back to visit them again, before the school will start. Woofff, then I can play with Reyna again...yay!

Oh wait, thanks Reyna for this new toy. I will surely play with it. Thanks! I'll see you again soon.

Walking a Dog

2006-08-16T10:49:00.000-04:00

I am one of those lucky dogs who gets to walk at least 5x a week if not 7. Thanks to my loving Mom who thinks that I'd be a happier dog if I get to walk everyday. We walk first thing in the morning, before I get to eat my breakfast. Morning is the best time to walk a dog because the energy is very high. Utilize it in a positive way.

But did you know how to properly walk a dog? This is how Momma got me trained.

Firs of all, she would call my name and show me the leash. She waits until I am ready for a walk. When I am ready, I simply just go to her and let her put the leash all the way up to the base of my neck.

Using a leash is way better than a harness because of better access when your dog is not paying attention to you.

Make sure you go out of the door first. Tell your dog to sit and stay. Don't start the walk until your dog is in calm/submissive state of mind.

Grab the leash and let the dog go out of the door and tell her to sit or stay while you are closing the door.

Make sure the dog is paying attention to you -the pack leader. Most common mistake is when the dog walker pays attention to the dog - wrong!

Be assertive as a dog walker. Your head should be up, look straight and shoulder blade straight. Project a positive energy. Internally your message will be sent to your dog.

Don't tell the dog "let's go!" or "Are you ready?" That is a big mistake. Just simply start the walk. By this time, your dog's head should be up all the time.

Your dog should walk beside you or behind you. Common mistake is when the dog is walking ahead of you. He will assume he is the pack leader.

Don't let the dog sniff around while you are walking. Let the dog know that this is about walking and that you mean business.

When you notice that the dog's attention is not on you, grab the leash and say Shhhh! which means "pay attention!".

Within 45 minutes walk, Momma and I would stop 2-3x under the shade of a tree. By this time I can do anything I want like sniff around, pee or poo. Drink a water or simply just to catch our breath.

If you notice that your dogs energy is so high (upon going out of the door) then maybe you can take the dog for a short jog or simply run and then you can start the walk. By this time your dog would be more attentive to the proper walking.

As soon as we get home, Mom would clean me and then I can eat my breakfast. That is my morning reward.

***woofff! Dada told Momma that she is a good student of Mr. Cesar Millan, high five Momma!

Dog Whisperer

2006-08-10T15:13:00.000-04:00

Here is a great tv program for those who have dogs. -->National Geographic Channel: Dog Whisperer by renowned dog behavior expert Cesar Millan. This show is about Dog rehabilitation and training human how to handle problem dogs. This show is very informative

Insight for Dog Lovers:

1. Dogs are not humans. Before they receive love and affection, they need exercise, clear direction and leadership. Giving them love alone doesn't create balance in their lives. Be a pack leader!

2. Rehabilitating a dog is not about "fixing" it. It's about you, the owner, creating the intention for what you want, not what you're feeling. Dogs pick up on feelings of fear, doubt or worry—and they will move to fill them by attempting to become dominant.

3. Practice unwavering leadership every day, especially on your walk. The energy you're projecting internally is the message you're sending to your dog.

4. Dedicate at least 45 minutes of time to the dog's walk in the morning. Let the dog know you have a consistent pattern that you expect it to follow. Utilize your dog's energy in a positive manner.

5. Don't expect more from your dog(s) than your own children. Dogs need discipline, too. Give them rules, boundaries and limitations as well as love.

6. Avoid nurturing your dog's fears or unstable mind. Imagine a successful scenario and hold it in your mind when dealing with your dog.

7. You are the source of your dog's energy. You are the role model.

8. Challenge the dog's mind—dogs want to know what to do with their lives. Let the dog work for your affection. Once in a calm/submissive state, your love will intensify those qualities in your dog.

9. Dogs need "on" and "off" time. Engage them fully in structured times together; then they can relax and avoid impatient or destructive behaviors.

10. Dogs show us how much we can learn—they live in the moment. Try it!

All New Star

2006-07-28T10:07:00.000-04:00

Do you like my pink old navy shirt? It's a little big for me. I felt so girly with this on, hopefully when my hair grows longer, this shirt will fit me right!

I am happy to blog that I have finally overcome the Spaying process. It was my 14th day yesterday so my parents took me to the Vet's clinic today to have my sutures taken. They took it out in less than 5 minutes! My tummy looked like I never had an operation.

So anyway, I have been running around as crazy as I was before I was operated. The benefits of spaying protects me from having serious health problems in later life like uterine infections and breast cancer, in other words spaying leads to improved long-term health, prevents unwanted litters, and eliminate behavior problems. I am well and hopefully everything is into place. Parents and I are free'd from having menstruations, yay no more blood stains in the carpet! Everyone is happy!

With Sutures

Without Sutures

I am back to my daily exercise routine, a 40 mins. walk in the morning, playing in the open fields, running after the birds and geeses. It was fun even if the heat is unbearable.

Sometimes the Momma thinks that I am too crazy. I am hard headed as hell! I go beyond my boundaries, I test my Momma and Dada and sometimes act as the pack leader. I think I am born to be a leader... but the parents say I am not, and it frustrates me.

Well my Dada is very understanding. He understand that I am in my adolescent stage and just like human's, I like to discover new things. Explore and search for limitations.

I am a dog...I am a dog! Woofff!

Peeking Star

2006-07-26T23:24:00.000-04:00

Sleeping Position

2006-07-21T12:49:00.000-04:00

Here are Star's sleeping position I've captured within 9 mos. She used to be not a lapdog, when Mama pick's her up, she would jumped and run away from us. After she got spayed we noticed that she mellowed down a little bit. She now would hang out with us. Just like last night when the parents were watching movie, she hooped into the couch, sat down 'till she fall asleep. She's also getting the word "Stay". We let her sleep in our bed and since she is not allowed to jump up and down due to her sutures, we told her to stay...and she would!

Feelin a lot better

2006-07-19T23:55:00.000-04:00

yes that's what I'm feelin' right now. I felt like I didn't even had a surgery. I can play, run around, jump and jump and bark. Momma did a scraps for me but this photo was back when I didn't have my haircut yet.

Bounce Little Baby Star

2006-07-14T08:39:00.000-04:00

Lookie! I got ladybug and mozimo

So how am I after the operation? Last night I felt so groogy and very uncomfortable. I kept moving from one place to another and I was whimpering. I pee-pee once and sip water around 11PM. I am so hungry but I was only allowed to eat 1/4 of what I usually consume. Can you imagine how hungry I am? I hadn't eaten since yesterday.

Other than that I am happy to tell that my recovery is doing so well. I woked up my parents this morning whimpering. Not because I am in pain but I wanted to pee-pee and I felt so strange because they put me inside a play pen. I can't get to them like I usually would. I am not allowed to jumped to their bed or else the sutures will break.

Guess what? so then Momma scooped me up. Put me in the bed first so she can get ready to take me downstairs to do my thing. I jumped! She did a good catch on me though. Dada told me not do it again, or I'd be hurt.

Anyway, after I did my business Momma gave me water and food. Oohhh I ate it all. I have never been hungry like this before. It seems that I hadn't eaten in months! Now I am back in my play pen. Resting and regaining my strenght.

'til later...

wofff!

woff!

I just got spayed

2006-07-13T23:21:00.000-04:00

Here I go, no turning back now.

I had my surgery done today at Big Walnut Animal Care Center. Everything went well, woff woff! Thanks to Dr. Jennifer Hurst, D. V. M. and to her Vet Assistant Tracy Hamilton. They are extremely nice to me and they give me lots of loving while I was with them.

For those who are curious what service to expect and how much to pay

Service/Item: Amount:
*Three presurgical lab test 39.50
*Surgical IV catheter & fluids 47.00
*Metacam injection 25.50
*Canine Spay 194.00
*Torbugesic pain-killer inject. 27.50
*Dental extractions 36.00
*Microchip Identification 45.00

Total of --------------------$414.50

Two of my baby teeth decided they are not ready to fall out yet. So the doctor extracted them. They also implanted a HomeAgain Microchip Identification on me. It is about a size of a grain of rice and you can not see it after it is being implanted. The procedure is similar to administering a vaccine.

What is HomeAgain?
HomeAgain is an advanced pet identification and retrieval system. A microchip with a unique identification code is implanted between my shoulder blades. Momma will then enroll me with the HomeAgain Pet Recovery Service. HomeAgain maintains a national database and is available 24-hours daily, 365 days a year. IF I get lost and found, I can be scanned at an animal shelter or the clinic of a participating veterinarian and then my identification number is called into HomeAgain (1-866-PET-ID24), and then my parents is notified immediately.

I also received a collar tags to wear with my HomeAgain identification number and their toll-free number. The tags alone help identify lost pets, but tags/collars can come off easily. A microchip provides permanent identification that remains in place. Cool thing huh? Wofff!

Post-operative Care:
Due to effects of gas anesthesia, your dog may be quiet or groggy for up to 24 hours after surgery. Avoid stair access or other situations that may lead to injury. We recommend keeping your dog supervised for the next 12 hours. Coughing or gaggling is a normal side effect of intubation. If your dog was on IV fluids today, expect an increase in urinations.

The anesthesia may cause your dog to experience some nausea. To prevent vomiting, we recommend offering ice chips or small sips of water for the first few hours. You may offer a small meal once your pet is fully recovered from the anesthetic, usually the morning after surgery.

Recommended Daily Care:
It is imperative that you restrict your dog's activity for 14 days following surgery. Rough or excessive activity may lead to delayed healing or damage which may require additional treatment at your expense. Do not allow any running, jumping or horseplay. Keep her on a leash to go out for eliminations. You may need to confine her to a small room or crate if she is especially active.

Check her incisions often for signs of inflammation. Do not allow her to lick or chew at the sutures. Keep the area clean and dry. Do not bathe until the sutures ar removed. A suture removal should be scheduled 10-14 days post surgery.

When to Call the Office:
Redness, swelling or discharge around incisions.
Persistent licking or chewing at sutures.
Lack of appetite for more than 2 days, vomiting/diarrhea, lethargy or depression, several discomfort.
Forceful or persistent coughing

Star no more

2006-07-05T18:44:00.000-04:00

Who's Ugly dog is this? Sadly that is me...Star, no longer the Star of All Shih Tzu.

Are you sad? I am! and Momma too. But that's OK, my hair will grow back and before you know it, I'd be the Star of All Shih Tzu's again.

Why cut my hair? Well, for those who don't know. Shih Tzu's like me "change coat" at about eight to twelve months of age. During this stage, our hair can get matted faster than anyone can brush. Momma can no longer keep up detangling my hair especially that I walk every morning, sometimes we even walk again at night when Momma gets home from work. However, this is temporary stage that usually lasts for about three weeks, and once I have changed from my puppy coat to my adult coat, Momma will find my hair easier to care for. Dirty coats also mat more easily.

One reason is that with my short hair, it will be easy for Dr. Hurst and her assistants to perform for my spaying surgery this thursday. After the surgery I won't be allowed to bath for at least 14 days, so it would be easy for Momma to just wipe me with a damp towel to freshen me up. I am getting so nervous and scared about this surgery so I'll let you know how it goes.

Did you know how sad my Momma was when she saw my new haircut? She cried when we got home because she told the groomer to leave at least 2 inches of my hair. She said Sorry to me many times while she was crying infront of me. Even Dada was shocked when he got home from work. She texted Momma...are you sure you got the right dog? This isn't Star!

Well, I felt strange at first. I felt so naked without my hair but my parents assured me that I will always be thier cute and pretty little baby Star.

The sign at the park

2006-07-04T00:18:00.000-04:00

I've always liked to checked out the ponds whenever Momma and I are going out for a walk. Most of the time, she wouldn't let me near it because of one reason. Too many Geeses dirt!

Today, for some reason she let me go and explore even to the edge of the pond. With the help of her ultra-compact BF, she was able to capture the "moments"

Up, up up!

2006-07-03T23:43:00.000-04:00

Would u like to see me jump?

it doesn't take much to fire me up!

...u get my bestest friend away from me and u count one...two...tri!

...here i go!

OK, i got him, Momma, enaf! give him to me now!

...sorry but with my fluffy hair, it's hard for u to see my face when I'm in action.

had fun? OK I need water!

It's a Virtual Playdate

2006-06-28T23:28:00.000-04:00

I have been befriended with 23 dogs at www.dogster.com ...sweet! i am going to add them to my friend's link's tomorrow :-) rufff!

I am loving this site. yohhhoooo!

Update: Momma did a little bit change on the side bar, she added my dogster friends, and re-arranged my human friends and some useful websites.

Dogster friends is now 25 and counting :-)

Love and licks!

Naughty Girl

2006-06-26T23:33:00.000-04:00

Momma just got home from work and was looking for her flipflop.

I GOT IT! woffff woffff!

Pony Tail

2006-06-26T23:24:00.000-04:00

"Momma did a pony tail on my hair. I think I like this hair style better than topknot"

I am Smiling

2006-06-26T23:19:00.000-04:00

My Magazine is Out

2006-06-18T16:49:00.000-04:00

My Magazine is Out...get your copy at your local pet store. Thanks!

Dogster

2006-06-18T00:58:00.000-04:00

Mom just signed me up a profile at Dogster. A very interesting website for dogs and dog lovers. I am excited to learn and befriend anyone. I already have a new pal in few minutes. His name is Harley, from Ontario Canada. He even gave me a rosette! How cool was that! Thanks Harley!

It's Bath Time

2006-06-17T17:02:00.000-04:00

Its been 2 weeks the last time I was groomed. Moma says I needed a bath because I stink from taking a walk and playing everyday.

Star After Bath

2006-06-17T17:00:00.000-04:00

Mom finished me with a topknot. She gave me lots of kisses for being good while she was drying my hair and combing it for almost 2 hours! I felt good after everything is done. I looked so good and I'm so proud of it. But this whole thing makes me so sleepy...

...oh wait! Mom's mistake, she left the tub with the toys floating in the water and so I jumped back into the water to play some more! Dada and Mama can't help but laughed at me.

The Old Navy Mascot Search

2006-06-15T16:10:00.000-04:00

Moma entered me into the competition...just for fun!
What is the price for the winner?

ONE LEADER OF THE PACK PRIZE
• If your pooch fills the paws of the Old Navy Mascot, he/she will be featured in our next national ad campaign!

• Plus, your pooch will receive approximately $10,000 in cash and prizes just for his/her furry-faced smile. This includes a 4-day, 3-night trip to a professional photo shoot for you, your pup and a two-legged friend, with airfare and hotel accommodations.

FIVE RUNNER-UP PUPS
• Five pups will each receive a cash prize just for making it to the top of the pack.

Catching up!

2006-06-15T14:55:00.000-04:00

Wow, this page needs a serious update. It's been over a month since I posted one.

So what's the matter? Matter is... your's truly have been sick. The following night when Dada got home from his business trip from Hongkong was a total mess. I've been throwing up from 2AM to 3PM. Dada didn't get to sleep very much as well as Moma. Everything that came out was no food, just liquid...from white stuff, turned orange then yellow stuff. Around 2PM when Dada finally phoned the Vet and he was told to give me pepcid AC and after 2 hours to feed me with some rice, chicken meat and cottage cheese. I got better and was back being a happy and playful puppy.

Anyway, your's truly got my first estrous cycle. Whoa! It's a total disaster! I tell you...if parents and I only knew I will have it this soon, I would have been spayed earlier. It lasted for 10 days, can you imagine that? Until now Mom is still having a hard time getting rid of the blood stains on the carpet. I also get to use a diaper especially when we go out for a ride or something. I'm glad everything is over now and I am due for a surgery this friday the 23rd of June.

After 2 weeks I started having diarrhea that lasted for almost a week. Parents had to take me to the vet clinic for checkup. And then I was told to take antibiotic and then a special diet of eukanuba. I didn't like the taste of it so Moma decided to mixed it with rice and chicken.

Everything is OK now, thank heavens! Still enjoying every morning walks with Moma...and the joyride with Dada. Did I tell you I love summer? :-)

Love and licks!

Top One

2006-05-04T00:22:00.000-04:00

Momma got lucked out that I was in the mood for pictures yesterday. So of all the photos and videos she took, this is the top one on her list.

7 mos. and counting

2006-05-02T08:17:00.000-04:00

Today I turned 7 months old. Human age equivalence is 9 years old. Momma and Dada were talking last night about the time when I reached sexual maturity. Momma said, she is nervous when the day comes that I will have my period, then I won't be a little puppy anymore. Dada says, that whatever happens I will always be their little star-star. Having a period makes me nervous but what can I do? I guess every female dog has to go through this process. It will happen anytime now 'til 3 months and then I will be having my surgery. Sigh* Oh well. I'll let you know when the time comes.

With the passing of time, I've already built up my strenght and improved tremendously with my motor skills. You should see how I jump up and down the couches. It's one my favorite obstacles especially when I missed going out for a walk or when I am all by myself and Momma and Dada is at work. Going up and down the stairs has really been so chicken for me. I can do it even faster than Momma and Dada can. I walk faster than Momma when we were out for a walk. She doesn't like it and insisted, she is the pack leader and that I should follow her and not the other way around...opps, excuse me! :-D

Momma also mentioned that she thinks that I've reached my full size. She has yet to measure me though. When it comes to eating, I've been so picky lately. I'm getting sick of Purina Puppy Chow! I want those food like what Momma is eating! Especially chicken! Chicken! Ruff! Chicken good! :) A ground chicken meat cooked in any way mixed with my Purina Puppy Chow is OK. But I still picked out some of the kibbles! :p

Until now, I still sleep at Momma and Dada's room. They've been wanting me to sleep with them in their bed but I like it better next to the Air Vent. Moving air helps me sleep better :-)

I'm an early riser! I tell you, Dada hits the snooze button for an hour, until he realizes he is late for work. Did I tell you that I don't need to whine for them to wake up and pick me up so I can go up their bed while waiting for them to wake up? I can just jump to their bed effortlessly! Then, I give them morning kisses and licks! That's the way I greet them and to tell them that they need to get up so I can go potty downstairs! But guess what? when Momma realizes that I am in their bed, she would hide under the sheets so I can't lick her...bad isn't she? Then, I go to Dada but he would whine and as usual thinks that my lips is icky! Poor Star will just lie down in the bed patiently looking at them, waiting 'til they wake up.
Well, most of the time, it's Momma who still picks me up and take me downstairs to do my thing. Dada takes his turn on weekends especially when Momma had to work.

I have also picked up the morning routine when Dada or Momma had to go to work. When Dada opens the door and picked up the coffee that Momma prepared for him every morning, I knew that he'd be leaving for work. We hug and kiss and exchange "I love you's". With Momma's work clothes, I can tell when I am supposed to be staying home or I can go with her for a walk or joy ride. If I am allowed to go with her she would say Let's go, let's go! Quickly, I'd run to her arms and she'd pick me up.

I went for a walk and jog with Moma this morning. Weather was nice and we did a good loop around the neighborhood. As soon as we got home, Mom started her laundry and mowed the yard! She did a good job according to Dada. Then in the afternoon she gave me a good bath.

Getting ready for a nice bath:

"Mom, I can't see and can't breath. should I just breath from my mouth?"

"Mom, are you almost done? I'm getting tired in here. I squat like a bird!"

Mom's finished product! Fluffy Puppy!

"Sweet Puppy Star! Thanks Mom! I felt fresh and clean"

Yay! Let's go down! It's play time!

Hey little one! Peek-a-boo!

Ok, that's all for today. I need a loooong nap. I'll see u in Shih Tzu Land!

Easter Vanity

2006-04-16T14:31:00.000-04:00

I spent most of the afternoon yesterday at PetsMart Grooming Salon. I felt like i've been there for a long time and its boring me out. I am usually taking my usual afternoon nap but they've been working on me non-stop.

I got the FULL SERVIVE GROOM which includes all services from a BATH, BRUSH & MORE PACKAGE (includes shampoo, massage and blow dry, hand brushing and loose hair removal, nail trimming, ear cleaning/plucking, and bow or bandanna)PLUS haircut.

Dada and Mama added the TOP DOG CARE PACKAGE which includes toothbrushing, health enhancing shampoo, remoisturizing conditioner and breath freshener.

A stolen shot while I was being groomed:

On our way home:

The Broken Glass*

Just for the record, I broke a glass this morning. It was laying on top of the portable dining table in the great room. Moma was in the computer room while I was running around and playing. Unknowingly, I hit the leg of the table and knocked the glass directly into the marble fireplace. Moma hurriedly checked on me and saw me running around with a huge piece of broken glass in my mouth. Dada came down from the bed and asked me to let go of the glass. I thought Dada was trying to play with me so I run around and see if he would catch me just like when we are playing with balls. Later, when I finally let go of the glass (with Moma 's help convencing me) I learned that they were worried that the broken glass would hurt me, that it may cut my lip and that I'd bleed.

Opps, sorry! I'm just a puppy :-) all I know is P-L-A-Y! rUFFF!

Visiting Cinnamon and Hershey

2006-04-04T18:28:00.000-04:00

Here they are the loving pets of Tita Carmen - Cinnamon and Hershey!

One Fine Day

2006-04-04T08:19:00.000-04:00

One fine saturday

Dada and Mama took me out for some gay
The day was breezy and sunny
Oh what a lovely day!

Playground close to our house:

10 things a Shih Tzu wants you to Know

2006-04-01T14:48:00.000-05:00

Am I Sick?

2006-03-21T22:11:00.000-05:00

I think I am. Early this morning (2:45AM) I woke up with breathing difficulty...remember the first time? Same situation happened. The breathing episodes resemble like an asthma attack in a human. It lasted for about a minute or two and I struggled for air. Funny thing is I can still show Momma and Dada that I am OK (my tail kept wagging). Anyway, Mom said I made a croupy sounding noise which is loud enough to woke them up. They are so worried, so they took me downstairs to get some water. This time, I wasn't interested with it. I just wanted to get a good rest and so we went back upstairs and get some sleep. I am glad I've been sleeping with them in the same room. At least when same thing happens Moma and Dada is with me.

Other than the breathing difficulty I just had, everything is great down here. Momma bathed me last sunday and Dada helped to dry me out.

Here's some photos:

Puppy Flower

2006-03-16T23:11:00.001-05:00

...the creative hands

Awesome!

Lovely!

The bomb!

"thanks tita lyn for forwarding the e-mail to Momma"

Happy Spring Time!

Joyride

2006-03-13T22:34:00.000-05:00

Prison Break: have fun. breathed the fresh air. enjoy the scenery!

February is National Pet Dental Health Month

2006-02-25T16:30:00.000-05:00

This article is from PetsMart:

Find out why good dental care is important to your pet.

Dental plaque, which is composed of bacteria, saliva, and cellular debris, builds up on the enamel of the teeth. When plaque accumulates with food particles, it becomes hard, thick, and yellow--or calcified--and is called tartar.

Tartar becomes evident on many Pets' teeth by the time they're 2 to 3 years old. If it's not removed, tartar causes red, inflamed, infected, and painful gums (gingivitis); bad breath (halitosis); cavities; and periodontal (gum) disease, which leads to pain and tooth loss. The bacterial infection can also spread through the bloodstream to other organs in the body, including the heart and kidneys, and can shorten your Pet's life.

Be sure to seek care for your Pet if you notice any of these signs of dental disease:

* Bad breath
* Decreased appetite
* Weight loss
* Yellow teeth
* Red or swollen gums
* Missing teeth
* Nasal discharge
* Tearing or swelling below one eye

Preventive Care:

Good preventive care begins with attention to these basics:

* Food. Feeding your Pet a firm, kibbled, premium Pet food is an easy way to help slow down plaque formation through a mechanical, abrasive action. Special "foods" such as Pedigree Dentabones®, have been specially designed to help keep teeth clean.

* Chew Toys. Appropriate chew toys are another fun and easy way to prevent tartar. Numerous products are available--consult your veterinarian about the best products for your Pet.

* Brushing Teeth. One of the best ways to prevent tartar is to brush your Pet's teeth. Yes, this is possible--especially if you make it a fun experience early in life--and brushing can be an enjoyable part of your Pet's healthcare routine. Your veterinarian can show you how to brush your Pet's teeth and can recommend toothbrushes, toothpastes, and mouth rinses that are made especially for Pets.

* Exams and Cleanings. Your Pet needs regular dental exams and professional cleanings just like you do. Frequency of cleanings depends on each Pet's individual needs, so be sure to consult your veterinarian at least once every six months. If you notice bad breath or other signs of dental disease, call for an appointment with your veterinarian immediately.

Remember, prevention is the best cure! See your veterinarian regularly, and offer your Pet good dental care at home.

Authored and edited by Brent Carroll, DVM

Did You Know...

Dogs and cats lose baby teeth just like people do. Puppies have 28 temporary teeth that erupt at 3 to 4 weeks of age. They lose these teeth at about 4 months when their 42 permanent teeth begin to emerge. Kittens have 26 temporary teeth that erupt 2 to 3 weeks after they're born. Their 30 permanent teeth start emerging at 3 to 4 months of age.

...here I am showing you that I lost my baby teeth. It is visible especially upfront! It's very hard to eat without teeth, while the gums and the new teeth emerging are bothersome. That's why I like to chew or nibble anything I see. My gums are healthy though! Thanks to my Momma for patiently brushing my teeth even if I bite her.

Did you missed my long and pinky tongue? Here I am showing you again! :-)

Some dogs wear braces. Braces can help correct a dog's bite problems and ensure that its mouth opens and closes correctly. Orthodontics work can range from adjusting just a few teeth to applying a full set of braces.

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Did you notice, yours truly looked good today? That is because I just had my haircut/grooming done! Thanks to Melissa for her patience! She did great cutting those bothersome hair around my eyes and paws. She also cut my nails and brushed my teeth real good. She also pulled the hairs that grow inside my ear. This time they did more than my first visit which is more on introducing me to the noise, the scissors and cleaning stuff. After that, they give me a real good bath and moisturized my hair and skin. She also put 2 red bows on my hair, so I looked pretty when presented to Moma and Dada.

I wasn't picked up until almost 2PM. I was ready before noon and I felt so tired. I never had breakfast yet and I've been holding up my personal necessity.

I actually fell asleep on our way home. That whole routine made me sooo tired and sleepy.I guess those ear plucking stressed me out!

At home!

I really am so tired! I got to go! until next time!