Lemondrop: Boat trip!

Today I went to doggie paradise, but I had to take a boat to get there.

It was all so exciting, there were so many new doggie friends on board. I counted them on my four paws (luckily I had enough digits) and there were 14 altogether. Since that first time when Mommy v threw me into the sea to see if I could swim (which of course I could!), I love the sea and blowing my ears in the sea breeze.


Donny and I were checking to see if there were any fish to catch for lunch.


There was a Great Dane on the boat too. His name is Harley. He was younger than me but much much bigger.


I was wary of him at first but after he and I had a conversation on the front of the boat (which the humans found rather amusing), I realised that he's just a gentle giant who loves to hang his head out of windows and have the wind in his face too.


This is Ah Chau (means "Autumn") the boat owners' dog, adopted from AFCD. He was an extremely good host, welcoming us all onto his lovely boat.


I wish I had a boat as my holiday home .... isn't this just the life??


We arrived on Grass Island, also known as Tap Mun Island, but I think Grass Island is more appropriate as there really is grass everywhere!!!


Oh, I was loving it as there was plenty of cow poop to roll around in ... truely doggie paradise! Milkshake adores to run ... I think she enjoys the sense of freedom, so it was also her doggie paradise.


She even took time out to admire the view ....



Here's Arlo taking a breather ... or maybe he's hiding from his 2 new brothers, Bubbles the fox terrier and Custard the schnauzer.


Even the humans were enjoying themselves. Oh no, I spot a cow behind Mommy v trying to eat her food!!! Ahhh, it's only Harley.


Us doggies went down to Pebble Beach for a quick dip. Someone was throwing a yellow ball but I knew it was not mine, it doesn't have the same scents on it. I was trying to decide whether I should just nab it anyway ....


After a little misadventure where Bubbles got lost (I didn't even know as I was at the head of the pack as usual ... Milkshake told me later that she and Mommy v had to search and rescue), we ended up at a restaurant where the humans ate a lot of yummy smelling food. I of course got nothing except for being tied up by the door with Donny... I wonder why we beagle boys always get the leash treatment when there's food around. It's just not fair!

Lemondrop: I AM SAD

It's been a sad doggie week. Things have been happening to my friends left, right and centre.

Jay, my fellow HKDR inmate who was chosen by a lovely lady, Claire, and lived on that funny island called Discovery Bay, was lost at the airport on his way to England (I want to move there too!). His mommy is obviously very sad and distraught and have been searching for him every single day. I hear she goes to Lantau Island in the middle of the night with cooked chicken to try to lure him home (maybe I should get myself lost too?). The humans seem to think he is scared and hiding somewhere. I went to look for him too last weekend but I didn't catch his scent, otherwise I would have told him sternly to just go home. Why would he trade a soft, warm bed by his mommy's side for a cold, dark hole out in the wilderness where the boogie man can come and catch him?

Jay, where are you? It's time to come home!


Mommy v told me earlier in the week that little Sami is epileptic. That's a big word and I didn't know what it meant, so I cocked my head and gave Mommy a blank look. Then Mommy v explained that Sami is prone to have fits without warning and may be on drugs for life. I feel for Sami, losing control of your body is not a pretty sight, but I'm sure she will get lots of cheese to go with her medication everyday, so it's not all bad! Plus I know her mommies adore her and will love her nonetheless, if not more.

Little Sami, who's not so little anymore.



Finally, I got the saddest news of all today. My hiking buddy Spud passed away this evening. He was very sick after eating a sock, which the doctor had to remove by opening him up. But he was in a lot of pain afterwards and couldn't eat any food or take his medicine. The doctor then said he had an infection and opened him up again today. Unfortunately it was too much for him. At least he passed away at home with his mommy, and he must be happier where he is now, pain-free. Mommy w is physically very upset .... but I'm sure Spud's mommy must be heart-broken. I don't want to ever die, I don't want my mommies to be heart-broken too.

My mate, Spud - RIP. You will be missed.