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They eat side by side, play as a team, and sleep close to each other. On the side note, there was a wound on the right ear of Scooby the dog since the day we started bathing him. I’m not sure where he got it. We initially thought it’d heal on its own but it didn’t. When we were there bathing him 2 weeks ago he was rather disturbed by the wound. So last week, I decided to rinse it with warm sea salt water. Today when we went back for his bathing session, we saw that it’s starting to heal! Been sick for two days, and still not feeling very well today. Signs of very mild fever, flu, and sore throat. Not the condition that I like – well, who likes getting sick? Oh and I have typically been sleeping whole day after I took my breakfast yesterday morning. Awesome. :) Anyhow. Wah and I were spending some time in the yard with the dogs this evening, and talked about how Xiao Bi has grown into a ‘chicken‘ dog. You know, that kind of dog who is very careful about, well, not everything but A LOT of things. She used to be a fearless puppy, jumping up and over everything without having to think twice. But the other day when we let her and Coco into the house because it was raining so heavily, she was typically sniffing out with her nose to a dark corner with her hind legs remaining on the same spots – hence stretching – for a few moments, and decided that NO THIS CORNER IS DANGEROUS and turned back. And when we looked at Coco, well, we couldn’t find Coco because she was already burying herself in that dark corner finding her treasures. Xiao Bi also hasn’t been able to jump over comfortably when there is a drain when we took her out for walks. I think it started when she was 1+ year old. Let’s just say that we’ve got ourselves a chick-dog instead. So we spent the evening putting her on the swing, which, when she was a puppy, she had TOTALLY no problem jumping up and down of it at all. Except that she was a puppy.  She might look comfortably sitting there but Wah actually carried her up, and she WON'T MOVE, at all. I was browsing my photo library and found some old photos of Xiao Bi. Check out how far she has grown into. She was like a fur ball when she first joined us!
I could still remember carrying her in my arms. And I remember I was telling myself, you know what, this fella is going to be so big that you can never hope to carry her, so you better do it when you can.
And of course, I was right. In no time, she grew into this fat puppy with a big belly, running around digging holes in the yard like nobody’s business. Oh and not to forget that incident of her dragging me into a cactus bush when we went on a walk. I could never understand how on earth so much energy was being stored in that body.
Wah took this photo of hers when she was almost one year old. I think she was at her best shape at that time – nice coat, perfect weight, alert (I mean super alert, especially when there were cats and birds), energetic, friendly. Now? Although not overweight yet, she’s got herself quite a big belly. Still energetic – but tend to get lazy more often nowadays, alert, and friendly, and her coat is still as pretty though.
You need more exercise, babe. Anyway. Happy 3-year-old, buddy! It’s been a long way raising you (oh my, I sure talk like she is my daughter!) and we’re very grateful to have you. I hope you enjoyed your favourite liver-carrot bento this evening! :) But. They are always a huge mess. This is what they do on a daily basis. They wrestle.
And then there are you-bite-my-back-I-bite-yours scenes.
If one of them ever sit down to catch a breath, the other will make sure she does her part of disturbing.
And then you’ll see them jumping on / over / at each other.
And pretending that they can bite.
Our life with Xiao Bi wasn’t an easy one. She was so well-known for her rebelliousness since she was a puppy. She barked non-stop, she chewed on and broke doors, she ran out of the house to the neighbourhood as if she could fly. Oh and she even dragged me to a cactus bush once when we were out for a walk! She is now 2 years +. It’s definitely amazing to look back and see what we’ve gone through together. The struggle, the pain, and the laughter. I still remember at one point I almost gave up on her – and I’m now glad that I didn’t. I had a wonderful experience with her yesterday morning. I woke up feeling tired and sleepy, and thought I’d check both the dogs out from the window before I make them breakfast. I saw Xiao Bi lying near the window, so I ‘pssst’ her. She raised her head and looked at me. I asked her, where is Coco? Normally at this point, Coco would appear from nowhere. But she didn’t. So I asked Xiao Bi again, where is Coco? She looked aside, stood up, and walked away. And then she brought Coco. Yes, she brought Coco. She was escorting Coco from another side of the yard to the window. I almost cried at that moment – She understood what I was saying! The feeling is amazing. What could be better when my forever-rebellious Golden Retriever turned into a friend who could listen and understand? That made my day. :)
Xiao Bi, just after a long bath. |
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