A SILLY PIC'

Hey Mom....What ya doing with that camera?????

TAM'S A TRUE BLOODED RETRIEVER!

Hey Guys!

Let me tell you about MY Tam'... she's a confirmed Retriever! This girlfriend of mine has trouble deciding what to do when she catches a bird.

You see, two instincts kick in: (1) Retrieve! and (2) Don't Kill! So what does a Retriever do when Mom is not around and she catches a dove?...Well, she RETRIEVES it and then sits and waits. Eventually the jittery bird gets the better of her, so MY Tam' then plucks it!

You should have seen our garden yesterday - it looked like a duvet! There were feathers everywhere....Go Tam!!

Thought I'd share that with you.

Luv Max.

ps. THanks for all the emails from my new blog readers. Mom is still new at this game, so has to learn how to reply. But in the meantime. Thanks Guys! WOOF!

OUR FAVOURITE SLEEPING PLACES

WOOF!

Hey Guys....thought I'd show you where Tammy and my favourite sleeping places are.

I like to lie right next to Mom and the Boss's bed and Tam' likes to be cuddled up on the cushions in our corner.

Have a grrrreat day!

Luv Max

MORE SCRAPBOOK PICTURES

MORE SCRAPBOOK PICTURES

MORE SCRAPBOOK PICTURES

MAX'S SCRAPBOOK

Hi Guys! Woof!

I thought I'd show you some pictures of Mom's Scrapbook which she made of me.

Have a grrrrr....eat day!

Luv Max

INVADING BIRDS!

HI GUYS!

We had fun in the garden yesterday...

One of mom's favourite birds here in South Africa is the Burchell's Coucal. It is a very shy bird and decided to drink water out of OUR water feature yesterday. Us dogs were so excited for Mom, so Tammy and I went to investigate. The bird flew into a nearby tree and so we followed. Mom was calling us to come away, but we thought it better to keep an eye on the invader.

We have wonderful birds here in South Africa. Tammy has often 'rescued' birds that land in our garden. She is generally very gentle with them when she finds them, but Mom gets very worried when we chase the birds. Let me tell you a secret...

"Tam' chases the Hadeda Ibisis - who come into our garden to search for snails - every morning."

I think Mom knows about this. But Toffee is the worst...he's aggressive with any flying object which comes into our garden.

I think my pack are having fun with this past-time of chasing birds...perhaps I'll join them. What do you think?

WOOF!

luv Max

RAINY WEATHER...AGAIN!

WHEN IT'S RAINING, UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NOTHING TO DO BUT SLEEP!!!!!

A VISIT TO THE VET

Hey Guys!

Lots of news this end:.

In the past week we all went to our pretty Vet for all our innoculations. I always enjoy visits to the Vet... . We get to see "Garfield", the Vet's cat and I get to watch Toffee do gymnastics on her table. Unlike me, Toffee hates the vet. He's such a wimp and nearly wets himself at every visit. It's a huge embarrassment for the pack. Mom has to hold him tight else he'd fall onto the floor. I think that it perhaps has something to do with him being neutered (?).

Anyway, she checked us all out and we are generally all ok. Tammy had to go back to the Vet during last week to have a small wart removed from her eyelid and she also went in for a dental scaling. My teeth however are good - I can probably last another few months before I need them cleaned too. Generally we all have pretty good teeth - maybe its due to us being fed only on an Eukaneuba diet. I know though, that Tammy finds things in the garden to snack on... perhaps that's why her teeth get dirtier faster.

Yea, winter is definitely on it's way. My coat is finally growing long again after Mom shaved me in Spring last year. The sun goes down earlier nowadays, so between Tammy and I we convince Mom that supper time should be earlier. If we moan long enough and run around wildly, she gets the hint and feeds us. Food....my best!! But when food is over, we club together again and insist on our walk. Walk...my best!

That's all for now. Happy digging.

Luv Max

ps...if Granny "Zena" logs into my blog....Hi Granny!!!! Luv Max

MAX'S BIRTHDAY - NINE TODAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME...HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ME.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Yep, its my birthday tomorrow - 12 March - and I am nine years old. My mom took me for a special walk this evening and let me run around without a leash. Yippee! It was such fun. All the smells after the rain. There was no one around because it was very dark. I love it when the folks take us for our walk after dark. Mom just took her time; allowing me to sniff up everything. I am sooo happy...I love her... I am a devoted dog!

Luv Max.

CAN A SNOUT COMPARE?

It is obvious, from the picture taken, that I find my dog's snout amazing!!

DID YOU KNOW THE FOLLOWING:??

* That the longer the dog's nose, the better sniffer and smell detector he/she is!

* Some dogs are bred for their sense of smell... to become hunters, trackers or sniffer dogs. Some dogs can even detect cancer through their sense of smell

* A dogs nose is wet to attract moisture; it collects molecules from its surroundings in order to smell and interpret them.

* A dog licks its nose to keep it moist in order to enhance its smell.

* A dog's nasal membranes are far bigger than those of humans. Indeed its olfactory bulbs are 4 times larger than ours.

* Proportionately to ours, a dog devotes more of its brain to its sense of smell.

* When a dog smells around, he is in fact "Reading the News" of the world around him.

So, be aware of your dog...when he puts his snout up in the air and sniffs deeply, accept that there is something unusual happening around!

A REASON TO GET UP IN THE MORNING

We should all have a reason to get up in the morning.

In Max's case, that reason is ME. Thanks Max! Love Mom

YOUR DOG...

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."

-- Unknown