Some of you must be wondering what edamame has got to do with my dog, DJ. Well, I came up with the equation below:



Just two days ago, AK and I were eating our favourite edamame at home while watching some TV. For those who do not know edamame well, you can read this topic (Edamame) You are NOT supposed to eat the skin of edamame. Only eat the peas inside it. Of course our greedy DJ just stared at us eating the edamame hoping that he can get some of it.

We threw the edamame skin on some old newspaper to be thrown later. After finishing all of the edamame, we decided to take a bath. One BIG mistake was we did not throw the skin yet and went for bath. And what do you know; our little “innocent” DJ ate a few of the skin!! AK caught him munching some and he stopped and he started acting like he was caught red-handed (which he did!!..haha)

Anyway, we hoped that he would be ok after that. But for the past two nights, he vomited out the edamame skin in the middle of the night. Serve him right!! (opsss…I am not suppose to say that)

Moral of the story: Listen to your parents…hahaha

I know there has not been much news on DJ’s training classes since I started posting about it. NOPE..it is not because I gave up and did not want to continue. Many things happened in between. When DJ seemed prepared for the exam, other dogs in his class did not seem to be ready. Hence, the trainer gave some extra classes for everyone. While this was going on, DJ kind of sprained his front legs at home and had to miss 2-3 classes. During one of the sessions, exam was held for his classmates.

The trainer was nice enough to put me into another class after DJ fully healed. And the BIG day arrived TODAY….his exam day. I had no doubt he could pass the exam. However, he has his weird moods some days where he even will refuse to walk or do anything the whole day. I prayed hard this would not happen today because I am just too tired to bring him for more classes so that he will pass his exam.

His exam was supposed to start at 10.30am. I was there at 10.15am, to give him some time to get used to the surroundings and also towards other dogs. Due to some misunderstanding of the organizer, the exam only started at around 11.15am. This is not too good for the dogs as most dogs were already feeling tired when the exam started. And this is not good for DJ because during this hour, he found his LOVE interest (a mixed Rottweiler and a Pinscher). Hence when the exam started, he was just looking at her and whenever she moves, he wants to go near her. This was certainly a drawback during the exam.

Although DJ was not able to give me his full concentration today and had some mistakes done during the exam, he still passed :). He did came in last though with a total of 61 points and the highest of the list was a 3 year old shih tzu with marks more than 80 (fyi, his love interest had 66 points). I was a little disappointed with his performance today…but well, he is just a dog and want to have fun..in this case, he wanted to spend time with his new found lady friend :). GOOD WORK DJ! You will get to meet your girlfriend next week at GRADUATION!!!

All getting prepared for the exam


DJ looses his concentration because of his love interest :P


Exam's over and DJ gets to lovey-dovey with his "gf"

I have finally found a term to describe the relationship between PoPo and DJ...a term I am very familiar with with my sister when I was younger. DJ is like the "irritating" little brother PoPo never had..hehehe.

When they first met and DJ started disturbing PoPo, we thought that perhaps they are trying to determine who the more dominant one is (since both are males). As times goes by, I realised that DJ may actually be looking up to PoPo as a big brother. Few indications:-

1. Following PoPo almost everywhere he goes
2. When at the park, DJ waits for PoPo. When PoPo reaches DJ and continues walking, he will then walk beside PoPo
3. Playing on the bed: When PoPo rests, DJ rests
4. At home: Keeps looking at PoPo to see what PoPo does. When PoPo rests, he rests. When PoPo walks, he walks. BUT when PoPo seems to be doing nothing much, DJ will then disturb him as if to invite him to play.

Luckily PoPo does growl at DJ when DJ is being too clingy or too rough with him. DJ does need someone to teach him what is right and what is wrong. But PoPo sometimes gets too lazy to bother with DJ and seems to get irritated by DJ..haha.

I was uploading some of DJ’s photos (old and new) into a website when I suddenly noticed how much he has changed in just a few months (look at pic above).

The first picture was when AK and I first met him at the breeders’ house. He was in a medium sized rattan basket with his brother (named T-Rex by his owner now). DJ was very curious with what was happening out of the basket that he tried to stand up against the basket wall to look at what was happening outside. AK was amused by him and that was when we decided to get him. (30 Jan 2010)

Second photo was taken on his first outing to a friends’ house where he played in her garden and had a blast, but was extremely tired after that. (6 Mac 2010)

And the last photo was taken recently in May when he went for his first Obedience Training Class. (28 March 2010)

See the difference? Miss his “puppy” look a little after seeing these photos together..hehe. But he turned out to be one handsome miniature schnauzer huh? :P

We are having a blast playing with our new toy, the Sony DSC HX1. It is simple enough for me to use and yet the photos turn out quite well. I am no expert in photography but this camera pushes me to be more creative in photo taking. Below are some photos taken using this camera. Keep in mind that we are not professionals and are just learning the right way of using it :)

A close up of a Golden Retriever from DJ's training

DJ at his second Obedience Training Class

A panaroma view of The Legend Water Chalet Resort in Port Dickson

A photo of me at the resort above

AK's photo at the resort

A close up photo of me (although I think I look fat here, but the photo itself is nice...hehehe)

Using the food application on this photo..nice? :P

Ahh...I love this...the SUNSET

Me and DJ looking out the balcony

AK and DJ with the Sunset

DJ is a mini schnauzer and some will call this kind of breed the “old man” dog because of its long moustache and eyebrows. Although DJ is just a puppy now, but my little one is a grumpy, long-winded old man at times. It is hilarious when seeing him “grumble” about something. Few examples below:-

Scene 1: After we come back home from work, he would want us to carry him so he can “complain” to us. He would make noises like soft whines and it can continue for a bit. And when I pass him to my hubby to hold him, he will continue to do his whining. As if telling us “Why you leave me alone for so long? I am so lonely you know? I am also very hungry you know…etc”…hahaha

Scene 2: DJ knows how to climb up the staircase already (knew it since the 2nd week we brought him back) but do not know how to climb back down. Hence, we have to block the staircase entrance with boxes when we are not around. However, there were many times that our little DJ finds his way through the boxes and ends up being stuck upstairs till we come back home. To avoid this from happening, we are now teaching him how to climb back down whenever he wants to. And boy, when we coax him down (without a treat), he WILL come down eventually..but not without grumbling while he does it. He will let out a soft growl and look at me and continue growling as he climb downstairs. As if telling me “Why force me to climb down when you know I do not like climbing downstairs? Why? Why? Why?”…hahahaha

That’s my little DJ for you :P

I can’t wait for DJ’s last vaccination in mid-March. Currently he still needs 2 more vaccination before he is able to go out into the public or even interact with any animals. The full vaccination is supposed to boost his immune system to the maximum. For the meantime, we have to just spend the weekend in the house with him. Hence, we have limited activities that can really tire him out.

Apparently my hubby found out that there is an association full of dog owners that meet up every Saturday for hiking activities at Bukit Gasing with their dogs (small or big dogs). This would be one activity we will try out. I like hiking so would not be a problem for me (plus I really do need the exercise..hehe). My hubby on the other hand who dislikes hiking is now willing to hike because of DJ. WooHoo!! Usually if I suggest on going for a hike, he will give excuses like “tired”, “next time”, “don’t feel like it”, “lets go for a movie instead”, etc. So I should really thank DJ for this change..hehe. But we still have to see how things go when we really do join the group :)

I will be going back to my hometown this coming CNY with DJ. It is just too bad the vet discourages DJ to have any close contact with my parents’ pet dog. Would really love to see him play and interact with PoPo (3 year old Pomeranian).