I am now officially a MAN. Ok, maybe not. I mean MALE DOG. My balls have decided to show themselves much to my perverted Mother’s delight! They are dangling there for show now. Phew! Had me worried there for a while.

Today we went to the West Coast Dog Run again. Mother thinks it is ok to drag me out at 8am in the morning. But I got to meet many many dogs today, surprisingly! Including Millie the labradoodle that I’m in love with. Mother then took me (all muddy) to the groomers and she later complained that my haircut costs more than hers. What the hey – I look great! And I smell FANTASTIC!! I should try to wow the girls tomorrow at the Sheltie gathering to be held at Bishan Dog Run.

Tonight I showed Mother what a great boy I am. I helped her find a cockroach in her room. I alerted her to it by staring intently at an area. I should have barked but that’ll scare the bug away won’t it? Boy did I get alot of lovin’ for that! Mother actually wanted to train me to find roaches, but then decided otherwise when she realised that would mean she actually has to be in close contact with one. She hates them. I guess that was my way of apologising to Mother for giving her a heart attack when I start breathing really noisily, like I had trouble breathing or was choking during pre-agility class. She turned so pale I thought she was going die. I don’t know what I did – I think I must have snorted in some grass or something got stuff somewhere, but our trainer was signalled over by a frantic Mother who then proceeded to rub my chest area and all was fine! Mother heaved a sigh of relief as colour returned to her face and reprimanded me for giving her a heart attack. Oops.

Mother says I’ve improved by leaps and bounds. She says she’s thankful for not having to run a marathon and work up a sweat even before we go for our walks. Ok, so I was a bit of a pain in the ass previously, making Mother chase me to put the collar and leash on. I don’t like it! But she’s now come up with some method that includes a yummy beef liver treat at the end! She would loosen the collar until it’s a giant O then dangle the O by the leash in front of my face. Then she held the yumyum on the other side of the O. Of course, my mouth is watering already and I’d do just about anything for that little morsel of deliciousness so I put my head through the O and Mother would tighten it up and say I’m a good but greedy boy.

Also, Mother’s getting very slow in preparing to go for our walks, so now I sit by the door once the collar and leash is on and wait for her. Sort of pressuring her to move a little bit faster. I love walks! She gets very happy when she sees me waiting and then prolongs my agony by praising and fussing over me for sitting quietly by the door. Like hurry up woman!

Mother really needs to pushed sometimes. To get her to pack up her room, I destroyed the cardboard box holding her files that has been sitting in the corner for a year! The files fell all over the place and she had no choice but to tidy up that area. Hah! What a good son I am. I wonder what I should get her to clean up next.

So I finally talked Mother into letting me have my own website. She relented when I told her I’d keep barking until I got my web presence. This used to be her website, but haHA! I got my way again!

Mother’s been busy but that doesn’t seem to stop her from teaching me things and making sure I do my homework! Everyday before we go for our evening passeggiata (stroll), she would insist that I sit nicely while she puts on my walking garments, a pale blue collar and leash and my new yellow Muttluk boots (which are a tad on the large side). She’s been trying to bribe me with new treats she bought online – freeze dried beef liver. Yum.

Yesterday, I showed off my tracking skills by following this really stinky trail on the road. It led to a squished squirrel. You can still make out the head and actually, the poor dude’s expression as he passed. Poor thing. Mother freaked out of course and refused to let me near it.