Playing in a dusty, empty room

Me playing at Wrestlemania with my big sister, Babette. Dust makes me sneeze!

Sea puddles for Standard Poodles

The other day Babette and I got to run around off leash on a deserted beach. It was so exciting! Everything is exciting for me!!! Anyway, it was a beautiful day - blue sky, hot, low tide and shallow pools of blue water that we ran through and splashed around in.

When we got to the beach today, it was like Poodle deja vu! Unfortunately, we were not the only ones enjoying the perfect summer day, so our human didnt let us off leash because he knows I will run up to other dogs and blaf at them! Ha!

Our walking human walked us through the Poodle puddles on leash. Babette jumped around a bit and I know she wanted to go crazy and run like a galloping Poodle. If only we were off leash. The human managed to take a couple of photos and a small video clip of me walking and looking around but he was scared we'd start jumping around and make him drop his phone camera thing again.

Doesn't the water look so inviting? It's a dog's life!

Mia

...and Poodlenaldo takes control of the spherical object!

Disclaimer: in order to avoid infringing on trademarks and copyrights held by the governing body of the popular sport involving a spherical object being passed without touching by hands by the people on a grassy field, references to dates, places etc. are not being directly mentioned, and thus we Poodles hope toavoid legal action (which it seems they are so quick to do with ANYTHING that could remotely be infringing on their rights during the run up to and after the event here).







It's a well known fact that next year (the one that follows 2009 and precedes 2011), there will be a HUGE field based team sporting event held in my home country. People from all over the world will be visiting us and some of these sporting events will be held in our home town that is colloquially known as the Mother City.

The sylised mascot of this event being held here in the country at the southern-most tip of Africa is a cartoon lion thingy with a spherical object used in this particular sport. I think that a Poodle would have been a better choice. Don't you?

Sorry for the shaky image. I reckon the human drank too much coffee.

Mia

1,2,3,4. Who can that be at the door?

Mia is always the first to run to the front door. She is a very good guard dog and ferocious for a small Standard Poodle. She does tend to get a fright at the funniest things though - things like sticks and bits of stuff on the beach.

Charlie the Worsie will go 'wuuuu, wuuuuu, wuuuu' from wherever he is, being too old to sprint everywhere. We don't call him F.A.T, but he leans more towards the plus size of his kind, if you understand what this Poodle is telling you....

I tend to look in at the commotion with interest, being more reserved and ladylike than my tomboy sister. Every now and then I do get all barky and excited but then, I can tell the false alarms from the real visitors.

Tabby is the quietest of the four of us. She is not a very good guard cat and will not bark when people arrive or cars drive past. She seems to think that she can stare whatever it is into submission and doesn't understand the joy of barking at all. Cats are funny things really.

Babette

Can Poodles kitesurf?

We have seen skateboarding and water-skiing animals but would any Poodle be able to kitesurf? Mia and I studied the humans today who were whizzing all over the place at the Big Bay Beach, Bloubergstrand. They wear funny suits and then there are lots of strings and a big flying thing to control.

It looks a bit difficult but the humans look as if they enjoy the water as much as we do!

Meet 'Dubai Cat'

They (the humans) say that cats and dogs don't get along, however I love looking out for this little cat every time I leave Mia's house. It will walk right up to me and we've even touched cold noses! Mia is another story. She wants to eat it and just after the photo was taken, she pushed herself under the car to try and catch Dubai Cat (thats her head watching it in this photo).

When it walks it looks like it's legs are too short and it falls down for a scratch when it sees a human.

Mia and I do not know what Dubai Cat means but our humans and their neighbours call it that for some reason.

The doglet was at the beach again.

This little doglet lives very close to my weepoo beach. His human parents let him run around without his leash on and he roams all around the place. This is the second time I've found him at weepoo beach.

My walking human let me off leash so I could go do my business but before I could even so much as squat for my wee, I was distracted by the doglet, who was sniffing a bush on the beach.

I've forgotten his given human name but I call him Hwrrrr Arfff.

I just love playing with him and doing the doggy play dance (the front down, paws spayed and.... JUMPANDRUN!!!!).

He plays along for a bit but then he gets a bit overwhelmed by 25 kilos of Poodle and retreats, letting me get on with my day.

It's such fun meeting other dogs on my walks!

Sheer Poodle pleasure

We just love summer. Especially when the humans let us run off leash on a deserted beach! The photos were taken yesterday by one of the walking humans.

Sjoe - did we have fun! Mia even took a jump straight into an oncoming wave which is unusual for her. It's normally me who jumps into the deeper water.

A thorough soaking later, we dried off as we walked home - our fur clumping together and going somewhat frizzy (all the better to keep sand locked in so that it drops out for days to come).

It was a dark and stormy weekend

I didn't manage to take any pictures of me out in the big storm this weekend but this photo was taken yesterday at Melkbosstrand beach when I went for my morning weepoo. Look at all the yellow/green sea foam. When that stuff blows on us our legs turn a funny greeny colour. Apparently that foam is made up of little sea plants but I think it looks like parlour shampoo.

Muscling in on Charlie's couch.

It's been a while since I last put paw to keyboard. When the humans get busy they leave the computer alone and the screen lock password is unknown to us Poodles. I must get Mia to try and figure out what it is. She's good with cryptic stuff.

Charlie the Daschund and his human dad came back from their trip away last week. While Charlie was away I sort-of took over his day couch. Not sure how happy he would be to share it with me, today I decided to climb on WHILE he was on it! Well, he growled and barked but luckily this attracted Mia and then Charlie forgot about me and growled at Mia. He is a grumpy old thing.

My human took this photo after all the commotion. Charlie is looking very put out. All I have to say on the subject is, 'Should I book my hair appointment this week, or next week?'