Pretty Bits - Part Chic, Part Geek: Mikki

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Crates Castle

Mikki and Alfie's first trip to Crates Castle.

They were all dressed up for the walk around the Castle grounds and Forest trails.

Doesn't Mikki look great in her new red hoody from her aunt Daphne?

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Mikki's visit to Dunnottar Castle

Saturday 4 August was forecasted to be one of the few days where the scottish sun would be shining bright all day. And since I hadn't had much time to spend alone with Mikki after working in London for couple of weeks and introducing a new puppy, Alfie into the family as soon as I got back, I thought it would be fun for her to go on a little excursion - to the great Dunnottar Castle.

Mel Gibson's Hamlet filmed a few scenes at Dunnottar Castle:

Everything about the castle and its surroundings was just surreal and gorgeous. I could lie on the grass all day just to sink into the magnificent site. Mikki had a ball herself, except that she had to keep herself from being blown away by the constant breeze.

Check out what she has to say:

Monday, July 30, 2007

Alfie - Big dog in small body

Yorkies may be small, but they're no easy pushovers. Alfie, for example, does not have a single strand of fear in him. He reminds me of the Goths from Asterix and Obelix, absolutely oblivious to the real meaning of FEAR.

For one, he fell off the flight of stairs last week while trying to reach Mikki who was overwhelmed by his constant desire to play and thought she could get away from him by hiding in the middle of the stairs. Alfie rolled down the entire flight of stairs, only coming to a stop at the foot. Thank goodness my stairs were fully cushioned with carpet, hence reducing the impact. You might think that he would then be terrified of the stairs. Not a chance! He continued to linger to the stairs whenever he gets the opportunity - thinking its time he took the leap and learned to go down the stairs.

Here's a new video of the Alfie the monkey!

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Alfie - The Yorkie

Finally, Mikki's got a little brother - Alfie. Took me a really long time to find a suitable companion for her. Because of her size and timid personality, big dogs were ruled out. Alfie was born in Birmingham on 19 May 2007 as part of a litter of 2. He's got an older sister Ruby who was sold to a family in Dundee. His mom Kizi's currently 8yrs old and this is her 2nd litter. His pedigree certificate shows that his gt grandparents were from the famous Ozmilion family.

Above are 2 of his great and great great grandfathers.

More pictures of Alfie at 9weeks old, you will notice that he's got his ears taped in the last few pictures. Reason for that is because his ears were way too fluffy and they were not standing the way yorkies ears should!

Will update more next time on how Alfie and Mikki are getting along... Stay tuned..

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Dogs are more adaptable than you think!

It's been almost 3 months now since my little darling Mikki (a 3 year old maltese) has arrived in Aberdeen. I have been told time and again by my parents about reconsidering relocating her from Singapore simply because of what she has to go through.. The Rabies jab, blood test, 6 months of home quarantine and the final torture of having to be confined to a little crate and be loaded into the cargo hold of the airplane for 13 hours before arriving at London Heathrow. Where she was off-loaded and placed in an Animal Recovery Centre for a dreadful 10 hours while immigration clearance was done, before being stuffed onto BMI for another hour and a half into Aberdeen.

Now that she's here, and seeing how fast she has adapted to the change in environment, weather, food, and still be happy. In fact, she seems happier here than she ever was in Singapore. Maybe it's because she gets her daily run in our garden. Could be that she loves dashing around in a fully carpeted house which definitely was more friendly on her paws than the slippery marble surface in Singapore. Guess the cool weather here has a big part to play as well. But, most of all, the biggest joy for her being here is that she gets to spend more time with me eventhough I have embarked on a new career here in a new job, new organisation.

It's amazing how fast dogs are able to adjust and adapt to changes in environment. It's as though nothing has changed. Maybe I'm just lucky Mikki's very adaptable. Must be her constant short weekend vacations back in Singapore where she would stay in one house and another over the weekends. Some dogs I know aren't as adaptable. I'm just glad I've got a little healthy, easy peasy doggie (except when it comes to food!).

At the end of the day, I look at her happy face and I know I definitely made the right choice in bringing her here with me despite what she had to go through.

Here are some videos of her enjoying herself in the sun, the snow, and in the parks: