5th Birthday and my injury!!

Hiya all,

I know you were expectin' another post about my hollingday ... but my Birthday kinda came up in the meantime.

I also managed to somehow injure myself a couple of days earlier. 

Saturday I turned 5 and we also had an "open inspection" of our house so mum planned to make me "Birthday Burgers" for dinner. Get a load of these!!!

Aren't they a "work of art" !!! Drool worthy!

Let me at em' mum!! (Even though I'm in pain)

OMD you are a GREAT CHEF mum!!

I ate every last crumb and all the tomato too.

**** SOOOOOooooooo Goooooooood ***

Now for my medical update ... I'll pass you onto ma for the info...

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Hi - Rubie's mum here. Rubie started showing signs that something was a little wrong last Tues/Wed. She was having trouble bending her head down to retrieve food from the floor. (That's why her Birthday Burgers were served on our step) She also stopped going up and down our steps, stopped jumping on the couch/chairs/bed and when she did use the steps she walked them (instead of bounding) and gave little under breath grunts at the same time. We assumed she had pulled a muscle or strained something and was watching her over a few days (while lifting her a lot) to see if she was getting worse or better. We got her to the V-E-T this morning and he gave her a good exam and also concluded that she may have a soft tissue strain in the neck, shoulders or spine. Just to be sure he has taken her blood and will do a number of tests to check she is healthy. Some auto-immune disorders can present with these types of symptoms too. So she has tablet anti-inflammatories for the next four days and has been told to have gentle exercise only. We will get the outcome of her blood work tomorrow - and hope that it is all clear.

Guess who turned THREE....... AND FOUR!!!!

Hiya all,

It's been a HUGE week. Do I look any different?

Well apart from the the fact that my ears are all sad and down because SHE got out the flashy box.... again.....

On this day (2nd May) I was a whole year older...... I turned 3 my furiends.

So where are the gifts, ma?????

OOOooooo two pretty parcels. Let's open!

I tackle the Big one first..... I smell rope....

Wow - squeaky rope toy.... great!

Now this little one is a little bit fiddlier...... 

OMD.... a mini squeaky mallard duck..... matches my bigger mallard duck who I LOVES!!

Thanks ma and dad dad!

Now..... You smell something?????? Absolutely YUMMERS???

It's my Birthday BREAKFAST....... Skambled eggies on TOAST!!!! I'm gonna FAINT.

Pass them down to my eatin' place ma!!

Nom nom nom nom nom!!! OMD is this GREAT or WHAT!!

So that was my Birthday Day! 

THEN, on Monday Play Day..... Scarlet and Zoe came over as USUAL.... and there were MORE GIFTS!

We found these gifts in the Garden. Little Zoe is with me.

ZOE: I'm thinkin' there are foodables in that there baggie!!

Now Scarlet is with me. Scarlet tells me she turned FOUR yesterday!!!! 

Uncie, Scarlet and Zoe bought me a pretty new HOT PINK diamond encrusted collar.... Thanks very much!!

SCARLET: And I gots some yum yum yummers!!

SCARLET: In the pawcel was this squeaky stuffie tug-toy!! So cool!

SCARLET: Do I smell something phenomenal?????

YAY!!!!!! MEAT-CAKE!!!!!!!!! I spy liver treats on top....!!

It must be for us Scarlet...... it even has a silver schnauzer on the top. I'm so excited!

So while mum goes away and finds the knife and our bowls...... we can have a teeny tiny little lick.......

Just a little sample.....

SHE won't notice..... will she????

SCARLET: Nah....... Notice what??..... I see nuthin' !!

Awwww - we are gonna have CAKE for dinner girls.... we are such LUCKY, Lucky dawgs!!!

It was delicious my furiends!!

We LOVE Birthdays!!!

Another present, Eatin' and What I gave Mum!

Hiya all,


I know you are kinda sick of seein' me gettin' presents and thingys...... but I gotta gloat once more. Remember our good mate Jazzi had a Birthday not long ago (and she and her mom WENT NUTS-SO in a tye-dye trend) - and they gave away heaps of presents??!!?? I won one!!

My auntie Lynny was over last Friday when Scooter (my pawsonal pawcel delivery guy) brought me this pawcel. Come on auntie - let me OPEN it!!!!!!!

Aw lookie here - it is even in one of my favourite colours!!! How did Jazzi know? Now for some foodables!

THAT'S what I'm talkin' about ....... Hmmmmmm droolin' !!!

nom, nom, noms...... love my fresh meat and three veg!

Yup - it's a thumbs up Jazzi (assuming I have a thumb.....which I don't....you know what I mean!)

Thanks Buddy!

Still on the subject of eatin'........(one of my favs!) Guess which lucky mini schnauzer got her FIRST BULLY STICK to nom on?????

He he he......yup me!

Sorry about the wrong setting used on these pics (it's so hard to get good help!) but this was GOOD - and kept me nommin' for ages and ages. When mum bought it she just had to not think about what it used to be....... squeamish mum!

Finally - mum was another year older last month...... she and I have Birthdays close together - and what I got her BLEW her AWAY! I am one generous pup!

Dad dad helped me with printing out my design for the card.

The inside of the card. Yes - mum calls me Boo Boo!!

This cost me a LOT in my treat allowance moneys! Dad dad bought the green case.

But she is totally worth it. Even though it is "Mothers Day" today - she didn't want another present, she is still BLOWN AWAY by this one. 

Does this mean that I don't have to have a B-A-T-H for like....... 87 months ma?????

Mum: Sure Rubie....... but that means no sleeping in the big bed....so it's up to you!!

Drats and Double Drats!! I thought I was onto somethin'!!!

My 2nd BIRTHDAY

Hiya all,


What an excellent, stupendous, wicked and exhausting day I had yesterday! In fact I am only doing this post today...... and then spending the rest of it on my couch. I'm really pooped!!

For the first picture I wanted to show you my CAKE!!!

On my Birthday Morning - a special Birthday Card arrived for me from all the way across the pond (Youuu Kayyy)

Thanks MAGIC - you're the BEST!   ;-)

As a special treat......before we got to Grandpaws' - my peeps took me to a Doggie Park where I met my cousins Scarlet and Zoe. We had an excellent romping good time!!

THEN, when we got Grandpaws'..... mum asked Grandpaw if he wanted the SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY of doing the Present Drawings. He was happy to...... here's a sneak peek at some of the winning doggies!

This is My Official 2nd Birthday picture. This year the BEST thing was that mum agreed to photoshop the darn hats on......so we didn't have to wear those dumb things!!!!

Do you like my Birthday Banner??? (Thanks Mum!)

Look at that FOURTH schnauzer on my cake!

Hmmmmmm - let's blow out those candles and slice it up ma!!!

It was soooooo good - we had seconds!! Schnauzer thumbs up!!

Nom, nom, nom.........YUMMERS!

I had three wrapped presents to open.

The first one had a flat squeaky cat in it.

The second one Zoe helped me open...... and there were 3 plastic squeaky toys in there.

See - a porcupine, blue octopus and red crab.

Third parcel had something furry in there.....

OOooo a honking pheasant....... Gimme that ma!!!!!

So now what you have ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.......The official results of the PAWTNERS N' PALS Present DRAWINGS:

Here we go!

THE LUCKY WINNERS ARE..............:

PRESENT 1:   RHINO BOREDOM BUSTER:

ROCKET

PRESENT 2:  AIR DOG KONG BALLS:

NOLA

PRESENT 3:  BLACK AND WHITE COW BOREDOM BUSTER:

FRANK THE TANK

PRESENT 4:  VELOUR FANCY CAT COLLAR:

MR PIP

PRESENT 5:  ECHIDNA SQUEAKY STUFFIE (NB: Due to such a popular pick by you guys, mum went and got another one, so there could be two winners!!)

BELLA

AND

STELLA

( now I know what you are thinking - the popular present going to two fellow "aussies" - honest - there was no rigging or result tampering......it just happened...... and I love my over the pond furiends JUST as much...... !!! ) My Grandpaw did the drawing and the papers were folded and everything...... and he didn't know who was what and where anyway...... JUST SAYIN'!

PRESENT 6:  NOVELTY PET PEN (there are also TWO of these)

COCO

AND

PIXEL

PRESENT 7:  RUFUS & COCO PET CHAMOIS

TANK

(I want to apologize in advance of the next B-A-T-H you're gonna have Tank!)

PRESENT 8:  DOGGIE COLLAR BLING:

MOMO

PRESENT 9: ORANGE BULL BOREDOM BUSTER:

STANZIE

Mum and would just like to say THANKYOU to all who entered their Pawtners N' Pals pictures and CONGRATS to the lucky 11 WINNERS.

We are sorry that EVERYONE couldn't win....... that bit made us SAD :-(

And FINALLY: Could the Lucky Ducks email us back (email address is on the 14/4/12 post) and provide a physical mailing address for your presents.

Hope you enjoyed my 2nd Birthday (you certainly made it SPECIAL for me!) ...... here is one last picture of me with my presents:

Bye for now, Tail Wuggles, Rubie xxx