Happy 15th Birthday, Jack !

We wish Jack a very Happy 15th Birthday and another exciting and healthy year ahead.....!

And we got a special treat for Jack too, a bag of lamb sausages....!

Open House to Jack

Just before our part-time housekeeper came to vacumn and mop the floor, we open the house to Jack..... ha..ha....

Here are a couple of photos of Jack exploring the house, not that he has not been inside before.....

Jack, immediately,went to the dry kitchen where we keep his food and treats, smart dog!

Naughty Jack

We have been using this auto-feeder to give Jack his morning and evening food for the past few years and all of a sudden, Jack has decided to rip up the feeder recently.......

Very naughty, and he ate 3 meals at one go too....!

I have to re-train him to respect the feeder and put the stronger tape on the feeder.

Glad to report that he is back to his normal self again, good dog... Jack!

Jack Sneaking Into House

Jack was caught sneaking into our house by crawling underneath the camel chair that we used to hold the door to prevent him from coming in.

We managed to get it on video with our iPhones.





He did it again this evening when I was watching TV .... I just let him in and then slowly guide him out for his evening walk.

BTW, we have started to give Jack baby carrots as treats to help him maintain his weight or maybe even reduce a bit of his weight, for health reasons....of course!
But he still gets his usual dog treats but lesser now.

Clipping Jack's Nails

Jack has always been reluctant to let me clip his nails as I did not do a good job when he was younger and it bled a bit.

But we were encouraged to try again after watching the Dog Whisperer TV programmes by trying to get Jack into a Calm and Submissive state of mind.

Well, we managed to cut a few nails with Jason helping to hold Jack and I clipping the nails.

I would not say that Jack was totally calm and submissive though but we got the job done with lesser struggle from Jack.

Training Jack To STAY

After watching so many of the Dog Whisperer TV programmes, we decided to try to train Jack to stay by the door and not come into the house.

It took a lot of time and patience that afternoon before we got some results but it did not last long though as Jack forgot about it the following day...ha....ha...

We have not be reinforcing the training so our fault, I suppose.

Will try again soon......

Naughty Jack

We found the garden in a mess one morning and suspected that Jack was the culprit in messing up with a few plants.


Luckily, it has not happened since then.


Jack, you were a naughty  beagle....!

Jack Eating Grass

I saw Jack trying to chew some grass through the fence around the garden area so I was curious whether he was serious about eating the grass.

I pulled out a bunch of grass and placed them in his food bowl.

True enough, he started to pick up a few stands and chewed on them.

I was wondering if he has a tummy upset....?

I was told that dogs sometimes eat grass to ease their tummy upset or to stimulate them to vomit out the indigestible stuff....?

Jack did not vomit that day though.....

But he recently had an operation to remove a lump of grass+sand+hair that gave him so much problem that he lost his appetite and he could not even sit or lie down....if you have read my earlier posting.

So is eating grass good or bad for dogs....?

David

Merry Christmas 2011

We wish you all a Merry Christmas

and

a Happy New Year in 2012!

Jack with his xmas treat, big bone biscuit..!

Special Path for Jack

You may have noticed that I have a path in the garden, from previous photos, for Jack to pee so that he does not do it at the gate or the car porch.

He has 2 favourite spots to pee along this path.

Here is a photo of him caught red-handed....ha..ha....

Jack's New Corner

Remember that Jack was caught in a wire mesh next to the palm tree...?

Well, I removed the wire mesh and placed 2 patches of articficial grass so that he can goes there to do what he wants......

So when I decided to wash the car porch one morning..... Jack went to that corner to rest as he does not like the water.....ha...ha....

Grooming for Jack

I used the Tea Tree Oil, antiseptic ointment, to apply on his skin growth on Jack's forhead as the flies like to suck on it and sometimes there is a blood clot.....sigh

The next bottle solution is used to clean Jack's ears fortnightly, these days.

The Tear Stain Remover and Eye Bright Lotion are applied every morning after his morning walk.

The Fresh Breathe and Dental Paste is applied to his front teeth especially his canine teeth as his molars are well maintained through chewing on bones and those special dental treats, on alternate days as Jack does not quite like it but getting used to it lately.

Well, this is what Jack gets for his grooming in addition to having a nice bath once a month and having his hair brushed weekly with the Furmigator ( read my earlier email ).