Merry Christmas 2010

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2011..!

Jack got some special treat for his Christmas and here are a few photos of him enjoying it. We got a party hat for him too...!

Jack has 12 days of Christmas treats.....!

FURminator - The Shedding Tool

Jack used to shed his hair a lot until we were introduced to this shedding tool called FURminator.

FURminator removes the undercoat and loose hair so effectively that we do not see so much fallen hair on the floor and Jack looks so much better too, with less loose hair clinging to his body.

We are so happy with this tool and the results todate.I just groomed Jack with the FURminator tool.

A plastic bag full of his undercoat and loose hair. Jack looks so much neater with his hair or fur trimmed.

FURmintaor comes in different sizes to suit the different types of dog too.

So check out this tool if you have a dog that sheds a lot of his hair .......

David

Auto-Feeder Still Working

Hi,

Jack is used to the 2nd auto-feeder now but I can only set it for one meal only though it is capable of having 4 timings; eg can set one meal a day for 4 days.

Jack can smell that there is more food in the other trays and would spent the whole night digging and scrathcing at the cover to get at the food even though I tape it down.

Eventually, I only set it for a meal only at night; eg set the timer to open the tray with food at 7am on the previous night.

With lots of pateince and talking to Jack, he has stopped trying to open the cover but he still pushes and drags the auto-feeder when it takes a bit longer for the food to comes out.....ha...ha....



Jack waiting for the tray with food to open; still early in the morning around 6am+ .


I have to put masking tapes to hold the cover down else Jack will paw it open and help himself to the food.

At 7am, the tray with food opened and Jack was eating it as shown in the photo above.

This auto-feeder has shown to be quite robust so far....ha...ha...

David

Jack Peeing

We created a small patch of grass in the fenced garden for Jack to pee and he does it there most of the time.....

Good boy, Jack!

Else he could pee at the gate or near some flower pots instead.....ha..ha... and it stinks...!

Handsome Photos of Jack

Here are some recent photos taken of Jack......still looking good!

Jack Ate Hibiscus Plant

Mummy bought a pot of Orange Hibiscus plant during the recent garden Festival.

Jack managed to dislodge the garden fencing and ate the beautiful orange hibiscus flower and the leaves too.....!

Naughty Jack!

Jack was caught red-handed a few days later, trying to break through the fence to eat the Red Hibiscus plant.

Oh Jack ............!

Jack Drying Off

Here are a few photos of Jack drying off after his bathe.

Another Resting Place

Jack decided to move to a cooler place after getting a bit muddy on the grass patch and went to the concrete floor next to the water pipe..... ha..ha....

Cleaner and cooler .....I think...

Jack New Resting Place

I was washing the car porch which is Jack's home and he does not like to get wet.

In the past, before I fenced up the garden, he would go to hide under the palm tree.

But I have now given him a small grass patch where he is encouraged to pee there instead of the porch but he has decided to rest there while I was cleaning the porch.

Here are a few photos taken of Jack......

So What's Up...?

Caught Jack sleeping at the front of our door again and he could somehow managed to move the door mat out of the way....ha..ha..

Woke him up when I got home and he was like looking at me and saying......

"Home so soon....? So what's up?"

So cute, Jack!

David

Jacking Looking Good

Here is a nice shot of Jack looking up towards me ......

Jack is 12 years old this year but glad to see him still active and looking good......Keep it up, Jack!

Jack Breaking The Garden Fence

Jack was caught red handed trying to get into the garden as part of the fencing was loose.......

Jack caught walking away from the scene of crime ..... as if nothing has happened.....ha....ha....

I wonder what was his intentions........going for Mum's hibiscus flower...?

I tried to interrogate him but Jack refused to talk ..........

I tried bribing him with treats but he is not talking......ha.....ha.....

David

Happy 12th Birthday, Jack !

Jack celebrated his 12th birthday yesterday.

Here is a slideshow of photos taken of him on his birthday.

We love you so much, Jack!

We look forward to many more years with you, Jack!

Daddy

Who Was At The Window?

Caught Jack looking into the house by standing at the window and barking at us.....ha...ha...

So cute and I managed to get my camera to take a few photos.

He wanted some attention....... treat or walk..?

Good old Jack...!

Jack's Sleeping Positions

Jack likes to sleep all over the car porch that has been at his disposal.....

Of course, he also has his big crate to hide inside too.....

Jack likes to sleep near the main door and he can somehow curl up the door mat and sleeps amongst our slippers......

I saw Jack sleeping with his back against the wall but then the next minute, he turned his body around with much ease and faced the wall instead...ha...ha.....

Jack sleeping in front of the main door but we saw his claw caught in his collar a few times, as highlighted in the red circle.

Apparently, he does not mind it and can easily get it out from the collar......ha....ha...

Jack, you are a funny Beagle...but we love you anyway..!

David

Auto-Feeder Survived

Hi,

After a week of locking down the auto-feeder, it seems to work so far though I caught Jack trying to open it up and dragging it out of its place.

I gave him a good scolding and pushed him away once so I think he more or less got the message.

But as you can see in the photo below, he has scratched the plastic covering the auto-feeder.

I need to replace the plastic bag and find a better way to hold it down.

David

Auto-Feeder Locked Down

Hi,

I have to do something to prevent Jack from tearing my auto-feeder apart overnight for his food inside it.

I wrapped a plastic bag and tied some string around the auto-feeder and tied it to a hook on the wall as I do not want Jack to drag the auto-feeder to the gate and I may lose it....




So that's how I tried to lock down the auto-feeder.

Well, it worked last night .......

And guess what happened in the morning...?

I found Jack hiding in his crate when I came out to check the auto-feeder....

Why?
You can see Jack's nose in the middle hole of the crate.....ha...ha......

I think he must have felt guilty as he did tried to push the auto-feeder and it was out of its original position.... he must be scared of being beaten on his backside again or scolded by me...ha...ha...


I also only put food into one tray now so as not to tempt him to break into the auto-feeder as I think he can smell the food inside it....


Well, let see how long this will work.....ha...ha....

David

Auto-Feeder Forced Open

Jack is getting out of hand as he forced open the auto-feeder and ate up the next few meals in the tray....sigh



Greedy dog....!

Naughty dog too...!

He did it twice over 2 consecutive nights ....sneaky old dog....!

But say that he is smart too as I put 4 tapes to hold the cover down and he managed to figure out how to remove the tapes after a few attempts...!

Jack, what am I going to do with you...?

No treats for a day as I am so mad with him today.

He could have spoilt the expensive auto-feeder.


He also pushed it out of the gate and it could have been removed by passer-bys or the garbage collector thinking it is meant for disposal......sigh

The purpose of the auto-feeder was to feed him around 7am so that he will not bark for his meal and wake up the neighbourhood.

Also, if we are out in the evening ...so he can still get his meal at 7pm.

Jack, you better behave or else......

David

Jack Shedding Hair

Jack has been shedding a lot of hair lately.....

While I was away for a week, my son called me to inform me that he is shedding a lot of hair especially at his hind legs near his buttocks.

My first reaction was is there any exposure of skin and was it reddish or sore...?

No exposed skin or soreness.....!

Thanks God,....so I told him to wait for my return home.

Jack does shed quite a bit of his hair but I think no one has brushed his coat so his loose hair became more evident and caused unnecessary alarm.

Also, I wonder whether the current hot spell of weather could have caused more shedding than usual.

Anyway, I brushed his coat upon my return home and did it for a few days consecutively and he is back to normal.....

Here is a photo of a bag half full with Jack's loose hair.....

David

Video on Jack's New Auto-feeder

Here is the video taken recently....




Jack is a very smart beagle as he figured out on how to open the lid or cover and I have to re-inforce it by putting some tape to hold the lid to the feeder. I also have to train Jack not to bite the lid too....!

So we can now sleep in a bit and not worry about our neighbours complaining about his barking early in the mornings.

My only compliant about this feeder is the difficulty in setting the schedule or timing to release the tray of food and there are only 3 trays that I can put in the food. Apparently, the timer stops after the 3 trays have been released and I have to reset the timer again......sigh

Otherwise, it is working fine and better than the first feeder I bought.

David

New Dog Food Auto-feeder

The old auto-feeder somehow broke and the food did not come out at the schedule time.

So we are back to waking up early to feed Jack before his barking wakes up the whole neighbourhood.....sigh

He only started barking a couple of years ago.....not sure why?

Did my housekeeper forget to feed him, I wonder?

Anyway, we bought another simpler auto-feeder and I am trying it out to ensure that it is properly set up.

Here is a photo of Jack waiting for his meal.... he actually scratched the cover but I managed to get him to settle down and wait for his food.

I put 2 pieces of heavy duty tape to keep the main cover on the feeder bowl...ha...ha....

Hope it will work well and Jack will accept it too....

Will keep you posted on the progress.

David

Jack Recovered From His Operation

Jack has healed properly now and hair has grown over his surgery wound.

As a precaution, we have fenced up the garden area to prevent him from eating grass and possibly Mum's plants like hibiscus, and also sleeping at his sandy patch below the palm tree when he got all the sand into his mouth.

Poor Jack, I think he misses his favourite sandy patch the most.

He is back to his normal self and has not slowed down or shows any effect from the operation.

Glad to have him as active as before...... old man Jack!

That's what we call him as he is a 12 years old Beagle!

David