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