A little background about myself...

FROM 11 months to 2 years of age:

Occupation: CDO (Chief Demanding Officer), the Tibetan TERROR

Hobbies: herding (humans), (counter) surfing, sightseeing (from my window sill and barking at passers-by), wrestling (humans), sprinting (catch me if you can), eating (anything that I can get to)

Favorite Food: I'm a real foodie, coz I like anything that I can chew up and eat, but the absolute delicacy is definitely my own homemade poop (yup, you got it right, my own p-o-o-p!)

Favorite Music: W & B (Whine & Bark)

Dislikes: 2-legged males (they're scary); other animals (including dogs); moving objects that I'm not familiar with; people (anyone I don't know, especially those with hats or umbrellas); bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards, strollers; and most of all KIDS! They are loud and they run!!


FROM 2 years and after:

Occupation: Dogi (the doggie Yoga Master), Femme fatale-in-training (still brushing up my courting skills)

Hobbies: hiking & training (with my 2-legged and 4-legged friends), walks (especially with Mom & Lisa, my favorite dog walker), sightseeing (from my window sill, quietly observing passers-by), wrestling (with my favorite toys), grooming (quality-time with Mom), snow-sprinting (yoo-hoo!), eating (OK, I'm talking about real food now, guys!)

Favorite Food: basically all raw organic meat and veggies (yes, I'm a BARFER), but I do have cravings for those yummy bully sticks all the time

Favorite Music: hmmm... not too sure anymore coz I have grown out of W & B myself...

Dislikes: getting the cold shoulder from Mom and Dad; meeting pushy or over-friendly people (no staring & no holding hands on the first date!); kids (they're still loud and they still run); and maybe some unfamiliar objects BUT I'm learning to cope with them, so hopefully I'll grow out of it someday

Last but not the least, here's some pix of my Yoga sessions... Namaste!

P.S. No, no one tortured me... as I did that on my own - see why I'm rightfully a Dogi Master now? :)

Howdy from Tinsel

Hi there! I'm Tinsel, a two and a half years old Tibetan Terrier. I am also known as Tinsel the Tibetan TERROR or Dogi Tin, the doggie yoga master. I'll tell you all about those later, but first lemme tell you a little bit more about myself:

Well, I have been living in Vancouver, B.C., with my forever mom and dad for about 16 months now, but I was originally a country girl where I got acres and acres of private land to run around in. City living is really a bit too much for me so mom decides that maybe it will help if I have some virtual space of my own, at least to vent out some of my issues, you know.

So what caused a cute, sexy and energetic babe like me to drift around so much at such a young age? Hmmm... good question. Call of fate, I guess. See, my parents were both show champions living with my Granny and I had thought I would stay with them forever too. I had a great time during the early days of my childhood but it was short-lived. When I turned 2 months old, a lady came and took me away to live with her and her two humongous 80 pound dogs. Yes, I am talking 80 pounds a piece, and all I got was a mere few pounds myself! Imagine how scary and tough life was then... I had to defend myself and constantly fought for food and toys. Very soon I learned that in order to get anything (or keep anything) I have to be very bold and show my teeth or nip when needed. I did that a couple of times when I was taken out to "work" at the show rings and my lady boss didn't like that very much, so I was eventually left at home when the others went out to "work" with her. I was lonely, sad and bored so I started chewing things and licking my feet, which really got to the boss, so finally one day she said she had enough of me and took me back to Granny's.

I had thought I would stay with Granny from then on, but shortly after, my forever Mom and Dad came and took me home. Honestly, I wasn't so sure of that at first because I really didn't care much for Dad. As a matter of fact, I didn't like two-legged males very much because I thought they're dangerous. They'll snatch your food and toys from you and will even beat you up if they had the chance. But Mom was alright, and she gave me lots of hugs and kisses which scared me a bit at first. Well, you see, I was never kissed by a human before so I had no idea what that loud "smack" was, and I thought she was going to nip me. Silly me! Anyways, that marked the beginning of my life in the city and with Mom and Dad here in Vancouver.

More later....