Tidbits

Booboo's going in for surgery on Wednesday for his bum leg. Well actually it's patellar luxation, which means that his kneecap gets dislocated easily. In his case it prefers to stay dislocated so he limps around and is very sad :(. This might be due to a birth defect or due to injury, the doctors are not quite sure but on wednesday they will scrape the bone so that it is more compatible with the kneecap and adjust some ligaments so that the kneecap prefers to be in the correct place. Then he'll have to be restricted for 3-6 weeks from playing and running and jumping so I-mei's friend lent her a doggie cage for him where he can stay when we cannot supervise him. The plan is also to stick a computer with a webcam on so we can monitor him from our lab. That should be an interesting technological challenge.

It's been quite sad for the humans lately, with Booboo having small health issues... he had a seizure again early saturday morning, and his voice keeps cracking when he barks. The doctors will take a look at his throat when they do the knee surgery, because they said that it could be a number of things, collar/leash injuries or a growth or some other vocal cord problem. Hopefully all his little problems will get sorted out on wednesday and he'll be back as the doggie he was before all this stuff started happening. In the meantime here are some pictures of them.

Lazies...




Where are you going, take us with you!


That looks good, may we have that?


BooBoo checks out the cage...


Ginga checks out the cage...


I check into the cage...

Fat doggie

A lab retriever in TW weighted 60 kg (for the record, ginga is 65 lb which is only ~29 kg) and some people called her a "sea lion"; and the owner put a sign on her written : I am on diet, pleas don't feed me.
Ha, she is kinda cute still. And the face looks like ginga. Aparently she is still "nimble" and can catch cookies in the air; not really affected by her weight. But since being on diet she is a little light headed now. I hope the owner take it easy and slowly reduce her food intake. Go puppy!

Ginga will also be on diet for few weeks (light weight science diet, bravo!). Maybe we can have a contest. The biggest loser will go to.......

We're it

Ginga and Booboo got tagged by their aunty Rohini and since they’re not so good with the typing they asked me to be their secretary sorry administrative assistant.

I am thinking about…
Ginga: When do I eat next? Is that food? No it’s a chair. Hmm wonder how it tastes… woody, with a hint of pine nut and a smattering of varnish. Mmmm… when do I eat next…
BooBoo: I’m so bored. Those guys are trying to get their Ph.D. but they won’t let me. I want to do dog psychology with special case study of Fatass aka Ginga.

I said…
Ginga: RUFF! Fear me I am Ginga
BooBoo: A woo woo woo A woo woo woo. Don’t I sound impressive, ladies?

I want to…
Ginga: Eat and lay outside all day saying hi to the neighbouring dogs and sleep on the couch at night.
BooBoo: Run very fast and have other dogs chase me. They can’t catch me ha ha ha.

I wish…
Ginga: I was 18, can finally escape and become a chef with my own restaurant. Maybe I can audition for Hell’s Kitchen.
BooBoo: I was King of the world. Ruling Brunswick is just not enough for me.

I hear...
Ginga: only the clink of the leash which means I go out, opening of wrappers which means I get food and strange and wondrous sounds from the world outside which I want to check out. I listen to commands only if they involve a payoff in treats.
BooBoo: The sounds of my own voice… so melodious, a woo woo woo woo. I can hear a rabbit at 500 metres and field mice at 100. I give the commands around here, the people better listen.

I wonder…
Ginga: I heard cheese sticks come from cows. Are cows God?
BooBoo: Am I a dog or a person? Must be a dog, dogs are far superior. Can smell and hear better and can lie around all day, get treats and massages and ‘play’ with my blanket without getting arrested.

I regret…
Ginga: That I didn’t play the guilt angle that I lost my mummy more. Might have got more treats out of it. Too late now I have 2 ladies clamouring to be my future mummy but oddly enough daddy does not feature in their plans.
BooBoo: Voting for Bush. Hey, they promised me a vote if I voted Republican. I figured that getting a voters ID card is the first step to becoming President and ruler of the world but as things are going now, there might not be a world left by the time I get to that.

I am…
Ginga: black and tan. Now can I have a black and tan? (mix of Guinness and Bass beers)
BooBoo: black and white. I’ll go with the Guinness and for dessert, a Smirnoff Ice (for Indian non-drinking readers that's Limca with some alcohol in it).

I dance…
Ginga: on two back feet, forwards and backwards. German shepherds are spiritually Jamaican, didn’t you know?
BooBoo: on both feet, mainly jumping on and off the couch. OK border collies can’t dance.

I sing…
Ginga: when I see someone outside, when I want to go outside to do number 2 or when I’m bored.
BooBoo: A woo woo woo A woo woo woo. I’m singing now!

I cry…
Ginga: when they forget to leave food or trash for me to eat.
BooBoo: when Ginga jumps on me, the fatass weighs 10 kg more than me.

I am not always…
Ginga: concerned about eating. I also like massage and walks.
BooBoo: behind the couch. On the couch is good too, as long as I get to jump and run and sing.

I make with my hands…
Ginga: Dogs have paws silly. We lick them. I don’t mind a spot of carpet digging though if the shouting humans are not at home.
BooBoo: Ginga for once is right. Digging the carpet is pointless. Digging for field mice I wouldn't pass up though.

I write…
Ginga: my public relations officers mosilager and lova and imei handle that (see note above about hands).
BooBoo: my thesis on dog psychology of Ginga. It’s taking a long time and I fear I am turning into him.

I confuse…
Ginga: easily. Now did the humans want me to put my ass on the ground or 10 cm above it in a half crouch?
BooBoo: stupid people. They don’t know they should stay away unless I tell them it’s OK.

I need…
Ginga: another stomach. I love to eat.
BooBoo: a herd of sheep and a farm. Wouldn’t complain if there were some rabbits within 500 metres either.

And finally…
Ginga: Now can I get my sausage?
BooBoo: Humans, I am your father. Pray to me and cater to my every need.

OK so now I shall nominate for the GingaBoo 5 people who may or may not want to answer but I'll try anyway...

Video - she wants to be Ginga in her next life.

Mansoora - she comments 50,000 times on the web but hardly ever posts. Now's her chance.

Siddhu's crazy neo-Aryan roommate (Siddhu can write for him) - the roommate is insane and Siddhu does a good imitation.

Sreekumar - he always has profound thoughts on things... might get a serious answer to the tag!

Rajesh - for some spooky deja vu... wait isn't that a movie?