My afternoon at UBC

We finally had a sunny break today after days of pouring rain, and even tho I'm not really suppose to exercise that much yet due to my strained Iliopsoas muscle, mum caved to the sad Sunshade face. Mum and Veronica took STINKY and me to walk the University of British Columbia campus.

Mum got out my BLING collar because she said it BLINGS under the sun. The letters are made up of alternating clear and pink crystals.


Mum even took a short video to show the crystals BLINGING under the sun. I could careless, like I said, I'm not a material girl, I just wanted to GOOOOOO and get my squirrlies!!

Do you know what my EVIL mum made me do the first thing we got there??? She saw some pretty, purple flowers ("pretty", according to her, I just wanted to dig them all up!),


and she said, lets take some pictures of Sunshade and STINKY!! (mum: *ahem* .. "Jaffa")

I was already looking for my squirrlies, and now she wanted me to POSE??? Not only that, she wanted me to pose with STINKY!!!!! Just look at me, I had a hard time concentrating because of ...

PHEW...


However, I realized, the longer it took for mum to get a good photo, the longer I was gonna be stuck with STINKY. So, reluctantly, I posed, looking somewhat happy as that's what mum likes to see in my pictures.


That picture did the job, and Canada's Next Top Dog Model was allowed her freedom. Well, not quite.....

If you have read my posts from before, you will know my one most favouritest thing to do at UBC is to hunt (squirrlies, mousies, rats!!). Today was no different, but I had to do it with a stooopid line attached to me.... HMMMPH! The worst part was that the STINKSTER was allowed OFF LEASH!!!!!


What I don't understand is, doesn't he know no leash = time to take off (and get picked up by the SPCA)?? Ok, I'm being a little too mean here, but really, isn't that what 4 months old stinkies do anyway?? Instead, this particular STINKY, no leash = glued to Sunshade/bite at Sunshade's face non-stop!!!! Geezus!!



I was really annoyed, but I didn't want to waste my energy disciplining him. It was no use anyway, plus he STINKS.

(mum: Sunshade is surprisingly patient with Jaffa outdoors, she puts up with his face biting in silence, and ducks from side to side. Because of Jaffa, Sunshade is a lot more patient with puppies we meet nowadays.)

MY Veronica found a nice stick, I wasn't sure what her plan was with that stick, but she was holding it and dragging it along the ground. So I wanted it.



Airedale Rules # 1-4: What's mine is mine, What's yours is mine, What's his is mine, What's hers is mine.

You get the idea.


STINKY, of course, had to test out the theory. Unfortunately, he was up against the founder of the theory hehehehehe!!


Now please take a close look at the following picture. It's a blown up version of the picture above. Look at his leg positions, and lastly, his face. Don't you think he suffers from DOOFUS-ism just like Joey's DOOFUS??


Here is a perfect example: I saw a squirrlie ran across the street. I was totally focused on where it went and how I was gonna get it. And then there was the DOOFUSTINKY, all he wanted to do was to bite me.


He didn't even pay attention to the squirrlie. Doesn't he know? Him being a proud terrier, these are the kind of things he's supposed to be interested in? NOT biting my face!

I continued my quest to find the squirrlie, but it ran far far away....


I checked the garbage can where I found a huge mousie or a small rat last time.


It made mum scream because it scrambled out from under the garbage, and ran "over" mum's shoe and into the hedge next to the garbage can.


Unfortunately, there was nothing under there today. (mum: FORTUNATELY!)

I continued walking my usual route. I know every inch of this campus, and I know exactly where to go and check out.


Of course, had to leave my mark to let all the coyotes know the ALPHA B* was here!!


(mum: yes, we sometimes get coyotes on campus because of the surrounding forests)

We continued our walk towards 99 Chairs, an over priced fast food restaurant. In front of the restaurant, MY Veronica said, "Look, those pink flowers are so cute!"



And well, yes, you guessed it, this ended up happening......



After my second photo shoot of the day, I was allowed to continue my hunt. Here, I'd successfully located my prey. I could feel my heart pumping, blooding rushing to my limbs, and yes, the intensity totally accentuates my muscle butt.


I stalked it in silence,


I got closer, and Closer, and CLOSER,


until it ran away and I lost it.........


If it weren't for the stoooopid line I was attached to, I think I would've had it!!

After my much disappointing hunt, it was nice to come to my ivy mountain and have a rest. Here I was, being the perfect me, resting. I hope you can locate me.


There he was, ruining me otherwise perfect picture, AGAIN!


I love to chase pine cones and pounce on them once they land in the ivys.



See, like this,

Sometimes, when I was really concentrating in finding MY pine cone,


He would come and stare at me for no reason!!!!


(mum: he was trying to see what you were looking for, he's learning everything from you.)

It was a great afternoon, but mum said she probably let me do too much with my Iliopsoas muscle strain. I wasn't worse after my walk but my gait was still off - only to mum of course. (mum: it's so hard to deny those big brown, ever hopeful eyes...)


Last note:

Remember my friend Putter, the Aire-girl who gave me my PINK soccer ball?? She used her Airedale pursuance (one that we all possess) and got herself a blog too!!! Please go drop by and say hi ok??

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