The Beach Boys

Today I went to the beach with Eric and Karen and as a nice surprise their friends Jo and Chris came along with their son Harry! We went to the beach at Altona/Seaholme! It is such a great beach as it is really shallow and great to walk in when you are afraid to go in the deep bits! Harry also liked it and we had a good play together... he was trying to get my tail, but I think I was too quick for him! Eric also took me to the deep end and I am not scared anymore - I love it! On the way home I was so tired that I fell asleep in the car! I only woke up when Eric and Karen decided to stop for Fish & Chips in Williamstown on the way - when there is food around I am always awake!

Meeting Joshua Pryse - Now Showing!

Ok... so here is the plot to the latest blockbuster! A puppy is present at a BBQ hosted by its owners and some of the friends (let's call them Belinda and Matt) bring their little son, Joshua Pryse. The mutual curiosity between toddler and puppy is evident from the squeals of the little boy and the tail wagging of the puppy! What happens next is the hilarious encounter between Joshua Pryse (played by acclaimed Hong Kong actor Joshua Pryse) and a 15 month old puppy (played by Riley)... tipped for many Oscars (and Charlies and Coopers)!

Joshua meet Riley...

Hey man! High Five... I mean...Paw!
Does it tickle when I do this, Josh?
Yes, what if I tickle your head!

Haha... it makes me laugh, Josh!

Christmas Holidays

2008 is gone, bring on 2009! Just like last year I went to Zak and Jake's house for the Christmas break and boy, did I have a ball again... This year was extra special as I had the chance to spend a lot of time with my nephew Connor - it was his first Christmas so I had to tell him what the go is and that it is a great time when everybody is getting lots of presents... Santa also brought me some presents... smackos, a new bone and a new tug toy! But as I am a dog, I didn't really play much with my presents because I had more important things to do... playing with my best friend Zak! You can see the little movie in the post below! And you know how Jake, Zak's dad, never liked me - well, this year we all got on like a house on fire! I think I am older and wiser and I now know that Jake doesn't really want to play - the grumpy old boy just wants to stare at the wall looking for lights! Fine with me... and with Zak who enjoyed having a friend to play with!

Can we go to Zak and Jake's house yet... I am bored!
Tired from a day of playing with Zak!

Me, Eric and Connor
Back home after an exhausting Christmas!

Movie Star

I had so much fun over the Christmas break that I also thought you should see me live in action - have a look at this video with my friend Zak!

Just Chillin'

Hi everybody - well, it's been about 2 months since I last wrote! So what have I been up to? In October, Karen had to go away for work so I was home alone with Eric and we made the most of it! He took me to the beach every weekend as the weather was great for swimming in the bay! I love it now! And Eric also let me in the house a lot - also on a nighttime. When Karen came back I really had to behave again and the bed is strictly off limits again... although I still manage to get up there every now and then! November was really quiet as both Eric and Karen were very busy with work! But I still managed to get heaps of walks in the evenings! Now it is getting to Christmas again and summer seems to be starting slowly - that means that I can laze my days away again on the sunloungers on the verandah!

Just chillin' on my lounger!

The bed... strictly off limits (except when I am tired)

Play in the Bay

Time for another update - it has been a while... Last weekend, Karen and Eric took me to the beach at Altona to have another go at me and water! Last year they tried to teach me to swim but as I was still so little and the waves a bit too rough I didn't like it much. But I have been getting used to the water whilst playing in the Merri Creek with Casey that I was not as scared this time! It also helped that there were other dogs to play with so I had a really good time! I chased the other dogs and also the sea gulls... but I got so excited one time that I forgot to stop and fell in a deep bit of water... so it was straight back to the shallow bit after that! But, I am sure that this summer I will be able to become a really good swimmer so I can have a play in the Bay on all the hot summer days!

A pose before play!

First splashes!

Full throttle!

5th Gear!

Having a rest!

Let The Games Begin

Well, you all will be in the spirit of the Olympic Games by now, but I have been playing lots of games in the past couple of weeks - maybe you can call it training camp to keep fit! A couple of weeks ago I visited Zak and Jake again! Jake still doesn't like me much but Zak and I are best friends nowadays! We had a great run around the garden at Colin and Marilyn's and played until we were both exhausted! Yesterday I stayed closer to home but had another play date - this time with my friend Casey from puppy pre-school! Wow - he had grown a lot and he is a bit darker than I am... I looked like a pale skinny dog next to him! But that didn't matter - we had the best run around in the park in Coburg! I am sure that with all my running I would win Gold at the Olympics - maybe that is also why they call me a Golden Retriever!