“How dare you send crotch shots of me to my mummy. EVIL LORI.” - poor exploited corgi :(
**I apologize for the lack of updates these last few months. The good news is, I’ll be reunited with Chubby in about six weeks so regular updates should resume then. Thanks again to everyone who is still following along!**
Site makeover
In honor of Chubby’s hammiversary in two days (we got him November 4, 2011), I decided to make him a new header since I can’t be there to celebrate with him. Took me forever but I really like it!
Before:
After:
Click over to see it in more detail =)
I can’t believe it’s been almost a year! My sister and I are going to write Chubby a new song for him to dance to for his hammiversary, so YAY NEW CHUBBY DANCE VIDEO SOON!
“HAVE YOU SEEN MY MUMS?” - Chub Chub
This will be a #doghousekeeping post.
Human updates are so weird on a dog blog in the first person narrative (or is it first dog narrative?). That being said, I will be traveling overseas for an extended period of time and will be getting Chubby updates from my sister and my dear friends. Here are some favorites:
everyone we met today human or dog thought chubchub was an adorable sweetheart! and I told them you take really good care of him and the receptionist said she could tell. :)
random facts:
- he couldn’t get onto the chair by himself
- when we had to take his temperature they had to stick a stick up his butt and he was very nervous and felt super violated :(
- he was nervous when he saw the doctor
- he weighs 20.2 lbs
- his temp was 101F
- chubchub misses his mummy
This one from my sister made me laugh:
usually he sleeps with me but once or twice he secretly left to sleep alone
THIS HAM!
A Very Chubby Update
Chubby is almost nine months old now and I thought I’d share some of his stories from the past six months.
Chubby, the Fancy, Spoiled Corgi - Chubby spends most of his time in my small apartment in Berkeley and vacations in (what he probably thinks) is his doggie hotel in San Jose, where my mom and sister live. My mom loves him and treats him like a little prince (multiple walks a day, corgi massages, meat/veggies/eggs for dinner). One instance I walked into the master bedroom and found my mom sitting on a wooden chair massaging Chubby as he dozed on a leather office chair with his head on a pillow. My sister also plays with him often and serves as his dentist (I make her brush his teeth because I’m too lazy).
Chubby and the Ladies - Chubby is quite the ladies man. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship: Chubby provides cuteness, the ladies proffer their attention. Lately though, it’s gotten to the point where Chubby has become incredibly reticent and at times downright unfriendly toward males. At parties, he dodges the male strangers that attempt to get close but sits pretty when a group of girls surround and pet him.
He loves my housemate’s girlfriend but barks whenever my housemate comes near my room. When my dad came home from Taiwan, Chubby peed near his bed in an attempt to mark his territory and would randomly start barking at him for no reason. He refused to go out on walks alone with my dad. All this leads to…
Chubby Must Protect the Ladies! - A few weeks ago, my dad pretended to hit me to see if Chubby would have any reaction. Immediately, Chubby ran over and began barking his little head off. We all could not stop laughing. I then made my dad try it with my little sister and Chubby had the same reaction. When my mom yells at my sister, Chubby will bark back in retaliation. It’s pretty hilarious, especially because Chubby is actually a very timid corgi and doesn’t have it in him to actually attack anyone. Little Chubs: bark of a lion, heart of a mouse.
Chubby and Poop - Chubby did indeed go out and eat poop and puke it all up on my bed. I shudder at the recollection. Chubby has also pooped in the backseat of my car and gotten it all over me when he jumped into my lap. Chubby eyes pooping dogs at the dog park like a hyena eyes its prey. The moment the dog is done, little Chubby waddles up to the poop for a feast.
{Chubby dreaming of poop}
Chubby and Large, Round Objects - My sister rolled a yoga ball in Chubby’s direction once. A terrified Chubs then peed all over our carpet. A couple days ago, I left Chubby in the passenger’s seat and a bunch of balloons in the backseat of my car when I went to pick up some ice cream for a birthday party. When I got back to the car, Chubby was pressed up against the windshield between the driver’s window and the wheel in an attempt to get as far away from the balloons as possible. He had such a frantic look on his face I couldn’t help but laugh at his predicament.
Hope you enjoyed hearing about all of Chubby’s little quirks! For corgi owners reading, I’d love to hear about any similar experiences!
