Tahoe Part I

We went to a place called Tahoe this past weekend. It's a place like the ocean, but really high up. That kind of confused me. I thought water went to low places. Anyway.

There were a lot of stuff to do. When we got there, I saw the biggest rocks I've ever seen! They were so much fun to climb up and down!

I did a lot of fun stuff this past weekend, and will update accordingly!

This sure was a big rock, but it was no match for me. I made it to the top in no time!

Here is me looking sharp as I gaze into the distance. I was definitely looking at something good, but I can't remember what.

Some of these rocks are tricky to navigate through!
Can't beat the view up here!

Learning to use the computer...

Hi Everyone --

Sorry for the long hiatus. Mommy and Daddy have been busy, and I don't know how to use the computer. A lot has happened in the last month and a half, and so I have lots to catch up. I'm also learning to use the computer. I don't type very fast yet, but hopefully I can do these blog updates myself.

~Ody

Mommy's gone!

Mommy is going out of town for a few days. Daddy and I saw her off today, but still I was really mad at mommy for leaving.

Hopefully she'll back soon. Mommy have fun when you're away!

Twins

I wanted to introduce my twin to all my friends. He looks just like me and keeps me company when Mommy and Daddy aren't around. I've had him since I was a baby, and I can't fall asleep without him.

To be honest I think I am a little better looking. Perhaps we can decide this by voting?

Why do dogs like bones?

Does anyone know why dogs love bones? I can't explain it, but I go gaga for bones. Seriously, I can't put 'em down! I hate feeding into stereotypes and all, but I can think of nothing better than to gnaw on a nice beef rib to pass the time.

Oh! An update on my healing leg. Lately I've finally been able to able to put some of my weight on it. It's getting stronger everyday and standing on my two hind legs is now possible. Here is me beating up on Dante. =)

Ody the Destructor!

I like to eat. Sometimes my cravings aren't limited to food =).

I am bored!

Can I go out?

Can Ody come out?

Please don't go!

I am totally bored, bored, bored!! I cannot go out, cannot run, cannot do anything fun...

I cannot play with Dante, because he constantly wants me to chase him. Now Daddy or Mommy plays with Dante, I am so jealous!

I start to wonder what Dante is. Want a bet? I'll tell ya tomorrow.

I watched "Marley and Me" last night. Not sure why Mommy was that sad. Marley had a good life. BTW, what's a thunderstorm? I was scared by the noise from drilling the road, is a thunderstorm worse than that?

Special thanks to Auntie Michelle and Uncle Ning. I am wearing the new collar you got for me. Sorry that I scratched the table last time. Can I still come to play?

Rest in peace, MJ...

Can I have some milk?

Lately my diet has been very very healthy. In light of the surgeries, mom and dad has been spoiling me rotten with good food. Now I have beans and beef stew for breakfast, and I get all the organic milk I want! Muhahahaha -- yummers!

Go Back Home!

Everyone has been really nice to me since the surgery. Even Dante. Normally when I rush him, he puts his big giant paws in my face, as if to tell me, "nice try, short stuff!" But lately, Dante lets me annoy him and ride him and he doesn't fight back. I suppose I should cut the guy some slack...

No way! Better get while the getting is good! Take that, Dante, here's to all the paws in my face!

It's My Birthday Today!

Today is my one-year-old birthday. I am very happy! Daddy and Mommy just sang the birthday song to me. Let me record the history here.

Like My Cone?

Do you like my cone? It's supposed to be comfy. Unfortunately, I have such a human-like flat face, I am unable to drink the water. Daddy was too smart, he flipped the cone, that I still have to wear it.

To be honest with ya, I don't like wearing the stuff. It looks ugly. The worst part is that I don't know how to move in this. Mommy says that I look stunned wearing it, is she right?

They are both at work. I'd better catch some sleep, and heal faster!

Do you see my shaved leg, and the stitches?

Updates:
The doctor just called Daddy, and he said that I should have less pain killer since I move too much! Darn, I'll be in pain.

Happy Father's Day!

Daddy went to work today because he didn't go to work last Friday. Me and Mommy stayed at home.

I woke Daddy up this morning by sneezing on his face. That's my way of saying "Happy Father's Day!"

I wanted to buy Daddy's a gift, but I am not allowed to go out. Usually, I give Daddy surprises on his bag, I think he will be happy to see one today since I haven't pooped for two days. I'll try my best.

Daddy played with Dante the chase game today. Is that his gift to me on Father's day, to make me jealous? I just locked the gate to Dante's place so that he cannot come over these days.


Some updates on recovery:
I went out to the yard today a couple of times. I picked up a tree-branch, ate one flower.
I still cannot use that leg yet.
There's new hair coming out the shaved area!

Baby pictures!

Hi everyone. I'm still recovering from surgery, but I'm doing much better today. I can hobble around the yard and even run after Dante a little bit.

Daddy and Mommy have been spending a lot of with me the past two days, and it's been really great. Auntie Doris and Uncle Jason also came by to visit. I remember them because they baby-sat me a few months ago.

Daddy came across my baby pictures, and he decided to put them here. I am the one wearing the little string filled with Ducks (I used to be called Ducky!).

Aren't I adorable??

Surgery Day II

sometime after Mommy left: they took my blood, and then I went sleep

around 16:00: Woke up, still alone. I can only stand with three legs. What happened to my fourth leg? What happened to my boy-parts?


17:00: I heard Mommy's voice, but maybe it's illusion. And then, I saw mommy passed in front of me, illusion again?

17:03: yes, it's Mommy. I cried out loud "Mommy, get me outta here", but Mommy left.

17:04: I heard Daddy and Mommy talking outside. I cried out louder, louder, louder; took a breath; even louder. Yes, they heard me!

17:15: After some time, another stranger opened the gate, carried me out. I couldn't resist, "where's he sending me?"

17:16: I saw Daddy and Mommy. Yeah! I missed them so much!

17:20: Finally, we were leaving that place. Daddy was holding me in an awkward position, well, that didn't really matter. I was with my dearest parents.

17:20-18:00: Mommy drove us back. Me and Daddy stayed in the back, but I wanted to go to the front. Mommy drove a little too fast.

18:00: We were home! Dante, my annoying BFF didn't come over to compete for attention, that was very nice of him.

18:05: No position was comfortable. I had some water, some home-made chicken. yes, home sweet home, I was hungry, thirsty and exhausted. Mommy then wiped me.

18:10-18:45: Hung out in the kitchen, and I fell asleep on Mommy's lap.

After that, I tried to be comfortable. The pain is hurting me a lot, but I am brave.

Good night! See ya all tomorrow. I know it's going to be a tough night.

Surgery Day

7:15 am Wake up

7:30 am Wake up Mommy

(playing with Dante for some time)

8:00 am Get in Little Gray (Mommy's car)

(enjoy the ride)

8:45 am Mommy handed me to a stranger, he weighed me and put me in a cage

8:55 am Mommy came in, talked to me with tears in her eyes, and then she left.

The Night

(I am Ody's Mom: Tomorrow is a big day for Ody, he's going to have the surgery. Poor Ody doesn't know what “surgery” means. He's such a playful boy, that I want him to enjoy every second of his life.)

Actually, I am not quite sure what's going on lately. Mommy and Daddy brought me to the doc's a couple of times. That place is much scarier than Stanford campus. Daddy says that I am a brave boy, because Mommy refuses to go to the doctor's. She finds a ton of reasons that she's fine.

I had a nice day today -- managed opening the bedroom's door and slept on the bed for the whole day (I learned how to open a locked door without a key from the spy show that Mommy's been watching lately).

I picked out all the home-made chicken from my dinner bowl, and then begged A LOT beef tendon from mommy. And then, I had daddy-made sugar-free mango-peach sorbet as dessert.

I just had another egg with the left-over dinner. Was that to compensate the bath?

I am confused, what's going on on earth? How come they gave me so much to eat?

To eat, or not to eat. It's a hard question. I am tired. I'll leave this for tomorrow.

Good night!

I am back (Ody and Ody's mommy)

I am back!

(This is Ody's mommy. I promised Ody that I would help update his blog everyday when he started it. I made him very disappointed. I apologize to my baby here.)

My mommy was busy with her finals in May. She didn't even have time to take care of herself, let alone updating my blog. :(

Somehow I injured my right eye -- eye ulcer right before Memorial Day. Daddy and mommy gave me some medication every day during that period, but the doc told them that I should stay away from the sun. It's Cali here, you know, so we didn't go out as planned that weekend.

I was also diagnosed of avascular necrosis of the femoral head, aka Legg–Calvé–Perthes syndrome. I am in pain physically, but I know that mommy and daddy are in pain mentally. Mommy cried at the doc's when she heard the news.

My surgery is scheduled to this Friday. Please wish me luck. I enjoy running and outdoor activities, and it's summer. I will keep everybody updated.

I am a strong, happy and lucky boy!

Stanford Part II

I was embarrassed about being scared of the statues at Stanford, so I asked Daddy to bring me back so that I can show that I'm not scared! See the first picture? I wasn't scared at all. I even made friends with one of the statues.

I really like the Stanford campus. Maybe I'll come here for school! I don't know that I will have the grades, but I think if I sit outside of the admissions office long enough, they'll have to let me in! I will even flash a great big smile for everyone that walks by!

Les Bourgeois de Calais

Daddy's parents and Uncle Raymond (daddy's brother) came to visit today, and they took me to Stanford University for a walk, and I saw the most frightening thing! It's these really scary looking things. They look like people, but they don't move! I barked at them, and they ignored me! Daddy wanted to take me for a closer look, but there's no way I would go near them. This was as far as I was willing to get.

Daddy said that they are famous sculptures known as Les Bourgeois de Calais, or the Burghers of Calais. These people are upset because they are leaving their home, and a mean king was going to kill them! Daddy said that the queen of England intervened and saved them. If they were saved, how come they're still so sad?

Ah~~~! Pimples!

Lately I've gotten little bumps on my face. They don't itch like bug bites, but they're ugly! My mommy thinks that I'm becoming a teenager. I think I need to get some pimple medication.

What do you all think?

Cooking noodles

I cooked dinner today for mommy and daddy. Actually, because I am no tall enough, I just sat in the back and told mommy what to cook and how to do it. I tell mommy to first put in some noodles in some water. Mommy usually takes cares of the spices but I'm sure that's not the hard part.


I only know how to make noodles. Funnily enough, noodles are hard for me to eat. I have to eat them one strand at a time.


Maybe I've always known how to make noodles because I'm Chinese. So friends, the next time you come over, I'll make you noodles!

An apple a day keeps the doc away!

An apple fell out of Mommy's lunch box today. I found one apple just as Newton did 300 years ago. However, Newton became famous for his discovery of the Law of Universal Gravitation while I don't know whether I am famous for my discovery that apple tastes better as a whole than the apple slice that Mommy used to feed me.

Mommy says that apple seeds are bad for me, but apple itself is good. By chewing on it, my teeth get cleaned naturally (well, I am not quite sure about this part).

Besides apple, I like many other fruits, like bananas, kiwi fruits, watermelons, pears, etc. I only get a slice usually, nothing tastes better than a whole apple.

I should tell Mommy that an apple a day keeps the doc away.

I am in Jail (2)

I know why. I stole Mommy's sunglasses. She doesn't use them now, why doesn't she just give them to me?

I am in jail!

What did I do today?

I met a immigrant dog today!

Mommy always tells me that I am originally from China. The ancient king bred my breed -- the loyal and entertaining PUG.

I have never been to China. I am bilingual though, Chinese and English. Mommy lately is teaching me Japanese -- starting from sayonara. I don't like this word, every time she says it, she goes away, and leaves me alone.

On the way to Whole Foods, we met a yellow lab. He is a rescue dog, rescued from Taiwan. Wow, I am jealous that he even has an immigration paper, and he traveled around the world. I tried to speak Chinese with him, but his Chinese is rusty. He said that he almost forgets all the Chinese because nobody speaks to him in Chinese here. He wants me to visit him more. So we'll update with some pix next time when I see him.

I had a dream just now, that I became a immigrant dog too!

Hiking at the Foothills!

Daddy and mommy took Dante and I to do some hiking at the Foothills Open Space Preserve in Palo Alto. The view was very nice, and there were hardly anyone else there!

It was really hot today, so I couldn't even make it back to the starting point! I just bummed around in the shade in soft mulch for 20 mins before moving on. Dante just anxiously waited while I gathered myself.

On the car-ride back, Dante and I were so tired that we just piled together in the car. That's my mommy in the back.

I am a good boy!

I am a good boy! I know that sometimes I pout, sometimes I destroy stuff, and sometimes I pee at daddy's backpack when I am mad..., but generally I am a good boy!

Mommy came home a little bit late today, I don't know what happened. I stayed at home longer than usual. Sigh, holding pee and poo for that long is not usual, but I still managed it. I didn't get mad at Mommy today, I peed outside in the yard and inside in the box. I love Mommy! She looks tired.

After dinner, Mommy took me to a quick walk. It was very windy outside, and I liked it! Tree leaves were dancing in the wind, one more thing to chase. Then we went shopping. Sigh, why does she like shopping? It's so boring!

We came back from shopping not that long ago. As usual, I waited in the bathroom when mommy took shower till she wiped my face, but again she insisted wiping my legs and legs. Sigh, but I revenged by stealing her pantie. Speaking of pantie, daddy said that one guy returned his used yellowish underwear the other day at Costco by using a new receipt. He claimed those underwear to be defective. Yak, apparently, he doesn't want to pay for his underwear, what a cheap ass! People, don't abuse the good policies!

Mommy didn't take any new pix today, and I don't know how to use the camera. Sigh, here's one from last night.

Good night!

Do I look like Dumbo?

My ability to eat is only surpassed by my number of sleeping positions.

Good night!

Dante came over just earlier, and we had a good game of catch-and-chase. Haha -- that clumsy giant can't outrun me in my own house! I can fit under tables and make tight turns. That big lug will pretty much run over everything. Yay for the nimble thimble!

That game of tag tired me out. I play hard, and I rest even harder!

I'm a foodie!

My meals have been getting better and better recently!

When I was but a young bumbling pug puppy, I was fed Pedigree dry food. Then it was Hill's Science Diet. I then was transitioned to rice and lamb wet food. Lately I've been getting Cesar Milan. And today, mommy gave me steak beef!

I hope that mommy and daddy knows that I want beef everyday!

After dinner, I had a pineapple. Well, half of a pineapple. Yummers!

Easter Sunday

Happy Easter everyone!

We didn't really celebrate. Daddy stayed in bed until noon today, and I joined him!

In the afternoon, we went for a hike again at a nearby mountain. Mommy is always afraid that we would run into Coyotes! Mommy says that there was a coyote that wanted to eat me, but I didn't see anything.

At night, mommy decided to pile all my toys together. It was so annoying! So when she wasn't looking, I stole her homework and started eating it!

My favorite toy on Good Friday

Mommy is busy working on an assignment, so I have been busy entertaining myself. Daddy is around, but it's more fun to bother mommy once in a while.

My choice of favorite toy today is an environmentally friendly one: I like to play with my Smart Water bottle. It's just big enough that I can't easily grab it, and it's fun to chase it around! Sometimes I chase it into a corner, and my face would be too flat to get it. So mommy or daddy would have to get it for me.

Anyway, happy Good Friday for all!

First Post

Mommy has been talking about starting a blog for me, taking and posting my celebrity shots for a while. She has many excuses and been really really lazy. I love her and I forgive her, she's 1L right now, what can I do about that?

Let me introduce myself:
Name: Odysseus
(Daddy named me so that I can always find my way home, but, I never leave home by myself. )

DOB: June 23, 2008

Gender: Male

Favorite food: Anything but dog food!

Favorite toy: tree branches, shoes, lemon tree leaves, anything that I steal

BFF: Dante (my neighbor)

Favorite Human: My mom