Playing with photo program

This is the original picture of Archichi.

After 'photoshop'.  Look at those long lashes of his!!

Little Wolf In Training

Just saw this on youtube.  How cute is that little puppy!!!!!  He'll become an amazing howler one day!

Little puppy on the stairs

Little Archie was very curious about the stairs.  The first week he arrived in our home, he would triumphantly run up 2 to 3 steps on the stairs and suddenly panicked as he got stuck due to the height.  This picture was taken when he was stranded on the second step of the stairs, desperately batting his eyelashes and making the infamous puppy look, hoping to get rescued.  "Help me down~  help me down~  I'll be good~  I will even leave Papa's slippers alone~  Pleeeeeeeease~"

Surprise!

Archie came as a surprise to almost everyone in the family.  Mom suddenly got an impulse one day and dragged Dad down the block to the local SPCA.  There they saw Archie and his sister just arriving at the SPCA.

As usual, Dad put up his best defense and said they’re there only for a visit.  But he totally underestimated Archie’s ultimate puppy power!  Unlike his little sister who was sleeping at a corner, Archie daringly marched up to face Dad.

And we know how the story goes.  Even Dad’s impenetrable defense was no match for Archie’s killer puppy look.

Archie: 1 vs. Dad: 0

It was a complete victory for Archie!

It is just by chance we got a cocker spaniel that is just right for our family, but choosing a puppy for your family is actually a crucial step. You have to consider all the family members in your family.  Are young children or elderly people in your house?  Elderly people are just as in risk as young children.  Even if it is a small size dog, they have enough power to knock over an elderly person with unstable physical balance.  For example, while my Grandma is using her walker doing her daily exercise at home, we have to make sure that Archie is secured at a place where he cannot trip Grandma over or scare her in any way to cause her losing her balance.  Although Archie is considered a small-sized dog, he has the power to push Grandma around while she's on her wheelchair.  It does sound cute, doesn't it?  But remember, if he were to get excited and jump on Grandma while she's standing up, it would lead to a very bad accident. 

Info About Archie

Breed: American Cocker Spaniel

Gender: Male

Birthday: March 23, 2009

Lives With:  Mama, Papa, Grandma and Momo

Our friends always reminded us that Archie’s eyes resembles those of the Precious Moment Dolls.  What do you think?

 

The Precious Moment image is a free colouring page copied from http://www.lygwela.com/

First post in our new blog :)

Archie is an adorable Cocker Spaniel we adopted from the SPCA. His mommy was abandoned when she was pregnant. Luckily, a wonderful lady fostered the mommy and provided all her puppies a great home until they reached six weeks old. Archie has often been described as a fluffy teddy bear by a lot of people. Ironically, his favorite companion is his teddy bear. He loves to drag his teddy wherever he goes and cuddles up to it when he's getting tired. When outside, he likes to roll around in the sun chewing on little flowers on the lawn. At night time, he enjoys curling up under the sofa and watching TV with the rest of the family.