Sunday, September 27, 2009

SUGAR!

Those of you who know us, know how much we LOVE our dog Sugar! She is my third child and I love her to death. We keep each other company when the kids are at school and when Shelby is traveling. So when we decided to move to Singapore, there was no doubt in my mind that we would bring her with us. When Shelby asked if I wanted to consider leaving Sugar behind in Tulsa with his parents, my response was "Well, do you just want to leave Wes or Kasey behind too?" :) We are so happy that she is with us in Singapore. The neighbors all love her, but the locals are deathly afraid of her-they trip over themselves trying to get out of her way when I walk her, and their eyes get huge-it's really funny to me to think that people would be afraid of Sugar! Not many locals have dogs, and if they do, they are small apartment sized pets. Wesley overheard a Singaporean speaking in Chinese, saying that Sugar was a monster! They stare and point and get out of our way! hahaha

We took Sugar to the beach this past weekend and wore her out. She doesn't really know how to swim, but she's learning! Most dogs dog-paddle underwater, but not Sugar. She lifts her long front legs out of the water, and kerplunk! splashes them down into the water, panicked. Shelby held her and she continued to move her legs as if she were riding a bicycle! The saltwater didn't seem to bother her too much. She made friends with another dog there - another Weimaraner so that was fun! Her favorite part is stalking birds along the sand, and chasing the ball along the beach.


Look out! She's doing the Sugar Shake! :)



Shelby giving her swim lessons



She was pretty frisky but it didn't last long!



Resting on the beach. Sugar turned six years old this week!
















Checking out a coconut



Sugar with her new friend, Rafiki.