The Month that was... with Shiffey...!

Shiffey with me here right now, is lying by my feet, obedient as ever, and fond as ever.. She has grown a bit massive, put on a few extra pounds and i've take her on morning and evening walks to shed those 'few extra pounds.' For, Shiffey doesnt like the idea of dieting at all... Now she's a bit grown up, and now he's left meddling around with the little pair of socks, but she's taken to biting wood... hard wood, and only when his piece of bone is not around...!
Picture shows shiffey sitting at the side door... giving a pose to her master...!

Shiffey takes Duffey's place...!

Shiffey, my first pet love, has rightfully regained its place with me, after a two month hiatus. In the meantime, she has become so plump that i dare not even think of lifting her as i used to, a couple of months back.

Duffey, now under my little sister's guarding eyes, is playful to the core, as usual, and it seems, the moment it sees a car in the vicinity, it immediately starts barking in a raised tone, thinking that its me. So sweet of you dear duffey. Miss u lots.

Picture shows Duffey and Shiffey having a rendezvous in a loong time.

June with Duffey.. Summed up...!

The last one month was witness to Duffey visiting the Vet once and getting his calcium supplements and a vaccination. He has been asked to come again in a week's time. This month saw Duffey become more and more audible across the house by his barks, and also made his presence enjoyable to us by his numerous naughty pranks.

I for once, had to chide him once thus: rolled out a newspaper into a funnel like, and gave him a gentle beating for prancing menacingly at the love birds and the cockatails which were innocently chirping their way in their domain. He has never dared to venture into their domain ever since in a menacing way! Now he's all wagging only! ;-)

Duffey is very sensitive to words. Polite words make him happy and joyful, and a harsh word makes him sit back and he kinda gives a posture as if he were a bit sulking.

That's Duffey for us in a jiffey! ;-)

Alone..? me? never...!! Duffey's dynamic law:

"Dont ever think of leaving me alone," says Duffey, whenever you move even a few yards away from his presence. Its gregarious nature is a treat to watch. If you tend to ignore the unwritten rule of law of Duffey the great, then you'l have to face the consequences that come after. He will bark and bark and bark until you go near him, caress him, and then apologise for the inconvenience caused.

However, like every law has its own loophole. Similarly, Even dear Duffey has created a small loophole in his law.. and that is... "if ever because of an urgency, you want to leave me alone, just gimme my bone or my favourite chew...and i'll be goodie goodie duffey...! he says in his own cool inimitable way.!

Duffey... by night...!

With his favourite water tub! ;-)

Oh these drivers...!

His Majesty is taking a peek into the traffic, you see! ;-)

I think they're not gonna move...! so let me rest awhile!

;-)

Hey wat's up on the roads... lemme have a look...!

cuppa time drives with duffeyyy are so memy!

First...

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Then...!

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and again...!

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Short naps... On the Drive...!

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Lovely Duffey's Cute Sleeping Postures...!

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Duffey's Sleep in Style - Part II

padmasana you see! ;-)

Duffey's Cute Sleeping Style - Part III

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Duffey's Cute Sleeping Style Part IV

this is his default cutey sleep style! ;-)

"I gotta be a man...!" says Duff

Duffey has now started biting...and one can hear him saying, "man, i've waited enough.! now i gotta lay my little teeth on something interesting to chew on.!" He bites almost anything that comes along his way... So, we give him his delicious delicacy.. the dummy bone... and there he is... in worlds unknown... enjoying to the core.! And soon after, when it gets bored with the bone, he starts looking for his next playmate... me of course..!

Duffey's going to start his music anytime now...!

Can there be a more innocent look than this! 

Ready to start...!

He's ready to start! ;-)

Starting...

Yes! He's started! ;-)

And there he takes off in his cute childish way...!

And there he goes... ;-)

And finally when his master dangled the bone..! :-)

solves it pretty easily! ;-)

Duffey and Drives...!

Taking Duffey on a drive across the city is a rich experience in itself. He shows off his love to you by being in your embrace all the time, and never for once, takes his little fluffy back off his master. Sometimes, he bites your shirt buttons and lies enfolded in your chest, looking at you, while you give a cautious look at the road in front.

And at other times, he cuddles up beneath your arms and starts snoring in his own cute little way. When you go out shopping, leaving him behind, alone in the car, he starts giving out a whimper which when winked at, waxes into a wail, worrying as to when his master would turn up.

Indeed, Duffey gives you a great sense of solace during such drives across the town.

and finally...!

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Duffey's cute look, like the one over here, moves anybody...!

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Handsome Duffey takes a short nap...! after his shampoo bath...!

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Eyes focussed..!

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This is how the little master barks, his eyes focussed with all concentration, towards the kitchen...!

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Cuppa time drive with duffeyyy!

Decoding Duffey's barks...

Duffey is becoming increasingly fond of his master and affectionate too... so affable that when he barks we can decipher the reason for its bark.. Sometimes a whimper, sometimes a giggle, and at other times a gruffy bark, when he's happy, a solemn bark et al..

Now, he has got accustomed to getting inside the car all by himself without much ado, and yesterday i bought for him a special baby tub in which he's now started freaking out like anything...

A book which i find really useful to train Duffey...!

A value addition! And a must at that! 

Our cute bevy of african love birds! 

Duffey's Favourite Friends...!

Duffey has now grown up a bit, just a little bit, but still the same sweet little one that he is, for us, and now he has become very accommodative towards his favourite new found friends.. the big 3 C's - cats, crows and cockroaches. Even if a cat sneaks its way into his bowl and drinks the milk kept for him, he doesnt bother at all...With an air of satisfied resignation he lets his feline friend take the 'honours.' Neither does he seem to bother even if cockroaches cross its way...

Daily in the morning, he says good morning to two of his new friends... Kalia the crow, and Katie the Cat... to name a few... These two have become a big hit with him that he would never even responds to its master's voice at times, when its friends are around, much to my consternation.

When i ask him gently, 'why dont u respond to my call when ur friends are around?' Duffey replies in a very calm, cool and collected yet husky voice, in his own inimitable style "A friend in need is a friend indeed"!

Indeed i guess what he says is certainly right...! And i cant agree with him more on this point.! :-)

Duffey's Dreams of Delicious Food...!

On his sweet dream mode! 

When Kalia Strikes! ;-)

Oh God... he has come back again...!!!

that sweet look! ;-)

Deivameyyy!...my food...! :-I

Ende Deivameyyy! Ende pakshanam gaaali! 

Ende deivameyyyyy!

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What am I going to do for my food..? :-(

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Hey come on.. Kalia...! what are you doin...?

No Kalia, this is cheating! ;-)

Let me teach you a lesson...!

I better gobble it down labak labak! ;-)

At last...!

Now! That's a good boy!

In Cooler Regions...! Duffey's Favorite Resort during Summer..!

he noses his way elegantly into the refrigerator's bone park! ;-)

Duffey's Cute barkings... when I leave him @ home...!

Duffey now has now learnt a novel way of barking up. Whenever I go out for my morning walks, he puts his head out of the gate in the verandah, and yells in a childish bark, yells and yells, and no amount of bones or vanity sticks can do the trick of pacifying him.

So then I return and give him Cerelac in a bowl mixed with bread, which he so relishes unmindful of what's happening around. This little time I take to sneak out.

With Duffey around, learning tricks has become a necessity indeed...!

In the Verandah...by Moon light...!

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In his Master's Embrace...!

On your 'Bike'... Get Set... Go...!

That's duffeyyy! 

Deivameyyy! ;-)

No Stoppin' Duffey...! The First Week summed up..!

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It seems like Duffey was born for the Snowy regions.. would have been better if I had named him Snowy... n rightly so, Tintin being one of my fav). Whenever I take a drive down to the City, I take Duffey along, and he stays put only when the a/c is turned on.. Or else, its Chaos all the way.. He jumps to my lap, touches the steering, and makes one hell of a naughty mess...!

Pic shows Duffey inside the car, reclining regally...!

Duffey back to Work...!

you can never catch him sitting still! ;-)

always engaged... ;-)

sincerity! commitment! that's duffeyyy! ;-)

Day - 2, Duffey comes up with a few tricks up his little sleeve...!

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Today, being day 2, I didnt expect Duffey to have a few tricks up his little sleeve... or whatever..! He was all joyous, like the birds of spring, and making merry with the sandals on my feet, and taking it, rushed to the store room, and got itself seated majestically and victoriously, as if he had defeated the Trojans high on the windy plains of Troy.

Now, i poured a lot of water for him onto the floor, since he exhibited a passion to play, and there he was, enjoying himself, in the water, the doctor's shot in the vertebral part not withstanding...!

And then, he slept for just a little while, and again play restarted.

Now, it was the turn of his bowl to bear the brunt. It was tossed to and fro, in the melee!

Patient Endeavour Pays...! [Waiting for the Vet, to take his turn..!]

outside the vet's cabin! ;-) 

the breeze is the reason for his swayyy! ;-)

how much he longs for the a/c! ;-)