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Joey Snoring

Ippo456 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:00:57 +0000

Finally managed to upload a video I took with my handphone (hence the poor quality) of Joey snoring.

He must really like that pillow I bought especially for him.

Ageing Joey

Ippo456 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:39:23 +0000

I haven’t seen my doggie for over 8 months and it feels like he’s aged a lot:

The fur on his cheek has turned white ..

And the fur around his nose has turned white, too.

We’re not sure of his real age, but he was supposedly born in December of 2000, which makes him 9 years old this year. The problem is, we’re sure of he is an American or an English Cocker Spaniel; American Cocker Spaniels have an average lifespan of 10-11 years (too short) and English Cocker Spaniels have an average lifespan of 11-12 years (still too short!). Not sure why cocker spaniels’ lifespan is shorter than other purebreeds. I hope that with a healthy lifestyle, Joey can beat the statistics

Pooped Pooch

Ippo456 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:59:15 +0000

Since I’ve come home, I’ve been walking my dog Joey, a cocker spaniel, at least for 30 minutes every day. 30 minutes doesn’t seem long, but it is long enough to tire an unfit 6-year-old doggie who is a bit overweight & has to carry a backpack full of weights. I bought a doggie backpack & have it filled with 4-6 water bottles to tire Joey faster & to drain out his pent-up energy. And I must say the use of the backpack works! He’s less hyper during the day, and at the end of the night he looks like this:

He doesn’t even care anymore if his bum bum is not the bed, he just wants to lie down.
Look at that fat belly

Sometimes, when it’s too hot outside or I’m just lazy to go outdoors, I walk him on the threadmill