The cartoon adventures of a West Highland Terrier
I wish you and your loved ones a very happy Christmas and best wishes for 2012.
This has been the first year of my cartoons, book and merchandise being available – as well as this website and blog – and I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your support. It really means a lot to this little doggy!
Here’s to even more waggy tails and Westie smiles in 2012!
Love ‘n’ licks,
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Mum took me to Santa at an Animates pet store this week!
I must admit I was rather scared of him… in fact I was trembling at first! I’m not used to seeing people in big red suits!
Santa was lovely though, he gave me really really nice cuddles, and I was more than happy to climb on his lap.
Mind you, I was equally happy to get off his lap again and check out the nom aisle with mum!
Minnie meets Santa
As well as giving cuddles to as many people as I can, I like to spread joy far and wide. (That’s the whole point about my cartoon book, it is a smile-transmission mechanism for people who are too far away to have the pleasure of rubbing my belly!)
This year, mum and I have also made small contributions to New Zealand-based animal charities and welfare groups, such as Paw Justice and the SPCA. But our biggest contribution by far is our volunteer work for Outreach Therapy Pets, whereby we visit people in a care home every two weeks. As well as giving our time, mum pays for the petrol to drive me there and back each time. I love making these visits, it is pawsome to bring smiles to so many people in an hour or so!
I do hope that you too have the pleasure of rubbing a dog’s belly (or some other pet) over the holiday season.
Love ‘n’ licks,
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A couple of weeks ago mum took me to the Wag ‘n’ Walk in Auckland Domain. Apparently this is the biggest dog event in New Zealand, and it raises money for the animal charity Paw Justice.
The Auckland Domain is Auckland’s oldest park, and it is located in the central suburbs. The park is 75 hectares (185 acres) in size… nice and big for us doggies!
We arrived at the Domain a bit early for the walk. It was a hot and sunny day; fortunately there were lots of nice, big, shady trees to sit under. I must admit that this was my favourite part of the day, as I managed to scrounge 3 belly rubs off total strangers! Ooooh, I do like my belly rubs… *dreamy look*
Relaxing under the shady trees before the walk... I wonder if that lady will give me any of her ice cream? I'd best keep looking, she might notice me and feed me some noms!
And the walk is underway! There was lots of wagging and lots of walking. The doggies were all colours, shapes and sizes!
Yay, I found another white doggy! This one had a very nice smelling bum *sniff sniff*
There were other nice sniffs on the walk too, not just bum sniffs! This big old tree was very cool. I made sure there were no rabbits hiding in the holes between the roots!
We take a break under the tree - it was a very hot day. The building in the background is the Auckland Museum.
Mum took me home shortly after that photo was taken, as I was very tired and far too hot. The walk was fun, but I was all wagged ‘n’ walked out!
Love ‘n’ licks,
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The holiday period is almost upon us. Apparently a lot of humans find this quite stressful!
My suggestion for you: if you feel stressed, cuddle your dog! (Fur therapy is great – for humans and for dogs!) And if you don’t have a dog, pat someone else’s friendly pooch. 
Dog years vs. human years… sometimes the humans just don’t realise how good they have it, eh! 
Hint: if you like my dog cartoons you can get the latest Minnie The Westie cartoon directly in your email In Box each month when you sign up for Minnie Mail… it’s free!
Or if you can’t wait till then, buy my cartoon book! Details of where you can get it are on the Store page.
Till next time!
Love ‘n’ nose licks,
PS. Would you like to use Minnie The Westie dog cartoons? Click here to read about cartoon licensing. Hint: using my dog cartoons is free for non-commercial blogs and organisations such as dog clubs and dog rescues!
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