Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day

Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day

The 23 February of each year is international Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course, us doggies appreciate biscuits every single day, but if humans are going to give us extra noms, we’re quite happy about that!

The most impawtant thing is to make sure that your humans do know that it’s Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day. I have trained mum to write it on her calendar every year – I encourage you to train your humans too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So how was my Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day?

My day was utterly wonderful and nommy! By sheer coincidence, I got groomed today. I go to Auntie Briar’s Dog Grooming in Sandringham, Auckland.

What makes the visits there extra special is that Auntie Briar bakes her own range of healthy dog biscuits! Mum always stocks up on dog biscuits when we visit Auntie Briar. (Auntie Briar ships the biscuits throughout New Zealand, call 09 849 8127 to order.)

Mum and I at Auntie Briar's... Auntie Briar grooms me and also bakes healthy dog biscuits. *drools!*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bone-shaped dog biscuits baked by Auntie Briar. *slurps!*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nom nom nom nom!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As well as nomming on these bone-shaped biscuits myself, I also gave biscuits to my boyfriend, Morris, and to my furiend, Daisy. Gotta share the Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day tail-wags, I reckon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope your day is as pawsome as mine!

Love ‘n’ biscuit-flavoured licks,

Minnie x

 

To link to this post, use: https://www.minniethewestie.com/dog-biscuit-appreciation-day

 

February 23, 2012

Minnie The Westie cartoon book now available from The Book Depository

Minnie The Westie’s cartoon book is now available from The Book Depository

Minnie The Westie - book cover

Minnie The Westie's paperback book is now available from The Book Depository with free shipping worldwide.

Have you discovered The Book Depository yet?

It is an online bookstore that offers free shipping worldwide… how cool is that!

So if you love books but hate the fact that shipping is nearly as expensive (or more expensive) than what you’re buying, you should definitely check out The Book Depository.

Especially as they’re now selling my paperback book, ‘Minnie The Westie: The Adventures Of A West Highland Terrier Cartoon Dog‘… check it out!

Love ‘n’ licks,

Minnie x

 

To link to this post, use: https://www.minniethewestie.com/the-book-depository

 

February 20, 2012

Minnie The Westie is now on Pinterest!

Minnie The Westie is now on Pinterest!

Have you discovered Pinterest yet? It is a new social media website that’s all about “pinning” pictures you find inspiring or funny to your virtual pin boards.

You can pin:

  • Your own photos, via your phone (if you have their app) or your compawter.
  • Photos you find online… that’s why this website now has a little “Pin It” button at the bottom of every page, to make pinning easy for you.
  • Re-pin onto your own boards what other people have already pinned. You can also “like” and comment on their pins.

… It is a lot of fun!

Follow me on Pinterest!

To follow me on Pinterest, you need a Pinterest account… you can request an invitation from them.

Then, when you’ve set up your account, just visit my profile at http://pinterest.com/minniethewestie/ and click “Follow”! It’s that easy.

I am currently pinning lots of Westie photos, other cute dog photos, my westie cartoons, dog humour and cool Westie products.

Minnie The Westie on Pinterest

Some of my Pinterest pins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See you there!

Love ‘n’ licks,

Minnie x

 

To link to this post, use: https://www.minniethewestie.com/minnie-the-westie-on-pinterest

 

February 17, 2012

Another sailing holibob!

Another sailing holibob!

Even though I had sailing holibobs over Christmas and New Year, I was lucky enough to have another sailing holibob at the end of January! It is summer here in New Zealand, and we are lucky enough to have a number of public holidays at this time of year, giving us long weekends to enjoy.

The last Monday in January is always Auckland Anniversary Day – a public holiday for the Auckland area only. And as Auckland is known as the “City Of Sails”, it is only right to spend it on mum and dad’s little yacht!

Here are my photos from that weekend… as you can see, I had a lot of pawsome adventures!

Westhaven Marina (or perhaps I should rename it 'Westiehaven' Marina!) in Auckland, The City of Sails.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the best things about sailing holibobs is all the beaches I get to visit!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mmmm, lots of great sniffs on this beach! *sniff snort*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dad barbecues noms for dinner on board the boat. Note that I am first in the queue for noms, don't even think about pushing in line, mum! 😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YUM!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tired out after a big day... and I'm sure there are more adventures to be had tomorrow, I'd best get some zzzzzzzz....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next day, we visit friends of mum and dad's on their boat. I assume my usual position, guarding the barbecue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have a little snooze on my friends' boat. Barbecue guarding is tiring work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yay, it's time for a trip ashore! I love going in the inflatable dinghy, we call it the "Minnie-mobile". 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ooooh, pawretty!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On this beach, we catch up with some different friends. These people belong to my furiend 'Major', who is a mini schnauzer. Major and I had a great time running around the beach together. Mum did try to take a photo of the two of us, but we didn't keep still long enough and blurred all the photos! BOL!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mmmm, the sniffs here are EXCELLENT! Dad said something about there being rabbits around, but I didn't see them, unfortunately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That was a fun trip ashore! Now it's time to head back to our boat on the Minnie-mobile. I am the figurehead of the Minnie-mobile. 😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back on the boat, I want to get onto Facebook and Twitter and tell my furiends about my adventures, but dad keeps hogging the iBone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time for another nap in my favourite spot, on the cabin top. It is nice and shady (because of the boom above me), and I get to see everything that's going on in the bay. Plus it's nice and breezey, so it keeps me cool and delivers all the sniffs directly to my nose! Pawfect! 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hang on, who's this? I hope they are not going to interfere with my Minnie-mobile?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And now there are two of them! I watch the duckies closely. I am not happy about them being so close, but I don't like swimming so jumping into the water isn't an option. All I can do is glare at them!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horrors! Mum decides to go swimming - and the two ducks swim with her as she does laps around the boat!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am most concerned about mum as she swims around the boat with the two ducks! I go to the bow-wow of the boat to keep a close eye on mum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phew! I am pleased to say that mum was unscathed after swimming with the ducks. I can now nap on my beach towel, worry-free. Mmmm, I do love sun puddles!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All too soon it's time to head home again. My favourite position is on mum's lap when she's helming!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the way home, we see the Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa AC45 catamarans out practicing. They are the practice boats for the next America's Cup. I have seen them out on Auckland harbour before, but never this close!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Luna Rossa catamaran is "flying a hull". Apparently their boat speed triples when they sail like this. Yikes! Looks a bit scary to me! Note the pretty Auckland skyline in the background. 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lunchtime! Back at the marina berth, we are really hungry and decide to barbecue sausages on the boat before we head home. Naturally, I guard the barbecue. Nom nom!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holibobs + noms = a happy dog. And what pawsome adventures I had!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Till next time,

Love ‘n’ licks,

Minnie x

 

To link to this post, use: https://www.minniethewestie.com/another-sailing-holibob

 

February 15, 2012

Westies in the snow

Westies in the snow

Here in New Zealand it is hot and sunny – far too hot for this little Westie! It is too hot to lie in the sun puddles for very long, I am doing most of my napping in the shade these days.

It is a very different story in England though! I have been barking with my cousin, Lady, on the compawter. Lady is also a West Highland White Terrier, and she lives in Kent, England, where they had 15cm of snow last week!

If you’ve read my cartoon Westie book, you’ll have met my cousin Lady already. Here’s one of the cartoons where we’re talking about snow:

Westie cartoon about snow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That cartoon was inspired by a very real event. Here’s a photo of my cousin Lady in the snow!

This is my cousin, Lady, in the snow in England!

This is my cousin, Lady, in the snow in England!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I bet Lady had lots of adventures, being almost invisible like that! What fun!

Me, I have never seen snow – it doesn’t snow here in Auckland, New Zealand. It snows in other places in New Zealand, but not here. I’m not sure if I’d like snow or not.

Does your doglike the snow?

Love ‘n’ licks,

Minnie x

 

To link to this post, use: https://www.minniethewestie.com/westies-in-the-snow

February 9, 2012

Cartoon of the month: Be careful what you wish for!

Cartoon of the month: Be careful what you wish for!

Phew, we’re having a hot and humid summer here in New Zealand!

While I love sunbathing, there is one very annoying aspect to summer… flies! We don’t have as many here as they do in Australia, so I’m told, but they are still quite bugging!

What can I say… be careful what you wish for! 😉

Till next time!

Love ‘n’ nose licks,

Minnie x

 

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!

 

To link to this post use: https://www.minniethewestie.com/cartoon-of-the-month-february-2012

 

February 1, 2012

Summer Holibobs Album 2012

Summer Holibobs Album 2012

Woofings!

I am now back home after wuffly holibobs with mum and dad… we went cruising on our small sailboat for a couple of weeks. (Here in New Zealand, Christmas and New Year are in our summer.)

Here are my holibob photos!

The best thing about holibobs? Lots of napping and relaxation! Here I am, having a snooze on the cabin top of the yacht. We are anchored off Ponui Island in the Hauraki Gulf.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The other pawsome thing about holidays is getting to spend lots of time with mum and dad. Here dad and I are looking for rabbits! (We didn't find any, but I could sniff 'em!)

 

It's Christmas Day! I got this cool squeaky turkey, and some new bones to nom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cuddles from daddy. 🙂 Me - a daddy's girl? Yep, definitely!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dad is fishing, and I watch veeeeery closely... I love fish, nom nom!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drat - no fish on the line, just bait! Maybe dad will let me eat that, it smells nice and fishy and stinky... please? What do you mean by 'no'??!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next stop: Te Kouma Harbour, Coromandel Peninsula. This is a panorama taken from the hillside... it's very pawretty here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leaping through the long grass on the hillside at Te Kouma! Our boat is anchored in the bay behind me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So exciting - there are wild turkeys on the hillside at Te Kouma! No, I didn't catch one, but I did find a turkey feather *nom nom*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chillaxing on my beach towel on the boat after an energetic time ashore. Those hill sides are mighty steep if you only have little legs, y'know!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giving the humans the hurry up for my dinner! All that walking 'n' sunbathing 'n' stuff makes a dog hungry, y'know!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beach dog. 😀 I wuff the beach!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then the rains came. For days and days and days. Mum and dad got so bored they started collecting rain water to top up the boat's water tanks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rainy days = indoor puppy playtime. Just as well that mum packed lots of toys for me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tired out after a big indoor play session! Here I'm cuddling up to my new turkey toy, plus an elephant toy that Morris gave me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yay, the sun came back! I resume my nice spot on the cabin top. It is shaded nicely by the boat's boom, and I get a great view of the bay from up there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pawretty sunset 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And those were my holibobs! It was kinda relaxing and kinda strenuous too – and a lot of fun.

Did you have holibobs too? Do tell me all about it!

Love ‘n’ licks,

Minnie x

 

To link to this post, use: https://www.minniethewestie.com/summer-holibobs-album-2012

 

January 24, 2012

Happy 2012!

Happy 2012!

Wishing you a very happy new year, my furiends!

Yes, I know that we are more than half way through January but I am only now back from my holibobs. Here in New Zealand it is summer after all, and I have spent a couple of weeks holidaying on mum and dad’s sailboat. (With mum and dad there as well, of course – someone had to do the sailing and the cooking, y’know!)

I will add my holibob photos onto this blog next week… keep an eye out for them here!

Did you have holibobs as well? I hope you had some good adventures with lots of greats sniffs and noms.

Holibobs are all about discovering some great new sniffs!

 

 

 

 

 

 

What’s in store for 2012?

Have you made any New Year Resolutions?

I haven’t… there’s no improving on Westie perfection! 😉 I intend to spend 2012 enjoying daily walks, noms, cuddles and naps. Much like last year, and the year before that, and the year before that…!

Mum has some exciting plans for Minnie The Westie for 2012. She has already started sketching cartoons for my second book. All going well, that should be ready by the end of the year. (Not seen my first book yet? Find out more here.)

Here’s to even more waggy tails and Westie smiles in 2012!

Love ‘n’ licks,

Minnie x

 

To link to this post, use:  https://www.minniethewestie.com/happy-2012

 

January 18, 2012

Cartoon of the month: Christmas Day with Morris

Cartoon of the month: Christmas Day with Morris

Finally it is the holiday season! (And here in New Zealand, where I live, it is also summer and therefore the summer holidays!)

I do hope you get everything you wish for in the New Year.

Minnie The Westie Christmas cartoon

Have a pawsome 2012, and I’m really looking forward to sharing more cartoons with you during the year.

Till next time!

Love ‘n’ nose licks,

Minnie x

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!

 

To link to this post, use: https://www.minniethewestie.com/cartoon-of-the-month-january-2012

 

January 1, 2012

Season’s woofings!

Season’s woofings!

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!

Season's Woofings

Here’s to even more waggy tails and Westie smiles in 2012!

Love ‘n’ licks,

Minnie x

To link to this post, use:   https://www.minniethewestie.com/seasons-woofings

 

December 25, 2011
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