Life of a Pit Bull under BSL

2009 is almost over! :(

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:56:21 GMT

It's been a while since this thing's been updated. Fall wasn't as fun this year as last year... Opa was always busy with his Mom, and my Mum and her brother were working a lot...

But I did get to go to Killbear park in late summer/early fall.

Here are a few photos taken around the end of the summer, and through the fall.

Killbear park was fun.

Danforth Park and the hike to East Point Park beach!

Mountsberg Conservation Center.

And that's pretty much it...

Soon the first snow will come, and it'll be too wet and too cold to go anywhere fun. Which means four or five months of doing nothing....until spring comes again. It makes me kind of sad.

Oh well.

Hello again from BSL-Land!

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:01:00 GMT

What have I been up to lately?

Weeelll....
I visited Oma's house again two weeks ago. I got to run around and be an idiot, and play with the garden hose and all that good junk:

Then I got to go to our favorite beach last week....

BUT... while there I wasn't allowed to go swimming. The water was bad, Mum called it an "Algae Bloom". It didn't smell, but looked really gross!! We'd never seen that bay ever look like that! It was really dissapointing. :(

But today, I got to go to TWO parks! First Scarborough Bluff Park, where some ugly crossbreed dog tried to eat me... and there were so many illegally off-leash dogs we had to leave.

After we had to leave Scarborough Bluff Park, we went down to Bluffer's Park since it looked almost deserted (even though Mum had to PAY for Opa's car to park there)... It was much better down there. And I got to go SWIMMING!!!

Nice clear water!

OMG... STICK!

Aw man... how does that swimming thing work again???

Eek!! I'm sinking!

Must get stick. Must get stick. Must get stick. Must get stick...

Rowin', rowin', rowin'.... almost there!!

AH HAH! VICTORY IS MINE!!

Drying off after a great afternoon in BSL-Land. Dispite the liberal's best efforts to make my life poopie. lol

ROCK ON DOGGIE-PALS! Hope you're all having a fun spring/summer too!

Yay!

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:35:26 GMT

It was lovely yesterday!

I even got to go into a Car Dealership yesterday.... but Mum didn't get any photos. D:

Early Spring trip to Rouge Park.

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:51:31 GMT

Trip to Rouge Park!

The west Rouge river. The trout are heading upstream right now... which was pretty cool to watch.

Every year, there's at least one shot like this.... lol

Taffy's backpack.

Heading into the woods.

The trees were creaking in the wind...

Back at the river...

Heading back to the parking lot.

The end!

Spring has sprung!

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:34:40 GMT

I got to go to the park yesterday!!

Opa and me! (I refused to look at the camera, but then a shih tzu walked behind Mum and I couldn't help it.. D:)

The pond.

See the swans?

Mum told us to hang back while she took photos of some ducks, and swans.

...and one more for "swandog"! :P

Then we went to the other side of the park to where there's a sandy beach, and a new path they've been building. Normally the beach is off limits to dogs, but at this time of year the "no dogs allowed" signs aren't up and people take their dogs for long walks on it. It was windy and a bit cold that day, so there weren't many dogs at all...

Bluffs on the other side of the park.

The beach!

Can't sit still for a second!

People walking on the beach...

I wanted to taste the water.... boy was it COLD!!

Dirt. Wet. Tired. Time to go home!!

THE END!

Mummy was talkin' about how Toronto has banned dogs from the beaches in the city, and we're not allowed to swim in the lake anymore on any Toronto beach-fronts at all, because we're "dirty" and people can't swim where dogs are or some weird thing. I just think the mayor is a cat-lover and I hope he gets eaten by fleas!! Mum says not to worry though, she knows lots of "secret" places where I can swim, and there's always our favorite beach in Whitby! :3

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:49:12 GMT

Man, winter sucks.... I'm so bored! Nothing fun has happened since I went to Vancouver. :(

I can't wait for it to get warm enough to go for car rides, and go back to the different parks with Opa and Mum!! I want to go back to the beach and go swimming again!

Many Fall Adventures!

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:23:39 GMT

The fall of 2008 was a blast!

Mum took me many places and I saw a lot of stuff, it was great! It's been kind of boring since then though, probably because of the snow, and Mum working a lot...

So here are some pictures from Trips I've been on! Enjoy!

Algonquin Park, September 2008!

Algonquin Park, October 2008!

My Trip to Vancouver, B.C!

And one photo of me taken wearing my new boots!!

My Trip to Algonquin Park!!

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:01:43 GMT

Some photos of me from the hiking trips I took this fall:

More to come later... I guess.

Randomness...

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:23:29 GMT

I got my shots today. The doctor was nice and gave me a cookie afterwords. Mum said I did good because I didn't cry for the needles, or when the doctor stuck that thing up my butt.... Mum says it's called a thermometer, whatever that is... it felt weird.

It was so cold waiting for the bus!! Even with my sweater on, I was sooooo cold....it kinda sucked. My sweater is cute though, maybe I'll get Mum to post photos of me in it later.

Mum also bought me a new crate yesterday. It's smaller than my normal one, but I still think it's fun to go in and out of it all the time.

I also got a new leash! It's long and bright orange, Mum says it's for our walks in the woods, and for when we go north again next year.

I wish Opa visited more often. When he comes over, we go fun places! Mum says we may go to Grandma's place next week some time and play in her backyard one more time before it snows. I hope we get to go!

....jeeze it's cold tonight. I'm glad Mum turned the little space-heater on!!

Dream with me...

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:27:26 GMT

Just two random pic's from a recent trip to Opa's house:

HE'S GOT CATS!!! O___O

Oh, and mum wants me to post this:
http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/pets/dogs/articles/e/behaviour-training/dogsincanada/61/fairy-tales/1

She says she's got issues with some of those "conclusions".

Mum says we're going to the beach tomorrow! Maybe I can go swimming again!

On August 4th....

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:33:18 GMT

Monday was the second anniversary of me coming to live with my Mum and her brother. We spend the day at Oma's house and I got to eat barbecue and run around like an idiot for the whole day. It was a blast!

Some photos:

SPOILED ROTTEN!!

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:50:37 GMT

Big boxes came in the mail full of TOYS... and Mum said I could have some, and that they were from Auntie Jessie.

My Auntie Jessie is the bestest!

Gimmie!

The Busy Buddy Bone is great! It's got little meaty rings that go on it.

The Orca Jack toy is pretty neat too...

Thanks again for all the great toys Auntie Jessie!!

I can't wait to take some of my new toys to Oma's house!

:D

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:02:46 GMT

I got to go to Gram's house!

At first I wasn't sure what was going on. I got dragged onto the bus when I thought I was going for a car ride... then onto the subway, then another bus! When we got off the bus I didn't know where we were, but Mum sure seemed to know where she was going...

We went through a bunch of houses, then a park, then a few more houses... and suddenly I knew where we were! I'd been there a few times last summer! And even better, Opa was in the driveway and the old lady Mum calls "Oma" was there too. I was so excited! Even the rain didn't bother me!

"Yay! No muzzle and no leash!"

"Oh SURE...ignore me. Go ahead... you'll be sorry!"

"If I help you clean up, will you come play with me?"

"Wait for me! You can't cut that Ivy without my help!"

Mum yelled at me so I had to stop trying to climb the ladder... but I was only trying to help Opa! :(

"Oma" and me waiting out the rain, standing in the shed.

"Stop stairing and come PLAY!"

Tired and wet. Time to go home!

It was a fun day! I'm still tired today because of it.... XP

Long day...

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:19:36 GMT

I'm not sure if anyone even watches this journal...

But here are a few photos of my recent adventures.

Spring has sprung!

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:22:23 GMT

Here, have some pictures of my recent trips to Lake Ontario (and other random pix)!!

That's all for now!

Is it spring yet...?

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:16:54 GMT

Mum isn't home much lately... and I'm tired of being inside! I wanna go out to the park, but it's still too cold and wet!!

I want spring to get here already! And I want Mum to be home too so we can do stuff...

:(

We moved! O_O

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:22:56 GMT

Last weekend was really confusing...

Mum took me over to this other building and stuck me in an empty apartment that smelled really funny, and there was a lot of noise and people going back and forth for several days! And all of Mum's stuff showed up at the strange new place and we never went back to the other place where I'd been living!!

I was SO confused!! But... then Opa came over and everything started smelling normal again and it was all good. Though my crate isn't in the livingroom anymore. I sleep where Mum sleeps now! It's kinda weird... but at least I get my own TV!

"Roo roo ROOOO~!!" :P

At least this place has sunbeams I can lay in like the other place did... :P

Sleeping on Mum's bed!

We have a new sofa now too... it's not as squishy as the old one, and it's not under the window so I can't stand on it to look outside... but I still like it.

Another big snowstorm!

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:45:35 GMT

SNOW! YAY!

Showin' off the leather collarmania collar I got for christmas!:

:D

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v492/jaxxblackfox/?action=view¤t=TAFFY-1.flv

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:11:27 GMT

Rabies found in puppy in Toronto. First time in 20 years!
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2008/01/24/4790945-sun.html

Scary.... :(

Oh, and this(about an illegal puppy):
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/296926

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:27:32 GMT

Things are kinda stressed at home right now. Mum and her bro' have been acting funny for the past week, and I'm not sure what's going on... I keep overhearing them talking about "maybe moving", whatever that means.

Sounds kinda bad... I hate not knowing what the heck people are up to sometimes...

Oh well, at least my christmas presents finally got here! Now I have three pretty new collars to flaunt when Mum takes me for walks. Maybe I'll post the pictures later.

One more random photo. Just for the heck of it:

Update!

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:06:50 GMT

Mum says I'm getting fat....! :(

She changed my food again a week or so ago. She says I'm allergic to chicken formula dog food... and since she put me on this expensive duck and potato dog food I've not been scratching as much, and my ears aren't smelly or red anymore. My coat is getting softer too, Mum says it's cuz of the salmon oil in the new dog food.

I wish I could keep eating this stuff... but Mum says it's REALLY exepsnsive and she's not sure if she can get it again after this bag is finished... which she says may take a month or so. She says it depends on if she can get shifts at work enough to afford it. If not, she says we'll have to go back to the Kirkland Lamb & Rice stuff I used to eat, even though it gave me soft poos...

Mum also showed me pictures of my christmas presents that are coming in the mail. She said she was sorry it couldn't get here on christmas, but that it was better for the lady making the stuff that it be done later...

I can't wait! :)

Snowstorms are fun!

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:43:00 GMT

So.... it finally snowed a lot. Big storm came through that lasted two days.

Here are some pic's Mum took yesterday and today:

During the storm:

Playing with my friend Junior:

Today:

I love snow. Mum thinks I should have been born a Husky. (If I had I wouldn't have to be muzzled while playing in the snow!)

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:40:28 GMT

So....

We got some snow right?

You wouldn't believe how HARD it is to do zoomies while on-leash!! Holy cow!
And it's not easy catching snowballs when you're muzzled either.....

It was snowing again this morning...

...but then it turned to rain and now the snow is all slushy and gross. I hate it when it's slushy and wet. I want crunchy snow!! D:

I miss going to the park. But Mum won't go anymore. She says it's too cold and I'll have to wait until the spring to start going again. That kinda sucks. :(

So, what's been going on....

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:06:57 GMT

Things have been pretty interesting lately.... though I keep forgetting to update about it. Mum has been home a lot more than she used to. I like it a lot when she's home because I get to spend all day out of my crate!

I went to another big pit bull co-op walk just before Halloween. Lots of other dogs were there, but Mum wouldn't let me play with them. Opa was there too. It was fun for a while but I was glad when we went back to the car to head home... I was so tired!

Mum even made me wear my costume for the walk! D:
My costume:

After halloween, we had one more chance to visit our favorite parks... it was nice.

It's fall now, almost winter... Mum fixed my sweater so it fits better. We haven't had snow yet, which is weird. Last year by now we had at least had frost! Mum says she's never seen the malpe tree drop it's leaves this late in the season before. There was no bad weather to make them fall earlier I guess.

Christmas is coming. I wonder if I'll get any presents this year...

My life... updated!

tinaleyk@yahoo.com — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:43:02 GMT

Mum got me my Halloween costume today. She says I'm gonna wear it to the big Pit Bull Co-op walk on the 20th. She says that's "Pit Bull Awareness Day" or something like that... I get to see Nicky and the gang again! Yay!

She also got me a new muzzle. Oy, that makes what...? Three muzzles in my wardrobe? Sheesh!

And now she's saying she wants to learn how to make me one out of leather! Jeeze! BSL sure makes humans do some WEEIIRRRDD things....

OH! And for some recent photos of me: