To Lamma Island part 2

Again we went to Lamma island.  

Still not used to the ferry rides, but Margaux and Tora seemed to master the way to Thieka's apartment.  They both pulled the leads at full extent to navigate Tony.

And yet had another full fun day at the beach!  

Lamma island is located 20mins away from Hong Kong island.  It is enclosed by full of nature, very bohemian island.  There is no building higher than 3 stories here and no automobiles.  Transport means is by foot or bicycle.  Quite a contrast to the busy and hectic Hong Kong island.  People who live in this island are tolerant towards pets and you will often see unleashed cats and dogs in the village.  

To Lamma Island part 1

Margaux and Tora's old neighborhood friend, Thieka moved to Lamma Island recently, so we went to see her there.  Here's the short video to show you the day we spent.  

Margaux, Tora, Thieka and Linus (Thieka's new brother who was adopted from HKDR) altogether went to the nearest beach.  They found another pack of five dogs there who  became friends in no time and frolicked on the beach. 

Joint operation

Looks like the fall is cut short, the temperature rose up to 27 today!


Margaux and Tora helped each other to dug a hole to build a chilling corner.  

First comes Margaux.  She's a high speed digging-machine-dog!

Tora cleans up debris. 

And Margaux makes the final touch up.

They dug a hole alright but ended up using too much energy...

Morning Walk

Tony is in charge of walking dogs in the morning.  Day is shorter now so it's still dark outside just after 6AM.

But morning air is cool and fresh.  Have a good walk, guys!  

Say "I Love You!"

Do you know Mishka, a huskey dog who can say "I love you!"?  She is famous on You Tube.  

While I was watching this video, Margaux was showing a response, so I tried with her.

Let's see...

Well...she'll need more practice, I guess..

Cheeky Tora

I piled up both dogs' beds into one so that I could carry them up to the roof to clean but before I get to it, Cheeky Tora had a better idea.  She found maximum comfort in a double padded bed.

"Can u keep my bed like this always?"

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Margaux is not fussy about where she sleeps.  And as usual, she sleeps in weird posture.  

Sticky bugs (seeds)

It was a rainy day.

While we're walking, I noticed something on Tora's face...

Tora?

"yes?"

"Wat?!"
(that's too close, honey..)

Look at u, you've got a lots of sticky seeds on your face!!

Dogs were wet and I wanted to dry them but I couldn't use towel (seeds will then stick to towel!) so we went home straight to dry.

Margaux got them too! 

They are all over your body!  
You know you guys are making a major contribution to the seed dispesal!
(Though, not helping it if brought in the house!!)

"Hey, can you help remove them??"

"My nose feels funny.."

I couldn't be bothered to remove them, plus it's kinda looked cute (like face piercings) so left them for a while.  (Later, Tony came home from work, looked at them saying "What happened to you?!" and helped remove each one with care.)   

So, these sticky seeds (or 'bugs', that is literal translation of what we call it in Japanese) look like this.  They always give me a headache during this time of the year.  It has sharp thin needles at the tip which will be left and attached to clothes if not carefully removed.  With dog's coat, they come off naturally after dried but if brought into house, they land onto any fabrics available and it's a pain to clean up!  So, nowadays it has been a ritual for me every after walk to lie down the dogs on the floor and remove the seeds off their coat like a glooming monkey!  

The fall is here!

November.  Finally, the comfortable season has arrived in Hong Kong.  
The sky is clear and it's so refreshing!  Today's destination is Margaux beach.

"Come on, Margaux!  Play with me!"

Tora's trying to get Margaux's attention. 

Rock-fetish Margaux is posing herself on a rock.  
Looking cool, cutie!

My maternity life has hit the nineth month.  No serious hiking with the dogs for a while but I spend time walking them at least 1.5 to 2 hours everyday.