The trip approaches....

I think Mom is getting a little anxious about me flying in the belly of a big plane.....

Just practicing....

So, here I am in the crate, practicing for the big trip.... it's in the living room now, so I'm just practicing, but I hear they're gonna pick me up on Monday morning, check me into the airport and then I'll be in the crate for a long time.... at least it will be close to my bed time!  And I hear that the crate is the biggest one you can get that isn't custom-made.... good thing I'm not a mastiff!  Mom spent 2 hours at the vet today, doing my paperwork... geez.  Then we went for a ski.  That was fun, but the snow was weird....

BTW - I'm still in the SNOW!

Well, while I'm hearing about the tropical weather in Singapore from Chris, I'm still stuck here in Breck with the snow continuing to pile up - IN APRIL FOR PETE SAKES!!!!!..... but I like it!  Hope there's snow in Singapore!

And Another Thing about Tokyo!

You have got to love the Japanese!  Sticking together during the quake and the Tsunami (you probably know it's a Japanese word "harbor wave")... and now this.  You probably know Kit Kats -- but these are WASABI Kit Kats!!! Not for my refined tastes but they really do have a wasabi kick. Dawg told me he went out for sashimi in Tokyo and.... no wasabi in sight!  Then he saw others picking up a green radish on the table and grating it!  wow!  fresh wasabi!  The radish is the little thing on the Kit Kat label under the leaves.  Yum!   so says he....ah, these Kit Kats are only available in Japan....

Tokyo! Not a NO PETS sign in sight!

Hey Handsome!  Nice ball ya got there!!!  Look at this sweet boy with his tennis ball right around the corner from this big temple with Budda inside.  Budda has a Buddy! 

Tokyo loves their dogs!

Some big time Budda temple, eh?  right out back was where that handsome golden was chewing on his ball!  lucky boy, eh?

Lovin the Lawn!

The Australians know how to do grass!  lawns that is. I could roll in that for weeks and weeks... This is the Botanical Gardens in Sydney right down by the harbour.  and again, Dawg's office is about ten minutes away! beyond the lawn is the water (woof woof!)  and then a big thing with another big thing behind it that I don't care about.  People do - I'm here for the lawn.