montreal dogblog

A Mutiny

2008-08-07T05:26:00.000-07:00

This was Rocky's teddy before...

Mayble started it...

followed by Mojo

then Pepper had a turn

Leo watches...

Rocky's not sure.

Maybe he is....

Teddy is dead-y.

The End

Big Girls

2008-08-02T04:55:00.000-07:00

All the big dogs came by last week....

BENNY

Daisy and her new sister Charlie ! :)

The Usual Suspects

2008-07-25T14:18:00.000-07:00

:) bye! :)

Chocolate

2008-07-16T06:50:00.000-07:00

So...this week i am rich....

in chocolate!

I recieved a TON of DOVE CHOCOLATE in the mail!! Dove is this brand of chocolate that I used to eat alot of when i lived in Taiwan...they sell the little choco squares in packs of five at the 7-11, but haven't seen that here in Canada. So i was really happy to get myself and lots of lucky friends reacquainted with this brand of chocolate.

The best is definitely the dusk kind...a mixture of dark and milk chocolate. It's my favorite of the lot which also included milk, and dark. The dusk is a nice blend of the two.

I shared most of it, but we did manage to eat all of it in an embarrassingly short amount of time :)

kind of ironic that "chief" here decided to show up that very same week.
He's our chocolate friend here all the way from New York.

We had another BBQ with Buckley :P

...and Mayble of course.

BBQ BBQ BBQ BBQ BBQ

somebody wants some....

Buckley is learning new tricks :)

some more DOVE chocolate wisdom....

right chief?

Beagle BBQ

2008-07-09T13:05:00.000-07:00

Hey you guys!!

Guess What?!

Nicole and Matt got a dog!

Meet Buckley, the Beagle.

he's 2 and he's lucky!

a happy ending :)

wrestlemania

2008-07-08T18:37:00.000-07:00

Big Dog Teach Little Dog

2008-07-03T05:03:00.000-07:00

We took Lucy swimming :)

She is a 9 month old beagle/spaniel.

Mayble likes the water...

but she's scared of swimming :(

and where mayble goes...

lucy follows!

she also discovered diving...

for rocks.

!!!!!!

Smiley Face

2008-07-02T12:36:00.000-07:00

i love it.

This Charming Man

2008-07-02T12:32:00.000-07:00

Bruno.

:) :) :) :) :) :):) :) :)

Uncle Leo

2008-06-01T06:56:00.000-07:00

Hey Leo,
where you going?

hold still now...

not too close....

over here!

uh...

like....

work with me buddy!

i have an idea...

gotcha!

FRANKENWEENIE

2008-05-29T04:25:00.000-07:00

It's no secret that Tim Burton loves dogs (and Johnny Depp and black and white stripes and Helena Bonham Carter). He almost always has them in his films. Spot in PeeWee's BIg Adventure, Zero in the N.B.C, the dog that kills the couple in Beetleguese, the dog salon in Edward Scissorhands...he likes them trust me.
Here is one of his first films. A short he did for Disney called "Frankenweenie". The story of a boy who's best buddy gets hit by a car and he brings him back to life.

You remind me of something....

2008-05-27T04:14:00.000-07:00

Lost Loves

2008-05-16T05:12:00.000-07:00

our old corner in taipei, across from the buddist temple and the army base.

sometimes i miss taiwan....i miss the palm trees and i miss walking in the jungle.

we adopted our dog mayble in taiwan...she was rescued by some nice buddist ladies in the countryside, and we snatched her up off the street where they were trying to give her away...don't laugh....not to eat...it is ILLEGAL to eat dog meat there FYI.

i wonder if she misses her friends?

this is her boyfriend...he, like lots of the dogs there, ran around the streets and did what he pleased. he lived on the army base with some other dogs, but would join us when he saw us walking in the old abandoned amusement park with mayble...we named him "buddy".

buddy was a typical taiwan "go" (dog in chinese), and if we could've...we would've kept him! but buddy was lucky on the army base, because they took good care of him, even though they let him run wild, he had dog friends and food to eat.

he and mayble loved each other. we loved him too.

miss you buddy! :)

DOG vs. SHARK

2008-05-12T02:42:00.000-07:00

So my friend Vaden grew up in Jamaica, and is terrified of my dog mayble. He once told me the reason being that in his hometown he used to see the starving street dogs go into the ocean and drag sharks onto the beach to suffocate them. This made him fearful of all other dogs, and ours especially because i guess she looks like a street dog.

Well guess what, she is.

FERGUS

2008-05-12T02:22:00.000-07:00

This is our friend Fergus.

He is a mystery mix!

HIs mom is a poodle.

you can tell by his 'fro.

he is the nicest, sweetest little guy we've ever met.

definitely a "lover"...

though not much of a "fighter"

he tries :)

see you around Fergus.

Pepper

2008-05-10T04:46:00.000-07:00

this is pepper.

she's a wire hair jack russel.

the grass is back...

and pepper missed it.

all you need is a stick and some grass.

getting the right photo can be tricky.

you just have to keep at it.

until you get a good one.

Toby Tobi Tobe

2008-05-09T16:15:00.000-07:00

On our way to the park we walked up "Toby's alley"...

it was a nice day.

plus he likes it back there...

he really does.

so photogenic.

so many looks.

do you model?

Swimming Pointers

2008-05-09T08:34:00.000-07:00

Copper came for a visit. We hadn't seen her since last summer so we had a lot of catching up to do.

Copper is a German Shorthair Pointer or "GSP". They're bred for hunting, so naturally she spends alot of time with her nose to the ground.

We hung at the dog park...

and down by the "lake"...

She should give Mayble some swimming tips.

Maybe next time :)

One fine day.

2008-04-19T06:06:00.000-07:00

Well it finally happened.

No more snow!

Where'd it go?

mayble keeps six ...

partners in crime.

Daisy ....

meet mojo.

BFFs

Double Vision

2008-04-14T03:56:00.000-07:00

So there was a fire on pine!

no one was hurt...

This is Leo and his big cousin Toby.

they look kind of the same....

and play the same too!

one is english and one is french....

but they are both cuties!

Daisy is another dog who i have trouble holding still long enough to get a good photo!

but here she is anyway.....she is a recently rescued husky sheppard x.
hopefully i'll get some better pics this weekend :)

Royal Rumble

2008-03-24T14:55:00.000-07:00

MaybleMojoWillowShlomo: Playfight Highlights!

TOTAL KNOCKOUT!

K.O.!!

going....

going....

gone!

Working Overtime.

2008-03-24T14:42:00.000-07:00

It's been pretty crazy around here lately...

with all of our buddies around.....

it can be hard...

to get any work done!

bye bye baby

2008-03-10T17:14:00.000-07:00

little charlie headed back to LA....

but before she left, we had time to play....

Willow came to say goodbye....

(she's so funny!)

This is Jimmy, Charlie's Dad....

He's only twelve, but he makes movies too...

We made a fun one together that turned out awesome!

We wish that you guys could've stayed

But we'll see you this summer, in LA!!

California Girl

2008-02-26T09:36:00.000-08:00

Well the winter's still here, but some dogs don't mind.

Boo likes to take US for walks!

Us girls here prefer to relax these days...wake us up when the snow melts!

Meet "Baby Charlie" staying with us all the way from LA. She's been hanging out on her days off from shooting a film here in Montreal. Seriously!

Charlie is a mini shnauzer and she's become good buddies with Mayble. She is such a funny little puppy. We love her!

Acting must run in her family....

She has lots of energy, but every dog loves a good old nap in their favorite chair....

or anywhere....!

Sascha is our newest friend, who came by for the weekend. She likes lots of petting and head rubs...and she'll let you know it!

(she likes to rub her head on your hand when you're not looking!)

And finally our shy guy Arthur....our good little buddy (and one lucky dog) has moved on to join his family in Switzerland! We will miss him very much....

BYE ARTHUR!! BONNE CHANCE!!

Hello Snow

2008-01-23T10:56:00.000-08:00

where is everyone?

Hey there's someone!

hmmmm....

I guess he's too cool.

Hey, but there's plenty of snow to throw

Not so many sticks.

Jack came back.

Now go snow!

GoodBye Summer.

2007-10-20T07:40:00.000-07:00

Saying goodbye to the last of the warm weather.

It's been a while since we last posted, but our last video project had us swamped with work!

Lots of fun, but left little time for blogging!

Our studio did see some dog action, and having them around is a great excuse to take a break.

Right guys?

Lola was happy to see her friend Kozmo again and they got some quality snuggle time.

We had some new friends come through. Meet Chaos (the little guy) and Floyd, the biggest dog i've ever seen!

And Zizou who stopped by from Toronto.

Our camera decided to erase our card, and we lost our Evie pictures! The cutest little pomeranian...She was here for one whole month :( :( :(. Sorry Evie!

Even sadder news though was the loss of our little friend Rusty.

He passed away in July, and we still miss him.

R.I.P

Kozmo and Lola sitting in a tree....

2007-07-03T07:22:00.000-07:00

HEY Kozmo, where's your girlfriend?...

it's LOLA!

Kozmo took a break from the couch and tried his hand at meeting the ladies.

Lola gave him her signature ear lick.

To which Kozmo responded....

NOw let's fight!

Finally, Kozmo found someone is own size to play with!

Almost.

Lola's packing some "extra baggage". But hey,....

There's only more to love.

Puppy Love

2007-06-25T06:36:00.000-07:00

So for the long weekend (is June really over?!) we have had the company of two new dog friends. One of them is Willow. She's our neighbour's boxer puppy (7 or 8 months), and she is a real sweetheart.

She's a bit bigger than Mayble is used to having around, but she is just a baby.

Big puppies are funny because they aren't that aware of just how big they actually are. Plus they are all awkward and goofy.

Copper is here too, all the way from ile bizard! She spent the first day looking for her parents and wondering where she was...

poor girl. Can you imagine how traumatic it must be for her?

She's over it now, and Willow has really helped her take her mind off of missing her parents.

This photo sums up the nature of their realtionship. This is what's called Puppy Love.

SUMMERTIME

2007-06-25T05:46:00.000-07:00

Well finally the weather is warm.

And what better way to spend a lovely summer day than in the park? Just ask Mayble and Cassidy.

Ryan was kind enough to donate his old mexican blanket to the dogs...trying to outlaw our guests from using the couch proved to be futile, so now they pretty much own it.

We were lucky enough to get out of town recently, so of course we packed up the dogs and headed up to Hudson.

Kali and Mayble had the pleasure of roaming free which is always nice for them.

....it's nice for the humans too.

There's a beach near the house.

Mayble really loves the water,

but there's something about swimming that she's not too keen on.

As soon as her feet can no longer touch the bottom,...

she's out of there! We're hoping she'll get into it more this summer. I think if we can go in with her she'll be less weirded out, but i'm not about to wade out into the Parc Lafontaine water.

LOLA

2007-06-22T15:54:00.000-07:00

Our buddy Lola will be hanging with us for the summer. Sort of like day-camp. We know her pretty well and she just loves everybody.

Lola is a "puggle" and she's so hilarious. She and Mayble are old friends.

She might be a small girl...

...but she sure can hold her own.

She really likes to wrestle with the big dogs.

Lola also really likes to lick inside their ears.

And mouth too.

Cassidy was not too into it.

At first!

But she came around.

(Lola kind of forced her into it)

But not really.

One time we couldn't find her....

Lola likes to hide.

What a character...i mean she should be. she's kind of inspiring a character for one of our projects. Couldn't you just see an animated lola?

Wrap PArty.

2007-05-28T12:53:00.000-07:00

Sorry, it's been a while since we've updated but man...things have been hectic! Outside of caring for dogs, Ryan and I work on a variety of art-related projects.

Our most recent endeavour had us working on an animation for a music video. This may sound simple enough, but involes a TON of work before the cameras even begin to roll. Lucky for us we've had some help along the way.

One of the main elements had us constructing a miniature theater which was to be the set and stage for our main character.

Nigel's been down to help since day one.

Here's the base of the stage back in April. Foreman Nigel is there to ensure our work is done right.

After the base, Ryan started to lay the hardwood.

Not one to sleep on the job, our foreman was never too far.

(note the sleeping bag under the table).

After some heavy duty construction work ( can you spot Nigel ),

some help from our friends (lola!)

a coat or two of ochre,

and some finishing touches,

You get an awesome set and you're ready to shoot!

oh, and 7 twelve hour days STRAIGHT of stop motion animation later....

IT's A WRAP!!

And you know what else?

We're really gonna miss you NIgel. Have fun in LONDON!!!

BYE!!!!!
xox sabina, ryan & mayble

Adventures in Babysitting

2007-04-08T21:17:00.000-07:00

So it's been a long and busy week. I thought I'd be posting more frequently throughout the holidays, but we've had our hands full juggling dogs and work I've hardly had the time to pick up my camera.

Here's what I managed to get together so far.
Cassidy came first, to celebrate passover. She and Mayble are like old friends.

Then our next guest came to join the fun. The baby of the bunch, little Kozmo. He's a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel, all furry and freckles. We make a good match, no?

We look like a Fido ad.

He's just 7 months old, and it was his first time away from his home and his parents. So we wanted him to feel safe and happy during his stay with us.

A little shy to begin with, for the first little while he was glued to our laps.

But not for long!

Having fun yet?

The following day saw the arrival of our good friend Bruno the Beagle. He and Mayble walk together all the time, and he's just the greatest. He's super easy going, and easy to please.

He is deeply in love with Ryan.
Some other things Bruno is fond of are:

naptime....

...and lunchtime!

Three's company right?

Well, five's a crowd!

Our final two guests arrived on Friday.
Shy guy Arthur, who took his time getting adjusted...

Slowly but surely...

...he came around.

But not before little Pinot showed up.

It's never a party....

...until somebody puts the lampshade on.

Right?

Overall it's been a great weekend. All the dogs have settled in nicely, and it's been interesting to see the little connections they've made with one another.

Tommorrow is our last day together, and I'll try to get more action shots. So far I've only been able to get them while they're asleep! Speaking of that, I'm off to bed............ Goodnight!

Nigel: A Photo Essay

2007-04-01T16:28:00.000-07:00

It's not everyday that you get to hang with a celebrity. So naturally, we were pretty excited whe we heard that Nigel Connor was coming to visit.

When the big day finally came, we wanted everything to be just perfect. Of course, he was fashionably late, but once he arrived he didn't waste any time checking the place out.

Checking out the rides.

Checking out the art (in progress).

He checked us out too.

Then he found Mayble....

Who had found his toy....

"Now you guys play nice..."

"...like this!"

You know what? It's true...celebrities really are just like everyone else.

They go for walks.
and mess up their beards too.

Nigel also looks alot smaller in person, than he does in the movies.

The word got around that he was staying with us.

But Nigel hates to dissapoint his fans.

And he's always down for a photo session.

It was fun while it lasted.........

Thanks
for stopping by

The Fox and the Wolf

2007-03-24T06:46:00.000-07:00

It's been pretty quiet around here lately, as we haven't had any visits since Bob left. But just yesterday our new friend Cassidy stopped by for a visit. She's a real beauty. All black except for some small white marks on her mouth and chest, and she has the most striking icy blue eyes. Like if a wolf and a panther had babies, they'd look like Cassidy. She's a rescue also, and a total sweetheart. Mayble agrees.

Mayble gets along well with almost everyone, but these guys are loving each other. She's never been this cozy with any other dogs except Cassidy.

Usually Mayble likes her space, but so far these two are inseparable. Maybe Mayble can tell that Cassidy's "street" like her? Whatever it is, they're both lucky!

Bye BYe Bobby

2007-03-16T17:05:00.000-07:00

We're happy, and a little bit sad to announce that our buddy Bobby finally found his forever people. Ricardo and Karina came to meet Bob yesterday and it was love at first sight.

Congratulations to the happy family!
Bob is the 15th pet we've helped find a home.

WILD THING

2007-03-14T14:57:00.000-07:00

Ryan and I take care of dogs as a business, but we also have our own. Her name is Mayble, and she's a wild Taiwanese jungle dog. We picked her up a few years ago while we were living in Taipei, Taiwan from a group of buddist ladies who found her abandoned in the countryside when she was a puppy.
She is a mutt technically, I suppose. But she definitely comes from a long long line of mutts. So, in some ways she is a breed. A Taiwan Jungle Mutt I say. She is the direct result of what happens when dogs are left on their own, to breed in the wild. And you have to admit, she looks pretty wild.
There is a type of dog which is indigenous to the island of Taiwan simply called Taiwan Dog, which are now on the verge of extinction (and no, not because they were eaten). Mayble bears many of the personality traits and characteristics of these natural dogs. She is smart, alert, loyal and a super athlete.

Her pointy ears, curly tail, tiger stripes and agile body are common amongst most Taiwan Dogs and Mutts alike. She just loves it here in Canada, she really stands out. We get all kinds of comments. Our fave so far, "Is that a dog?".

Heart of Gold

2007-03-14T08:05:00.000-07:00

Hey All.
Ryan and I have decided to start a little blog about some of our dog friends. We figure it's a good opportunity for people to hear about the wonderful, cute and hilarious things their dogs do when they are not around.
For those of you who don't know, Ryan and myself (Sabina) sometimes walk or sit dogs, and we also work as artists/animators from our studio loft on St. Laurent.
At the moment we are fostering a daschund named Bob Barker. He's a standard, and he's just the greatest little guy. A real champ. He came into our possession through our friend Melissa, who found him on her front steps. Since then he has been trying to find his forever family, and we are happy to have him until he does. He's a sweet boy with lots of love to spare. So, our very first post is dedicated to Bobby in hope that he finds himself a great new home. Any takers?