Chimmy's Corner

Ruff's up? Today I want to show you a super cute video of a little small bulldog... rollin'. 

In the spirit of Spring (yaaay), I would like to introduce to you Sophie.

Now let me nudge Ma to take me to the park!

slobber kisses,
Chimmy

Chimmy's Corner

Oh hey there people. It's been a long time since Mum let me express my wuff feelings on her blog. She's been selfish *licks paws*

While she was busy working, traveling the world and baking, I just lay around all day... sleeping underneath G-Ma's bed, snuggling with my little pink porky.

While Mum is busy doing things, I like to just guard G-Ma's room, just being my lazy old butt, by the door, farting around until G-Ma gets mad.

Sometimes I like to pose with G-Ma, who's a slight camera whore. She likes posing in the grass with me, of course, after I pee and rub my wee-wee clean all over her jeans without her knowing.

Also, I like to listen to G-Ma and Great G-Ma gossiping. My opinions count, you know.

G-Ma loves the computer, especially her Facebook, sometimes more than me... So to distract her, I just go close to her and fart on her until she gets really mad and I just smile. This is my not guilty face.

Then when Mum is around and just lounging on the couch, I like to challenge her on a staring contest. I win all the time. I give her a fierce & intense stare. I see her soul.

But of course, I love when Mum takes me for a ride in her car. I feel like Meaty the dog in this video clip. It's indeed The Best Day of my Life. 

Well til then non-furry human. I'm going to continue and lay & fart around my castle.

Doggy Kisses,
Chimmy

cue that song... (Revisit: 12 Things)

by Katy Perry... "Roar"

I couldn't stop playing that song in my head as I was playing around with tigers & elephants in Thailand. I had so much fun meeting, petting, feeding, bathing, walking and just goofing around with these awesome creatures.

Especially dancing with Apple, the Swaying Elephant. Btw, me squealing in the end is because of the red ants biting my feet. Eek.

Plus, can not forget my 12 Things, where #10 is Swimming with Dolphins. This was accomplished in Bali. I was able to spend time with Nemo, the youngest in the group, for about 30 minutes with my friend Helga and an elderly couple. Nemo was soo cute. And I salute the trainer, Julio, who's been working with these dolphins for 10 years. Yes, they are in captivity, and yes, we pay to see them and be entertained by them, BUT what I've found out is that they do release them to the ocean to swim freely and these dolphins come back for food. They don't work all day every day, they do have off days during the week and they get fed 3 times a day plus snacks. One thing I am happy about is that these trainers love what they do and love the animals as well. 

Since we are still talking about animals, I went to the Monkey Forest in Ubud, Bali, where these monkeys are considered sacred in the Forest. They are fierce when you feed them. This one was just chillin' so I decided to pose with him.

Not familiar with 12 Things? You can read about it here :)

For my last Revisit: 12 Things, click here.

2012 12 Things: here

For my Bucket List: here

As a reminder... Here are the things I want to accomplish in 2013.

1. Attend a Baking/Bread Class.
2. 30 days Work-Out trial.
3. Volunteer at an Animal Shelter
4. Watch a live soccer game
5. Try a new crafty skill
6. Attend a Bucket List Concert: Bon Jovi, U2, Coldplay (can't get enough of them!), Celine Dion, Jay-Z
7. The Color Run in Los Angeles
8. Make/Bake a Pie
9. Take more pictures with my film cameras and create an album
10. Swim with the Dolphins
11. Dare Devil: Go Bungee Jumping
12. Take a picture with Ariel, the Little Mermaid

Yeah. 7 out of 10.

Stay tune for more travel pictures. I'm on a slow mo mode since I have to get back to work.

Have any goals to share?!

xoxooooooooo,
Rima

Volunteering with Bill Foundation

If Chimmy can talk, I know he would pat my back (or more likely lick my face like crazy).

I finally volunteered with Dogs!!! Not really an Animal Shelter like I wanted to, but super close to it :) This past Sunday, I spent my free time with the Bill Foundation. If you're not familiar with the Bill Foundation, I really really really really recommend on reading about what they do & their mission. I love their motto: It's Takes Village to Save a Life. And boy I was glad to be part of their village.

They do adoption fares every other Sunday for the month at this awesome pet food store in Santa Monica called Healthy Spot. I was actually getting kinda "star-struck" seeing all these dogs that I've been following on their Youtube and Facebook.

So as volunteers, our role is to play with the dogs and walk them around so they can do their "business" outside during the adoption fair, and also help with setting up and cleaning. The Bill Foundation crew were super friendly and great to work with. I promise myself, if possible, to volunteer with them at least once a month. My heart was filled with this compassionate love towards these dogs, and in a way, I was glad that they are getting another chance in living. Most of these dogs are being fostered, and there is one lady who fosters 12 of them. 12 DOGS! God bless her! Hopefully one day I can foster one or 2 of these dogs. If only I have a bigger house -_-

This is Carly. She was rescued from a shelter and had severe eye, ear and skin infection and poorly matted fur. You can see her before picture here. She's this little bundle of cotton that kept on jumping on my lap, just wanted to snuggle. Adorable.

This is little Freddie. This little bundle of joy was hit by a car and yet was saved. I believe due to his accident, he walks a little funny, galloping like a little pony. That doesn't stop him from running and being playful. He's super adorable.

This is Marilyn Monroe... who was saved by the great Eldad of Hope for Paws. She's such a cute with a wiggle butt. I love wiggle butt.

Oh my gosh I love this little one. His name is Benny. Little BenBen, I called him. This cotton ball was saved from the streets with severe oral infection. Because of that, he lost a lot of his teeth. But seriously he has the sweetest smile no matter what. I kept on cuddling with him. Gah.

This is Mr. Cash. This little guy is too cute. He's chubby and has this wiggle butt too. I loves to sit alone by the window, but then barks with happiness when people passed by. He just chilled on my lap for 20 minutes, almost falling asleep. Super adorbs.

Then there's Janie. You must click her video below and watch her rescue. Please. (you can read about her here)

Janie looks very healthy now and is able to run around like no other. She still has trust issues with human (according to her foster dad, who's btw is super awesome), but apparently she did very well at the adoption fair. And this is her now...

Isn't she super cute??!?! I can't believe why a human being would ran over a dog. Shameful. I hope one day the person that did this realized how awful their action was.

The infamous Bethany was there (too bad I didn't get a chance to take a picture of her) which made me had that little "star-struck" feeling. You can watch her video here. Seeing her how she was and seeing her now, you can feel how love and compassion & lots of patience can change the world. I would say for both animal and human.

I would seriously like to thank the Bill Foundation for having me as a volunteer. I can't wait to do it again in October.

I encourage you to donate to Bill Foundation and Hope for Paws so they can continue to do what they do. And please spay and neutered your pets. Overpopulation is not great and increases the chance of unnecessary killing and stray pets. And PLEASE ADOPT if you're considering getting a pet. Those sheltered animals deserve a second chance. I hope I can have the chance to adopt soon.

  12 Things # 3: Checked!

 doggy kisses, Rima

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Chimmy's Corner

Hey Ho! Time to share some great animal stories/pictures!

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This video caught my attention and I couldn't stop replaying it. This is to know that dogs have feelings too. They see you as family. Treat them with respect. I've been reading comments regarding this video stating that the dog is probably sick with heart-worm (I'm not familiar with it) and he's hyperventilating due to the disease. Either way, the sight of the video brings a tear to my eyes.

Meet Peter the Elephant. He went cray over the Green Piano.


And of course the dog that wants a kitten. Too funny.


Hope you have a great weekend. You better! And of course love your pets!

ruff.
Chimmy & Rima

Chimmy's Corner

Ruff Ruff (Hello Hello). FurBall Stinky Butt, aka Chimmy, here to share you 3 amazing, tears-in-your-eyes videos. You have been warned.

First, is a pretty sad video. It's a Mama Dolphin in Dana Point who mourned the death of her calf :( She carried her calf on her dorsal fin and continued to swim. Not only that, she was guarded by other dolphins as she mourns. It's like a Funeral was in process. May Mama Dolphin find her peace.



*grabs tissue*

Second is a video of Mama Cow, Karma, who was saved by the nice people of Gentle Barn. At first they were confuse on why Karma kept on crying and crying... to find out that they saved Karma, but left her baby calf behind. Being the awesome them, they manage to save her calf, who was in shock and in hunger, collapse as he/she was brought next to Karma. Baby Calf immediately went to Karma and drank her milk.



*blows nose, grabs more tissue, and rolls around the carpet*

Third is a story of 2 elephants, Shirley and Jenny, who were brought to America as Circus Elephants, but then got separated... and got reunited after 22 years. It was soo sad to see Shirley's caretaker saying goodbye, but also glad that he's relieved that Shirley will never be in chains anymore.



Bonus point.

Remember when Japan got hit with the mad Tsunami? A lot of people affected were separated with their furry friends. Luckily for my brother here, he was saved (God bless you all rescuers) and was reunited with his Mama. His face tells it all on how happy he was.



*wags tail*

So all 4 videos have one thing in common.

Animals HAVE EMOTIONS.

From happy to sad to mourning to sympathy to fear & stress... THEY HAVE FEELINGS.

Not only that... They can sense your emotions too! If Mother is mad, I can sense the stress she has, so I try not to bark as much... (Mother: LIAR!!!!). If Mother is not feeling well or when she's sad, I sit next to her and give her lots of kisses... and try to act cute... (Mother: Aw so true!).

Us animals were created to be your friend. Not your enemy. So please be kind to us. Animal Abuse is not acceptable.

With that being said, please spay and neuter your pet. Because that's what Bob Barker said. Oh and get microchipped. I did it and I feel safe :)

Now excuse me as I piss of Mother by peeing on her Macbook cables.

Ruff Ruff,
Chimichanga

ps: if any of you want to contribute on my Corner, please email Mother at bolubyrima@gmail.com

Chimmy's Corner

First of all, my forever boyfriend & I would like to say happy Valentine's to all of you. 

I hope you treated your pets as well on the day of LOOOVVVEEEE.

NOW, Chimmy would like to share you some great animal stories/videos/yay-ness.

Lol. This walrus can do sit-ups, why can't I?

This is an old video I remember from awhile back. Always makes me laugh seeing the cute Goldie smiling whenever he listens to the guitar. Look at that face :3

And another cutie that just loves relaxing to the guitar. I wanna cuddle with this puppy.

I hope you all have a great weekend. If any of you want to contribute in Chimmy's Corner, feel free to message me :)

doggy kisses,
Rima & Chimmy

Chimmy's Corner

Chimmy here wants to say "HAAAAYYYYYYYY" to all you sexy ladies out there.

He's greeting you by showing his ass and lifting his leg to pee.

Look at that ass.

So a friend of mine shared this following picture on facebook and I agree with ALL of its statement.

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Who needs a man when you have a dog? ... uh, I do have a man, though.

Btw, did you see the Budweiser Ad about the horse? BEST AD EVER. I still cry watching it.



This cute beagle is being shamed on by his owner, and it is indeed hilarious.



Below is a memorial video for a really sweet pitbull, Molly. She passed away on Feb 1st 2013. She was assumed used as bait for dog fights. I seriously don't understand why people do that. All this little girl wanted was to love and to be loved and she did received all the love she wants til the end, both from humans and dogs. RIP Molly.



And meet Mr Chris P Bacon. Little man here was born without his two back legs and his human owner created a wheelchair for him. HE IS SUPER ADORBSSSS. I want to hug him!



Any animal stories you want to share?

Doggy kisses,
Rima

Chimmy's Corner

Have you hug your pet today?

This Stinky Butt below is the first one to greet me every time I arrive home. Once I open my door, either he greets me by barking maniacally OR we do this staring contest if he's sitting on the top of the stairs looking down on me. Once I start moving, his tails wag like crazy. Silly butt.

He was torn between 3 bones. Crazy. He ate up the left one though.

So on behalf of Chimmy being cute and sassy, I'm going to share tonight some cute and sassy dogs as well.



Meet Mishka. She's an adorable Siberian Husky who's been trained very well by her owner on talking. ADORABLE.



Then, these two cute Labradors (I think) interrupted a Turkish Soccer match by running in to the fields. I want to take them home!



Meet Gaytor. This future opera singer did a duet via Skype with another dog. Awesome.



And meet the BEST CORGI ever. Who does a dance when being fed? Gosh I want to hug this dog!

So does your pet do funny/cute stuff? Please do share!

If you want to participate in Chimmy's Corner, please contact me!

Doggy Kisses,
Rima

Chimmy's Corner

I had a epiphany.

Every Friday night, after work, I like to relax in my bed and browse around the webs watching videos about dogs/animal rescues. I like to watch videos like these because they some what in a way lift my spirit up and think about how awesome God is. That there are still humane people out there.

Also, since I personally experienced a dog (or two) rescue of my own (you can read about them here, here and here), I somehow developed this increase passion on spreading the word on adopting from rescues or shelters, spay & neuter your pets, and saving animals when the opportunity comes (with of course, precautions: Your Safety Comes First!).

So I came up with a new segment that I'm going to start, starting tonight, in honor of my dog, Chimmy, called Chimmy's Corner. I will be sharing videos, sites or articles regarding pets/dogs/cats/other animals... It can be about awareness, charity, fundraising, animal foundations, etc. It can also be stories about pet(s) from cute to funny, even sad ones, or even cherishing a memory of a pet. Or maybe even about animal products such as toys, foods, attire, etc. Even recipes! Anything Animal/Pet related!

I will also feature any bloggers that are interested in talking about their own pet(s) or any animal/pet related posts they want to share :) If interested please don't hesitate to email me at bolubyrima@gmail.com!

So for tonight, I would like to share a story about Buck.

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Buck is a dog that was shot (well he had shot burns) to his face and was put in a garbage bag and was tied on to a pole to die slowly. HOW FREAKING CRUEL IS THAT? When a person found him, they called this amazing woman, Tami Augustyn, who proclaims herself as a independent animal rescuer (God bless her BIG heart), and she took this poor dog to an emergency Vet.

Buck was hypothermic, anemic, dehydrated and scared. He collapsed after he walked a couple of feet after he was removed from the garbage bag. I teared up like mad when I watched the video.

To watch the video, click here. I believe that the Year on the video is wrong, because the incident happened this year.
To read a Yahoo article about Buck, click here

Tami started a fundraise facebook page for Buck called Buck needs Bucks for his Buckshot Injuries where people can donate to cover Buck's medical expenses.

I highly recommend checking out the facebook page, and I urge to donate to save this dog.



I just can't imagine how people can be sooooo cruel. SOOOO cruel. Dogs love unconditionally. They are there for you during happy times, they are there for you during sad times. They may not talk back to you, but they are there to listen to you and smother you with kisses, knowing that everything will be fine.

According to Buck's facebook page, he had his optho surgery and is recovering now. I'm keeping him in my prayers. Speedy Recovery, Buck!

Chimmy's Kisses,
Rima

ps:
If you are interested in contributing in a post, let me know :))))

pps: Spread the word about Buck!