C2 Australian Shepherds

Feburary Birthday party

2009-04-08T19:43:00.000-07:00

Feburary is the month of Cedar's, Chantel's and my birthday.
My friends and family took about 20 dogs to a farm to celebriate their birthday.
As you can see there's a big cake that is special order for the doggies.
While we were taking pictures, Cedar can't wait and started to eat the cake. I tried hard to pull him away and telling him, not yet!!!!!! but he still got some fruit and a cookie.

Humans are planning to eat the fruit on the cake because it looks delicious... LOL
but we still eat some of the fruit that Cedar didn't touch.
They had great time there I am sure. At least, the pups are pretty happy.

I will post more pictures of this birthday party, so you dont get dizzy while looking at more details.

Happy Birthday to my boy and girl.

Cedar playing frisbee

2009-04-08T19:33:00.000-07:00

Frisbee game!!!
Cedar and I attended to this frisbee game earlier this year. He was doing a great job!
So proud of him.
He learned how to play frisbee at the age of one year old which is kind of late to start, but he is doing pretty good at this point.

Post this picture with motions, hope it wont make you dizzy....

100 Farm -- part 1

2009-01-31T19:31:00.000-08:00

In Taiwan, We are having the 9 days Chinese New Year holidays.
It's the best time to take the dogs out for fun.
but I didn't take them to go to many places because this little Island is fully jamed by traffic.
but we went to this little fancy farm yesterday.

I have Koby, Chantel and Mardi with me.
I wish I can take more with me
Mardi (above pic) is the little girl needs to meet more doggie friends
She's very lovely!!

Mardi and Koby
Any corners of this farm are awesome spots for pictures
Mardi is also learning how to staying still for photos
but you can tell she is looking somewhere else and wants to go.

Chantel is finally in the picture.
She looks better when she's running and playing out on the green grass
so, I have many many pictures of her running out there.
Her coat is back to black black, and very very shiny
We are avaliable for shampoo commercial now~ HAHA~~

Koby's favorite is Frisbee, Mardi love to chase Koby and take the frisbee together.

I will have more pictures coming up later on.
I took 372 photos yesterday

Hope I wont be lazy to update them to blogger.

My family!

2008-10-20T19:59:00.000-07:00

This is my family~~
It doesn't take long to settle them up on the couch, and take photos.

Let me introduce my dear family.

(Left to Right)
Cedar : 4.5 years old Blue Merle Australian Shepherd
Koby : 6 years old Black Tri Aussie shepherd & Border Collie cross
Chantel: 1.8 years old Black Tri Australian Shepherd

Kayla: 10 months old Black & White Border Collie
&

Meelu: 2 years old Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Enjoy the picture~~

Boo&Koby playing 01

2008-07-14T23:32:00.001-07:00

Boo&Koby playing 01
Originally uploaded by Dereksphotos

Boo was a 2 months old Great Pyrenees, and Koby was a 6 months old Border Collie X Australian Shepherd. They were live together for 2 weeks, but friendship for lifelong.

Since we moved back to Taiwan in 2005, Koby and Cedar don't get to play with Boo that often. But Robert, Boo's dad and mom move to Taiwan as well. Althought we live in different city, it's about 2 hours drive away, but we get to hang out with each other often.

Koby is now 6 years old. Boo and Koby don't play that way anymore. Both of them are really mature now, no more puppy playing.

Castle trip

2008-07-14T00:39:00.000-07:00

These pictures were from couple months ago. When went to this fake castle park for pictures. The first picture as you can see, people are surrounding the dogs. This is what happened when we take all the dogs out.

Koby and Cedar are very well trained for photos. HAHA~~ Actually, Koby (black tri) doesn't really like to take pictures. so his ear will fall back when he knows we are going to take the picture. The only thing will make his ear stand back is " Koby, Frisbee!!!!" When I say that word, it's name to take the shot! HAHAHA!!!!!
I love this fake castle park. They plan many beautiful flowers, and have many stone products to make it historical.

This picture is the most difficult photo to take that day. My two months old Border collie puppy-Kayla, is the one doesn't stay still, and doesn't want to look at the camera. It took me many shots to get her stay still, but others are already out of patient. Well, this is the best picture I can get for all of them get together.

Look at the cute Kayla. She was so cute, well, she is still cute.

Chantel sleeping on a water bag

2008-07-13T18:09:00.000-07:00

Chantel loves to sleep on the water bags. I bought two of them, One is for Chantel and others is for Koby. But Chantel take both of them close to her, so she can sleep on both of them.

Frisbee Contest in 2008

2008-07-06T20:56:00.000-07:00

Koby and I got a 3rd place on men class. What a surprised!

Koby was doing a great job that day. It was a hot day, and he doesn't seem tired at all on the contest.

Cedar was doing great on that day as well. It was too hot for him though. Therefore, he gets tired soon. BUT he was doing great!!

End of the contest, some of the contestants taking the pictures together. Some of them live really far away from the city, so they have to leave earlier right after their games. I live two hours away from Taipei city, so I can stay there for longer time. Can you see me holding Koby in the picture?? After this picture, my hand was shaking!!!!! A lot of cameras were taking this photo, so I have to hold Koby for minutes.... He weights 28 KGs.

Derek:"Koby, Ready?"

Judge: " 3,2,1, Go"

Derek: Cedar, Are you ready to play???

He got 6 points at this chase.
not bad for him!!!

When 4 years old Aussie meet 4 months old Border Collie

2008-07-03T22:21:00.000-07:00

This is when 4 years old Cedar meet 4 months old Kayla, They both love to play so much. Sometimes it's too rough for a 4 months old puppy to play with him because Cedar thought he is a chiwawa. Actually he doesn't really know he is an 26 KG Australian Shepherd, not a toy Aussie, not mini Aussie but a standard Aussie. Well...

Frisbee Contest 2007

2008-07-03T00:23:00.000-07:00

This is Cedar in a frisbee contest in 2007. That was Cedar's first time to join a frisbee contest. He was doing well when we were practicing.

This coming weekend, we are going to another frisbee contest. I hope Cedar can do a good job there. There are only two Aussies will be in the game. Rest of them will be Border Collies. Well, I don't ask for the big prize, but have fun with Cedar.

Koby will also be in the game as well. Koby was doing a pretty good job in the contest from last year. It was his first contest as well.

We have been playing with frisbee games for several years, since we lived in the United States.

I don't ask them to jump high or so. They are pretty big size for a high jump and not to do it for their health.

I took them to a frisbee practice group with 30 other dogs every friday night. So they get to play frisbee, and social with other dogs.

See How happy Cedar was.
I hope he will be as happy as last time.
Cedar was catching a frisbee and running with me.
I got it!! I got it!!
This Golden Retriver is the key make Cedar doesn't want to play frisbee in the contest. That Golden came into the contest ring for a fight. Finally we found the owner, and get him out of there. But Cedar was all in the fighting mood, and don't really want to catch frisbee anymore. but that's ok, he had a pretty good time before the disturb.
OOPS~ I lost it!

Wish us the best luck for this weekend.

Australian Shepherd pins

2008-07-02T23:06:00.000-07:00

I went to the show in Pomona, CA on May 23rd. I was walking around the shops outside of the show, and I found many products of Australian Shepherd. Therefore, I bought couple of the Aussie products. I was so happy with it! HAHAHA!!

When I walked into this shop, I found the beautiful pins of any kind of breeds. Of course, I search for the Aussies. I found a blue merle, but that one doesn't looks like Cedar. So I asked the lady if the artist can paint the marking and color by photos.
And, She said YES! without extra charge.

So, I purchased two of them. That was quiet expensive!!! OUCH! I purchase one for Cedar and the other one for Chantel. I want to wear them when I take them to shows.

Good thing the artist sent those two pins to Taiwan. And, it looks really good. I am so satisfied with it.

Many of my friends wants to do this as well. But the price scared them away. If it could be cheaper, I have more than 15 orders here.

There are not many Aussie products in Taiwan, so When I see the Aussie products, I will get so excited and want to buy every single of them. HA~

Hopefully, there are going to have more Aussie products imported to Taiwan soon. That could take a while since Australian Shepherds are not a popular breed in Taiwan yet. There are only about 20 Aussies in Taiwan, maybe less! But I just want to keep the good quality aussies here. Quality is more important than Quantity.

ps. Chantel came to work with me today, she is sleeping next to my chair now. She is so relaxing, and adjusting really well now. All of co-workers loved her, and she's happy to meet them, too.

Chantel is finally home!!

2008-07-01T06:54:00.001-07:00

Today is Chantel's 21st quarantine day. Also, it's time to go home!!! YAY!

The following pictures were taken in my house. Chantel has only entered to my house for couple hours.

She is doing just fine with the gang.
New pictures will coming up soon.

嶺's Birthday party

2008-06-25T17:36:00.000-07:00

This is 嶺 (Lin), who is a 2 years old Border Collie. He is a really friend of us. We met from Frisbee association, besides playing frisbee, we have so many activities together.

Last Saturday, We celebriate Lin's 2 years old birthday in a doggie restaurant. As you can see the big wall behind Lin is a huge picture of a Golden Retriver who belongs to the restaurant owner.

The cake!!! The cake is not for people, people don't even get a bite. That is a special cake from a bakery that only make dog cakes. This tiny cake cost Lin's mom USD $ 30, but all the dogs there get some cake.

I brought a yellow duck doggie toy for his birthday present which was from Chantel. HAHA~ I took her to a pet store, and tell Chantel to pick one for Lin in the states. Althought they both haven't get a chance to meet yet. Good to know that Lin loves that yellow duck.
I took Koby & Cedar to the party, I wich I can take Chantel and Kayla with me. but Kayla was too young, it's kind of difficult to control a 5 months old puppy in a doggie resturant. well, it's not a big resturant, so I couldn't handle her there.

In this picture, You can see Cedar was looking at my friend, Sam. Sam is a dog trainer, and Cedar was looking at him... actually looking at the cookies on his hand, hahahaha.

There is a beautiful red tri colored Australian Shepherd behind Cedar. He is Rogue, Chinese name is " Da-Fa". Da-Fa is a 7 months old Aussie puppy from Australia. Da-Fa came to Taiwan a few months ago, and seems like he is doing great here in Taiwan. Da-Fa is belongs to my friend- Sam.

There are many doggie friends there for Lin's birthday party, it's about 20 dogs there. There are only 2.5 Aussies there. One Golden Retriver of Sam, two long haired dashound (not sure how you spell it) and rest of them are Border Collies.
This littel Border Collie's name is : Q.
It's her first time to meet Cedar, seems like Cedar is not intersted in her. but Q wants to play with Cedar. What Cedar cares is his little girlfriend is in a crate. Who is Cedar's little girlfriend??? Cedar's little girlfriend is a female long-haired dashound- Niny. Niny loves to play with Cedar, and only CEDAR!!!! Niny will bite any other big dogs whom wants to play with her, but she cried when she sees Cedar but can't come out of the crate.

We need to separate Cedar and Niny because Cedar plays too rough with Niny, and I am afraid that Cedar could hurt her with accident.

My friend Sam holding Cedar for me. Rest of the dogs in this picture are Sam's dog. See how they are well trained. That Golden Retriver only had the leash on, but not tie in any place. The Border Collie on the chair is sitting there without a leash.

While I was drying Koby, Sam holds Cedar for me. from the picture, you can see Cedar was wet. Because he just went out from the swimming pool.
This doggie resturant have a swimming pool designed for dogs. So you can take the dogs there for fun, and there are a super blow dryer to dry them. I did dry it for Cedar, but still wet. haha!!!

We have dog birthday parties almost every month. This coming weekend is Niny's birthday party, and we are going to go to another doggie resturant where has green area for the dogs to run, and another swimming pool for the dogs to swim. I haven't decide which kids to go with me yet, but I will take pictures and post on here again.

All the above pictures were taken by Sam & Sam's girlfriend. Thank to them.

Cedar catnapping

2008-06-24T00:36:00.000-07:00

This video was edited by Chinese, so you will see the subtitle in Chinese.
so, I am going to transit to English here.
Start with the very first subtitle:

1. When Cedar's grandma talking on the phone...
2. Cedar : I am so sleepy
3. but... but...
4. I want to listen to what grandma is chatting about...
5. Oops! Where am I ?? I fall asleep
6. I... I... can't hold...zzzz(head nod)
7. I think I better take a nap... zzz
8. (the end) Epsode: Cedar catnapping, actor: CEDAR!!!

Baron from RaineDance & Chantel

2008-06-24T00:22:00.000-07:00

It's my pleasure to visit a breeder that I've been looking at their website for more than 4 years. I was very happy to be invited by Raine to meet their gang. She was very nice and friendly to introduce her dogs to me. I took a short video when Baron was playing with Raine, hope Raine doesn't mind to see this video on a public blog.

In this video, I also took a short video of Chantel in the hotel. She loves to play!!!
hope you all will enjoy the video!

Homeless Aussie and owner

2008-06-23T23:34:00.000-07:00

This is our very last day staying in the United States. I checked out the hotel around 11am because I need to be in the airport around 7pm-ish. And, I am going to lunch with a friend, and going to hang out with a friend the afternoon.

But! My dear friends called me after I checked out the hotel, and told me that she is busy this afternoon, so she can't go to lunch with me. Oh! Great!!! I will go lunch by myself.
So, I bought fastfood, and eatting in the car. After lunch, I was sitting in the car waiting for another friend to give me a call. Good, She called me, And she told me that "next week is father's day, and the whole family is going to celebriate it."

Great!!! that means we wont be able to hang out this afternoon. What a good friend!!!!! well, We are friends for over 10 years. So, that's ok!!

It wasn't fun to sit in the car with luggages, and Chantel doing nothing. So I called another super good friend, Wes. We went to a park that Chantel can get a little run before we get on the flight.

The park was beautiful and the weather was really nice. therefore, I started to take pictures of Chantel.

We spent three hours there in that park, that was awesome!!!!!

Kayla playing with herself

2008-06-22T06:49:00.000-07:00

Kayla is my 5 months old Border Collie. She was playing with herself while rest of the pack memebers were taking naps. After a few running and jumping throught the dog beds.

She laid on Koby's bed and start to playing her own front paw. She was biting it, and lick at it but didn't bite it hard.

Sunday is a day for people to get relax, so does the dogs. But for a puppy like her, it's not relax but boring.

It was so funny to seeing her playing with her own frong paw.

My boy- Cedar

2008-06-20T01:12:00.000-07:00

One day, I was sitting on the couch having a family meeting. Suddently, this naughty, sweet Australian Shepherd looked at me. When I smile at him, he started to put his front paw on my legs. One paw... then two paws.... third one on!!! a few minutes later, This is what you see...

Cedar is a 4 years old Male Australian Shepherd who I got from California. I had him since he was two months old, and we used to live in Utah until he was 1.5 years old. It's been 3 years since we moved back to Taiwan. He is still a little kid in this family. We don't keep the dogs outside, we have all of the dogs walking lose in the house with my mom who is a housekeeper.
look at his innocent eye contact. My dad said" Cedar, off, what are you doing? You think you are a little boy? Do you know that we are having a family meeting? "

And, Cedar gave my dad that look!! haha~~ I think Cedar must say: " so what? My dad is holding me, so? I am a family member, and I should attending to the family meeting!!!"
well, it's true!!!!

Chantel- Quarantine life

2008-06-20T00:11:00.000-07:00

June 9th, We've arrived in LAX around 7pm-ish. We are ready to head back to Taiwan. It's a pretty long flight to go home, about 13 hours fly.

Chantel and I arrived in the airport kind of early, due to my friend can only come to the airport to help me at that time, therefore I need to be there then. Actually my flight was 1:30am, but we were waiting in the airport for almost 6 hours. but we had a good time chatting with people. Many people saw Chantel and I was sitting on the floor in the airport, and came talk to us.

I was worried about if Chantel will get neverous around so many people, but I was wrong. She was doing absoultely alright with so many people walking by. She was really claim looking at people walking with many huge luggages.

After 13 hours flight, We finally arrived in Taiwan. This is Chantel's first experience to fly, and her first time to leave the country to a differnt country that she's going to spend rest of her life there.

As many people worrying of sending dogs to Taiwan or Asia countries, they worried about how the dogs will be treated there. Well, I can't guarantee that all the dogs come to Taiwan will have a good life or will be treated well. As I understand, every single countries in the earth have good people and bad people. Even in the United States, there are some people treating dogs badly, and there are some people treating their dogs as their own kids.

I won't say that I am treating my dogs as "Perfect", but I do my best to give them the best of I can give to them as every single one are my love. This blog is to record the life of my dogs and me, to present the very real life in my house. I don't create it better than the reality because I don't want to lie.

Taiwan is a Rabies-free country, therefore, Dogs or Cats from any Rabies countries will need to stay in the Quarantine for 21 days. Of course, Chantel is not excepted. As the pictures shown on this article, Chantel is doing great in the quarantine office. Three years ago, I can visit Koby and Cedar in the quarantine everyday, but now, I can only visit her 3 times a week by law. So, I called the quarantine officers and the vets for her condition in the quarantine, and ask if they can send me some pictures.

When I was making the phone call, I heard the sound on the background " Chantel! Chantel!". The vet said " Chantel is doing great here, we keep her in the office most of the time because she loves to play and she's friendly, I hope you don't mind".
Of course not, I said. I love to hear they were playing with her during these 21 days, so Chantel wont feel lonely to be in the quarantine.

It will be one more week left on next Tuesday. We can't wait to "rescue" Chantel out of the quarantine. Actually, quarantine isn't that bad as we thought. There are three quarantines in Taiwan. I've visited two of them. The one Koby and Cedar stayed was about 10 minutes drive from my house, but it's a big quarantine with many dogs. therefore, I dont apply for this quarantine for Chantel. The quarantine Chantel staying is about 2 hours drive from my house, but this quarantine have better condition and less dogs. Also, the vets in this quarantine are more friendly, that's what I liked about.

I kept many toys with Chantel, and I hope she will like all of those toys. Last visit, Chantel was so excited to see me, so she jumped on me while I was sitting on a small chair. She was too exciting to stop, and trying to get on my lap. After a few tries, she got on me, and we both broke the chair and fell on the floor. well.... I forgot to tell the officers that I broke the chair, and I don't no one sit on it after me.... haha.

The officers took about 30 pictures of Chantel relaxing in the office, so just post a few of them up here to share.

I can't wait to have Chantel to meet my
pack.

Chantel in San Francisco, CA

2008-06-05T23:02:00.000-07:00

On the way from Santa Rosa to Downtown San Francisco, we stopped by Golden Gate Bridge, and Lombard street. Well, Of course we get off the car and take a few pictures. I was traveling alone, so it's kind of difficult to held the leash and one hand to take pictures.
San Francisco was pretty cold yesterday! I was wearing shorts and t-shirt, and that was freezing. I love those pictures that I took on Chantel.

We are now live in Taiwan, after 13 hours flight, Chantel is still doing well. She is now staying in the Quarantine for 21 days, after that 21 days, she will come to meet my gang.

This picture was taken when Chantel sleeping on my bed in the hotels. She loves to sleep on the bed.

Meet my new girl -- Chantel

2008-06-03T20:35:00.000-07:00

This is my new girl- Chantel from California, USA.
I was so lucky to own this beautiful girl, and am glad that she likes me.

Chantel is a year and 4 months old black tri Australian Shepherd. She is also came from Cedar's breeder. I love their California Aussie looking.

If you see other Aussies from differnt countries or differnt states, you can tell that California bloodline is the best looking.

I have been searching for an aussie girl for long time, and decided to take Chantel 8 months ago. Finally, waiting for the 6 months blood titer test and all of the paper works, she gets to go home with me to Taiwan. Althought she will spend 21 days in quarantine in Taiwan, but she will be loved and well take cared in the quarantine place by the vets.

Koby and Cedar has been through all of those process, and you wont believe how much the vet take a good care of the dogs there.

Of course, I will post some stories and photos up while I visiting her in the quarantine.

The pictures were taken at the first night I took Chantel back to hotel from her previous home. She jumped on the bed when first walked in. This is what she loves.

Please stay tune to see her future life in Taiwan. It wont disappointed you or as bad as you thought it will be.

Cheers.

2 months old Cedar

2008-06-03T14:01:00.000-07:00

(above)
When Cedar was 2 months old, he flew from Sacramento, CA to Salt Lake City, UT.

This pictures was taken when I pick up him at the airport. He can't wait to get out of this crate. What a baby.

above-

This is 2 months old Cedar sleeping under my desk while I was studying for finals. He was a good puppy. Fun to have him.

Cedar is currently 4 years old in 2008, and we live in Taiwan.

Welcome to C2 Australian Shepherds

2008-06-03T13:44:00.001-07:00

(picture - Cedar & Koby)
First of all, Thank you for visiting my blog for my aussies.Yes, As you can see the title, It's all of the Australian Shepherds. Actually, it's about my family dogs.

I currently have 2.5 Aussies. WHY?!?! 2.5?Yup, I have two purebred Aussies, one Aussie/ Border Collie Mix and one Border collie.

Why is it C2 ?? That means " C- Square".It was named by my Aussies whom are Cedar, and Chantel.They are going to be my foundation dogs. My dogs are not just dogs, they are also my family. They live in the house with us all the time, we travel with them or we don't travel. well, at least one family member will be home with them.

As you read my blog, you realized that my artical are not very organized, and make sence. well, I am not a English speaker, and English is my third language. well, I don't want to update my blog as writing a college paper, and care alot of grammars. So, I am just gonna do this way. I am just going to do the "email" way, to describe anything that I am going to say. If any of the sentence doesn't make sence, please let me know.

Thank you all!

Derek