Vote for your favourite of my outfits !

Mum asked me what my favourite outfit was; it's a very hard question, I love them all ! But I'd like to know which one is the most popular, so PLEASE help me and vote for your favourite, here they are :

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Leave a comment and tell me which one is your favourite (you can nominate up to three). 

Thanks !

I love angels !

I love angels, I believe they make miracles happen, and Mum says that I'm a little angel because I'm always by her side to love and protect her.

I love this angel Mum made :

Here's a poem I love by Emilia Larson :

May you always have an angel by your side

Watching out for you in all the things you do

Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days

Finding ways for your wishes and dreams

To take you to beautiful places

......

Someone wonderful to love

And a dear friend in whom you can confide

May you have rainbows after every storm

May you have hopes to keep you warm

And may you always have an angel

By your side...

Thanks for all your birthday wishes, it makes me happy to have such wonderful friends around the world.

And thanks to Oskar, I have won a surprise from him in Global Animal Blogging event, I love surprises, I'm so excited, I can't wait to see what it is (you know how impatient I am !)

Love from Bella.

Announcing the winner of my book

The Global Animal blogging Event 2010 has finished so it is time to announce the winner of my book.

I would have loved to give a copy of my book to everyone who took part in the competition because I'm so happy to have so many friends, so thanks to all of you who visited my blog during the competition and I hope that you will continue to do so - I have so many more adventures to share with you !
Remember, if you send me your address, I will send you a little surprise (you'll just have to be patient because it is being made and needs to be sent to Australia before I can send it to you...). A big thanks to Twinkie for organising this great event, I'm looking forward to GABE 2011.

Mum and Dad put all the comments that were posted on my blog during the competition in a hat and the one that I drew is from the lovely Martha and Bailey.
As they live in beautiful Scotland, their prize may take some time to get to them because Mum tells me a cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland is stopping planes landing in Europe. Well I hope it doesn't mean we're all going to be extinct like the dinosaurs were, but Dad says it was a long time ago and there were probably lots and lots of volcanoes erupting at the same time.

I get a lot of questions about my wardrobe (you'll see more than 30 of my outfits in my book); Mum started putting some outfits that were worn by my brother and sisters, for example this hat that Mum made for Amelie - don't we look alike ? Can you tell which one is me ? (Amelie was 6 months old)

Here's Amelie now (she's 20 now), and my suitcase where all my wardrobe is stored - it's getting full !

Mum loves to go to opportunity shops to find me more outfits; her favourite is this one, all the proceeds go to the Australian Animal Protection Society Keysborough Animal Shelter, which is great because they look after dogs and cats really well until they find a new family.

I had a great day for my Birthday !

My birthday started at 2:00 AM when I barked because there was some noise outside : my sister Amelie was grumpy, Dad sang "woof woof woof woof woof woof" to the tune of "Happy birthday to you" and Mum laughed.
During the day Mum gave me an extra walk and some treats, but I was so impatient that I put on the nice dress that Mum bought me, a hat and a bow tie and waited for Dad to get home for the party !

Dad hurry up, I'm ready !

My sisters Amelie and Anais gave me a big hug while we were waiting :

What do you mean, I have to blow my candles before I can open my present ?

Here's the cake, quick Matthew help me blow the candles !

At last I can open my present, look at all the toys I got, thanks Mum and Dad, they're great !

What a great day I had, I can't wait for the next one (what do you mean I'm impatient ?)

A fun day at the Kingston Pet Expo

Mum made me a special outfit to go to the Kingston Pet Expo :

I entered 3 competitions : Happiest dog, owner-dog look-alike and best dressed

Here I am with Dad at the owner-dog look-alike competition :

I didn't win any prizes, but I had a great time, I met a lot of doggies, Mum found me some new outfits and Mum and Dad made some new friends and spread the word about my blog.

And by the way, if the public had their way, I would probably have won something because many people said I should have won - which competition do you think I should have won ?

Mum and Dad talked to the people at Beagle Rescue Victoria; they do a great job helping beagle owners and saving beagles who can't be cared for any more.

They also discovered the beautiful story of Dion :

Dion Beasley is a young aboriginal boy living in Tennant Creek , which is in the Australian outback. Being profoundly deaf and suffering muscular distrophy, Dion expresses himself through his unique drawing of dogs, which are reproduced in postcards, bags, and clothing; the proceeds of sales of these items are placed in a trust which has been estalished to assist Dion in this future. If you want to find out more, you can contact Janet Curriez, a volunteer who does a great job promoting Dion's artwork, at ejcurriez2@aapt.net.au.

Last week I got 2 awards from my doggie friends :

Hamish McTavish awarded me a prize for best easter costume (The bee costume); check out his web site, it's really cool and he has a fan club on Facebook.

And then I got a beautiful blogger award from my friend Dory

The rules say that I have to say seven beautiful things about myself :

1. I'm really patient when I pose for photos, no matter what sort of outfit Mum finds for me (but I'm not so patient when it comes to going out for a walk !)
2. 
   
   I'm Mum's fuzzy slippers
3. 
   
   I'm very loyal - when someone goes out, I wait at the window until they come back
4. 
   
   I help around the house
5. 
   
   I bring joy, laughter and happiness around the house (and around the world, thanks to my blog)
6. 
   
   Everyone says I'm cute
7. 
   
   I share my sofa with my family

And now I'll pass on the award to seven of my friends :

1. 
   
   Martha and Bailey
2. 
   
   Derby and Julep
3. 
   
   Santa and Minnie
4. 
   
   Maggie and Mitch
5. 
   
   Remington
6. 
   
   Sugar
7. 
   
   Oskar

Did you know it's my birthday on the 14th of April ? Mum is preparing me a surprise, I can't wait !

Don't forget, any comment posted on my blog makes you eligible to win my book, even if you comment on older blog entries, so check out the blog history !

And don't forget, if you send me your address at westiebella@gmail.com , you will get a little surprise if you don't win the book...

Mum is better !

My Mum is a lot better now since her accident and she says it's thanks to me looking after her.
When she goes out, I wait for her at the window; I'm so glad when she comes back to see nothing bad has happened to her and she's so glad to see me too.

I love helping around the house,especially cleaning plates; Mum says I don't have too because the dishwasher does it, but I think I'm making a worthwhile contribution and that my tongue is more efficient than tose tablets Mum puts. This is so much better than ironing or sweeping.

Do you remember my friend Charlie I introduced to you a while ago ? my Brother Matthew loves wrestling and it looks like Charlie enjoys it too; he's now know as "Chucky Tiel" - watch out Hulk Hogan !

Have a good week-end and remember, I love your comments - the more you post, the more chances you have of winning my book !

I'd love to be a Bellarina !

I always wanted to be a bellarina, so Mum got me this really nice outfit. I tried dancing to "the Swan lake", but I wasn't very successful, I kept getting my paws caught in the tutu. So Mum said, "Don't worry my darling, I'll find something more appropriate for you".

And so here it is, my new dancing outfit and a new ballet "The possum tree" (remember when I saved a baby possum ?")

And this is my co-star, Peter Possum :

I had a lovely Easter !

I had a lovely Easter and I hope you had one too.

I hope the Easter rabbit will bring me something; I love rabbits so much I dressed up as one - can you guess which one is me ? And look Winnie dressed as one too, but I recognised him straight away !

Here I am with all my friends, ready to go on an Easter egg hunt :

The hunt was successful, but there is still one egg missing, we couldn't figure out where the rabbit hid it. Last time it happened, we found the egg the next summer all melted of course. Here are my sister and brother Anais and Matthew - I'm not in the photo because as soon as I got my Easter treat (thanks Easter rabbit) I ran off to eat it in a quiet corner.

To the rescue !

I love my Mum, she looks after the whole family so well, but yesterday it was my turn to look after her.
On the way back home, a truck crashed into Mum and Dad's car; they were upset because the driver drove off as quickly as he could and grateful because it could have been much worse. The car doors are wrecked, but Mum (who was in the passenger side) only got a bad bruise. So I put on my nurse's uniform and got all my equipment to look after Mum :

Mum was a nurse when she was in France (she can't practice in australia yet because she needs to do her studies again), so she's taught me how to be a good nurse.

A good cuddle is the best medicine. Mum said "Well done Bella and thank you, you've made me feel so much better".

Now let's look at the car : I'm really glad Mum wasn't hurt more than she was, thank you God for protecting my Mum ! I hope you all have a safe Easter.

Thanks Twinkie for organising Global animal Blogging Event, I've made so many new friends, it's great, I'm really happy for all your comments and to see so many wonderful blogs...

Please send your postal address to westiebella@gmail.com, because there will be a little surprise for every one, so if you're not the lucky one to win the book, you will still have a little something...