Woofings!

This is another brand-new, never-seen-before westie cartoon from my (forthcoming) second cartoon book!

(The new Minnie The Westie cartoon book will be out in the next couple of months – make sure you get my free Minnie Mail updates to be the first to know!)

Notice in my westie cartoon that I’m more offended about being called a “cat” than the “scaredy” bit! Just because I’m little and cute and furry! *gets all indignant*

The reason I’m a bit defensive about this is because mum and I regularly visit a local care home. (We volunteer for Outreach Therapy Pets: you can see photos of the ‘real’ Minnie visiting the care home here.) Many of the care home residents have dementia and are a little confused. Some of them call me a “pussy cat”. I will put up with it, provided they give me a nice belly rub! BOL!

Hint: Want to see another brand new cartoon from my forthcoming book? Here’s the very first one I posted on my blog.

Till next time!

And watch this space for more news on my new book! *wags*

Love ‘n’ nose licks,

To link to this post, use: http://www.minniethewestie.com/westie-cartoon-westies-arent-scaredy-cats

About Minnie The Westie:

Minnie The Westie is the star of the dog cartoon book, Minnie The Westie: The Adventures Of A Cartoon West Highland Terrier Cartoon Dog. It’s available as a Paperback book from online bookstores, and Kindle eBook from Amazon. It contains 85 black-and-white Minnie The Westie cartoons.

Shop for Minnie The Westie’s book at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and The Book Depository (with free shipping worldwide).

Next step:

Get a Minnie The Westie cartoon emailed to you each month with Minnie Mail – it’s free and fun! You can sign up here (or click here for more details):

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An impawtant part of Westietude is that we love to chase things… if it runs, it shall be chased!

(You can read more about the west highland terrier temperament here.)

If you can’t chase cats in real life, at least us doggies can always dream about it…

Does your dog dream? (Me – I often twitch and bark in my sleep. My humans think it’s cute, which is annoying – for in my dreams I am fearsome!)

What do you think your dog dreams of?

Have fun expressing your Westietude, my furiend!

Wags ‘n’ nose licks,

To link to this post use: http://www.minniethewestie.com/westietude-dream-a-little-dream

Do you enjoy Minnie the Westie cartoons?

Treat yourself (or a loved one) to a book full of smiles!

Minnie The Westie: The Adventures Of A Cartoon West Highland Terrier Cartoon Dog is available in paperback format from most online bookstores, and it contains 85 charming westie cartoons.

Paperback cartoon dog book is on: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and The Book Depository and more.

Kindle eBook: from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de and other Amazon stores.

Go on, buy someone a smile today!
 

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OMD, I got a very exciting email this week: my mum (and personal cartoonist) Cornelia Luethi has received a Pet’s Choice Award for her dog cartoons of me, Minnie The Westie! The MinnieMania is spreading across the world! *does zoomies with excitement*

The announcement was made here, in this article on ‘100 Years of Amazingly Talented Pet Cartoonists‘.

Yes, mum blushed rather a lot at that!

She was very flattered indeed for her dog cartoons to be mentioned in an article alongside Jim Davis, creator of Garfield. (Garfield was her hero when she was a young girl… yeah, I know he’s a cat, but he’s a very cool cat.) Also Charles Schulz, creator of Snoopy, the most famous cartoon dog (to date!).

Thank you very much to Healthy Paws for the recognition – you are pawsome!

Wags ‘n’ big sloppy nose licks,

To link to this post, use: http://www.minniethewestie.com/pets-choice-award-for-dog-cartoons

Do you enjoy Minnie the Westie cartoons?

Treat yourself (or a loved one) to a book full of smiles!

Minnie The Westie: The Adventures Of A Cartoon West Highland Terrier Cartoon Dog is available in paperback format from most online bookstores, and it contains 85 charming westie cartoons.

Paperback cartoon dog book is on: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and The Book Depository and more.

Kindle eBook: from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de and other Amazon stores.

Go on, buy someone a smile today!
 

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Woofings! Here in New Zealand we’ve been enjoying the driest, warmest, longest summer, since like, furever!

So at Easter we set sail once again to our favourite spot: Te Kouma, in the Coromandel Peninsula. (Yes, I’ve been here many times, including Summer 2012 and earlier this year too.)

OMD, there are moo-moos on the hills – and on my beach!

I was fascinated by the moo-moos on my beach! We kept a very respectful distance from each other. (I would have loved to say ‘woof day’ to them, but mum and dad kept me away. Spoil sports!)

As you can see in the photo, we had our kayak with us! I repawted to you recently that I am now a kayaking dog, and I did more kayaking these holibobs.

Mum takes me for a spin on the kayak. Look how flat calm the sea is, it’s pawsome!

Round the bay (and round the boat) we go… it’s so pawretty!

Dad took me for a paddle too.

So yes, we did lots of kayaking. But I digress. This blog post is about our Easter holibobs… and you’ll never guess what, the Easter Bunny came to see us in her little rowing boat!

The Easter Bunny brought chocolates for mum and dad! (This is the daughter of a friend of dad’s… they were also spending their Easter holibobs on their boat.)

Chocolate’s no good for dogs, but fear not, my furiends, I did not go hungry. Mum gave me a lovely big bone to nom on! *drools*

All too soon it was time to go home: holibobs are never long enough. Here I am on mum’s lap while she’s steering the boat. If you look carefully, I am so content that my eyes are closed and my tongue is poking out! I was like this for ages, I was totally blissed out!

Bye bye beautiful Coromandel, I’m sure we’ll be back again next summer!

So that was my Easter holibobs!

Good times, my furiend, good times…

Love ‘n’ licks,

To link to this post, use: http://www.minniethewestie.com/easter-sailing-holibobs-2013

Do you enjoy Minnie the Westie cartoons?

Treat yourself (or a loved one) to a book full of smiles!

Minnie The Westie: The Adventures Of A Cartoon West Highland Terrier Cartoon Dog is available in paperback format from most online bookstores, and it contains 85 charming westie cartoons.

Paperback cartoon dog book is on: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and The Book Depository and more.

Kindle eBook: from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de and other Amazon stores.

Go on, buy someone a smile today!
 

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It’s so exciting… Santa brought Mum a kayak for Christmas!!!

(There’s a bit of a story – in cartoon format – about that! You can see it here.)

It was impawtant to Mum that the kayak had enough room for me, so she wanted a sit-on-top one, with plenty of dog space. The kayak also has to be small, so that it fits on our small yacht (sailboat). She got a Viking Pacer kayak, which is made here in New Zealand.

The Viking Pacer kayak fits on the side deck of our Elliott 7.9m (26ft) yacht.

Before taking to the water, Mum read up about taking dogs kayaking, such as: http://dogscouts.org/training/activities-dogs/kayak-canoe-dog/

She also made sure we’d be safe out on the water: both her and I already have life jackets.

A life jacket is essential for kayaking dogs.

If you think that I’m pulling a funny face, you’re right. I hate wearing the life jacket. Orange is so not my colour! Mum says I look cute in it, but I don’t believe her. It’s pawful!

Mum and I on our very first kayak outing together.

Mum has a silly grin… me, I’m not so sure about this kayaking dog thing yet! I stay absolutely stock-still like a little furry statue… I don’t want to rock the boat!

I should add that Mum did kayak around a lot first, before taking me onto the water, and she only takes me when the water is flat calm. She is always safe and careful.

Mum also watched lots of kayaking safety and instructional videos on YouTube at home before the holibobs – her favourite videos are by Paddling TV.

One day Dad made us practice our safety manoeuvres. He made Mum capsize the kayak, and (a) got her to practice the “brace” motion to prevent the capsize; and (b) capsize the kayak properly – and then climb back on it. This was trickier, but she did it!

The next bit, I wasn’t so pleased with: while Mum was in the water near the kayak (and he was on the yacht), Dad put me into the water, while I was wearing my lifejacket, to check that I could swim in it OK. Since he was the one to put me in the water, it was obvious to me which parent I’d swim to for safety – Mum!

I could swim, but it is weird that dog lifejackets have most of their buoyancy on the back, but only neoprene underneath. I hate swimming, and a little more buoyancy would have been nice!

Thankfully no photos were taken of me at this point. I am very very pawleased about that!

Anyway, here is another photo of me and mum kayaking – I’m looking a little more confident now as a kayaking dog!

I am getting more confident as a kayaking dog!

Mind you, I do keep nice and still on the kayak. Besides, it’s quite comfy sitting between Mum’s legs!

Mum takes me for longer paddles now that I’m getting more confident as a kayaking dog.

There are so many pawsome beaches and bays to explore…

We have the whole bay to ourselves at Ponui Island.

Dad joins Mum and I on the beach… he’s arriving in the dinghy.

I’m ready to go back to the yacht now!

Back at the mother ship… and I do believe it is dinner time now! *nom nom nom*

If you want to see more of my summer holibobs photos, here they are:

Summer holibobs 2013: Part 1 – on the boat

Summer holibobs 2013: Part 2 – adventures ashore

That’s all for now – till next time!

Love ‘n’ nose licks,

To link to this post, use: http://www.minniethewestie.com/kayaking-dog-minnie-the-westie-goes-kayaking

Do you enjoy Minnie the Westie cartoons?

Treat yourself (or a loved one) to a book full of smiles!

Minnie The Westie: The Adventures Of A Cartoon West Highland Terrier Cartoon Dog is available in paperback format from most online bookstores, and it contains 85 charming westie cartoons.

Paperback cartoon dog book is on: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and The Book Depository and more.

Kindle eBook: from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de and other Amazon stores.

Go on, buy someone a smile today!
 

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Woofings!

This is a brand-new, never-seen-before westie cartoon from my (forthcoming) second cartoon book!

Drumroll pawlease!…..

It’s hard to say whether it’s me, Minnie, who wants a kayak – or mum!

What do you think? (You can leave a comment on this westie cartoon, below!)

Hint: Check out my latest summer holibobs photos here… they may just include a kayak!!

Till next time!

Love ‘n’ nose licks,

To link to this post, use: http://www.minniethewestie.com/westie-cartoon-does-minnie-really-want-a-kayak

Do you enjoy Minnie the Westie cartoons?

Treat yourself (or a loved one) to a book full of smiles!

Minnie The Westie: The Adventures Of A Cartoon West Highland Terrier Cartoon Dog is available in paperback format from most online bookstores, and it contains 85 charming westie cartoons.

Paperback cartoon dog book is on: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and The Book Depository and more.

Kindle eBook: from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de and other Amazon stores.

Go on, buy someone a smile today!
 

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I recently repawted that mum’s working hard on my second cartoon book… in fact, she’s been working so hard she has worn her sketching pencils down to a stub! The pencils are now so tiny she can’t hold them!

Thankfully mum has now got a whole bunch of new sketching pencils, so she can carry on cartooning… phew!

3 old pencils and 3 new pencils for cartooning!

Mum’s favourite sketching pencils are Staedtler (Mars Lumograph) 3B. They are quite soft, so the sketching is easy to erase, and the lead doesn’t etch or scratch the paper.

(If you’re wondering how my cartoons are drawn, you can read about the 4-step cartooning process here.)

This is the first Minnie The Westie book… I wonder what the cover of the new book will look like?!

Not seen my first cartoon dog book? (Gasp! Shock!) Here it is! :)

And to make sure you’re amongst the first to know about my new cartoon book, make sure you’re on the list for Minnie Mail!

Till next time!

Love ‘n’ licks,

To link to this post, use: http://www.minniethewestie.com/new-pencils-for-cartooning

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Apawlogies for being so quiet on my blog recently. We are having the most pawsome summer in New Zealand (in fact, all of the North Island has been declared a drought zone… it’s sunshine, sunshine and more sunshine).

I’ve been spending most weekends cruising (sailing holibobs) with mum and dad on our yacht (sailboat). And that is where I (the real Minnie) celebrated my 7th birthday!

Minnie celebrates her 7th birthday in style on board her yacht!

It’s a dog’s life, eh!

I also got a bone – and 4 walks on the beach… as well as lots of cuddles, of course!

Love ‘n’ nose licks,

To link to this post, use: http://www.minniethewestie.com/birthday-holibobs

Do you enjoy Minnie the Westie cartoons?

Treat yourself (or a loved one) to a book full of smiles!

Minnie The Westie: The Adventures Of A Cartoon West Highland Terrier Cartoon Dog is available in paperback format from most online bookstores, and it contains 85 charming westie cartoons.

Paperback cartoon dog book is on: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and The Book Depository and more.

Kindle eBook: from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de and other Amazon stores.

Go on, buy someone a smile today!
 

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I’m happy to woof with you that mum is making good progress on the cartoons for my second cartoon dog book!

Yes, there are more Minnie The Westie adventures on the way! *wags*

In the second Minnie The Westie book you’ll be reacquainted with old friends… and you’ll meet some new friends Minnie makes too. It’s all pawsomely exciting!

Here’s just a small selection of the inked cartoons for my 2nd cartoon dog book:

(If you’re wondering how my cartoons are drawn, you can read about the 4-step cartooning process here.)

My second book will have just as many cartoons as the first, and the cover is being designed already as well.

This is the first Minnie The Westie book… I wonder what the cover of the new one will look like?!

Not seen my first cartoon dog book? (Gasp! Shock!) Here it is!

And to make sure you’re amongst the first to know about my new cartoon book, make sure you’re on the list for Minnie Mail!

Till next time!

Love ‘n’ licks,

To link to this post, use: http://www.minniethewestie.com/cartoons-underway-for-2nd-cartoon-dog-book

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Happy Valentine’s Day, my furiends!

It is so wuffly that there is a special day devoted to love. And there are so many things that I love: my family, my furiends, Morris (my boyfriend), noms, belly rubs… life is good!

I’m not the only one with puppy love… it looks like my mum has a serious case of puppy love for me! She insisted on making this:

… Aaaah! What a softie she is!

I hope you have a pawsome day filled with lots of puppy love!

Wags ‘n’ nose licks,

To link to this post use: http://www.minniethewestie.com/westietude-puppy-love

Do you enjoy Minnie the Westie cartoons?

Treat yourself (or a loved one) to a book full of smiles!

Minnie The Westie: The Adventures Of A Cartoon West Highland Terrier Cartoon Dog is available in paperback format from most online bookstores, and it contains 85 charming westie cartoons.

Paperback cartoon dog book is on: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and The Book Depository and more.

Kindle eBook: from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de and other Amazon stores.

Go on, buy someone a smile today!
 

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