Tom jumping from the new pier we had built on Landy
My Funny Valentine from James Quilty on Vimeo.
Picture gallery of Tom and Shampoo and art from my Mom and Yui – with Chet Baker’s version of the famous song
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Tom may seem a mild mannered english cocker spaniel, but he has a dark side – he is a serial killer, of chicken. With at least 4-5 confirmed dead, Tom has left a murderous trail over the length of Thailand. If only we could catch him in the act, and if only we weren’t so hungry. Fortunately several of our neighbors offered to help hide the evidence of Tom’s latest crime by cooking it using a local dutch oven method. And the results were delicious. I would like to say that no animals were harmed in this production, but sadly and fortunately I cannot. ![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=49488baf-df49-4018-b897-ee1c5d6c6a32) On November 15th we had a tamboon ceremony with monks from a Wat near our new land outside of Khon Kaen. The monks gave a blessing to us and asked the spirits that live on the land to accept us as the new owners of the property. Later our friends planted trees around the lotus pond as Tom and Shampoo jumped and swam and explored their new home. ![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=42bc9297-17c9-4a1a-9c3c-ea5c180ba8d1) Made these short After Effects films earlier this year using video from our trips near Khon Kaen. I am testing out Facebook’s upload and video embedding service for the first time. ![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=883927b7-9ac8-4c47-94d4-21004f4019c0)
It was very hot or “ron” in Khon Kaen Saturday, the last day of February, so my colleges and I with Tom & Shampoo and the Khon Kaen Mountain Bike Team went to a beach on a river and cooled off. Before the trip we brought lots of toys and gifts for orphans who live near P’Oil. Khun Chong was again there to take the pictures.
As busy digging and swimming english cocker spaniels, Tom and I can get really dirty. Fortunately we have access to the I.Q.Dog Spa in Khon Kaen,Thailand. The great thing about Thai home bathrooms is the floors are tiled and have a drain, – it’s like a big shower, and there is lots of room for dog washing, clothes washing, all washing. The opening and close of our video features a Hallo Shampoo TV spot from the 50′s (click here to see the original TV spot) and Django Reinhardt’s “Lambeth Walk” in the middle. ( warning: dog nudity – for mature dogs only – no dog under 18 months permitted )  Tom and I admire Stump's long coat but we have to cut ours very short because it is so hot here in Thailand.
“Stump, officially named Ch. Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee, might have surprised aficionados, who had their eye on a giant schnauzer, but the crowd clearly preferred the jaunty spaniel. Stump was greeted with deafening applause each time he plodded around the ring. It was the first time that a Sussex spaniel won the top prize, although the breed, which originated as a hunting companion in England, was among the first to be recognized by the American Kennel Club.” |
 Jis a scenic artist and filmmaker who lives part time in Ohio and Khon Kaen. He first came to Thailand in 1972 as a child and returned in 2004 with the Phuket Project to aid in the Tsunami relief effort. Yuiis a doctor in Khon Kaen. She has studied in the U.S. and Great Britiain but is happiest on a bike riding around Thailand with the Khon Kaen Mountain Bike Team Tom and Shampooare English Cocker Spaniels who live in Khon Kaen, but often travel to other planets in a spaceship they designed and fight alongside Hanuman against all evil. They also like swimming and sleeping.  |
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Tom & I are english cocker spaniels and it can get really hot sometimes living here in Thailand. – We have too much fur for a Thai dog! Fortunately we get to travel to great places where we can swim and dig in the mud – like the river we went to on Saturday with the Khon Kaen Mountain Bike team. Please watch this movie of our latest adventure. The music is “Gruntilda’s Lair” from the Banjo-Kazooie video game.
As English Cocker Spaniels, Tom and I were excited to hear that Stump, a 10-year-old Sussex Springer Spaniel won the highest honor in Dogdom, the Best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show. Congratulations Stump! 