About Bacchus, doG of wHine
I am a male Jack Russell terrier, born on February 5, 1998. I was adopted by my family at Easter in 1998, after they found me all alone in a pet shop window. My dad saw me first, and knew immediately that I was the son for him. Although my mum initially resisted the idea of parenthood, when she finally got to see me, it was love at first sight!
Where I live
I live with my family in Cheltenham, a bayside suburb of Melbourne (in Australia). I have one feline sibling, Jennie. My dad calls her the ‘tabby temptress’.
My grandpa, grandma, and cousins Angus and Smokey live nearby, and I often go to visit them. Angus growls at me, but I play with his toys anyway. Smokey likes to play chasey, even though she’s getting very old now.
How I got my name
My mum and dad were having a hard time thinking about what to call me. A man that my dad works with suggested they call me Bacchus, doG of wHine. They thought it was funny at the time, because my dad is a big collector of wine. My mum thinks it was something she calls ‘prophetic’, and she even wrote a little poem about it.
What I like
Some of the things I like doing most include:
- sleeping in late
- sleeping in mum and dad’s bed (sometimes they sneak in and take photos of me while I’m doing this!)
- going for a W-A-L-K
- jumping excitedly all over visitors (especially when they’re wearing black clothes)
- eating whatever my mum is eating, especially ice cubes from her drink. She shoots them out of her mouth into mine. It’s fun! Some of her friends say it’s gross, but they’re silly
- having cuddles in bed with my dad when he gets home from work
- playing ball
- chasing my tail
- chewing bones, stones, blocks of ice, tissues (especially used ones), and a whole lot of other interesting things
I’ve had my own website for a few years now. It turned into a blog in late October 2001, and has been through lots of redesigns, the most recent in August 2005.
I guess you could say I’m a bit of a cyberdog… when I’m not asleep!