Lovey Dovey

Some old photos of Ash and me. I particularly like this picture a lot because of the eye contact between us, and the way my hand is resting on his head, nice flow which continues all the way to the flick of his tail. The only thing I wished I could have changed is probably the messy background.

More photos from this set after the cut:

Short update on Ash

On a typical walk, Ash is the sled dog, and we are the sled.

Shaving your Husky...

may be a very wrong choice.

For people like me, who are first time owner of Siberian Huskies or any double-coat breed, and was stupid enough to fully trust a groomer who said, "...shaving a husky keeps them cool." , and not do research beforehand, please think twice.

I was one of those who shaved my husky and I am not proud of it.

BEFORE

  Proud, Majestic, Beautiful Coat

AFTER GROOMING

It wasn't a clean shave, he got cut at least 5 times. And it was plain ugly and torturous for him.

We could not bring him out for walks until late at night for fear he would get sun burnt.

Ash hid in the laundry room for weeks and he refused to be in front of any reflective surfaces.

After around 4-5 months

Now he's a white lamb with the exception of his facial markings.

I don't love Ash any less because of his markings/coat, but I really regret putting him through the torture of the bad grooming experience, especially after seeing his cuts. 

So fellow dog lovers, mummys/daddys, please don't go down my path.

Double coated breeds should only be shaved only for medical reasons because their coat protects them from various elements like temperature, and sun burns. 

Do you know their coat keeps them warm when its cold and cold when it's warm? That's why they are very adaptable to extreme temperatures, be it arctic or tropical like Singapore.

Peanut Butter with Oats Treats

It didn't turn out dry and hard, but Ash loves it nevertheless. :D

And he'll be extra gentle if I dip this in applesauce. So adorable!!!

Ash cannot be a food taster if I ever want to do doggy treats business... he eats everything I bake!
Hahaha!

Baking baking baking!

Remember I mentioned I'm baking Apple Pie last weekend? 

I baked Earl Grey Tea Cookies instead.

and as for Ash... 

He contributed by singing to me while I baked. 

And seriously, he stayed right outside the kitchen like that until he fell asleep. HAHA!!!

He got spanked on his butt for ah-wooing late at night by Daddy and scolded by me. ): 

I made it up to him after seeing him reflecting on his mistakes by making Peanut Butter Biscuits! 

I tried one of his and... its tasteless because of zero sugar but smells of peanut butter!

...but I think I screwed up somewhere cos the recipe said it's supposed to be very hard biscuits... and mine is more like.. rubbery chewy texture leh. 

Gonna try again this weekend!

Exciting Weekend

 I thought he was reacting to my camera shutter... but I realise it cannot be, because I've been shooting him for the past 15 minutes. 

Less than 1 min later he got even more excited than the 2nd pic and that's when I saw a.... 

flew past my head...

I screaaaaammmmed and ran into Bf's room and shut the door. 

Then I looked at Bf, "Oh shit. Ash is still outside trying to catch the bee! HOWHOWHOW!!!"

Bf, *Opens door* "Ash! Come here" 

Ash came bounding in happily, oblivious of the danger. 

And that's how we spent 1 hour hiding in the room with all windows and doors closed. ):