Wordless Wednesday

Ash and the raspberry cake

Ash [ ooohhhh~ smells good! ]

Daddy [ Ash, you can't eat cake. ]
Ash [ pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ]

Daddy [ ...just one raspberry. NO cake. ]
Ash [ nyomnyomnyom ]

Ash to the beach!

On our way there...


We reached Sentosa around 12nn and met up with the guys who already 'chope' an area for us.

Ash staring at a leashed Shi Tzu. But his posture looks alert but not aggressive leh... tail down, ears perked, but no growling or snarling.

Rabbit family shot

Fave past time, playing with Ash's furry ears.

"Mummy, no more photos please......"

Distract him with something... and he wakes up again! hee!

And for people who follow me on twitter/facebook, you will already know that Ash met with an accident at Tanjong Beach that day. 

INCIDENT ONE

After we set up our spot, bf and me brought Ash (leashed) for a quick dip in the waters before other dogs come by. However on our way there, an unleashed Labrador puppy made a bee-line dash (not aggressive,should be just wanting to make friends) towards Ash while I was trying to pull him in the opposite direction. But I was too late and a dog-fight ensued.

It was pretty one-sided because of the huge size difference, and all I could hear was the puppy crying out (more like screaming). My mind went totally blank at that point of time and all I could remember doing was to pull Ash in the opposite direction and bf running over to stop Ash. Apparently from witnesses (bf and friends), Ash grabbed the pup by her waist and tossed her in the air. 

The puppy had no puncture wounds and appeared to be unharmed except for the shock. But I wouldn't know because I had no contact with her. However she (the pup) was running around as though nothing was wrong 10 minutes later.

But at that point, I felt so terrible. After that first meeting with the unleashed pup, another unleashed mini Schnauzer 不怕死 ran over and stood between us and our 'spot'. That was my last straw and I broke down crying while hugging Ash tightly to me until the mini Schnauzer ran off.

The feeling of the whole incident was so terrible, because of the guilt I felt for the Labpup - the mental repercussions it might have on her, and the pain I had to inflict on Ash by choking him so he will stop.

It was so horrible. I can't imagine people who let their dogs run around biting other dogs/humans, don't they feel ANYTHING?

I wrote this in PC forum: 

By posting this here, my main motive is to share my point of view with everyone. There are some who might feel that their dogs are too small to cause any harm, too friendly to cause any dog-fight, but it happens. Because not all dogs are friendly, and you cannot ban such dogs (like us) to frequent the beach just because of this.

I fulfilled my responsibility by leashing Ash everywhere, and I keep a distance from other dogs/animals because I know what will happen.

A lot of heart-ache and pain could be saved if everyone does their part.

If you cannot ensure your dog will come back to you under any circumstances (excited with a new 'friend' / incoming vehicle), please keep a close watch on him/her and do not assume that other dogs are as friendly and welcoming.

P.S.
And please, if you ever encounter people coming up to you giving a warning, "Please try to keep your dogs away from mine as he's not very welcoming towards other dogs" don't treat it personally and reply with ,"We have no intention of going near your dogs", because we are not referring to your intentions, but your dog's.

INCIDENT TWO
After that first incident, we moved to a bigger shelter where we tied Ash to one of the pillar. Along came a Pug and Silky Terrier and I was praying they won't be unleashed. But surprise! They unleashed the 2 dogs and I got bf to go over and warn them just in case the same tossing accident happens.

But they were so defensive and I got so pissed off. Accidents happen for a reason. I definitely did not want any dogs coming near Ash, and I doubt the Labpup's owner had the intention to bring their pup over to meet Ash. It's always the dog's intention, not the human's.

All I can say is, at least the Labpup escaped in one piece because of Ash's bite inhibition. 

  Stopping him from chasing another unleashed mini Schnauzer with no owners in sight.

INCIDENT THREE
We finally went back after seeing a Golden R, Rottie, Mongrel, and German Shepard, all unleashed at the beach.

While walking to the car, we stopped by a showering area and tried to clean Ash a little. I saw a Mongrel from the corner of my eyes and told Bf to hold Ash firmly. Both of us practically pinned Ash to the wall, while he was staring intently at the Mongrel.

Oh did I mention the Mongrel was unleashed? Yes. It was unleashed. And the blonde caucasian lady (presumed to be its owner) pushed the tap and gathered water in her cupped palms and slowly walked over to her dog and tried feeding it, which it didn't want.

She did this twice. All while bf and I was pinning Ash to the wall. And it's not like we were very far apart. It was a close proximity and dangerously close at that.

Sigh, seriously. It would be a much better place if everyone were more cautious and sensitive of their surroundings. 

Does it look... familiar?

Can you remember where you've seen these action of his?

Heh, Click for the answer!

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. ):

Unleash!

 Daddyyyy~ Where are you going?

 More pics after cut

PETS Mag

The new issue of PETS magazine is out now!

There's a beautiful bi-colour eyes Husky in this issue, and do you know how much a Tibetan Mastiff cost? 

3k?

6k?

Wrong!! It's freaking SGD$30k!!!! :0 

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I love reading about things I like. For example: Pets, Illustration, Baking, Fashion. 

For now, I've put aside my illustrations and baking to concentrate on pets (ASHYYY *snuggles*). As for fashion, well, part of my job is to practically read all the local mags cover to cover. haha!

I wonder how well the pets magazine industry is doing. There's so few of them out there, and the pet shop I frequent only carry PETS and that's how I got to know about it.

I will post an illustration of Ash if I ever did it. I'm rusty at the art now. 

Well, anyway, catch a copy if you can! It's $5 for a mag filled with info (they even have first-aid info like CPR for your dogs in case of emergencies)! 

Would be good if they have a section for shelter updates or past stories on puppy mills, to create awareness about the homeless/abandoned dogs in sg and their stories.

New treats!!

Bought new treats for ash today. Wanted to get the usual dehydrated fish for him, but it's still out of stock.

So I got another type of dehydrated fish. 3 types in fact, since they are on promo. As usual, Ash likes them.

I got him this chicken flavoured bone, Ash loves it. But they stain his fur and teeth so I'm limiting his consumption of it.

Good thing Ash isn't food aggresive at all. Although he does try to move his bone away if I try to grab it, but no growling or biting.

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Watermelon

Have I told you guys before? Ash loves fruit/ food. He never once rejected any food we gave him.

I can't find the video of him chasing the watermelon and nipping at the flesh, but that what's left of the fruit when he was done with it.

He had his whole head in the watermelon and being a round fruit, it turned into a rolling game. Haha!

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[UPDATE on 03 June 10] 

I FOUND THE VIDEO HEHEHEHHEHEHE!!!
Sadly, it is no longer on boyfriend's phone, and can only be found on facebook. If anyone knows of a way to insert videos from facebook as an embedded object in blogger, please let me know alright! Much thanks.

Click HERE to view the video.
Or if you're a fan of ASH in facebook, it's on his wall too.

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Doggy Treats: HOW I GET EM

Daddy's home!

Approach.Greet daddy.Read Body Language.

Greaaaat! Daddy's giving me positive body language.
Next step, ask nicely. But being me, I'm always too excited or, gan chiong, so I gave two paws in the hope that it will up my chances.


It will normally work at this point.


BUT NOT TODAY! ):


But it's alright. I have my secret weapon (which is an innate ability to all doggy friends).

PUPPY EYES! 

No human I know is immune to this! 

Now can I haz treats?

Operation Treats - SUCCESS!

15.05.2010

Yawwn~

Zzzz

Zzzzzzz

Close-up 

Zzzzz *Flick ears*

Whatttttt! 

'Daddy haven't you heard of, Let a sleeping dog lie???'

btw check out Ash's spanking new name tag! :D

Grooming!

Look at our floor, it's never cleared of fur even if we vacuum every single day. So moral of the story, if you're a cleanliness freak, DO NOT get a dog that sheds perpetually every second (read: Siberian Husky). 

For us, it's more like this:

*Fur flies past*

Kifa: " EH ASH! SEE! That's your fur! :D"
Ash: "...??"

That's only 10 minutes and he's still not done blowing his coat totally.

Anyway, we scheduled Ash for a grooming session at Wizard of Paws last Saturday. Hahahah! Ash was so excited on the way there, he couldn't sit still in Adam's car.

After his (very long) shower, waiting to be blow-dried

In the midst of grooming, Ash wasn't very cooperative and he broke their shaver, head of the blower (or whatever it's called), and the door lock. 

Just the shaver alone is 3 digits! Good thing Adam laoban was very understanding if not my pocket is going to hate me. Sob sob.

And he almost bit another customer's Goldie when I stepped out for lunch across the road. Which of course he didn't because... right... ADAM saves the day, stopped him in time. Haha!

But side-tracking, really need to get him exposed and socialised with other dogs and animals, but not sure how long it will take. But meanwhile, Calvin and I will be keeping an 2 pairs of eyes on him! O_O  o_o

Okay, back to grooming:

Excited!!

Super super soft coat after grooming.
Clipped off the rough part of his fur, but letting it grow out after this, and...

UNDERCOAT BEGONE~!Heheheheh!

Kpo other doggies' water bowl (provided by WOP)


Hahahahah! And last but not least...

Here's Ash's hind leg waving 'byebye' to you!

Durian Sunday

I got nipped by Ash today! 

We were having Durian (Ash's a big fan of that, his eyes will sparkle when he sees/smell durian ), and I peeled a piece of flesh for Ash to lick... and got myself nipped on my index finger. 

Haha! Could see internal blood welling inside. I totally don't want to be a squirrel being chased (and caught) by ANY dogs next lifetime. Just look at his incisors man! 

After that nip, I changed my feeding method. I put them on my palm and let him lick it off. hahaha! Now as I'm blogging, that nip became a pimple-ish looking thing.

Gonna send Ash for grooming very soon! Deshed all his undercoat + hopefully  groomer can remedy the horrible cut. AND...hopefully Ash will  behave himself! *fingers crossed*

The adorable lamb

Awwwwwww! Ashy is just too cute at times! Don't you agree!?!?!

Today Ash let me massage his two front paws.
In the past, the scenario was:

Me/Cal: *grabs paw*
Ash: *flick paw back and hides it underneath body*

-repeat for the other paw-

He actually allowed me hold on to both his front paw and massage them! :3
Weeehehehehehheeh!

And his hind leg is recovering faster this week after giving him glucosamine supplement treats (NutriVet). But he still limps after the exercise though he's better after 2 days, in comparison to the last time which was 3 -4 days before he got his energy back.  :D

Beach Weekend!

Ash's footsteps! :D

Nic and Cal. Haha, I think they get along fine.

Distracted by a border collie over at the far end.

Ash decided to lie down and get his tummy fur all full of sand. hahah!

Changed location cus it's getting sunny at the beach.

The Brushtail, or what's left of it.

Me grooming him, but decided to stop after a while cus Calvin says, " Later u kena stomp ah!" Hahahhahah!


Went home after a few hours cus it looked like its gonna rain.

Enjoying the cool shower.

Ash look like some atas dog here.

SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE!!!

Heh heh.

Well, that's it for today folks. Ash is off sleeping and resting his tired body, likewise for Calvin. Hahah!