Shinny Coat After Oatmeals

What do you all think? Does my coat get shinnier after eating oatmeals? These photos were taken this morning after eating oatmeals for dinner instead of rice. My Mummy is thinking if she should give me cod's liver oil to make my coat shinnier.

This is a wire-haired dachshund I met at the K9 Kampus today.

Cookie's growth at the bum

Miracle has happened with the growth at Cookie's bum. This morning Mummy tried to locate the growth and it was gone! It disappeared! Gone! It wasn't surgically removed. Just that Mummy has been spraying "Richard's Organics" incredible skin spray for dogs. Or may be eating oatmeals has helped Cookie recover. The growth has simply flattened by itself without any treatment from the vet. Mummy is so delighted!

Alfie..... Oh Poor Alfie

This is Alfie.... my friend who has gone to doggie heaven yesterday... My poor Alfie..
Read more about the incident at joeyjrt's blog.
http://joeyjrt.blogspot.com/2008/09/not-for-faint-hearted.html

Cookie's Birthday 31 August 2008

Cookie is nine years old yesterday on Sunday. Nothing special was going on... We didn't get to party or going for a long walkie walkie. Except we have human guests visited us at home. They ate mooncakes and drank Chinese tea. There was a little boy who came with his father. I was trying to smell him when he jumped onto the sofa and jumping up and down screaming. He thought I was going to eat him. Later he jumped onto his father's arm.

At night, Cookie was being naughty. She peed all over the pillows. I heard from Buttercup that tonight's dinner will be special for me and Cookie.

Shinny Coat and Fur

This photo was taken before I began my oatmeal dinner. Do you think my fur is shinny? Now that I am on oatmeal dinner, Mummy hopes that I get shinny coat and fur. My shampoo does contain oatmeal ingredient.

Oatmeal replaces rice

Instead of rice, our dinner is now consist of oatmeal. At first I didn't know what it was. I was just licking it. Mummy has to feed me spoon by spoon. But now I am loving it, gobbling it up quickly. Mummy is eating oatmeal herself to lower her cholesterol level.

Changi Village and Beach

This morning at 5:30 am, Mummy and Butter Cup packed us up into the van and off we went to Changi Airport. After that we went to Changi Beach and Changi Village. We have a nice walk and beautiful scenery along the beach. We met four unleashed dogs roaming freely, they were not stray dogs. We sat at a coffee shop for breakfast. Later we went for a swim. The wave was really huge as there were speedboats. We missed the sun rise at the beach.

Doggie Paradise Continues...

In the doggie paradise, doggies swimming happily.

Here is a Giant Schnauzer with long tail.

The Beagle is Mimi. She is very friendly! We have a great Sunday today. I ate meat balls and frozen yogurt.

Doggie Paradise

Today we hitched a ride to doggie paradise on our friend, Dewey's, car. Here is me relaxing during the ride.

And here is Cookie sleeping on the way.....

When we reached the doggie paradise, there were already many doggies out and running!

So many friends around...

Dewey is here for dog obedient lesson conducted by my Mummy and Butetrcup. Dewey was adopted from SPCA a year ago. Basically he is a very friendly dog. It's just that he doesn't listen to his Mama. He will bolt off jumping over a fence and off he goes...

Cookie's Growth in the Butt

As Cookie's growth in the butt is geting bigger and redder, Mummy thought it is a good idea to let the sea water cure it. So we went to Sentosa Tanjong Beach. We met good old friend, Duffy, the Scottish Terrier. After the beach, Mummy checked that Cookie's growth is no longer reddish, it is back to pinkish. So the sea water must have helped. Anyway, it is time to check with the vet again.

Eating Durian

It's the durian season in the month of July! Mummy has been eating a lot of the $2/durian from China Town. Almost everyday. The durian meat is sweet and golden yellow. We love it as well. Everytime we see the durians on the floor, we will go over and smell them. We have to be careful around the thorny fruit, may get pricked if we bump into it.

Pasir Ris Park

We have a surprise trip today. Instead of the usual Bishan Park or Sentosa, Mummy brought us to Pasir Ris Park. This is the first time in my life to visit Pasir Ris Park. It is so huge. We spent five hours going from one end to the other. I swam and played fetch game at the beach. Cookie climbed up and slide down the giant slide at the children's play ground.

Mummy met a group of Filipino BBQ at the beach. They were so nice to offer Mummy and Buttercup BBQ chicken wings. Yummy!

When we reached home, Cookie and I had raw oxtail to chew. After our shower we had eggs. We love Sunday!

Chewing Ox Tail again

Apparently my losing teeth did not affect my ability to chew on ox tail. Mummy has been giving me skinny ox tail to chew on, and I am able to chew and eat it. I am so happy! I am still able to play fetch squeaky ball game too without my front teeth! As I hate the tooth brush, mummy has been using gauze to rub on my teeth.

Molar extraction.. oouch!

Went to the vet for teeth scaling this morning.... Came back missing a back molar and four fronth teeth. Back molar was cracked and root decaying, so has to be extracted. Four front teeth (three below and one top) were loose, so have to be removed. No tumor found in the mouth cavity. The lump around the throat has reduced in size, so continue with antibiotics treatment. From inside the mouth, the lump looks like a hardened skin, according to the vet.

On the ride home I moved about in the carrier noisily. Once home, Cookie checked me out and I couldn't walk properly. My hind legs were weak. At home I kissed Mummy all over...
I am now taking PlaqueOff which contains especially selected seaweed: D1070. My drinking water is also added with Biotene, which contains two natural enzyme system that help remove plaque. Every night Mummy is also brushing my teeth using PetzLife Oral Care Gel, wild salmon oil.

I am only 5 years old, and I have lost six teeth..... Mummy is very worried...

Discover a lump around the throat

This morning Mummy woke up very concerned as she found a lump on my right side of the throat. She called the vet to make an appointment for this afternoon. Suddenly Cookie's buttock small growth seems so insignificant.

We are back from the vet in the afternoon. The vet treated the swollen throat as an infection. So I was given 2 types of antibiotics. Mummy fed me the pills with yummy food.

This Wednesday I am still going to the vet for teeth scaling. The vet will have a better look at my swollen throat then. The vet also have a look at Cookie's growth and she thought that it was nothing serious.

At K9 Kampus this morning, I was enjoying myself and eating the lamb meatballs. The swollen throat didn't bother me a bit. I was running around the compound actively playing and barking.

A small growth found on Cookie's butt

Mummy found a small growth, about the size of a Singapore one cent coin, on Cookie's butt (not the anus). The growth is regular in shape. So instead of going for a teeth scaling, Cookie is seeing the vet about the growth. Hope it's nothing serious!

Teeth Scaling and Extraction

I have gum problem....Mummy has made an appointment for me to undergo teeth scaling and extraction. It's genetic. Cookie is also coming with me, she needs a teeth scaling as well. Cookie is 9 years old and she hasn't lost any of her teeth yet. She has good teeth. The last time when Cookie has her teeth scaling was 4 years ago. I am 5 years old, and I am losing my front teeth..... This is my first time to have teeth scaling....

My Receding Gum

Mummy has made an appointment for me to see a vet in two weeks' time, as the vet is fully booked. Well, my front tooth has fallen off... Now there is another front tooth which is shaky. My gum is receding.

My front tooth fell off

I don't know what happened, but one of my front tooth fell off. So now there are only 3 front teeth left on me. And I am only 5 years old. I think my front tooth fell off when I was chewing on kangaroo's back bone on Thursday. Oh well.....

Serangoon Garden

We went to Serangoon Garden this evening. We went to Chomp Chomp.. 'no pets allowed' sign. We went to the hawker centre, again 'no pets allowed' sign. We went to Cafe Cartel, big big 'no pets allowed' sign. We hang out at the pet shop for a while. We found a pub with alfresco sitting area. Mummy asked if dogs are allowed outside. Yes! So we have our nice dinner at the pub. This pub is not the same one where Mummy had the rubber lamb chop (Blog posted on Jan 26, 2008).

My favorite corner

This is Cookie's favorite sleeping corner when Mummy and Buttercup are working at the table above.

This is my favorite position when Mummy and Buttercup are working at the table above.

Pawtobello Dog Cafe

We finally went to Pawtobello dog cafe in town after hearing from my doggies friends how cool the place is to hang out. It was really crowded with many doggies. I ate 'muttloaf' and Cookie ate 'something fishy'. There was this small black dog (miniature pinscher) picking fight with me. Cookie jumped down from the chair to fight the dog off.

Meeting my friends on Mother's Day

This is me, Cookie and Dewey (Cocker Spaniel) on a walk today. We decided to meet at K9 Kampus to celebrate Mother's Day.

This is me and Alfie (Jack Russell Terrier) playing at K9 Kampus compound. Alfie is 5 years old like me. She loves to play fetch ball. Hey, we have a lot in common.

This is Cookie on agility. Although she has not been on agility for years, as the agility equipment in Bishan Park Dog Run was removed, she is still able to perform all the tricks!

This is Cookie on see-saw! She is still very agile and she loves to show off her agility skills!

We have a great time at K9 Kampus today celebrating Mother's Day!

My yellowish incisors

If you look closely at my incisors, you will see that they are yellowish. Mummy has been trying to clean them using the salmon oil dental care gel every day. Are they better now? I am born with not very good teeth. One of my front tooth is shaking now... It may drop off one day... Sometimes when I chew on the kangaroo bones, it will bleed.

K9 Kampus Dog Cafe

This is Kimura. He is the birthday boy, one year old. He is the son of Sakura. He is wearing a light blue two-piece tuxedo. Very handsome hor!

This is me and Cookie behaving ourselves very well in a cafe.

Starting from the left is Sakura, Kimura and Di Di. They are a happy family!

Today we went to K9 Kampus at Turf Club Road. The place was converted from a horse stable. It was awesome. We ate lamb meat balls, chicken pie, birthday cake, cheese bone, and lamb leg chew. Burrrrp!! There were about 15 dacshunds gathering for the birtday celebration. There were lots of barking going on in the dog cafe. It was a blast. I have a great time!

The beginning of skin problem

It's April, and the weather is getting hotter and more humid. My skin begins to flake. I have dandruffs! Buttercup showers me thoroughly each week and applies apple cider vinegar on my skin. I am being combed everyday now to get rid of my dandruffs. I hope my daily meal that consists of seaweed and flaxseed oil will help my skin to grow healthy again.... Mummy and Buttercup are very worried.

SPCA Dog Walk April 2008

This morning we arrived at Bishan Dog Run at 8:00 Am for the SPCA Dog Walk. There were about 50 other doggies already there. The whole group of doggies walked for 3 km around Bishan Park. As always, Cookie has to be number ONE. Buttercup and Cookie was the first to reach the end point. I was running behind Cookie, but Mummy was pulling me to slow down!

When we finished the walk, SPCA gave out so many free gifts! It was like Christmas! There were dog bowls, leather leashes, collars, harnesses, T-shirts, doggie beds, doggie houses, apples, and water bottles. Buttercup got us a bright red doggie house. Mummy got a T-shirt.

I love my new doggie home!

Pet Cafe

Although my birthday is over, this morning Mummy and Buttercup brought us to Pet Cafe for a treat. We skipped our breakfast at 8 am. I was very hungry. We reached the Pet Cafe at 9 am. Our chicken and rice order came at 9:30 and we chowed down hungrily. Oh boy it was so yummy. We ate everything except the celery branches. We met our friend at the cafe, Dewey. He was a Cocker Spaniel. His Mummy adopted him from SPCA last year. He is a vegetarian. Looks like we will be visiting the Pet Cafe again soon, as the people and doggies there are jolly friendly!

13 April 2008 - My Birthday on Sunday!

I celebrated my five years old birthday yesterday! I woke up late at 12 pm, ate my fruits and yoghurt breakfast. Mummy and Buttercup brought us to Bishan Park for walks. Then we went for late lunch at 3 pm. I ate some unsalted french fries and chicken salad. When we got home, I had a hot shower. After shower I have my steak dinner and Cookie have chicken filet. Yummy! I love my birthday!

Radio FM 95 Dog Walk

This morning we went to Bishan Park II Dog Run to meet with FM 95 DJ Glenn Ong for Dog Walk. We were late for the dog walk, so we just gathered and played with the 400 dogs there. We met Jaffe and Kayle (http://jaffeprt.blogspot.com/) there too! I heard that they will be migrating to Canada end of April 2008.

Mummy and Buttercup each had a free Anderson Ice Cream from Belgium, but none for us. Why? Because Mummy met two very fat jack russel terriers and afraid that Cookie and I will be as fat as they are after eating ice cream.

Swimming in the sea

These photos were taken two years ago at the beach. The water in the sea was gushing. I love swimming in it. They were pretty photos. I also love to sand bath at the beach.

Hanging the dogs using choke chain

I was extremely troubled all day with what I saw during a training session this morning. The doggies were supposed to learn the “stay” command. As usual, they were all leashed with the white coloured training rope, told to sit and stay while their human companions slowly walk away. However some doggies didn’t quite get the idea and started following their human companions. To my horror, their human companions were told by the trainer to lift the doggies off the ground by their necks, legs suspended in the air with choke chain around their necks and drag them back to the spot where they were supposed to remain. There were 3 dachshunds and I saw one dachshund started choking and I could tell that they were all really really so frightened. As for the Lab that didn’t get the idea, it was too big and heavy for its human companion, so it was dragged over the shoulder with hind legs suspended in the air and choke chain round its neck as well.

Mummy shouted to them and asked them to stop hanging the doggies by their necks but they carried on. Buttercup told us that in the human’s world where capital punishment is still being practised, only humans who committed serious crimes like murder, espionage, treason, or rape were hanged in this manner till they choked to their death……. Those poor doggies certainly didn’t commit any serious crime. Hope those human companions will realize that by hanging their doggies, they may cause serious neck injuries to their doggies….

Let’s pray for safety of those doggies and positive reinforcement training method which is the latest thinking in North America and Europe.

Our Potty Place

This is where we do our 'business' at home. We like to call it our newspaper garden. Every month Mummy will be collecting old newspapers from neighbours, relatives, and family members. We used about 5 - 10 KG of newspapers every month. That is a lot of newspapers! Mummy changes the newspapers every morning, every late afternoon, every evening, and every night.

Buttercup and Beijing

Last Saturday Buttercup came back from Beijing, China. We were kind of gotten used to her away for a week business trip. Last October 2007, she went to China for a week as well. This time we were less anxious. We did not wait for her at the door whole night, and we were able to sleep throughout the night. Although we wagged our tails less everytime Buttercup was away, we were able to cope better this time. The house was quiet..... Oh boy were we glad when Buttercup came back! Cookie jumped into the suitcase and sat there, until Buttercup chased her out! This time we did not get any doggy toy or treat.

Sunday Eggs

Every Sunday, after our walk in the park or swim at Sentosa, we get to eat Sunday Eggs. The eggs are submerged in boiled hot water for 8 - 10 min. We love to eat eggs! After our weekly bath, we will station ourselves in the kitchen waiting for the cracking sound of Sunday Eggs.

Tartar Removal

Mummy is using this S$60 per small bottle PetzLife Dental Care Gel to remove tartar on my teeth. Each night Mummy will use a cloth and rub the gel on my teeth. This gel contains wild salmon oil too, so it tastes good. Apparently my teeth is now cleaner, whiter, and my breath smells better too. Some tartar is also removed from my incisor. The product contains only natural ingredients and alcohol to kill the bacteria. Mmh... the natural ingredients are secret, according to the manufacturer.

Valentine's Day 14 February 2008

Look at our Valentine's Day velvet roses! So pretty pretty!

Cookie...

Mummy submitted Cookie photo to The Straits Times and it was published in the newspaper. Cookie is a very pretty dog!

Vivo City and Sentosa

We went to Vivo City and Sentosa on Sunday, which is the fourth day of Chinese New Year! We seldom get the chance to walk around a shopping centre and enjoying the air-cond during the hot day. Mummy and Buttercup bought us a lot of goodies at the pet store.

At Sentosa, we were leashed up and enjoying swimming at Palawan beach. It was very crowded as this was a long weekend holiday. We shall not go to the beach when it is too crowded again.

Pan, the Jack Russell that bullied me

On the second day of Chinese New Year, we had a visitor, Pan, a female Jack Russell Terrier adopted from SPCA not long ago by a family. She is four years old. She is bigger size than Cookie. When she came over to visit me, she was very dominating. She tried to dominate me. I was very scared of her. I tried to run around and away from her. At one point I couldn't take it already, so I growled at her. She was very fierce! She wanted to bite me! I quickly submitted and turned my belly to her! Mummy was very angry at Pan! Pan's owner said that on Chinese New Year day, Pan just killed a family pet bird! It was bloody!

Looking at scenery...

When we go to hawker centre, Cookie likes to focus on food while I like to look around my surrounding. I like to enjoy the wind, look at scenery, watch the birdie..... and look out for cattie.

Gong Xi Fa Cai.....Hong Bao Na Lai

The Chinese Lunar New Year 2008 is coming on 7 Feb 2008! It is going to be the year of Rats. I love chasing after rats.. When walking at night, I sometimes see rats in the bushes. They say Singapore is green and clean.. really? How come so many rats in the bushes, near the dumpster, around my flats? Wish all my friends Gong Xi Fa Cai.....

Sentosa leash rule

We went to sentosa tanjong beach on sunday. Seems like the leash rule has been relaxed... There are many Jack Russells running free unleashed on the beach near KM8 pub restaurant. I was not leashed and running free as well. From what we experienced, the sentosa leash rule was not consistent. Sometimes must be on leash, sometimes not.

Toughest Sirloin Steak and Lamb Chop

Oh dear, we visited a dog friendly pub restaurant today and Mum and Buttercup had the toughest sirloin steak and lamb chop! The steak was not "well done", but badly done. Mum and Buttercup had the hardest time eating the steak and lamb chop. It's such a pity that the nice place serve such lousy food. Fortunately, the ice cream waffle was the saving grace!

Sembawang Park

Today we went to a new place, Sembawang Park. It is located at the North of Singapore. There is a tiny little beach area where many people camp and fish there. Cookie eaten a rotten shrimp at the beach! It was a small and crowded tiny beach. The water was dirty. It was no fun as we couldn't play fetch. We left the beach and walk to the park. We have a pleasant walk in the park.

Bishan Park Dog Walking

We went to Bishan Park on Sunday. While we were playing fetch ball in the dog run, a six-month old black puppy came. He was very active and oh boy he ran fast. As I don't like it when dogs disturb me while I am playing fetch ball, I barked at the puppy and chased him around.

My Favorite Hiding Place

Whenever I get bones to munch on, I like to hide under the table and chew the bones. Every Thursday is bone-bone day. We get bones to chew on early morning before Mummy leaves for work.

Pasar Malam or Night Bazaar

Last night we all went to pasar malam (night bazaar) opposite our house. Mummy carried me in my doggie bag as it was very crowded and the ground was wet. Many people did not realise that I was in the bag, as only my head was out of the bag. The people were walking right into me, with hands and arms slapping my head. I was a very good girl. If it were Cookie, she would have bitten their hands and arms! Mummy bought gyros, roti john and quail. They smelled so good!