When one door closes, the other one opens. Wait, or was it window?

Haven't been penning down for 4 months now.

So, what have been going on in my animals-related life? Things have changed quite a fair bit.

Okay let me talk about the main things then:

1) Bidding farewell to "In the big big house" mates

Jeanine & family tgt with her lovely dogs (Indie, Elliot, Mudd and Billy) officially shifted to HK last week. It is really sad and we all know how much we will miss one another. Humans and dogs alike. The dinner dates, just chilling and drinking my capri-sonia strawberry drink which i will automatically help myself with once i reach her house, while the others help such as wj will help himself with beer LOL. The stay overs, heart to heart talks, cuddly sessions with her dogs, movie dates and of course the different birthday celebrations we had celebrated in this big big house..

Empty house

The last time we visited Indie in the big big house

All that they are left with HAHAHAHA, for Cam to watch his Pepper pig -_-"

Poor Indie lost 3 of her toe nails during the flight T_T wonder what happened to her. She's a strong girl, hope she will recover soon.

Till we meet soon Jean, real soon ;)

2) Happy times don't last forever thus we have to appreciate and enjoy every moment together

This goes for the times I spent with the shelter babies. Like my previous post said, dogs come and go but they leave their foot prints in our heart. Tiger aka Hercules went to the vet for his heartworm check up and (of course!) I visited him after work. But there's this one thing I really hate about visiting dogs at the clinic because I usually dont get to see them again or long after that. Think of the past few dogs that I have visited, don't wish to mention their names incase it makes some of you sadder upon reading this. I told Tiger: "Be a good boy and I will see you in shelter on Saturday with lots of nice food okay.."

At the vet. Smirky look

He was so happy to go for walk again

As predicted, Jeanine managed to find a foster for him. Im happy for him because he deserves tender loving care in a good home. But i miss him dearly too, i guess its the same for Yvette, imagine your best friend/ boyfriend went to see doc and suddenly never come back again.. T_T

Luckily for me, I get to see him at ASD adoption drive that was held at The Papa Shop one to two weeks later. Couldnt describe how sweet a boy he is to you, but he was a lil... frustrated that day that he snapped at a few people which came as a shock to us because he has never done that to us in the past 6 months. But I do think he dont really like guys as a random guy tried to touch him at dog run and he growled/snap too.. hmmm.. oh well, if you love him, you will accept him for his everything. Everybody has their bad day too. Fatty Bobbi's sister.. shit.. i forgot the old name. was it brownie or briony. I think shes Briony, okay anyway she came down too! So happy to see the both of them playing together. Yvette met Tiger at the drive too, aww lovebirds get together for awhile.

Many other nice pictures can be found on ASD Facebook.

*oh ya! I found an old pic of Tiger and Yvette at their old home before they were abandoned (Nb.) from ASD Facebook Page, picture credit to whoever that took it. See baby yvette!!

Lili Lulu and Bree were slowly opening up more to us before they shifted over to Blk 2. Miss the girls..... Didnt had much time to visit them after they have shifted cause sometimes I go on Sundays.

Poor Happy Boy from opposite block must have missed the yummy extra food he get every week ever since the girls shifted. I see when I can bring you food ok Happy.. I miss u as much too.

Oh ya, and my hard work got repainted already T_T abit sad to see the walls become blank again but well, at least it beautified the kennels for a few months. Self Console.

3) Baikah, my block's community cat has been missing for about 1-2 months now.

First was Jackie the male cat which has been missing for 3 weeks, but i reckon he went to roam about. Then one fine day I decided to find Baikah to play with her when i return from work only to realise she's missing. Didnt had a good feeling about it. 2nd night I went again, couldnt find her again. The old aunties told me some one caught her. BUT WHO?! she's lamed, she's defenseless. On and off i do still pop by to walk around the neighborhood hoping to find her. I really hope that she has been picked up by some kind souls and they have adopted her. Sigh... If you who is reading this and happen to stay around Bedok North Ave 2 area, pls help me to keep a look out for Baikah .... I just wish to know that she's safe and not being brought to other places because of people who wants to play prank on her.

Thanks for being around when I needed some one to accompany me when Im sad. 

At this point of time. I felt a strong sense of helplessness and sadness. Why are all the animals that I love leaving me. Do we really have to part with them? Why cant things stay as it as forever. Well, I know I wont get any answers because these qns are stupid. And with all the animal abusing and abandonment stories/videos circulating in Facebook, I can only tell myself, help as much as I can, and cherish while they are still there. It's hard not to get emotional when I start to pen down things about the dogs and cat. sigh.

4) That apart. Something that is happier. Im glad that I found Singapore Shihtzu Club Group. Ever since I had Miumiu, I wished for a day that I can see a whole place full of Shihtzus running around and tadah! My dream come true haha! Had been to 2 gatherings for now and its really fun to mingle with fellow shihtzus lovers to share experience and chitchat. Their babies are damn cute I swear. I beow and aim-ed a few that I totally want to dog nap home. There's one male Shihtzu call John john looks like Toytoy except for his color. So we call him Pale toy and toytoy's nick name is Dark Johh HAHAHAH. Looking forward to the next gathering ;)

John John !!

So good to smell meh?

Miumiu (Not my miumiu) and toytoy

John jiak chor (jealous) when Vince sayang toytoy. He chiong over and gave this face. LOL

Gucci. All the branded united.

Chula

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Wanted to post more pics leh. But gt copy right for ur dogs face anot?

5) Tui boy is good. Am still bringing him out as often as I can. I dont know when will be the last time I will be seeing him because I dont know what the future will be like. But I hope that, in his life, I have given him a chance to feel love, to go to swimming pools and have as much fun as possible.

So far I have brought him to Mutts and Mitten for a swim, which I have stayed in the water longer than him -____- . Not cheap ok hahaha, dont waste la. We get the whole pool to ourselves and its so shiok and clean.

Happy Tui chilling by the pool

I'm just tanning ;)

Did he just winked?

Bf brought us to botanic garden last Sunday. Impromptu trip but YAY another milestone achieved together. He was very well behaving even when he saw other dogs. Didnt growl at all that day, and he ran around like a big fat bunny. <3 Hope to bring him to Sentosa soon.

6) Toytoy lim is still the happy little fat dog. Nothing much for her except for her silly face everyday. Superrrr cute I cannot stand praising her. LOL. This morning while I was preparing for work, she woked up, and shifted.. Climbed up my pillow and *Bloop* there's a dent between my bed and the side so the pillow sank in and she got stuck there. This stupid girl just lie there in an awkward position and give me the *Save me save me* eyes. HAHA. Silly.

Ok. Thats all for now. Byebye.

Good Bye to the Once-my-pillar-of-strength

Owe no one any explanation. 

Think about what used to keep us together and united.

Thanks for the wonderful times we used to have together

:) 

Dogs come and go, but their pawprints stay in our heart

In a short span of 2-3 months since my last update, we have lost 2 dogs, no, 3 dogs.

It's hard to part with them but some how, our lives still have to go on. 

We cried, we grieved, we held on to the sweet memories. 

Tonic passed on shortly after I visited him at the vet. Went to pay him a last visit with Joei before he got cremated . It was quite sad. To see him in that state (blood oozing out from eyes and mouth) but.. with his health all this while I wonder if it is a better thing for him to leave this world and end his suffering.. Im glad I made my trip down to accompany him for the last time before he went away. Sometimes, you need to do what you feel you need to do. Do not wait till it's too late. 

Tonic before his fur got cut botak <3

On the same week. We were told that Miller fall sick and went to the vet. He was very lethargic and weak. I remembered it was a Friday night and we planned to visit him on Sunday after paying our last visit to Tonic but because Miller's condition wasn't stable so Jeanine told us to visit him after he has stabilized.

That night, I browsed through all our old photos In the big big house - from they day i first met Miller when Jeanine brought him and Indie for pack walk to the last time I hugged him while celebrating Elliot's 10th birthday. 

Couldn't control my tears when i look through the photos. He's the best giant dog I have ever met in my life. The first big dog that I shared a bed with. 

The most patient and chill dog I have ever seen (he is super good with Cam and other dogs).

The first picture Jeanine sent me which made me fall in love with both Miller and Cam.

Miller: Cammie! U are tooo heavy now!! Ouch!!
Camcam: What a nice cushion~

Silly-est fat dog. He brought tons of joy and laughter to people around him just by being who he really is. 

Here's Miller with the 3Ts at ASD tea party last year. He won 2 contest just by sitting down and doing a slo-mo pawpaw. LOL!

On Monday/tuesday morning at about 11am Jeanine told us Miller left.
He had lung damaged and cancer, and he was only 3 yrs old plus.......
 You know how shitty that feeling is? When everyone is praying for him so badly, trying to stay positive for him, he still has to be taken away. Maybe he is here to teach us how to love, how to be kind to people, how to bring happiness to people around us, how to help those in need (he and Indie went for a few blood donation , and he was qualified as a therapy dog just shortly before he left). 

 I am lucky that I managed to send him off and see him for a last time..

Something which I will regret all my life if I dont. 

Big boy Miller, you will always, always be in our heart.

You will always be the dog i love most in The Big Big House. 

The last one to pass on was Bailey. Not sure if you guys remember him.. But he once stayed in The Big Big House for awhile. And he bunked in with me too..

Jeanine & Bailey

With the 3 furry friends crossing the rainbow bridge, more dogs came into my life as well. 

We've Yvette and Tiger (aka Hercules) -- ya tiger AGAIN lol. So many tiger around, I have fate with tiger dogs ah.. They shared the same kennel as 3 Ts.  Very very sweet dogs. Tiger came in like a living skeleton. Always get bullied due to his build and he has bow leg( probably because of long term caging when he was young). I am not very sure.

 He got attacked by Tonkin a few times, and we tried to buff him and Yvette up as much as possible. They got extra yummy food everytime we go, Happy boy from opposite kennel tan tio lor. Hahahah always stand there gimme puppy eye so he got his share of yummy food too.

Yvette is a very sweet girl, small sized but you cannot bully her cause she knows how to stand up for her self to fight back ROAR.

This is cute Yvette

Yvette & Tiger

Billy's sister. BB.

And this is another sister, brownie. Their whole family de genes super good. All so pretty.

Picture credit to Ah Mah.

Jiang zhen de Im very kia si one. When I help dog apply medication on their wound, a part of me is scared that they will snap >.< When I help Tiger apply i have to talk to him: Guaiguai ah.. i must help u apply ah, not here to hurt u ah (den pray hard in my heart he dont snap lol). I guessed he understood that I mean no harm, and he gave me a kind of look *those eye contact, you know, got connection kind* when Im leaving.

And I finally learnt and mastered courage to force feed dog. Thanks to Joei hahaha, she demo and I tried on Tiger. #loser #kiasi I dont even dare to try on Tui LOL. I fed him medication wrapped in chicken liver when he's at my house. Tiger is the first dog I succeeded. Ok, so far only him, i need time to build trust before i try on other dogs hahah. 

Oh! Kuaikuai &Lele/ Huan huan/xixi who used to share kennel with the 3 brothers got adopted already :D

And then, back to the big big house... we have Billy in da house! Billy is a female hor, not a boy. 

She's Muddie's new gf. Both one-eyed -- Psst Jeanine, not 3-eyed. Muddie became more cheerful and less cranky ever since Billy came :D

 Picture credit to Jeanine


Elliot's face has healed which is good. 

And Indie now received more love cause she help Miller receive his share of love from us. 

Special thanks to my Simi Simi Group for getting me a Birthday cake as a surprise, and also the lovely card from Jeanine and Cam :) 

PP finally went home with Joei, after counting down for like... one year? Joei mummy is superrrrr happy and has prepared lots of things to welcome PP home. This is one happy ending ^^

Tex also went for homestay and hopefully he will successfully get adopted too. At least he doesnt have to stay in shelter anymore. 

Well back to Tui boy.. He is the same old Tui boy. I still bring him for walks.. Long long walks. Some times we go harlus,

 some times we walked to the bus stop outside, sometime we go Punngol there

What chu finding ah fatty boy?

 and some times (the last time) we went to Pasir Ris beach like AGAIN. He is really one smart boy, even some Malay boys that happened to sit beside us while we were having water break got interested in him as Tui perform his little tricks. They even said Byebye to Tui before leaving LOL. Went to pet movers the other day with Tiger, yvette, Jackjack and Lucky. I was quite worried that Tui might attack Tiger/ Jack/ Lucky but I guess I need to be more zen. I zen, he zen. He went up to sniff Tiger's butt for a few seconds my heart almost stopped. Haha. But luckily tiger finished his pee-ing business and walk away. Then the rest of the time Tui just chill one side waiting for people to shower love on him.

 The last walk to beach was quite... fun and scary. He was so excited the moment he see the sea water and chionged in like a happy fat boy. 

色迷迷

I let him swim off leash as he knows how to U turn to where I put my bag after he has swam enough, didnt had time to remove my poop bag container from the leash and so... my poop bag container went swimming as well. 

We were having a good time running in an open space on leash when a retriever run to us from nowhere. @.@ She/he is sooooo dead i thought. High speed + excited dog + Stranger dog + Tui = big nono. I was trying to use my leg to keep it distance from Tui while tui was there growling -_-. The dog is too excited and kept coming. The owner managed to catch hold of it and we continue our journey... im like, Phew..... and as we walked away i heard: x#$@#$ (the dog's name) !! I turned over...

SHIT LAH, THE DOG RAN OVER TO US AGAIN -____-" 

Heart attack sia. 

Cut long sotry short thou its already very long, I reached home only to realise that I have tons of cuts on my feet because I geh kiang went into the waters barefooted (didnt want to spoil my new wugui shoe). 

Ok The end. Tml gotta work. Update again soon, I hope. 

Good night!