On human breast milk

ever since Mummy asked in the forum if dogs can drink human breast milk and someone said it is the best next to some other milk, Mummy has been giving me leftovers from Matthew.

So whenever Matthew drinks his milk, I will be there too. =)

I am sad..so sad

I will not be able to see my aunt's dog, Maisy again.

You see, she has been given up for adoption.

She is going to a lovely family who lives in a house. 

No longer have to stay in a HDB flat and feel restricted, neglected.

My Aunt is having her 2nd kid and simply has no time to care for Maisy anymore.

Out of love and for Maisy's benefit, she is given away.

I hope Maisy adapts to her new family soon and I will miss her.

Sob Sob.

I can totally understand cos since Matthew is born, my mummy does not have much time for me either.  We seldom go for walks now.

But my mummy assures me that I will not be given away.

Simply because I am a small dog, toilet trained at home unlike Maisy, a GR that needs space and walks.

Mummy's sadness

Sentiment from Mummy:

Ever since Matthew is born, Mico has been ignoring Mummy

Oops my secret has been exposed

I love to sleep in Daddy's and Mummy's wardrobe.

It is a 3 door sliding wardrobe and I love to sleep in the centre portion as it has a lot of clothes lying around. It is so comfortable.

Even though Mummy created a cosy corner in the wardrobe for me, I prefer to sleep on daddy's clothes.

The adults always close the centre portion but they did not realise that I can get in myself without their help until recently.

While I was pushing the sliding door, Daddy saw me in the act. Oops. Caught red-handed.

Subsequently, Daddy started teaching me the trick "cupboard"..

i soon learnt it very fast.

Yummy Yummy

It's been a long time since Mummy gave me milk.

But the milk i drank yesterday tasted different.

As usual, Matthew was fussing and Mummy was in the midst of pumping milk.

She had to pause to get to him and in her urgency, she knocked off the pump, spilling some milk on the floor.

There I was, just right beside the milk and did not dare to go near it for fear of Mummy scolding me.

Once Mummy left, I licked it all up & left no residue at all. Tongue licking good...Yummy

Matthew & Mico

Hair loss

My 20cents wound on the head seems to be healing after mummy diligently applied anti fungal gel on it for the 4 days. However, no more hair on the wound. I wonder if my hair will grow again or that area will be baldless.

I was also given a DIY hair cut by my mummy & uncle last week. Mummy bought a shaver and both of them held me and cut my fur. I was quite scared and kept figeting. Anyway it was not such a bad experience. My fur is not very short and they did not manage to cut my pretty long fur near my neck area for fear of accidental cuts.

Todate, the floor seems to be cleaner and less vacuuming needed.

Hair cut

Before

After

With Matthew on the way, Mummy bought a shaver and cut my fur so that I shed less. Become so much shorter. Do i look pretty?

I itch, I itch

Itchy head, so i scratched. Now got a 20 cent coin wound which my mummy is very worried about. So I had to wear E collar. Very uncomfortable wearing it whole day long till i get sores at my neck area.

Attention seeking

With Matthew coming along anytime now, i feel that Mummy & Daddy is giving me less and less attention. Maybe it's just being over sensitive.

So I deliberately anyhow pee, poo and shred newspapers just to get their attention.

Actually I know that Mummy and Daddy do not love me any less. EG, I got a new cushion this week after my old smelly bed was damaged and thrown away. Daddy even put me on the bed and sleeps besides me despite disapproval from Mummy. They still bring me out whenever they can. Be it a short drive or a short walk.

The only thing nowadays is that I get less grooming. Mummy's tummy is simply too big to groom me. Daddy is very lazy hence I only get shower once a fortnight after constant nagging from Mummy. My nails do not get cut and are growing long. I get very scared and shivers whenever rough Daddy tries to cut my nails.

Happy 2nd Anniversary with Mummy & Daddy

Today is my 2nd anniversary with Mummy & Daddy. 2 years since mummy & daddy brought me home. As I don't know my birthday, I consider today my brithday.

As a treat today, I get to eat durian puff from emicakes. Yummy, simply delicious ! Paw licking good. I love durians =)

Successful weight loss plan

Wow, i'm now a skinny version compared to 2 months ago when rover came over.

I am now 6.6kg compared to my previous 7.5kg. =)

No separation anxiety

Over the last few months, I realised that there is a trend for fruits. Daddy would come home at night and immediately head for the kitchen to cut fruits for Mummy. In the morning, when daddy leaves home, he'll always give me some treats before leaving the house.
It is such a good thing when Daddy leaves homes and come back. I am so unlike my fellow friends who have separation anxiety. They do not like to be away from their hooman pals. Me, I love the moment Daddy prepares to leave the house. Always standby in the kitchen waiting for my treats. I am totally happy staying at home alone.

Attitude Gal

Daddy says i'm been giving him an attitude these days. I refused to go to him when summoned. But I will still go to Daddy whenever daddy offers me fruits and treats more than mummy.

Actually, it's daddy who has been giving me the cold shoulder for a long time. I'm just giving him a piece of his own cake for the time being.

Hee..

I love bread

2 days ago, mummy bought a loaf of raisin bread for breakfast. She almost finished it the next day except for 1 slice left.

Even though i am not supposed to eat raisins, mummy would still give me a bit of bread without raisins to eat. So I was eyeing her bread that day.

Mummy left it on the small table beside the sofa and left for work. Happily I jumped up onto the sofa, pull the plastic bag into the floor and ate the bread.

I should have disposed the plastic bag so as to remove all evidence Mummy saw the plastic bag when she came home and realised I stole bread. Luckily she did not whack me as it was rather late at night when she realised it.

Freezing cold

Yesterday, Mummy and I spent the whole afternoon and evening in the computer room. I had great fun roaming around the room full of wires and weird stuff.

But being too long in the room, I started to freeze and shivered. This was despite the fact that Daddy let me put on the "daddy's little gal" T-shirt before coming out.

I din know how to tell mummy that I was cold and just huddled on the chair to sleep. I think mummy did not feel cold at all as 'little tadpole' was keeping her warm.

Suddenly mummy discovered that I was shivering. I think she must have thought that I was sick of something. Afterall, a long hair dog with a t-shirt on my back shouldn't feel cold right?

Finally it dawned on mummy that I was shivering out of cold only when she came back from toilet break and discovered the drastic temperature between outside and the room.

Only when she increased the temperature did i start to warm up, feel ok and walk around again.

Weight loss plan

Uncle BT came and boarded Rover on Labour Day. When he came over to pick up Rover, he spotted me and remarked that I was quite 'well fed'. He told Mummy to watch my weight and bring me for exercises. Said that one of Rover's fren, a 6 yr old, same race as me, is suffering from a torn ligament due to his weight. And I look like his size now.

Mummy weighed me and found me to be at 7.5kg. Subsequently i was started on a diet. Only half cup of kibbles daily (compared to my 3/4 cup daily), with fruits as snacks of course when mummy eats fruits..

Since mummy has started taking leave for her studies, I get to spend more time with her at home. The great thing is that I start to get more walks than usual! Yippy...

My current weight is 7.2kg. =) I feel fitter and can run/walk faster.

Me, the neglected poor gal

Sigh. Poor me, I am always alone at home as nowadays Mummy has a punishing schedule.

Monday - only day when she can knock off at 6.30pm
Tuesday - off day but usually she needs to do housework and go off to class in the evening.
Wednesday - Whole day at work and class after work
Thursday - afternoon shift for her
Friday - whole day at work and class after work.
Saturday/Sunday - either work or class

So poor me, alone at home. Daddy doesn't really bring me out for walks or play with me. He would rather read his comics than play with me. At times also refuse to let me out of the kitchen when he reaches home early.

I'm so bored alone at home...sigh...
All sleep & no play makes me a boring dog..

Mico & Roomba - the virgin sweep

Roomba, the automatic vacuum cleaner, started her virgin sweep today after almost 1 month of travelling from US and 16 hours of charging.

I, Mico Tan, initially barked fierely at her when she started moving. Then, my curiosity got the better of me and I started following her around. It was quite fun. However, she moved hapzardly and would do a U turn after moving forward for a while. She would stuned me and I quickly ran away. Retreated to my usual cushion to watch her.

After a while, it was quite boring to watch her and I returned to my afternoon nap

Dog Gathering - 29 March 2008

Daddy organised another dog gathering at the roof top. Naturally, being Daddy's gal, I will tag along and make some new friends.

The dog gathering started at 4pm but Daddy brought me to the venue early in the morning and left me alone in the room while he went to do his own stuff. Poor me, left alone in a strange room. I kept whining for Daddy and Mummy, who was still sleeping soundly when I left with Daddy.

Finally at 3pm, Daddy finished his errands and came back for me. I was so happy. Dog gathering started at 4pm.

I am a shy gal so I did not join in the pack.

Still, other dogs were so friendly and took the initiative to come to get to know me. Woo...so gentlemen!

Mummy's new camera

Mummy bought a new camera at IT show. You can guess who is her 1st shooting target. No rewards for answering correct. Being such a good gal, I will naturally obliged her for her virgin shot with the new camera.
Then while eating treats, Daddy suddenly came and scared the wits out of me. So I hid under the TV console.

Mummy was eating Yami Yoghurt icecream. Also finished the whole tub before she decided to share the remaining with me. Yummy! As I licked, the cup moved and I moved along and around the house

Tongue licking good! See the finished cup.

Give me somemore!

Powder in eyes

somehow, a few day after showering, my doggy odour will appear.
On top of that, my skin condition is not very good as I itch and scratch. Got many red bumps on my underbelly due to my scratch.
Mummy wanted to apply prickly snake powder to reduce my itch and odour. Thinking that it was food, I rushed over to her when she was unscrewing the cap. The powder spilled and went into my left eye.

OMG..how it stung! But I was a very brave gal and did not tear or say anything. Mummy got scared and quickly brought me to the bathroom and rinse my eye with saline.

Bad mummy...so careless...

Baby is back

I'm so glad that Baby is back home safely.
Yipppy.
She sure had an adventure..

As for me, i talk so often that I don't think my mummy will have difficulty finding me if i were to go out and have fun alone

I talk a lot to mummy. Just like this morning, after peeing on papers, I alerted mummy to clear my mess.

Last night, when mummy called me and I was unable to reach her in time, I called out before dashing to her and applied suddenly e-brake when I suddenly saw her.

A few times, mummy accidently closed the room doors with me still inside the room (I slipped in unknowingly. When she called out for me, I would respond so that she knew i was in the room.

I am a vocal gal, never keeping my thought inside.

My plot in sharing daddy's & mummy's bed.

I like to sleep my Daddy & mummy on their bed.
But I know I'm not allowed to sleep with them.
So when my mummy falls asleep, I will go over to my daddy's side of the bed and start whinning, acting pitiful.
After whinning for a while, I will climb up onto the bed and curl up beside my daddy.
Depending on his mood, my daddy will sometimes scold me, smack me & get me off.
I just refuse to budge or move a little.
Eventually he'll see that I'm so cosy on the bed and let me remain on the bed. Afterall i don't take up much space and there is so much space on the bed.
I am also Daddy's heat warmer especially when mummy pulls the blanket to her side and leave daddy freezing in the air con room.
Mummy only gets to know that I slept on the bed when she wakes up the next day to find me sleeping besides daddy.

I never sleep beside mummy cos she will not let me onto the bed.

Baby MIA

Oh no. Baby has gone missing. She slipped out of her house on 10 Feb. Naughty baby, such an escape artiste.

The smart me managed to alert Daddy by barking fierecely when baby slipped out of the house when she was here with us.

I hope she returns home soon & safely.

JJ is here again - 3 feb to 12 feb

I was looking forward to monster's arrival but JJ came instead.
With any dog staying over, my life tends to be a bit better.

1. I get to go for daily walks twice a day.
2. I can eat the other dog's food
3. We get to eat treats daily

When it's only me at home,

1. I only get walks occasionally when mummy is free
2. I don't get to snatch food from others
3. I don't get to eat treats daily

JJ & I walk very well on a coupler leash compared to other dogs. With other dogs, I am a bit wary of them as they tend to jump and run around and disobey mummy. Then i'll come off my leash (too loose u see, i'm too skinny)

over the CNY days, we had fun with kids. an 8 yr old, 6 yr old & 4 yr old pulling us around along the corridor. We were very obedient althought it was quite irritating to have kids pulling your leash & asking you to sit & walk all the time. We were so tired after that and slept like pigs those few days.

We also went for picnic & a short walk at botanic garden.

Well no photos of us cos mummy was lazy to charge the camera and take pictures.

I heard that JJ is going to be given away and separated from her familly soon. I will certainly miss her and hope that she goes to a good family.

Chasing birds

It's bird chasing time. Where are my birds?

Did you see the birds? They're so much faster than me..

Poor Mico - chicken allergy

I refused to believe that I'm allergic to chicken. I love treats..any kind of treats, including chicken treats..

Then I started to itch again. My skin became red & sore and I screamed when my daddy carried me off the van the other day..

So I'm back on the E collar..poor me..

Thank you Mas

Thank you Mas for giving me a nice bowl & collar.

My mummy never bought me such a nice collar before.

Makes me look so girlish, don't you think so?

See..

As for the nice bowl, i don't think my mummy will put any treats in the bowl for the next few days because I now weigh a hefty 7.3khg. Up from my original weight of 6.9kg. You see, when Boy & Baby were here with me, we all had treats daily. Compared to Baby's weight of 6.5kg, my mummy thinks I am too fat & needs to be on a diet...sob sob...i'm not a fat gal...My normal Cavalier weighs between 6 to 8kg. So i'm just nice...

Mummy: Getting so fat that can't see your waist liao...better go on diet..

Some cute pictures taken while boarding boy & baby

Yawnz...i'm so sleepy...
The lovely squeeze
Ain't I pretty
our last meal together

While I was not at home

Boy was busy enjoying himself on my sofa. Already given up my favourite seat to him and now this..

Don't I look handsome ??

Scare of the day

This morning, wanted to bring Baby & Mico for a walk.
With a bag of rubbish in my hand & 2 dogs in tag, I opened my wooden door, wanting to let them out.

But Boy beat me to the door & refused to go back when I asked him to.
He was so eager to go out for a walk until he tried squeezing through the gap in the metal gate.

& got stuck...could not get in or get out.

I tried pulling him out for 10 minutes but could not do it.
Then I started to panic....
my thoughts in my mind...do I need to call SCDF, saw my gate or use hammer to hammer open the grille?
If i leave him to look for my phone to call hubby, will he manage to get out & run away..
Should I try to oil him to reduce friction.

After trying for another few minutes & by then, the boy started shivering. No usual whining or growling. Just shivering. Then i became quite certain that he would not slip out while I went to call for help.

Fortunately, hubby was just downstairs and came up immediately. He laughed at Boy for being so silly and asked me to get the camera to take pictures.

I asked hubby if Boy would be able to get out and hubby said yeah without trying.

Then he tried and realised Boy was stuck because his front legs were very stiff as he was scared.

So we tried coaxing boy by giving treats. Slowly push him out of the metal grille.

Finally he was free.

Happy to be free, he insisted going for the walk when I headed towards the door with Baby & Mico..

So I had no choice but to bring him along..Put them on a 2 way leash..Baby & Boy together..

& Boy happily pulled Baby in the opposite direction wherever she went. The 2 had difficult coordinating...hahaha

My scare of the day. Luckily Boy turned out fine & no damage to my metal grille.

The happy ending ..after the walk

boarding - Baby & Boy

2 sweet shih tzus..or rather 1 sweet gal and 1 grouchy old man..
not so old..i was told..

Baby is sweet, plays fetch better than Mico. Knows paw, high five..

Boy misses home too much i think. Keeps whining.
Can't sayang him whenever i wish to because he snapped at me when I insisted on stroking him when he already made that growling sound twice.

He already found his favourite corner and cushion. That cushion is my seat and it looks like I won't be getting it back for the next few days.

Both, to my delight, are not barkish at all. Mico is more noisier than them.

205455

After months of applying for the license (since Aug), Mico finally got her license.
205455 reporting on 10 Jan.

Birds

When we have time on our hands, Mico and I would go bird chasing.

On 1 occasion, we chanced upon a bird that could not fly. As Mico got close to the bird, she realised the bird did not fly away and looked puzzled. Afraid that her dog instincts would take over and harm the bird or that the bird might poke her eyes, I summoned her back.

My dear Mico responded immediately. So guai.