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!