Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Welcome back all Dog Lovers,This is my story of owning a dog:
In 2004 my stay-home mum, who loves dog, gathered the family to discuss the possibility of owning a one. We looked at some considerations before voting to add a dog to our family. Once decided on adoption, we went to SPCA to look at their dogs. We did not find a suitable one at that time so we started looking on-line (www.petschannel.com/home, www.skc.org.sg, www.dogsforum.sg ). We went to see a few dogs up for adoption but did not find them suitable. Then came a little mixed-breed called
‘Coco’. We took to him immediately although he’s very playful (nearly bit me in play). Our family took on a new routine after adopting Coco. It was really fun to have him around. However, he broke his leash and ran away while out for a walk one day. He was so fast and cunning that my mum could not locate him even though she tore after him. We put up posters and waited for his return but in vain. Half a year later we decided to adopt another dog. The process of visiting dogs up on adoption repeated itself.
Then Toby came to stay with us when his owner left on a business trip. We love his playfulness but could not cope with his drooling. Hence Toby returned to his owner.
We continue our search for a dog we can love and found Sunshine. She’s got such a lovely temperament that w
e paid $300 to adopt her from a pet shop, spent another $1000 on her medical bills and finally $300 for her burial (she died of some blood disease).For a long time we did not mention having a dog – until my youngest brother friend’s Labrador Retrieval rekindled the dog-love in us.
For a third time we went in search for a dog to adopt. It was pure joy when we found Rocky. He’s such a quaint dog who brought a rock, dropped it at our feet then pushed it nearer when we did nothing. All he wants is for us to throw the rock so h
e can retrieve it, and repeat the play on and on. We adopted him on the spot and taught him new tricks with a tennis ball. He can now catch the tennis ball in mid air besides bouncing it back to us with his snout. He can jump twice his height and do somersaults too. Its his third birthday with us this year and has certainly enriched our lives by: helping us keep healthy by daily walks, teaching us to de-stress by playing with us and teaching us about responsible dog ownership.
