It’s size L but definitely not "Large" enough for me. Guess I am considered XL in Korea!

Can’t fit at all!

I went swimming 2 weeks ago with Daddy, Mummy and my no.1 Fan. These photos are taken by my no.1 fan! We met around 6 other dogs at the club. Had a great time swimming with them. Enjoy the photos!

"Doggie Style" swimming

Finally reaching shore!

Friends……

Back to swimming again

So tiring… need a rest

Got to swim faster to reach shore!

A big dog amongst us small dogs

Let me out……….

Found a way out!

Pretty pretty!

Obstacle course.

Kiss kiss…..

Caught peeing

Back to swimming yet again……..

So tired, finally the life vest is taken off….

My white coloured cousin.

I am terrified when they put me on top of the box

The tv after setting up. I think I heard a dog barking inside the TV when they were watching a show. It sounds so real and got me excited that I stood up and stare at the TV.

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I remembered asking for a dog when I was young and was rejected outright. Now that I am all grown up, I guess there is no harm saving a dog. The search started for a dog from all the local dog forums to see which dog we can adopt. We also started reading up on dogs information. We went to our first viewing in Sept/Oct 2007. There was a pair of mini schnauzer up for adoption. Believe they were abandoned by a breeder and fostered by a kind family who was helping them to look for a good family.

The pair of mini schnauzer were known as Mickey and Mini. Mickey is an Australian breed and looks bigger and more sturdy than the mini schnauzers we often see in Singapore. He was about 2-4years old (no one knows the exact age). Very active when we visited him. Mini on the other hand is a very quiet dog that would sit/lie on one’s lap. She is around 5yrs old and she seems like she had entered Senior citizen age. We were keen but we were urged to adopt them together. Woofy keep saying we can manage 2 dogs and we should adopt both of them! I, being the logical person knew that we couldn’t afford it physical, financially and mentally for 2 dogs. Probably my mum will freak out even if there is a dog…

I continued to look for a suitable dog and I am quite hooked on mini schnauzers. There are a few more available for adoption but by the time I contact the person, they are already adopted. On 24 Oct 2007, I chanced upon an ad that the owner is trying to sell away her 10months old mini schnauzer for $350. Somehow I felt sorry for the dog because he is so young and the owners want to sell him away. I contacted the seller and we will meet up at that very night… All was agreed to meet up but the owner started telling me there was other buys interested and they are breeders. Woofy told me to assure the owner that we are not breeders and we are willing to give him a HOME.

It was a blessing that the owner still has some conscience because she rather sell the dog to us than to breeders, so she promised us that she will meet us before deciding. That night we saw what was to be known as Google…. This is the photo sent to me by the owner.

We didn’t want to bring google home immediately that night because we have not prepared for it. However the seller was all bent on selling Google away that very moment and insisted we bring him home immediately. She started packing all of Google’s stuff (brushes, food, combs, shampoo etc) and told us to take it along. Leaving us with no choice, we paid her and carried Google to the car. We could see how sad he was when he parted with his then-owner. No doubt it is the start of a better life for him, I still feel sad for him because an owner is everything to the dog. Through the short meeting with Google and his then-owner, we realized how he was disciplined… by fear and force… To make him sit down and submit, the then-owner will raise her leg to kick Google. We also saw that he was put in a place similar to a baby-cot and understand that he was only allowed out of it for a short while everyday. He pee and shit in that place…

Fast forward to today, Google gets to roam the entire house, is paper trained and gets lots of exercise. I am working towards to remove his excitement over every little thing and trains him to be calm-submissive so he can be around other dogs and children. Many more good years for Google!

Gosh….. I was also caught on camera marking my territory. I love this patch of glass, it is very soft and nice

Till then, I will have to say good bye. Hope to bring you more updates in future!

And during this long break I managed to learn how to roll and play dead. With this mattress below, I can roll and roll without feeling any pain on my back during training

Then there is an extension to my tiny bed. I was given an extra pillow outside my bed so that my head can rest on the pillow. As you can see, the bed is too small for me! My head is always out of the bed… With this extra pillow, sleeping is such a joy!

Guess today is my blessed day since daddy boiled some water and pour over 1 ox tail! He said got to kill the bacteria. After it is cooled, I get to chew on it. Same procedure for chicken bone! Next 2 pictures show me with chicky bone. Easy to bite, easy to swallow.

It has a swimming pool, an area for dogs to play, dog cafe and grooming shop. I don’t need to go dog cafe or grooming because I have my own personal cook and groomer.

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Met a few dogs at the club and these 2 are there for boarding.. Hope they can go home soon!

After a short run at the premise, Daddy forced me to go to the swimming pool…. Although I am afraid of the water, Daddy gave me a life vest and introduced me to the water slowly…

I was splashed with water all over…. and soon became very wet.

Then I was put into the middle of the pool and I struggled and swam back to the ends of the pool..

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