People often blame the faults or the wrongdoings of their dogs on the breed instincts. While we are no expert in other dog groups, we have a good grasp of the terrier group. Many owners like to say that their dogs are too stubborn, too active or just like a terrier, chasing every single moving object. A breed instinct is just the outer suit of a dog. All dogs have the same needs, they need to exercise and they need…
The last part of Series TDM(R) belongs to none other than our Golden Boy, Reeko. Reeko is the oldest of all our dogs and of course, with age comes with a whole bag of experiences. He is our guinea pig to dog raising! 5months old He has been with us since he was 5months old. Now we have an almost fixed routine and a good general knowledge of what to do and what not with our dogs, but all these…
After a short break from the series, we are back with the 2nd last episode, Maneul, the 12 year old little Yorkshire Terrier. Not many people knows about Maneul’s history, us too, have little clue about his past, but he has come a long long way. One of the thing we do know is that, he was found alongside the road. Maneul was adopted 6years back in Korea. Yes, he made a long way back to Singapore. 6years ago, we…
We have received an amazing number of love letters and love texts about Hand-stripping. Mostly wondering if a clipped dog can still be hand-stripped and whether its after all, worth it. ∂ Handstripping Handstripping is the proper way of grooming a large number of terriers. Wired coat terriers comes with 2 types of coat, the guard coat as well as the under coat. A follicle typically consist of 1-2guard coat and roughly 7 strains of undercoat. Hand stripping physically removes…
Dusty is our Miniature Schnauzer, he passed away due to a cancerous tumour, although we miss him very much, he was brave and fought right to the end. He passed away bravely, and we did everything possible for him without regrets. Dusty battled through a tumour for over a month, he went through all possible treatments and it seems like he has decided for himself that he wasn’t going through with the surgery right at the end. If you have…
We do not like to visit vets and most people know that, but not many know why. We used to have 7 dogs, not just the westies and Maneul (the adopted Yorkshire), we also had a Miniature Schnauzer named Dusty and a happy-go-lucky Australian Silky Terrier named Tagee. And yes so you can see, we love terriers to bits. Series TDMR will be a series of short stories about 4 of our oldest dogs, their lives and what they went…
In a country like Singapore, the weather in mid-day is almost always too hot for dogs, and sometimes even for humans. And one of the simplest and seemingly most direct way for dog owners to help their dogs deal with the heat – clipping them down. There are a large number of Double Coated Breeds in Singapore, and overtime we meet many dog owners or even just passerby questioning us if our dogs’ coat is too long or too hot…
Most dog owners are well aware of the benefits of spaying and neutering dogs, not many know that even though there are benefits, there are also disadvantages. We have 5 dogs, and 2 of them are neutered, we stand firmly on the view that not all dogs should be spayed or neutered and timing is crucial when it comes to spaying or neutering your dog. As mentioned above, most dog owners are aware of the benefits, the benefits of spaying…
We have written a post in the past on how we feed our dogs and what kind of supplements we feed or keep on hand, we have also received quite a number of enquiries on how to feed raw, and some asking for help for dogs with sensitive tummies. Dogs CANNOT absorb Lac strains, and most of the probiotics in the pet market contains mainly Lac strains. We keep a bottle of probiotics for infants that contains only the B…
We received a lot of enquiries ever since we travelled with the boys to UK last year and even more after our Europe Trip. The most common question we receive is HOW TO travel with dogs. This post will serve as a short guide to those who are interested in travelling with dogs. BEFORE LEAVING SINGAPORE Before leaving for the other country, first of all, you need AVA’s export permit. This permit is valid for 1month. Depending on the country…