Month: December 2009

  • Tiger and the toad

    This evening, as we were about to leave for dinner, we spotted Tiger sitting on the culvert of the neighbour’s house…and lo and behold, there was a big toad in front of him.  Both seemed to be quite happy sitting together, and Tiger even patted the toad.  I did not have my camera with me,…

  • News from Meiji in Raub

    I’ve been communicating with Meiji to find out about the mother-dog and the five puppies at the abandoned sawmill.  Meiji called today to say that she has already brought the mother-dog and four puppies up to her sanctuary.  One more puppy was taken by one of the workers (to be his pet, I think).  But…

  • Updates on Sean and Jackie

    Jackie had her eye operation done about three days ago.  She only has one eye now.  Try as we did, the injured eye could not be saved.  She was very depressed when first brought back from Bentong.  She still sleeps a lot now, but is eating well.  I brought her cooked chicken today, and she…

  • A kitten from Brickfields – spayed

    While we are all immersed in our Klang Dog Pound rescue, our regular spaying-neutering services are still ongoing.  This is one of the kittens managed by Maria, from Brickfields.  She was spayed under our sponsorship two days ago, and is now doing well, still boarding at the clinic. One cat spayed or neutered, Thousands of…

  • Tara, Tara, Tara…!!

    I went over to visit Tara at my mum’s place today, and brought her chicken breast meat.   Here’s Tara, lying very contentedly in the porch. We think Tara is just an extremely choosy eater.  Right now, her current favourite is sardines with rice.  She eats the chicken as well.     That’s her eating up the remnants…

  • Please help Socks find a home

    http://animalcare.my/2009/12/socks-up-for-adoption-urgent.html If interested, please call Terry at 012-3286730

  • Updates on Tara

    My mum had been giving me very regular updates on Tara.  A few days ago, we were all worried sick that Tara was going down – she stopped eating and her breathing became laborious.  Then, mum’s friends from Ipoh came a-visiting and Tara had so many (fairy!) godmothers looking after her, cheering her on.  When…

  • Our “Pound Puppies” – for adoption

    Presenting…the survivors from the Klang Dog Pound rescue! These are the ones we had brought to Bentong, subsequently brought back for treatment, and are now doing well.  They are ready for adoption now. And the special guest star… A great survivor! He survived distemper, weathered through the storm, prancing all the way to better health……

  • Hooray!! Minnie is fostered!!!

    We put up two appeals for Minnie, the abandoned 10 year-old miniature pinscher:http://animalcare.my/2009/12/she-needs-tender-loving-care-until-its.html Minnie has a home now!!http://houseofhappyfurmily.blogspot.com/2009/12/minnie-great-tumor-fighter.html We are so, so happy for her.  We wish her new owners and Minnie a wonderful life.  Life is short – this is a fact, but we can make the moments memorable and happy ones.

  • Bobo and Scarlett – for adoption

    Scarlett was rescued when she was pregnant.  She was fostered and delivered two healthy kittens soon after.  Unfortunately, one passed away recently. Scarlett and her remaining male kitten, Bobo, are both up for adoption now.  Bobo and Scarlett (like mother, like son) Bobo If interested to adopt, please call Mary Yap at 012-3282260.

  • Many thanks!

    Many thanks to Ken & Ling for their generous donation towards our fund for the rescued dogs from the Klang Dog Pound. May blessings be yours.

  • What Suki did

    And while I was busy writing up today’s adventures, and also multi-tasking on our new tshirt design, this is what Suki did… She climbed up onto my table fan and pushed the whole thing down.  It crashed and one blade broke.  I’ll have to buy a new fan tomorrow. She’s been extremely naughty in the…

  • Meiji Lai, a true-blue dog-angel

    Meiji Lai is an Eight Preceptor (this means she has renounced the worldly life, and observes the Eight Precepts as her way of life, her head is also shaven, like a nun’s).  For the last ten years, she has been running Manasika Monastery up on a hill in Raub.  She is now looking after 80 abandoned…

  • Visiting the Klang dogs in LLLP

    We made a trip up to LLLP to visit the newly-rescued dogs, as well as to bring dogfood up for them. The dogs couldn’t even wait for us to go up to the farmhouse, they were already there to greet us at the gate, so we stopped the car, and took a packet of food…

  • Can we learn from Thailand, please?

    Here’s what I’ve heard: In Thailand, you seldom see dogs being abandoned.  Why is this so?  Simply because the people love their dogs.  In Thailand, TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) is practised widely.  Stray dogs are neutered/spayed and their left ears are tipped (an international marking for neutered community animals).  The dogcatchers DO NOT capture any animal with…