Back from Australia / Change of teeth

We are back from Australia!

After all, We did not leave 魚蛋 with our neighbor after visiting their home to see if 魚蛋 is suitable to stay over at their place and chatted with them on their working schedules and such.

Sadly it does not seems feasible. Due to their long working hours, out from home at 8am and reaching home at 8pm daily and also with their house nicely renovated, they will be confining 魚蛋 in the play pen which will be quite disastrous as 魚蛋, being a maltipoo likes to run about the house. 

Confining him will make him angry that leads to peeing and pooing inside the play pen in order for him to get a chance to be out of the play pen. The play pen is also getting smaller for him to be confine in. Therefore, he will be soaked in his own pee and poo if we left him with our neighbor.

To us, it is more of not troubling them if 魚蛋 were to stink since day 1 and last for 10 days. Also being confined for 10 days would be quite sad for him, might lead to depression.

My mom who is afraid of dogs decided to take him in for that 10 days. Haha. She begins to like 魚蛋 while we are away. :)

Nearing to our last few days of our trip, my mom texted me saying 魚蛋 has loss his appetite, doesn't want to finish his food. Got us worried there.

When we came back, his appetite hasn't got better. Suddenly, we found out what's going on!

My wife stepped on a sharp objected somewhat like a "stone" in the room. She thought it might be some dirt that got into the apartment and picked up check on it. To our surprise, It was a tooth! 

Checked 魚蛋's mouth and realized some of his teeth are gone and small red openings are seen in his gum.

Now 魚蛋 is feeding on softened kibbles so his gum won't ache that much. To our relieve, he is back on his usual glutton.

魚蛋 is now  4 months 10 days old, weighing 3.3kg. For people who has puppies around this age and has loss of appetite please do check their gums if they are changing teeth.

Will be leaving for Hong Kong for 5 days this coming Sunday and 魚蛋 will be left in my in-laws's place.

We will miss him badly! :(

Things we bought for 魚蛋 in Australia:

Things that he destroyed!

   


  

  

Grooming and a new friend!

Have been bringing 魚蛋 for walks around the neighborhood as well as to the playground after his quarantine window is over. He's been enjoying the walks a lot. Very curious with people who walked past him and also the various sound distraction around him - voices of people, cars and bikes, mrt etc.

Brought him to the groomers at sunset way last Wednesday for the first time. He was so nervous and kept whining for us while be stood behind the counter looking at him. There was a golden retriever roaming around the shop but 魚蛋 did not give him any attention, just like when we brought him to the vet for his jabs. He needs to learn how to socialize with other dogs or even notice other bigger/ferocious dogs for his own safety. 

 Which is why we have planned to meet up with our friend's westie named Dasher over the weekend.

魚蛋 irritated Dasher in the beginning for quite sometime as he did not socialize with any other dogs before,
魚蛋 kept going for Dasher's tail, biting his tail like how he bite his Ikea's soft toy. Few times things almost got heated up. This is when I should step in and correct his behavior. 

I guess 魚蛋 is afraid (he should be!) of Dasher in terms of age and size. Dasher's at 3 years old, weighing 7.2kg versus 魚蛋 at 4 months+ , weighing 2.8kg. 

After awhile, they started to play chase which is fun to watch. 魚蛋 will squeeze in between small gaps which Dasher could not enter. Making shout outs to Dasher as he couldn't enter - YELP, YELP, yelp... the sound gets softer and softer! It was cute! :)

 
Today we went shopping with 魚蛋 at Holland Village's Pet Lovers Centre! Got him a new toy (rubber ball) and a packet of treats(peanut butter with strawberry and blueberry). After which, we had a tough time looking for places that allow pets while we have our dinner. Went asking a few cafe/restaurant whether it's possible but to no avail.

I thought Holland Village is a place for pets? Maybe it was? Or never has been? I only know that Haagen Dazs allows pet outdoors, not sure about the rest.

Nonetheless, we are glad that the coffee shop beside Pets Lover Centre doesn't mind pets outdoor so we ended up having zhi char.

There's one lady who was working there came talking to us after she saw 魚蛋 and show us pictures of her dog and cat living under one roof. She said her dog was adopted from the streets after seeing it getting abused and the cat left it's owner living 2 floors above her for 2 years. From that, I knew her love for animals is tremendous.

She even took a chair and put it in-between us for 魚蛋 to sit on it. That's very nice of her! :)

While sitting on the chair, 魚蛋 tried to climb on us twice and sniff the food on the table. First experience for him again!

  
Today's 魚蛋 5th bath before we hand him to our neighbor this coming Sunday as we are flying off to Australia on Monday for 10 days. Bathing him and doing the basic grooming got easier and faster, practice makes perfect.

I'm getting quite good in brushing him too! xD