Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Of leopard and zebra prints....

June 12, 2013

Of  leopard and zebra prints.... dogs and cute puppies.... These are a few of my favorite .... :)

Again, another "similarity" of Kabang with Brandie and the pups.  :D 


















Pups-in-the-box

December 20-22, 2012

Playground - dog pup version

The pups have already enough space to play and roam around:  carport, courtyard, porch, workshop, courtyard stairs, front balcony and back balcony.  However, these bundles of joy and energy seem to be always wanting more and new things to explore.  Sometimes they find it themselves.

One time, I just came home from the grocery.  The items are in a box as I live in a no-plastic area.  The empty box, I put in the porch.  Then I heard their puppy noises.  I peeked by the window.  And there they were.  Playing with the box.  Climbing on it.  Then nipping at the siblings who wanted to climb on top of the box.  They were having a good time.  And it's a good exercise for them.

In their 2 months stay with me prior to their re-homing, the pups have played and destroyed about 10 boxes.  Some, I had to dispose of as they were already stinking of dog odor.

These boxes seem to be the their version of slide-seesaw-swing in a children's playground.  :D

















December 21, 2012

Where in the world is Marius?

One morning, I was in the carport and was playing with the pups.  There were only 4 of them.  I counted.   Sasha... Diego... Amber... Hachi.  Where in the world is Marius?

None of the pups recognized their names yet so calling for Marius would be useless.  I looked around.  And I was laughing when I finally realized where he was hiding.  He was well camouflaged and blended in his surroundings.   He was at the back balcony, infront of the black monoblock chair, just peeking from the bottom of the balcony railing, and looking straight at me.

This pup must have been secretly laughing at me while I was looking for him.  Sneaky, sneaky.  :D





Monday, June 10, 2013

Brandie and Kabang: The Askal Survivors

June 11, 2013

Brandie and Kabang:  The Askal Survivors


Kabang, the aspin who saved the lives of two kids, and the lost a snout in the process has come home a hero.  Kabang reminds me of Brandie.  Both are survivors.

Brandie was abandoned by her original owners and she learned to survive on her own, roaming the village streets, and feeding on food scraps from the residents.

Brandie, like Kabang, gave birth to 6 pups.  Unfortunately for Kabang, only 1 pup survived.  In Brandie's case, all 5 of her pups remained and were rehomed to dog-friendly households.  Her 6th pup that was dognapped (which looked like the spotted pup of Kabang), hopefully survived as well.  The pups are now as tall as Brandie.

Like Kabang, Brandie is now a very happy dog.  Behave but excited seeing me in the morning and coming home from work, and during our nightly walks.  She is also very behave when guests come over and she sometimes play with them.  Like Kabang in her videos and pictures, Brandie loves playing as well.  With her pups re-homed, I take their place in some roughhousing play with Brandie.  We would chase each other at the carport, porch, up to the front and back balconies.  She's at it for only  few minutes as she seems to sense that I am also very busy.  She would then stop and then climb on her platform and rest.

Kabang has already gained weight and looks very healthy.  The same with Brandie.  Even the neighbors, tricycle drivers, village guards notice it.  Hindi na raw sya losyang. :D

Kabang likes being around with people.  I am starting to let Brandie be accustomed to the presence of a big crowd by bringing her with me to watch the nightly basketball and volleyball games in our village sportsfest.

Brandie's future is secured now.  I worry about Kabang's future for I heard that she would be brought home to her original owner, Rudy Bunggal.  Rudy who is a known dog meat eater and a drunkafrd has been shown to a be an irrespensible and abusive man.

Kabang's future now with Rudy Bunggal is almost uncertain. His wife and kids have already left Rudy for they could no longer bear his abuses. He is unfit to be a husband and father. He is very unfit to be a pet owner. JR, the only offspring of Kabang that survived suffered at Rudy Bunggal's hands. His wife who left him has already taken JR in to be saved from Rudy. Rudy, for the sake of Kabang, should give her up. Dr Anton Lim should be adopt Kabang.



December 21, 2012
Brandie and pups did the yuckiest thing!  Ewwweeeeee!

The pups have been eating solid food now.  I've been giving them milky porridge at the garage.  Brandie takes her meal in the courtyard stairs.

The pups could smell that Mama's meal is tastier and more delicious as it contains table scraps.  The pups would try to climb up the steps to have a taste of Mama's food.

It was a sight watching them on their hind legs and trying to claw their way up while making some puppy barks.


When Brandies climbs down from the stairs, the pups would lick her snout to get a taste of the meal she's just had.

I started to introduce new taste to the pups.  Sometimes I would add dunuguan (pork blood stew) sans the meat to the rice.  They would have a feast day and devoured it in just seconds.  

When the pups learned to climb the courtyard stairs and roam around and play in my house's back and front balconies, they were able to get to Brandie's bowl.  I then became more careful of what I am feeding Brandie with.

 


 

Many times, I would feed Brandie on the concrete benches at the back balcony beside the BBQ and wash counters.  And the pups would be at Brandie's heels.  Waiting for some grains to fall.


 
 

At times, I would use a blender to puree some table scraps (meat, bones, veggies)  and then use a sieve to make sure that no splinters or sharp bones would get in their dog bowls.  This is such a treat for them.  It's like Thanksgiving for them.  :)

One time, Brandie came down after a meal at the back balcony and I noticed Sasha jumping infront of Brandie.  She was bumping Brandie's mouth with hers repeatedly.  The her other 4 siblings followed her lead.  All 5 bundle of fur are now jumping and bumping Brandie's mouth with theirs.  I was amazed.  I know I've seen that behavior before....  Think... think.... think.... Then it hit me!  Wolves!  Been watching Animal Planet and other National Geographic and Discovery Channels shows.  And I've seen wolves and other wild dogs/pups doing this to their parents who came home after a hunt to bring them food.  After a few seconds, it happened.  Brandie regurgitated the food she just ate.  And the 5 pups and Brandie shared the thrown up food.  Whoa!  The pups were having a field day.

What is most surprising is that Brandie is a first time mom.  Her pups grew inside my house perimeter.  There was nothing to mimic or get this behavior from.  It was just pure instinct.  I know Brandie was an abandoned dog who used her instincts to survive.  It seems that her pups are very instinctive as well.  Seems like a good sign.  These pups would survive when I re-home them.

Going back to the regurgitation behavior.... Yuck!  Ewweeeee!  :D