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
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
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.