Cara the bear~

The night after our friend went home after meeting Cara...

Sharing his drawing of Cara in his daily challenge (drawing 1 drawing a day)!

Credit: https://instagram.com/delunbear/

Cara really looks like a bear... haha!

Cara is home!

Finally it's time to bring Cara home. It was very nice of Colin to give her a final bath and grooming session before our collection. 

Our coton was smelling nice, waiting for us to bring her home. While clearing up the admin matters with Stephanie, Cara was sniffing around and she left her last pool of pee @ where she was popped out! Haha!

We head over to the vet immediately after collecting her. On first impression, Vet Practice staff was friendly and the environment was clean.

Soon, it was Cara's turn to see the vet. She was placed on a stainless steel top and the vet used her hands to gave a visual and physical check. The vet commented that she was very gentle and calm. We highlighted that Cara have a scab on her back but the vet say that it was quite common and should be harmless. The vet then gave Cara's ear a peek and found some redness. However, as she was just groomed (hairs in the ear plucked) today, the vet told us to monitor her instead. And our session ended. The checkup cost $34.24 for consultation and a disposable ear funnel.

In our opinion, the checkup was rather useless since they only did surface checkup. To have a better checkup, perhaps a blood test will provide more health information.

1st car ride may have made her super nervous. Panting all the way even after reaching home.

 She was very curious about her environment.

Finally found a comfort spot to rest.

Friends were very excited for us as well. 1st batch of visitors for Cara came that very night! Cara had a night full of attention and play. We have heard many stories about dogs crying on the 1st few nights during crate training and we thought that these plays would tired her out and let us have a good night of sleep, BUT we were so wrong!

We couldn't sleep the entire night. =X

Preparation before bringing Cara home.

Confirmation
After our confirmation of getting a coton with the breeder, we went down to observe and confirm our little girl.

Preparing for her arrival
Right after our confirmation, we dropped by pets mover and started to prep our house for her. We bought the basic necessities, not wanting to overspend on unnecessary stuff due to our excitement for being a first time dog owner. 

We bought a food bowl + water dish ($6.90), raw hide ($10.70), cage ($79.80), pee tray ($39.70), water bottle tip ($14.90)

All packed in her little corner, waiting for her arrival.

Not wanting to splurge on things we are not sure, we got her leash, collar, comb, spray bottles all from Daiso!

With these, we are ready for her!

Naming her

We wanted a name that was 2 syllabus, easy to pronounce italian name that's meaningful. But italian words are so difficult to pronounced!

Dream = sognare

Wish = desiderare

Cotton = cotone

Love = amare

And so.... we turn to googled for "italian female girls names" and tada~

Cara = dear, darling, beloved, charming

was born.

By the way, cara also means "expensive, costly", which she totally fits the bill! XD

Vet check-up appt
Wanting to ensure that the puppy we bought is healthy, we searched for a vet to do a basic checkup for her. 

Internet is always the best place to get all the reviews and recommendation from fellow owners. 

We found a whole list of vets in Singapore registered under the Singapore Veterinary Association:
http://www.sva.org.sg/sva_clinics_page.asp

Despite being registered under this association, many have gained alot of negative comments / reviews on the internet. After all our research, we decided on Vet Practice, They have gained many good reviews for their Jurong branch and since they have an outlet that is within walking distance from our house, we booked our 1st appointment for Cara with the Holland branch.