Hammer fear?

This hammer was sitting in our car for a very long time. We thought it would be a good addition to Cara's soft toy. However, the moment she sees it.....

What happened? We wonder..... (at the same time amused with unstoppable laughter at her silly fear)

But not too worry, thereafter we introduce the hammer to her gently. We always believe that we should help Cara overcome her fear when there is nothing to be afraid about. In the end, although she is not afraid of the hammer anymore, we decided to place it back in the car. Haha!

Great Escape!!

People have been telling me that Coton is an intelligent breed. But this was beyond what we expected!

SHE'S SMART.

At 6months old, she actually figured out how to get out from her confined space! Owner need to work harder to keep her in =/

1st dog park trip!

It was another monthsary of daddy and mummy and we decided to bring Cara to the dog park! We decided to explore the newly open Sembawang dog park as today is the official launch of the Park. We were expecting some activities and event after seeing the following banner:

Photo courtesy of: https://www.facebook.com/sembawang.our.home/

We went down in the evening thinking it will be less hot for Cara. To our surprise, everyone was going home already! Nevertheless, she made a few friends at the park, so busy chasing after them!

A curious pup at work!

It was Cara's first time running outside freely without leash on. We can see why she's so excited~

Squeaker ball play

On 31 August 2014, we got Cara a new squeaker toy from kiti dogi pets (in bedok) while buying her new food:

Hartz Dura Play ball ($7.90) 

Photo courtesy of: http://www.walmart.com.mx/

Cara loves the squeaking sound...
** warning: loud squeaking sound in the following video:

Loves the way her butt bounce as she runs! haha.. like a bunny!
AND she NEVER gives back willingly whatever she got from chasing after!
p.s. sorry about the poor video quality as it was taken by phone.

Update October 2014: This ball lasted about a month before the ball gave way and the squeaker came out!

1st trip out of the house

Today, we intend to give her a bath! So Cara got her 1st trip out of the house! She's really excited, pulling her leash at the start, could not stop panting...

After a while, she start to learn what's the right way to be walked... here goes...

walking right beside mummy!

1st time climbing stairs.... can tell that she totally dislike it! Shagged in 3 steps!

We walked her to a dog friendly cafe near us @ chip bee garden to meet our friends for tea. The place is called baker & cook! They served very nice quiche and coffee. A great place to chill the afternoon with your dog, outdoor only. 

Photo courtesy of: http://sg.asia-city.com/

Back @ home, it was Cara's turn to take a bath. We intend to give her once a week bath as it's too hot and humid in Singapore. When Cara is drenched, she becomes SHAGGY!

Cara, the shaggy dog

Suddenly look much older. Haha!

And.... she's not that big afterall.

Glad she's very cooperative throughout the bath! Not afraid of water, no fidgeting when needed to stay still. 1st time bathing my own dog after attending a 1 day grooming lesson almost 5 years ago!

Cara is also very helpful to get herself dry, half the work done!

This pretty much sums up our 2nd weekend with Cara~

1 week @ home!

It's been a week since Cara stayed with us. She still cries in the night and we were very shagged every day! It's really like having a new born in the house at night, but the difference is: we cannot go out and entertain her! We read so many articles and having hope that she will stop crying at night after the 1st 3 nights. However, after one week, she's still crying and barking at night! We were so afraid that our neighbours might start to complain to HDB / AVA.

So 1 week after she was with us, we were so glad friends wanted to make their way over to our house to "exhaust" the puppy out so we can have some peaceful sleep at night. 

Cara enjoying her moment of fame

And when she noticed there was another fan of hers taking photo secretly, she gladly obliged her with a shot!

What a star!

YET, after all the playing and running around at night, she cried that entire night again! T.T

Durian cake (stick snack)

All the while when Cara was not very excited about her food, we thought she was not a food-motivated dog. We were soooooo wrong! Check out her excitement over..

Durian cake (snack stick)

She keeps following and bugging daddy for some tiny bit of durian cake! But as first time dog owner, we were worried of the high sugar content added to this snack. Thus, she did not get any. She must be SAD!

no more?

 really?

then i'm better off asleep!