We got a dog!

We have been quiet on this space, largely because we took the plunge and welcomed a dog into our lives!

We adopted an ex-breeding dog from Voices of Animals and it has been a pretty happy journey.

Dear and I have always wanted a dog when we were young but our mothers didn't allow (boo). When we got our own place, we talked on and off about getting a dog. But I was worried about leaving the dog alone in the house when we are working (oh the pee and poop) and it's probably not that nice to let the dog spend so much time alone right.

After research and talking to the VFA guys, they assured us that it was not that bad to leave the dog alone at home in the days as dogs spend a lot of time sleeping. And we can also consider the option of day care.

So one day, we just felt ready to get a dog and we saw HIM at one of the adoption drives. I saw this white Maltese that just looked so cute walking around and he so right when we carried him. So we just brought our new friend home without any dog supplies and we had to quickly buy whatever we needed.

We named the dog Buddy, because he was the friend we always wanted to have and we hope to be the friend he needs to enjoy this second stage of this life.

The initial week was filled with vomit, literally. Buddy kept vomiting and we had to travel to the vet a few times to get him sorted out, this included a 2 night stay at the vet. Very worrying experience.

He got much better and the next few weeks was full of pee and poop as we tried to toilet train him. We initially kept him in a play pen, but he didn't like it and eventually learn to somersault out of it.

Luckily, he was more or less house trained and toilet trained by now- so we let him out in the living room when we go out to work. We trusted him with our house. It took a few weeks of scolding before he learned to go to his designated pee spot even when we are not around. And his accuracy rate has been going up up up!

I personally think it is a sign he is more secured now in the house, even though we are out. After three months, I think he has really adopted us as his family :)

Dear and I adore him. And Dear has been a great dog daddy cos he is usually the first one to come home after work to clean up any mess in the house and teach Buddy toilet etiquette. 

I feel so happy looking at him- right now he is lying stomach side up with legs in the air on his fav beanie chair.