Its Miko's Birthday

Miko is finally one. We invited some friends to our place and had a wonderful Birthday celebration. The theme is: Bring a Dog. All guest must bring a dog and dress up to get the "Red Carpet Award"

Here are the Doggie friends.. Milkie and FiFi

I think the cake is really yummy

Its soooo hard to get every one look at the Camera
We have Miko the birthday gal, Milkie, Fifi, Lala and Honda

Eye Opener at SKC

Another round of help up for Action for Dog at Singapore Expo during SKC competition

This Great Dane attract big crowd

Haven't figure out what breed is this...??

Saluki

I will try this continental clip on Miko one day..

If I have a big house I want to a Afghan Hound.. So graceful

Think Positive

Positive training is far more effective than using punishment or negative techniques, which can lead to behaviour suppression and welfare issues. Your pup will be much happier for it and see you as a source of security rather than fear and worry.

Using punishment and other negative techniques, such as physically restraining your pup or even ignoring him for long periods of time can result in him suppressing his nature behaviors and becoming fearful, frustrated and confused. He may develop a feeling of depression and helplessness, where he gives up on ever getting anything right and eventually lead to unpredictably aggressive behavior. This is obviously not what you want for your kid.

How positive training work.
There are four simple steps to successful
1. When your pup does something good for example, toilet at the right place - reward him with praise and perhaps a food treat to encourage him to repeat the behaviour in the future. This is known as positive experience (praise and a treat) to 'reinforce' the desired behaviour.
2. When your pup displays unwanted behaviour, don't punish him or tell him off. Such negative action doesn't help and will simply upset him. It can also encourage him to repeat the unwanted behaviour, by drawing attention to it. If you ignore his mistake, the behaviour is more likely to fade over time.
3. Avoid situations where unwanted behaviour is likely to occur; for example, take your pup outside regularly to toilet so that he is likely to feel the need to do so in the house
4. Encourage him in a behaviour you do want rather than preventing one you don't - take your pup outside at frequent intervals rather than shouting at him if he tries to toilet in your house

Using these techniques to reward wanted behaviours and discourage unwanted ones will help you develop a trusting relationship with your puppy and increase his sense of security and well-being when he is with you.

Earthlings - Make the Connection

A night of self reflection. Went for a screening organization by Petopia to celebrate the World Vegan Day with my best sisters.

It reflects the interconnectedness between nature, animals and humans. After the show we will go for salads for the time being. The pain that those animals have to gone thru to provide we human being with food, entertainment, companion and clothing are a painful process. Let's remember we reap what you sow!

Games with your pup

I was planning for Miko’s Birthday party and here are some fun ideas that I found that you can play with your pup. Just because it rains it doesn't mean that your dog has to spend his whole day sleeping. Dogs always want to play, so you should try playing these games and later try inventing a few more for the sake of yourself and your dog.

Playing hide and seek:
Dogs can find toy, food and people inside the house very well. Playing hide and seek is just as easy to play with people as to play with things that your dog especially likes. Ask your dog to wait for you in a room while you hide a toy or dog cookie (or even yourself) in another. Try not to make it very difficult to find in the beginning and encourage him to find it, and act totally surprised when he finds it. You can start making it harder for him every time as he goes getting better. For example, teaching him to find different things. There are dogs that can find up to a grain of rice if trained too.

Earning their food:
Wild canines hunt for their food, but for house dog eating is much more boring, since all they have to do is come to their bowl and gobble down what ever we serve them. If you want eating to be a little more exiting for your dog, you can make him work a bit for his food if he eats dry fodder for example you can spread them around the house and make him have to chase them or even look for them in order to eat them. You'll see how the more he learns the game the more he'll be grateful for food and wag his tail a lot more. If he eats canned food, you can also play this game like this: divide his food in extremely small rations and locate them all around the house in small bowls. Some dogs can even be trained to return the bowls to the kitchen after he finds them.

The candy and the mug
Place an old plastic cup or mug facing down covering an especially delicious candy. Your puppy knows where it is, and all he has to do is find a way to get the candy from under the mug with out your help. Some dogs move the mug with their legs, some with their muzzle; some even pick it up using their teeth. Any method used is allowed as long as it's done without your help.

Trace a scent:
Training a dog to trace a scent like a hound is extremely fun for the both of you. Any dog can track something, because they have that natural born instinct to smell and chase those scents that are all around us. In order to teach your dog to track you got to make it easy at the beginning. One day, at the crack of dawn when your dog can't see you go outside to the garden and prepare the 1st exercise. The best thing is to walk all over the grass, because it will be easier for your dog to follow your scent trail over the stomped grass. Walk 10 steps in a straight line and leave him a treat in the floor. Wait 10 min before letting your dog out, although on the leash to take him to the starting point. Let your dog take you to the prize and then let him eat it or just praise him for getting there. In the beginning, most dogs will look for the prize visually instead of using their sense of smell. So you'll have to orient him by keeping his head down and so he will actually use his nose to find it. When he finally gets the rules of the game you can start making the trail a lot longer. There will come a time when he will have no other choice than to use his sense of smell since he won't be able to see it. When he finds his treasure you must let him eat it, and praise him for his feat.