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a dog day morning
Posted by poeticnook
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3/06/2010 11:39:00 PM
We have three dogs - Wookie, Frou frou and Cooper, they're a mixed breed of Japanese Spitz and Yorkshire Terrier and they occupy half the ground floor living area in the apartment that we're renting. They rarely go out of the house because there's no proper lawn area where they can roam freely, they might cross the street and get run over by speeding vehicles.
I've had Wookie since 2003, she was given by a friend from Davao and is probably my most well traveled dog by far. She has taken the boat, car and bus, she's been to hotels, malls and parks, and has moved with us to every new place we've leased. Frou and Coop are her sons and they rarely leave the house, but when we accidentally leave the door open, they run for it and play hide and seek at the neighbor's backyard.
This year, after much deliberation, we've decided to let go of the dogs and posted an ad for adoption. We were giving the dogs away for free with passport and vaccination papers, the condition was that the new owner should genuinely care for them and have a lawn where they can run around and be happy. A lot of callers answered the ad, but none passed the interviews so far.
Last week we decided to invent the Dog of the Week Award, a lucky dog will be randomly chosen and given a walk along the park with food and refreshments. First thing we did was buy a leash, which we didn't really know how to put on.
Q: How many people does it take to leash a dog?
A: Three, one to carry the dog, one to figure out how to tighten the collar and another one to actually put the leash on the dog.
Cooper got to be the guinea pig in this exercise. He was happy to go out of the house but unfortunately didn't really want to walk and would just rather chase the neighbor's cat up the roof of a car. Kuya had to carry him until we reached the narrow streets that led to the park, the activity became a carry-the-dog day instead of a walk-the-dog morning. When we finally reached the park, Coop played around on the grass and chased birds, then he got tired and just sat on the sidewalk, refusing to budge. Drei tried to use fried chicken and water to make him respond but he just sat there and ignored the food. In the meantime, we all stared at another guy's dog who was walking beside his owner without a leash, I wonder if Coop will ever be like that, the scene reminded me of the movie "Morley and me".
Q: How many people does it take to walk Cooper?
A: Three, one to hold the leash, one to act as bait and coach Coop to run towards him and another one to take pictures. =)
All in all it was a great morning to bond with my two brothers, I hope Cooper had a nice time too.
I've had Wookie since 2003, she was given by a friend from Davao and is probably my most well traveled dog by far. She has taken the boat, car and bus, she's been to hotels, malls and parks, and has moved with us to every new place we've leased. Frou and Coop are her sons and they rarely leave the house, but when we accidentally leave the door open, they run for it and play hide and seek at the neighbor's backyard.
This year, after much deliberation, we've decided to let go of the dogs and posted an ad for adoption. We were giving the dogs away for free with passport and vaccination papers, the condition was that the new owner should genuinely care for them and have a lawn where they can run around and be happy. A lot of callers answered the ad, but none passed the interviews so far.
Last week we decided to invent the Dog of the Week Award, a lucky dog will be randomly chosen and given a walk along the park with food and refreshments. First thing we did was buy a leash, which we didn't really know how to put on.
Q: How many people does it take to leash a dog?
A: Three, one to carry the dog, one to figure out how to tighten the collar and another one to actually put the leash on the dog.
Cooper got to be the guinea pig in this exercise. He was happy to go out of the house but unfortunately didn't really want to walk and would just rather chase the neighbor's cat up the roof of a car. Kuya had to carry him until we reached the narrow streets that led to the park, the activity became a carry-the-dog day instead of a walk-the-dog morning. When we finally reached the park, Coop played around on the grass and chased birds, then he got tired and just sat on the sidewalk, refusing to budge. Drei tried to use fried chicken and water to make him respond but he just sat there and ignored the food. In the meantime, we all stared at another guy's dog who was walking beside his owner without a leash, I wonder if Coop will ever be like that, the scene reminded me of the movie "Morley and me".
Q: How many people does it take to walk Cooper?
A: Three, one to hold the leash, one to act as bait and coach Coop to run towards him and another one to take pictures. =)
All in all it was a great morning to bond with my two brothers, I hope Cooper had a nice time too.
