So where do I stop in the last entry? Hmmm... I'm now in my third semester. Supposedly, I am to say everything is going well but it's not. I'm expected to obtain pointer 4 in every subject to maintain my overall 3.5 pointer. It seems impossible but I'll try my best. Yesh! Gambateh!! Holidays are so over already. Back to college the first week and I ended up sick. Must be the curry fault. The kiam siap girl here actually brought back a Tupperware full of curry to be eaten for a week. But before finishing, she already suffered from sore throat, fever and runny nose. That's the price to pay for being greedy. I have so many things to whine but right now I can't recall anything.
For starters, I have to say I'm so sorry that I can't post any recipes that I've tried with Popo during my sem break coz I left the book where I note everything down back home. *grins I'll miss home very much this semester. Looking at the calendar, there is no way I am going home in the 4 months time. Right after Raya Haji, I have Calculus test and a day after Deepavali is Intro to Business midterm. Adding to the piles of more reasons to cry is that I have to spend my birthday here coz I cannot skip my lab day. Telling myself, it will all be worth it when my overall pointer is 3.5 and above and I'll get more choices as to where I am going for my Degree. I just recently knew that UCSI had lowered down their requirements for Degree in Pharmacy from 3.5 to 3 which means if I failed to get above 3.5 I have to continue my degree here or MSU. Not much choice for me thou. Oh, please. UCSI? Kill me already at that thought!
Back to the point. I've recalled what I wanted to say in this entry. During my 'holidays' which is really short, my dogs at home have been given the privilege to eat and dine lavishly. My furkids do not have that good fortune of eating meat nor fish. They are feed with kibbles and rice only. How sad. But.. There's a but. I think my dogs are so much better than the rest out there that fed on chicken bones every single day. Don't be surprised. There really is. Popo used to feed my dogs with chicken bones too. There is this one incident where Mum brought back a plastic bag full of chicken bones from a local chicken rice shop.
As far as I can recalled, Xiao Ai was about 7 to 8 months then. Incident happen when one of the bones which happens to be part of the drumstick fell on the floor. Before I managed to pick it up, Xiao Ai went and swallowed it down. Few days after, his appetite decrease and he had blood in his stool. Brought him to our vet and after diagnosed, we were told that the bone he swallowed might have injured his intestine to result in bleeding. After that day on, no more BONES!! I cannot 100% guaranteed that Popo and the maid did not feed my dogs with bones behind my back. But one thing for sure, at least not in front of me. Can't really blame the old lady. They've been raised since small that dogs eat bones and they feel wasted to have the bones dumped in the bins when the dogs can have them. You know what I mean...
Since the incident, I have that 'huh' reaction to people who feed bones to their dogs. Raising dogs have definitely taught me a lot of things. Yeah, we had dogs since I was born but back then I don't bother to know nor learn more about dogs. Xiao Ai is the first. He came to us as early as 6 weeks old. Some say it's too young to wean puppies from their mum at that age but his owner made that decision and partly it's because I also don't know anything yet back then. The experience of reading more books about puppies and their learning, watching Youtube videos on puppies training, I think I've done a really good job with Xiao Ai. Few months later, the two home wreckers arrived. If there is one that I regretted on is to purchase two puppies at a time. I thought I can have one trip down to KL and grab two puppies home but I cannot manage training both puppies at a time. I am to blame at that.
The horror of reading articles on how big Great Danes can grow and their stubborn behaviors do impact me somehow. Since small, we are particularly very strict at both of them. They cannot jump on kids, very seldom bring them to walk outside and the list goes on. Since the two are siblings, they can't be separated. I've tried bringing only one of them to walk and the other one at home would whine non-stop. It's a nightmare. Only after a year old, they stop whining when being separated. The Danes are not as socializing as Xiao Ai. Xiao Ai is with us 24/7 while the Danes are put in the backyard so we seldom have interaction with them.
Top of that, the Danes are just too strong for me. I've tried to bring both to walk but I ended up being pulled. I'm not trying to scare anyone with the idea of adopting Great Danes but I just wanna pen down my experience with this wonderful breed. A Great Dane can give birth to an average of 8 to 9 puppies at a time. This probably explains why Great Dane in Malaysian pet market is so cheap. At only RM 900 you can have a Great Dane puppies while other breeds like Husky or Boxer might cost you RM 2000. I'm not afraid to say that
we they (maid and Popo) controlled my Danes diet terribly. They are not well feed at a period where they're growing. We do feed but probably only third quarter of what they supposed to have. They just heard the horror of how high is the Danes' sire and dam and probably wonder how high can my Danes grow. Their parents reached the shoulders of a 180 cm tall man when standing up.
It's is all in the past. I'm so happy to see how fat my Danes are now. So much better. In fact, this picture broke my heart when I saw it.
If you don't get a clearer view of the dog, here it is.
This poor Great Dane was rescued by MIAR last week after his owner abandoned him on the street. He was left with bones and one of his back leg was injured. This poor soul left us 2 days after being rescued due to organs failure. RIP boy for heaven is a more beautiful place.
Seeing this and relate it to my experience, I can see that the owner was trying to control the Dane's diet. But this is too much. While this picture bring sadness, I can't help but being happy that my Danes never been like that ever. Not to this extend! This is already a cruel act! The owner should be somehow be put in the prison for torturing! At least they are still well fed compare to this poor boy. Of many stories I've heard when I decided to have Great Danes, it is that they eat a lot to the extend of one pot of rice a day. I doesn't deter me but it affects the rest somehow.
Enough of the sad story of how cruel a human being can become. The dogs enjoyed lavish meal for 3 days straight. They had fish, chicken, carrot, sweet potatoes and broccoli. Thou it's a simple recipe, I wanna have it wrote down as part of my dairy coz for the first time in 2 years, Xiao Ai and the Danes had their very first of proper meal which in my dictionary is a meal with meat and vegetables.
Fish + Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients:
- 10 fishes (I used ikan lolong at RM 5 per kilo)
- 5 sweet potatoes
- A pot of cooked rice
Method:
- The fish was steamed until cooked. Once cooked, leave it to cool.
- Deboned the fish.
- Steamed again the peeled sweet potatoes. Smashed the potatoes after cool.
- Mix the fish and sweet potatoes with rice and divide equally to serve to the dogs.
Before mixing with rice
After mixing
This is Xiao Ai's bowl. He usually don't eat much. But surprisingly, he ate all of the meal.
And wanting more!!
Chicken + Broccoli + Carrot
Ingredients:
- Half chicken
- Broccoli
- Carrot
- A pot of cooked rice
Method:
- A pot is filled with water and bring to boil.
- The chicken was put in to cook. Once cooked, leave the chicken to cool.
- Using the chicken broth, cook a pot of rice.
- Steamed the broccoli and carrot.
- Deboned the chicken. The carrot was chopped into small dice.
- Mix the rice with the chicken, carrot and broccoli.
Third day meal. I don't diced broccoli these time as I'm busy that day.
Nevertheless, Xiao Ai ate like there's no tomorrow.
I don't add any flavoring into their meal. In my opinion, the vegetables are good enough. I noticed that Xiao Ai don't eat the big chunk of carrot the very first meal so I resort into dicing them. I used only half of the chicken to save as they have the other half the next day. Money wise, Giant sells their chicken at only RM 5.99 per kilo. It's cheap as to compare to other places and their chicken are fresh too.
Lucky, my 10 y/o Goldie
He's much skinner due to maggots wound that have been treated off his ears
My very own Tiger
In case you notice, yeah, he's in a different kennel than the others.
He's possessive behavior is too much for the rest to handle
On normal days, this stance is not allowed.
I never allow my dogs to such behavior coz it's dangerous
We usually give them a pat on the head with stern warnings
The happy-go-lucky boy with his meal.
Was too engrossed in his meal to lift his head for me
Ending this with a picture of Xiao Ai
being mauled by Tiger. Consequences of having two dominant males in the
same place at the same time. Obtained a number of lectures from Xiao Ai's fans.
>.<
The wound looked big but after cleaning, the wound was only about 1cm in diameter.
In case you're wondering, yeah that is how big Tiger's teeth is.
Gotta go!
Thanks for dropping by...
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