Doggie Play Group

A lot of people have asked me how Jack is doing. When we first left the house he was very nervous, he barked incessantly at our temporary apartment in Katy when we were all gone. I think having Loretta leave then moving really shook his world. He spent a week at Grandma and Grandpa's before he made the trip to Singapore and was happy there. Then he was in Quarantine for 10 days, we were able to visit him during that time. Once he arrived here he was anxious, but he has settled in quite well, quickly. He seems to know this is his home. The first time he was home alone he did bark quite a bit but he has stopped doing that. He is much mellower and much more demanding than he was before. We think he got so much attention from Loretta that he did not need as much from us.

Prior to our move we were told Singapore was not dog friendly. I did a lot of web surfing and found so many groomers and pet shops that I figured that was not the case. We do have to be careful when walking to watch the reaction of locals. Some of it cultural (Muslim Malays consider dogs and pigs dirty and do not want any contact with them) and some are just scared because he is big.

The best news is I found a field that runs behind our neighborhood. There is a paved walk way to the field just behind our street so it's very convenient. I try to take Jack up every morning after school starts. The field is kind of an informal dog park. Almost every morning we meet up with other dogs. This morning we talked our next door neighbor in to bringing her dog, Nana (mastiff) to the field. Nana is so big (160 pounds) and not well socialized so they worry about getting her out. Well, Nana did just fine! Zoe, a mix of standard poodle and golden retriever (she's black) played well with both Jack and Nana. And of course while the dogs play the owners get to visit :)

Tracy