AAMM Swim day at Sun Petgamart

It's the moment that the buddies have been looking for! Swimming day! Yeah! 

Remember Xiao Dan from the old Upet at Pasir Ris? She is now here at Sun petgamart. Xiao Dan is really huge but gentle. I think many people would have been intimidated by her size. We were too at first. But went there a few more times and realised that she is really gentle. In fact NN scared her a little with her sudden movement when she tried to go closer to take a picture with her.. 

This is my 2nd time to the pool ever since it's opened. The pool is wider than the old one at Pasir Ris but not as deep I think. Both ends are gradual slope and it can be pretty slippery for both dogs and human. MM had difficulty coming up initially. But Audi and Amber were ok. 

The pool is under shade so it wasn't too hot even in days like this. BUT one thing really really irritated me was the mosquitoes!!! So many of them. They were like having buffet on us. Poor nn still scratching all around. Next time must must must bring insect repellent! 

Other than that, they have shower area for the dogs foc which is great! I can shower Amber and sun dry her a little before bringing her back to blow dry her. 

For the charges, there will be a 1 time membership fee of $38 but it entitles to discounts in store and also free weekend swim. I personally will avoid weekend because of the crowd. There will be a charge of $10 for weekdays swim and also do note that Sun petgamart is closed on every Tues for pool maintenence. 

Address of Sun Petgamart :
26, Seletar West Farmway 1

Who is wrong?

I just came across this incident whereby a golden retriever snapped at a small dog. And I really don't understand why people just point their fingers at the big dog without understanding the situation. Just because golden retrievers are big dogs. =_='

Apparently that small dog kept humping the golden retriever and I would say that it's actually sexual harassment! I don't know what others would do but if any human ladies were being harassed like that, I think the male would have died a few times already! lol… So as a female dog, she would naturally retaliate too! Even small dogs would snapped right. And why didn't the owner keep the dog by his/her side? I also don't like it when other males keep humping Amber and the owner just do nothing.… 

I don't side golden retriever because Amber is a golden retriever. She was bitten by an aggressive golden retriever for passing by him when she was 4 months old. I could still remember the pain.. But I hope people would at least understand the situation before pointing fingers at big dogs. 

Amber's favourite cafe!

 After visiting most of the pet friendly cafes in Singapore, my personal favourite definitely goes to Paw Pet-radise!! Simple and clean. But what I really like about this cafe is the spacious area catered for not only small dogs but big dogs as well! And of course also the owners' passion for animals! I think it's very important because our dogs' welfare come 1st rather than $$. At least my mind is at ease even if I were to leave Amber with them. Ok. in short, I just love them! =)

Food is yummy at reasonable price too. Japanese salad, chicken chop, black pepper chicken pasta, sandwiches are some of my favourite. And their mid wings is a MUST HAVE everytime we go! Bb and nn usually like the exact opposite food. But since both of them love the midwings so it's.. really something! haha.. 

Super yummilicious midwings

Their new kids menu. Just nice for nn. =) If not, I always have to share with her and I can't eat my black pepper chicken pasta! And I got so excited about the black pepper chicken pasta today that I have forgotten to take photo! =( 

See.. she is happy just looking at her prince charming Zegna

And her long time no see friend, Muffin

Amber simply loves to be there even though she doesn't really play with other dogs. She just love to walk around, look around at all the big people, small people, big dogs, small dogs. Silly girl. But ya, she does get a lot of attention and of course TREATS! With the meatballs and liver fruit cake, she will do anything and everything! 

The cafe has board games too to keep the kids occupied. I don't think they know what they were playing but they could just made a game with whatever they had. lol. 

I will try to bring Amber to the cafe to play with Mentos (their cafe ambassador) every week. So there is a chance catching Amber and nn there if anyone hopes to see them in person. =) The cafe welcomes everyone whether you have dog or not. If you do not have dogs, just go down and play with one! I think the dogs will be more than happy to have a tummy rub! =)  

Address of Paw Pet-radise: 
530 Balestier Road 

• Monville Mansion #01-07

Sun, Beach, "Gold"

fr left to right : Amber Mulan Muzhen Mentos Valentine Bobo

Sand spa.. looks so enjoying

It's school holiday so it's fun time for the kids and… the dogs! The weather has been terrible for the past 2 months and started raining everyday recently! We prayed sooo hard for good weather and guess what! Weather was PERFECT! Not hot and no rain… at least in the morning. hehehe.. 

It has been a loooong time since Amber went to the beach. Sentosa is so far and other beaches are so dirty with all the vessels nearby. Anyway.. I think she could smell the sand and the sea from the car. She just got so excited and the minute she stepped out, she couldn't wait to jump into the sea. Golden retrievers are really water dogs. 

I think every dog owners should bring their dogs to the beach to swim. Seeing their happy and tired faces really made my day. But to off leash your dog.. PLEASE make sure your dog's recall is good and no aggression issue.  And fun.. comes with a price.. Be prepared to spend hours getting rid of the sand from the kids, the dogs and the car. lol… 

Time to be more hardworking!!!

So much that have been missed out here! 1 of which was our 1st stage appearance at pet expo! It was really nervous for me but not so for the girls. hahaha. (so embarrassing) I think nn did really well. She seemed so natural facing thousands of people and the microphone. haha.. Next time, I shall let her do all the talking! 

And we also held our largest golden retriever gathering with a total of 102 golden retrievers in Singapore Book of Record. Actually.. there were 116 according to the GRC record. All because of the jam at the carpark! Some even u-turned! =( I also received message saying they were too late and missed Amber. May the next one be a even better one! =)

I really hope to upload a lot of photos of the event BUT BUT BUT I couldn't be the photographer for my girls on that day.. Major sad for me. Next time! I must drag my photographer friend to help me! hahaha.. 

Swimming at Mutts and Mitten

   

After Upetgamart shifted to the West, the nearest doggy swimming pool is Mutts and Mitten. It's located at Pasir Ris Farmway 2. (Opp Pet Hotel)

Minimum age for dog swimming is at 5 months old and puppies must have 3 completed vaccinations. Use of pool will be 10am - 5pm

It is quite expensive at $10 per half an hour per dog which doesn't include shower. Their charges for shower is according to weight. For Amber's size (21-30kg) and her long coat, it would cost me $25 to just shower her. So.... I think it's better for me to shower her at home.


However at their rate, we had exclusive use of the pool. Good for Audi and Amber's dating! haha (Booking in advance is needed) The pool is big and clean enough for bb and nn to have fun too. And I think it's really cool to be able to swim together with the furries. hehe

One thing I really really don't like about this pool is the super slippery sides. It's tiled so the dogs kept slipping even when they were just walking. And Amber, she doesn't go down the water by the stairs. She jumps for her toys so... it is very bad for her hips =( I wish they can do somthing about the pool sides.

Other than that, there were also a lot of barking because the pool is just beside the kennels. Amber wasn't affected by their barking and they stopped after a while, so it's fine with me I guess.

Next I will trying the K9 Kulture at Turf City. It's very far.... but I will give it a try I guess. If only... if only there are more doggy swimming pools.

Actually developers should consider this for their condo projects! It's such a good idea to have a doggy pool in their condo premises! Better will be a garden for the pets. Then the furries can have gatherings everyday! Dog friendly condos.. will there be? =)

Special date!

Amber eyeing on all the food already! 

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Mz : there she goes again.. photos before every treat... 

 It's Tuesday and it's Paw pet-radise off day. Yet we were there having our "secret date" and it's my favourite. Steamboat!! yum! It's just heavenly to have great companies, great food and the furries were there enjoying themselves.

HuiJin also specially prepared my favourite lava cake! The flowing chocolate with the Vanilla ice cream, I just have to bug her to make it again! haha.