One Small Month; One Giant Growth Spurt...

Cookie has undergone an amazing physical change in the month that she's been with us...

From the little bundle of fur that we first laid eyes on a few weeks back, she's stretched and grown in all directions... and now beginning to suggest what she'll look like when she reaches adulthood.

But judging from the size of her paws, she still has a fair bit of growing left in her! Fortunately although her growth is phenomenal, Cookie herself is gradually calming down (although she still has her occasional moments of madness), so the cats are beginning to find her a little more approachable - which is good news for everyone...

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JOEY: It's Hard To Say Goodbye...

Life is strange. Just a couple of weeks ago I was sat up at 4am with a crying little puppy, trying to find a song to coax her to sleep with, during her first night at home. 

After little Cookie finally calmed down and drifted back to sleep, we felt flushed with success; full of anticipation and excitement at the prospect of us raising her into adulthood. 

And a major part of that process would be Joey, our 13-year-old soldier, teaching the pup the ways of the world and the tricks she would need to get on the good side of her humans. 

But it was not to be... Joey was recently diagnosed with Cushings Disease, her kidney and liver functions became severely compromised and she began to shut down. She was in a lot of discomfort and any further treatment we could inflict upon her would only delay the inevitable... 



She's been a good girl. A tough little fighter, never afraid of anything or anyone. 

I wish more than anything, that she and Cookie would have gotten to know each other. But I take solace that we have furkids up there waiting for her....

Joey passed away at 7:48pm on the 22nd April. Strong to the finish, and despite all the discomfort, she died standing up. Refused to show any weakness. Right to the end. What a way to go.

Joey: Watching the World go by...

She will be missed forever...

MAKING FRIENDS: JOEY

One family member Cookie has to really impress is Joey, the resident 13-year-old Top Dog!

Since we lost Cocoa (our first Singapore Special) to cancer in November 2013, Joey has taken on the role of guard- and watch- dog, and nothing seems to phase her, even though she is smaller than our cats...

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But now with this new kid on the block, Joey is taking her time adjusting to Cookie. She's still extremely suspicious. But Cookie just won't give up trying to make friends!

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FIRST VISIT TO THE VET'S!

Like all stray dogs, forced to eke out a living on the streets, from the moment she was born, Cookie was up against the odds to survive...

Already separated from her mother and siblings at the tender age of 2 months, she battled these odds in the company of her friend Amber (who was also subsequently adopted). But a life on the streets comes with its dangers and risks, especially for a puppy so recently weaned from its mother.

And so it was for Cookie - just a day after being adopted, she had to pay her first official visit to the vet's. A really bad hacking cough, difficulty in breathing and a serious case of diarrhoea - all tell-tale symptoms of Kennel Cough and Parvovirus - both extremely life-threading to a puppy.

But after a thorough once-over from Dr. Melvin Tan of West Coast Vetcare, and blood tests and x-rays, Cookie was prescribed antibiotics to help her on the road to recovery. She'll have to go back for a check-up in a week.

Apart from the discomfort of the tests however, Cookie remained cool and calm - making friends with staff and trying in vane to initiative play with another huge dog about 20 times her size. At just 2.4kg, the young lady's still got a ways to go before rubbing shoulders with the big guys!

After her first big adventure, Cookie heads back home - where the continued task of becoming part of the pack continues...

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FIRST DAYS OF FREEDOM...

Introducing Cookie - on the day she and her companion were taken from the streets of Singapore and impounded...

With an inevitable death sentence hanging over their heads, both puppies were rescued by Singapore-based dog rescue charity, Exclusively Mongrels Ltd. - giving them second chance at life and the possibilities of being adopted to a family of their own.

Cookie was just two months old when she was rescued - but she's already doing a fine impression of a bear cub! Quiet, curious and unusually laid-back, her rescuers were confident that she would find a home. In fact it took less than a week to find a potential adopter, and less than a minute for those adopters to fall in love with her...

And so begins the Chronicles of Cookie. There's a lot for this puppy to learn; her new home is also occupied by four world-weary cats and middle-aged Chihuahua-cross - so she'll have to find her place in the pack and learn the curious ways of her new human parents...

For the moment though, the world is big and waiting to be discovered!