Here's a video of Bo jumping through the hula hoop :)The video's a bit blurry though...

October 4 is WORLD ANIMAL DAY as well as the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron of animals! In celebration of these, PAWS joins the Humane Society International and over 160 countries worldwide in sending out the message "No To Animal Fighting!" through our month-long calendar of events!

OCTOBER 1 - ANIMAL BLESSINGS
* 9 am - BAYWALK -
* 10 am - Mary the Queen Parish, Greenhills - Blessing of pets at
church courtyard
* 4:30 pm - Central Plaza, Eastwood City, Libis, QC - Mass for the
Animals officiated by Fr. Glenn D. Orocio
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Everyone is invited at the Baywalk Animal Blessing on October 1, 9:00
AM at the Raja Sulayman Park, Baywalk, Roxas Boulevard.
The event is is hosted by the City of Manila and is sponsored by
Nestle-Alpo. Rev. Fr. Barros of the San Carlos Seminary will be the
officiating priest.
Please tell your friends and family. We hope to see you all there! =)

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First Mass for the Animals
EASTWOOD CITY CENTRAL PLAZA
Eastwood City, Libis
Date - October 1, Saturday
Time - 4:00 pm
Officiating Priest - Fr. Glenn Orocio

Today I visited Bo at his house! His mother Val wasn't there but his grandmother (Val's mom was! So when I got there, Val's mum together with Bo went out the house to greet me. Bo didn't want to go out and had to be coaxed by Val's mum to go out. He seemed scared and uneasy. He didn't recognize me anymore. That was understandable since Bo left the house earlier than Cons. I guess it's been 2 months since he left my house. He sort of hid behind Val's mum for awhile till I reached out gently to pet him. I let him smell me for awhile and gave him a biscuit and that made him warm up a bit. When I used my baby voice to greet him, he recognized me all of a sudden and started licking my face and jumping on me. Not as gulo as Cons but he still made me turn my face away or else I'd get injured. haha! Then when my driver reached out for him, he pissed again cause he was scared of my driver. He always does that when my driver is going to touch him. My driver is the one kasi who gives him baths and he doesn't like baths so he's scared of my driver. Bo is longer than Cons but Cons is bigger than him although Bo is quite big as well. He's also like before, likes to explore his environment whereas Cons just likes to sit down. Bo kept licking my face so I had to wash my face after or else I'll get more zits. hehe!
Here are the pictures from my visit.

Bo Timid


Bo uneasy


Warming Up to the Guests


Happy Bo


After #1


Saying Goodbye

Sorry! Too lazy to Photoshop!!! Quick update!

I just came home from Sherri's house cause I visited Cons. While the gate was still closed, I heard him bark and didn't recognize him at all. Before his bark had a little high pitch to it, now it's really low and resonant. Like a big dog's bark. Then when the gate opened, he saw us and barked once then went to me. When he smelled me, he realized it was me and started jumping on me. He jumped on my driver (who was his caretaker as well) and did his usual rough activities with my driver. I was so glad that he still remembers me. When I squatted down, Cons jumped on me so I almost fell over. He's like 2x the size he was when he was still here so he's really big!!! He sat on me and almost covered my whole torso! I took out my Begging Strips and Cons was like 2 inches from my face, watching every move. As usual, he was too impatient to wait for me to give it to him so he tried to snatch it from my hand. I hissed the way I would when he would do it at my house and he sort of backed away. Then I asked him to shake my hand and he immediately gave his paw to me to shake my hand! His mommy gave him the down command and he did that as well!!!


Cons was excited to see my dog Maddy as well but somehow my dog wasn't excited to see him. haha! She was pretty snobbish. Hmmm..I wonder where she got that trait. haha! Cons wanted to play with her but she would growl if ever Cons got too kulit. Cons also kept following her and smelling her butt and Maddy kind of got irritated. Well, what can I say? Despite our claims that he's gay, he's still showing signs of being a male dog. Even though he's wearing pink from head to toe. Here are pictures from the visit.


















With Mommy Sherri



Next stop: Bo's Domain!
Oh Cons! You make me laugh!

from www.about.com

What is Responsible Dog Ownership?
From Krista Mifflin,Your Guide to Dogs.
What is Responsible Dog Ownership?
Responsible Dog Ownership means being the best owner/caregiver to your dog that you can be. Much more than "food, water, and shelter", Responsible Dog Ownership is the obligation dog owners have to incorporate their dogs into the community, being a good neighbour, and providing for the needs of their dogs, however varied those needs may be.
Responsible Dog Ownership Means:
• Realizing that a pet is for LIFE, and dedicating yourself to the life of your dog
• Putting the effort into proper care of your puppy (proper veterinary care, vaccinations, de-worming, proper feeding)
• Learning all you can about proper feeding, making healthy choices
• Investing in proper health care throughout your dog's life
• Training your dog through gentle means to be a good canine citizen
• Training your dog not be a nuisance, and helping him achieve that goal
• Teaching your children to respect animals and not abuse them through play (this is also Responsible Parenting)
• Obeying the laws set for your protection and the protection of others, even when your dog "doesn't need a leash". By not obeying the laws, you are only ruining it for everyone else
• Not breeding your dog because he is "so cute"
• Coming to terms with the fact that not everybody likes dogs, and asking yourself, what can you do to ensure that your dog is likable, even to them? Practicing the answer
• Doing your part to help the pet overpopulation problem and keeping your intact dog at home and away from other intact animals, or neutering him or her to prevent future health issues
• Teaching other humans how to interact with your dog
• Providing your dog with a family and a home, not just food and shelter. Dogs are very social, and isolation from the family will result in an unhappy, and ultimately, unhealthy dog
• Holding yourself, as the dog owner, liable for whatever damage your dog does, and taking steps to rectify it

In a world where dogs are increasingly seen as "evil" and "vicious", Responsible Dog Ownership is the only thing that will keep Man's Best Friend where he should be: at our sides.

Sleepy dogs

By the way, Bo gained 5 pounds! He now weighs 38 pounds haha and he's very malambing coz he always kisses me. Sometimes, when I pet Ritter, he goes to me and it seems like he wants me to pet him too. haha he's KSP :P

Recently, I've noticed that Bo's other ear is becoming straighter.

My sister and I liked how his other ear looked before so we thought of doing something to try to make his ear go back to the way it was before.

Here's what we thought of... we put a bandanna around his head...

Haha :P Well, obviously, it didn't work... I miss his floppy ear :(

When I decided to foster Bo and Cons, I conditioned myself to not get attached to them cause I knew they would be leaving me. I didn't hug them as much as my two dogs so that I wouldn't get attached.

Now that they're gone, I really miss them. I miss Bo's naughtiness and Constantine's pagka-PG (patay gutom). I miss Bo's paws pitter patter against the ground as he chases Mackie. I miss Cons' howls everytime he senses someone eating inside the house. I miss giving them walks. And most of all, I miss having them crawl up to me, begging to be carried and hugged.

They're in good hands, but I can't help missing them. They were my children for 5 months after all.


Waaaahhh!