We picked up Penny as a two-month-old puppy from a dog farm in Singapore. It was in January and we just got our end-of-year bonuses and we thought we would finally jump on the idea of getting a dog given the 2-year lease of our apartment then.
We did not count on getting a Golden, but I fell in love with this bunch of puppies at first sight and just couldn't let go of the idea. And so we got Penny out of the bunch, a puny little puppy with the shortest snout (my criteria of selection, don't ask).
T'was a long ride from the farm home, and the poor puppy actually vomited in the taxi! Luckily we carried with us some newspaper and we did not quite make a mess in the taxi.
Together with the puppy, we brought along quite a few stuff, a starter kit, if you will, bought from the same farm.
We heard before that those farms are not really top recommendation for getting puppies from, however, we were quite happy with the whole experience. Service was great, and although the place was quite in the middle of nowhere, they do provide full service from selling puppies, providing pet boarding, dog run and wading pool (for weekend), and even a fully stocked pet megamart. If you are considering getting a pet or even need supplies (especially for larger dog), the place is highly recommended. You can check out the website here.
The best part was getting the starter kit at the pet megamart. With a little puppy in hand, we were totally lost as to what to get, until a staff member came along and guided us at the toy section with the admonition to choose a toy or two for the puppy while he went around grabbing other stuff which he thought we would need.
A few minutes later, when he came back with a fully laden shopping basket, we were still gawking indecisively at the array of toys. Haha...
We took the few obligatory snaps the moment we came home, but subsequently, between toilet training, sleepless nights (the puppy cries at night!), the scramble to feed the Dog (she does not like the chow we got her), taking pics just slipped our minds. But we still have this precious shot of her squeezing under the coffee table.
Would you be very amused to know that the table in the picture was later on 'demolished'... uhmm... 'devoured' by that very same dog as she progress through puppyhood in which she proceeded to chew everything and anything around the house?
She did that, all right.
After all the hard work I put into assembling that piece of furniture! Hummpphh!
Anyway, that's our first installment on the Penny stories. Stay tuned to read more on her adventures, her issues with being blond, and her jet-setting ways.
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