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For the past month, my family had been looking at houses all over Quezon City. Ever since we’ve finalized our decision to move, we’ve been “hunting” for the perfect house. It was only last week when we finally decided on which home to get. It had been difficult looking for the best house that would fit our family.

We had quite some special requirements. For one, we can’t have a two-story house. My mom can’t climb stairs anymore. Most of the brand-new houses we’ve seen had second floors, and out of our budget. So we had to settle for a well-maintained second-hand home. That’s why we brought Shantee along in our trips.

I don’t really know where I heard or read it, but they say that dogs have “sixth sense,” which means they can sense supernatural things that we can’t detect. You may or may not believe in it, but you can’t blame us for making sure After all, we’d be living in that house, and if it’s haunted, I don’t think we’d be able to sleep soundly for the rest of our lives. Read the rest of this entry »

Last January 11 to 13, Marc and I joined a few Pinoy travel bloggers on a trip to Boracay. Marc and I have long wanted to go there for a vacation, but our work schedules just seemed to never allow us to. Besides, we didn’t want to spend for a trip we really won’t enjoy (it’s not very relaxing when you’re thinking about work even if you’re at the beach). But luckily, we were able to get spots on the Boracay trip sponsored by Microtel Inns & Suites, in partnership with South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) and Zuzuni Boutique Hotel and Restaurant.

We had fun, but it wouldn’t have been as much as fun if we were able to bring Shantee along.

That’s actually one of the downsides of going on luxury vacations—you just can’t bring your furry friend along. It’s possible, but it isn’t easy. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve decided to launch it early this year, so you guys will have time to beef up your blogs!

Check out the new design by yours truly It’s not much, but at least it was done in a rush like last year’s! Read the rest of this entry »

Shantee survived her first-ever New Year celebration. Actually, I even think she took it in stride, although she was really scared of sparklers I guess all that light was so new to her.

That’s me with Shantee lighting a sparkler about an hour before the New Year celebration went all crazy. Turned out, she didn’t like sparklers unlike Coal the Labrador Retriever—Dad had to keep him on a leash because he wanted to chase after the sparks from the fountain and sparklers Marc and Dad lit. Read the rest of this entry »

Although there are a lot of public service announcements and reminders on TV about the use of fireworks this coming New Year’s Eve, a lot of Filipinos still insist on keeping up with the tradition of welcoming the new year with a bang. Even our family does—at least just this year—since this is going to be the last new year celebration we’ll have in our house. We’re moving, remember?

Fireworks are pretty, and LOUD. And they have to be, since tradition says that the loud noise will scare away evil spirits and bad luck for a prosperous New Year. But the thing is, loud noise not only scare evil spirits and bad luck, but our canine friends as well.

Dogs are a whole lot more sensitive than us humans. A loud bang from a labintador may be tolerable noise for us, but for dogs, that’s like the beginning of World War III. For them, the noise is magnified—you can just imagine how scary it is for our pets come New Year’s Eve. Read the rest of this entry »

… a Merry Christmas!

We wish you the best this Yuletide season! From all us here at PinoyDogLover.Com—Gail, Marc and Joyce, not to mention our canine family: Shantee, Harry, Choknat, Spike, Coal, Scout, Crunchie, Kuton, Whitey, Tootie, and Patatats! Sheero also sends her greetings from Rainbow Bridge

This is a sponsored post, but do read on. It’s quite informative, promise
What does it really mean when you say “natural dog food?” Some of my dog-loving relatives and friends have tossed this word around, each saying that they’re feeding their dogs the best natural dog food. But do we really know what it means?

When Sheero was still alive, I used to buy her baked doggy snacks from Animal House Clinic every time I happened to be in a branch. Even from the packaging you’d know the goodies were homemade—they came in standard sealed plastics packaged in a decorative brown paper bag. Sheero used to love these all natural goodies, but I couldn’t buy as much for her as I’d like to—these home-baked doggy snacks were pretty pricey. Read the rest of this entry »

Thanks to Jun Asis for sending me this touching story.

Losing a pet is very difficult—I know that for a fact. It’s devastating, and even makes you wonder if the pain will ever end. I’m doing better now (much better than my crying-every-hour state the first week Sheero passed away), but I still get pangs of sadness (and tears) whenever I remembered fun times with Sheero. It’s hard not to—I’ve lost my furry best friend.

Below is a touching story by Jun Razal, which tries to make sense of the passing of his beloved Shih Tzu, Budoy. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you remember the TV commercial where a series of kids were asked to have the “Marshmallow Test,” which tested the kids’ response to delayed gratification? I think it was some kind of a milk commercial.

Ever tried doing something like that with your dog?

We did last year. Only Spike and Sheero passed (that’s Sheero waiting patiently for a piece of pizza on the picture).

Having a lot of dogs, there are canine behaviors that you can’t help but notice in a dog pack—it’s easier to compare their personalities when you know all of them. It’s so easy to see who the alpha dog is, but tests like this “Marshmallow Test” really helped us know more about our dogs. Read the rest of this entry »

Remember the cute cat photos with equally cute captions from I Can Has A Cheeseburger? They now have a dog version: I Has A Hotdog!

I made some captions and uploaded photos of my dogs. Here, take a look!

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Shantee, Harry, Choknat, the spirit of Sheero and I are hoping they’d be featured on the I Has A Hotdog homepage. They would LOVE to be internet stars!