This was Whitey, an aspin and Labrador Retriever mix. She was my sister’s favorite.
Whitey passed away yesterday. We don’t really know why, but nothing can describe my sister’s reaction except for “devastated.” 
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Yay! This is one of the best news I got this year. Frankly, it hasn’t been a very good holiday—it could have been better, for my health at least. I’ve also received one of the worse news a dog-lover would hear from her doctor: my asthma has resurfaced I have to keep an inhaler with me at all times, and Shantee can’t sleep on my pillow anymore (where her fur is too close to my face).
I’m so happy to hear that Iams Home 4 the Holidays exceeded their 1 million adoption mark. As of writing, 1,088,506 pets have been adopted 
I am strongly opposed to euthanasia, and I can’t help but be happy that more than a million pets are saved from this and found themselves a place to call home.
Congratulations to all those who have been part of this campaign. Hope you guys have another great adoption year in 2008!
Do dogs grieve? I honestly think they do.
When I lost Sheero, our human family wasn’t the only one who grieved over her passing. Coal, our black Labrador Retriever, was closest to her. We heard him howling every night for about a week after Sheero’s passing—his way of showing how much he missed her.
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The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) will be having a fund-raiser, Pose for PAWS, this coming Sunday, 14 December 2008, at B3, Bonifacio High Street in Taguig.
Registration fee is Php500. All proceeds shall be donated to the PAWS Animal Shelter in Quezon City. Humans get to pose for photos with their pets while at the same time helping the shelter animals. Pick-up points for the photos will be announced soon (sorry, I don’t have the info for pick-up points yet).
Shantee and I might go… She just loves having her photo taken
Every time I visit a new province, I make sure that I’m able to take photos of the native dogs in the area. For some reason, capturing the dogs in their natural environment somehow shows me a glimpse of a province’s culture in one simple photograph.
Life in Batanes is slow and relaxing. The people, called Ivatans, are very friendly. If you’re not from around there, you can expect that they’ll give you a welcoming smile as you pass by. This friendliness, it seems, is a trait that even their dogs share. Continue reading
Even in poverty, we still cannot help but have dogs. They’re our loyal best friends, unconditionally keeping us company even when food is so scarce that it’s not even enough to feed us.
I have traveled even to far-flung provinces here in the Philippines, and I have seen how dogs enriched the lives of even the most underprivileged in the places I visit.
As I have said before, this blog aims to bring relevant dog-related issues and news to Filipinos not just in the Philippines, but all around the world as well. In this light, I urge my US-based readers to also take a look into this holiday project Banfield, The Pet Hospital, is having. Continue reading
Ever since I got back from my trip in Batanes, I’ve been sick on and off lately. My back got wet during the crazy long boat ride when we hopped from one island to another—that’s probably why I got colds after. And because of stress, my long-dormant asthma started acting up again
But thanks to my younger sister Joyce, we were able to continue Shantee’s FURminator regimen. She started Shantee with the FURminator deShedding Dog Treats (separate post on this soon, Shantee simply adores the treats!), and began using the deShedding Shampoo and deShedding Solution in place of her usual Alpo 2-in-1 Shampoo and Conditioner for her weekly baths. Continue reading
I was in for a pleasant surprise when I got home from my Batanes trip last Tuesday (well, of course, other than Shantee welcoming me and my husband with lots and lots of dog kisses). The FURminator products have arrived! Yay!
Shantee and I were given a complete FURminator deShedding kit for review: FURminator deShedding Tool, deShedding Shampoo, deShedding Solution, Waterless deShedding Shampoo and Conditioner, and deShedding Dog Treats. Continue reading
I started Pinoy Dog-Lover back in October 2006 with one thing in mind: Give my furry best friends their own little nook in the World Wide Web. But like any other blogs, Pinoy Dog-Lover has evolved since then. From a mere “this is me” kind of blog, I’ve eventually started focusing on important dog issues and topics relevant to the Filipino dog-lover.
As much as possible, I try to cover stuff that would be relevant to all Filipinos—both here and abroad. So when I received a head’s up on Iams’ Home 4 the Holidays pet adoption campaign, I jumped at the opportunity to take part in helping spread the word to Filipinos abroad.
Iam’s Home 4 the Holidays campaign aims to have 1 million pets adopted in various participating countries from North America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. With the help of Desperate Housewives TV star Felicity Huffman, the program hopes to give loving homes to these animals in need starting last October till January of early next year. Continue reading
Oh my. I’m super late again in posting 
Sorry about that. I totally forgot to post about the Halloween event at Eastwood City last November 25. Seriously. The photos have been up in my Flickr account but I keep on forgetting to blog about it
Congratulations to PAWS for the wonderful event! Shantee didn’t win (my dog was bitter, but don’t mind her, she likes the limelight a little too much!), but it was so much fun nonetheless. Next year, I swear I’ll prepare for this! I’ve been so busy with the preparations for our subdivision’s trick or treat that I didn’t have time to make Shantee a costume. Didn’t really matter, my dog loved having her photo and video taken so much that she didn’t seem to mind her costume She just loved it whenever cameras were pointed at her 
If you can’t view the photo slideshow, you can just visit the photo set I have in Flickr.
