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Who like dogs? Used to have a furkid till he passed away in 2015. Just met a dog walker and all JRTs.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/dog-owner-fined-for-causing-pet-unnecessary-pain-throws-11143444 If I no money to see doctor, who can I charge?

Saw this news on Yahoo SG yesterday and I've been reading and following her case. Tragic to say the least. Dogs were supposed to be crated but owners left them free-roaming inside the house. She went into the house as a dog sitter, and was immediately attacked, dragged and mauled away. Dogs could be acting aggressive out of protecting the house. Owners should have been there to handover the house to her in presense of the dogs or at least have them crated. Tragic, because her life is ruined and this could have been prevented. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jacqueline-durand-dog-sitter-dog-attack/ Jacqueline Durand's face was nearly erased two days before Christmas and one day before her 22nd birthday. It happened when a dog sitting job in Coppell, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, went terribly wrong. The instant after Durand opened the front door of Justin and Ashley Bishop's home, the dogs were not like the "lovely" dogs that she said she had met once before. The dogs dragged her from the front door to the living room. Lucy, a German Shepard mix, and Bender, a boxer and pitbull mix, pinned her down, tore off her nose, ears, lips and cheeks to the bone. Thirty-seven minutes passed from the time police arrived to when first responders felt safe going into the house. Police body camera footage shows the dogs holding first responders at bay, leaving Durand agonizing for help. A medic eventually rescued Durand and ran out with her. She was rushed to Medical City Plano hospital in grave condition, having lost almost 30% of her blood. When asked why it took 37 minutes to rescue Durand when police could have shot the dogs, Coppell Police Department told CBS News that first responders "were only able to see Jacqueline Durand's legs and were not immediately aware of the extent of her injuries" as they tried to contain the dogs. It was pure luck that she was rescued alive. When the dogs rushed her, the door was left open, triggering a security alarm at the Bishops' home. The couple told police they got the dogs from rescue organizations and hadn't had any problems with the dogs. "I have three kids. One is 3 years old. No history of violence. None," Justin Bishop said to police. But a sign on their front door that warns about sleeping babies and "crazy dogs" is one indicator of negligence, according to a lawsuit filed by Durand's lawyer Chip Brooker. "The warning on the front door to me, I think, suggests that the Bishops knew that both of these dogs had acted aggressively to people arriving at the front door," Brooker told CBS News. Brooker said an examination of the dogs, completed by an expert hired by his team after the attack, shows "that the dogs were dangerous and had vicious propensities." "We suspect the Bishops knew that. We suspect everybody who came across these dogs, particularly Lucy, knew that," Brooker said. The Bishops said they were "heartbroken" in a statement to CBS News, but turned down an interview request. "We are heartbroken by the tragic incident involving Ms. Durand," the statement said. "We know that she was injured severely, and are devastated by what she and her family are going through. We would never knowingly put anyone in harm's way, and were shocked by what happened at our home. Due to pending litigation we have been advised not to give any interviews, however, we want Ms. Durand and her family to know that we fervently pray for her recovery daily." Durand was in emergency surgery for seven hours before her parents, John and Shirley Durand, heard from one of the doctors. "It was clear that he was saying she's in for a fight for survival. And as we later found out, she had to be resuscitated on the trauma table," John Durand told CBS News. Their daughter had been resuscitated multiple times and was put in a medically induced coma for a week, Shirley Durand added. "I was just glad to see her alive," she told CBS News. "Her whole face was totally bandaged." John Durand told his daughter "she was a miracle." CBS News met Durand when she had already been in the hospital for seven weeks. Doctors had grafted skin from her buttocks and forehead to start the process of rebuilding her face. "I feel like I didn't ask for this. So, I think that it's time to show who I am now, and I can't be scared of it," she said, revealing her face. She was released from the hospital a week later, receiving applause from her doctors and nurses. Outside of her house, the first responders who saved her life gave her a champion's welcome. Her boyfriend, 24-year-old Nathan, who stood by her side, was there, too. Durand wants to be seen not as a victim, but as an example. That's perhaps why she didn't hide her scarred body, which shows the more than 800 bites she endured. "I want dog owners to know their animals and be able to communicate with their sitters how they are," she said. "Honestly, I'm speechless. After every meet and greet I had, I always felt the same with those other dogs and they don't change their attitude from the time that I met them to the time that I go there for the first time." In physical therapy, her mouth is stretched one millimeter at a time so that she can eat more. She still faces countless surgeries. "It's not fun to think about and I also think about how amazing the doctors are," she said. "And so I'm putting it in their hands to help me." Even after the brutal attack, there's a place still in her heart for dogs. Durand was a dog-sitter for seven years and still dreams of working with animals, possibly as a dog trainer. Her parents have no doubts about her future. "She has all she has her senses now," Shirley Durand said. "She can walk, she can talk, she can smell, she can hear, and she can see. She's going to be fine." "The sky's the limit with her attitude, her survival instincts, her hope," John Durand said. In addition to the love from her family is that from Nathan, who Durand has dated for three years. He just recovered from cancer, and Durand often drove him to and stayed with him during his treatments. "I'm so grateful that I get the same opportunity to show the same level of love and care that she showed me during that time," he said. "I'm glad I get to be there for her."

According to SG Road Vigilante, these two passengers with two dogs booked a normal GoJek ride home and refused to cancel to save on the $4 cancellation fee. Driver is said to be allergic to pets. A quick check on Grab's website, drivers are allowed to cancel the trip and will not affect cancellation rate https://help.grab.com/driver/en-sg/115013217407 But this is on Grab. Rushing to get ready for work now! BRB. 😂

https://mothership.sg/2021/02/ubin-dog-kopi-o-tributes/ Never met him before but he is quite well known in Ubin. Most heartbroken thing is his brother teh-C is mourning on top of his grave.

Anyone heard or approached a Animal Communicator to communicate with your dog before? I have heard of SG animal rescue groups getting AC to ask missing dogs abt their well being Following comments from a dog fb group a little back story here the reason for asking is my wife has been asking to get an animal communicator for our little dachshund suffering from acute kidney failure about a month plus since onset. countless visits to the vet she is lethargic and breathing heavily most of the time vet says condition is stable but no improvements for her blood test (BUN level) she is home now and we have to learn to administer subcutaneous injection twice a day it is extremely stressful for my dach as well as for us because she refuse to eat her meals and meal times becomes a fight and a struggle. they can be stubborn force feeding takes about 45 mins. that actually means 1 hour of unhappiness for her 2 times a day since the onset of acute renal failure everything has been going down hill for our little girl. we are also truly aware that many fail to recover from renal failure even if its acute and not chronic Wife hope to find out from AC how is our girl feeling, is she still coping, is she tired? is she fighting just because she doesn't want mama and papa to feel sad? we also want her to tell us if she's truly tired please tell mama and papa, we don't want her to be suffering i'm skeptical when it comes to this (AC = psychic? unbelievable) hence don't wish to post on fb (wife can see and don't want to hurt her feelings). this is a car forum but i'm trying my luck here. will be good if anyone has firsthand experience or heard of something like this and let me know if it truly works or just a scam or a "feel good" for ourselves that we've done it right for our fur pals thank you

For me personally it would be animals (dogs/cats) dashing out onto the road. Even if you're traveling at a reasonable speed (say 50-60), if the said animal is too near, it would be almost impossible to avoid it. My friend has ever encountered a car tyre in ECP. He was lanesplitting on his Hayabusa when the person infront jammed brake but he couldn't change his course or ebrake. He went right over it and broke his gear lever and chipped off some fairing. Lucky to be alive. If his bike was any smaller, doubt he would be able to make it across.

Recently a mass culling of stray dogs in Seremban create some hoo-ha in Malaysia and caught quite a fair bit of attention. Here is the link. https://www.worldofbuzz.com/viral-photos-of-stray-dogs-being-euthanised-publicly-seremban-send-msians-into-outrage/ Lets share some views on what do you think of such acts by the gov given that there is news of rabies in 3 states in Malaysia. What about the shooting of crows here? Mad cow disease and bird flu saw thousands of these animals put to sleep? Is it cruel to do this? Or sld there be other ways to control the situation? I think dog lovers are going to be firing at full power.. But I think it is more than dogs only..

Was watching the news 5 minutes ago. On New Year's Eve, a couple was attacked by their neighbour's German Shepherds when they walked pass his unit. The German Shepherds attacked the couple's child and puppy. The parents got badly bitten while trying to protect their kid and the puppy. According to the news, the owner of the German Shepherds could be fined UP TO $100 if he is found guilty for not leasing the dogs properly. $100? Isn't it too light a penalty?

You've all heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for.. Woofer on the Subwoofer Puns aside, any pet owners in this forum? Would like to know if you use any equipment(s) when transporting your pets, special seat belts etc. Or do you just let your pet roam in the car?

Hot dogs will be banned in Malaysia unless restaurants agree to change their name because they sound too 'dirty' to be halal Published: 15:30 GMT, 18 October 2016 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3848196/Hot-dogs-banned-Malaysia-unless-restaurants-agree-change-sound-dirty-halal.html

Anyone knows what's the procedure if i want to purchase n import bulldog from jb? Been searching around in spore, but the price for bulldog is a bit high , 3k and above.

There are so many cases of animal abuse these days that I think these humans deserve all our respect to save our fur friends. If you come across any such videos, please share! Dog rescued from frozen river: Warming the rescued dog in the ambulance:

How dogs are put to sleep in Taiwan.

Did I read wrongly? http://tankinlian.blogspot.com/2012/03/dog...-logic-and.html Dogs and humans - a matter of logic and reason A scholar from China, Sun Xu, posted a remark "there are more dogs than humans in Singapore". Many Singaporeans were outraged and condemned him vociferously and relentlessly in the social media. The anger was amplified by the fact that he is studying in Singapore on funding provided by the Government, and is seen to be quite ungrateful. There were calls for the scholarship to be rescinded. Sun Xu regretted his careless statement and made an apology in a microblog. He also sought the assistance of the Chinese embassy to be given a chance to "repay the kindness" that he has received from Singapore. I hope that the condemnation and the call for vengeance should now subside and that this matter can be laid to rest. Let us look at this statement from the perspective of logic and reason. When Sun Xu said that there are "more dogs", he must be imputing that many Singaporeans behave like dogs, He did not say that "all" Singaporeans behave in that but he did imply that "most" Singaporeans fit into that mold. In that respect, many people (including me) would disagree with him. But, we would probably agree that "some" Singaporeans do behave badly. In the heat of anger, we forgot to ask him to explain his remark. What exactly is the negative behavior that he was alluding to? I have a dog, a Schnauzer, called Twinkle. She must have felt very offended to be associated with bad behavior, especially of the kind that is practiced by humans rather than her kind. She wanted me to point out that her kind also has positive traits, such as loyalty and friendliness, as described by the phrase " a dog is a man's best friend" There is, frankly, one part of her trait that can be attributed to some (perhaps many) Singaporeans. She wants to appear brave but deep inside, she is not that brave. When a stranger comes to the house, she would bark most loudly and relentlessly, but would keep a distance from the stranger. If challenged, she would probably run into hiding. I do not blame her, for she is really small compared to the stranger. Let us take a lesson from this saga. While many of us disagree with the statement made by Sun Xu, he has already apologized. We should display a more tolerant and forgiving attitude. We should also avoid "jumping to conclusion" and, in a similar situation in the future, ask "can you explain your statement? " That would be the trait of a reasonable person - a positive trait that Singaporeans should cultivate. Tan Kin Lian

These are the shocking images of a gruesome food market where dogs are strangled by rope for food and customers can purchase whole flame-roasted animals. The Tomohon Traditional market in North Sulawesi, Indonesia sells whole monkeys, bats, cats, dogs, pigs, rats, sloths and even giant pythons laid out on tables with painful expressions still etched on their faces. The macabre food stalls were witnessed by Oman-based photographer and blogger, Raymond Walsh, 44, who said it was easier to witness the dead and mutilated animals than it was to see the living dogs in cages awaiting their fate. Mr Walsh said: 'It was typical of a lot of local markets in the developing world - lots of fruit, vegetables and fish. The only difference was the sheer number of dead animals for sale.' On his blog www.manonthelam.com, he describes the harrowing sight of dogs in cages with their dead counterparts lying on a table nearby. 'It was easier to stomach the entrails of monkeys, rats on a stick and decapitated pigs than it was to see those live dogs awaiting their fate,' he said. 'The other animals seem foreign but I have friends who have dogs.' Although the market's dead dogs may be difficult for westerners to look at, Mr Walsh points to the different cultures and attitudes towards the animals in South East Asia. 'Put simply, Westerners see dogs solely as pets. Indonesians see them as both pets and as sources of meat - it's just how we're raised,' he said. In the photographs, many of the animals are stiff and completely black with a haunting pained expressions on their faces. 'After they are killed the animals are roasted over a fire, so the fur burns off, the skin tightens and peels back, causing that 'screaming' look,' Mr Walsh explained. 'How they are killed depends on the animal. Cats, monkeys, and sloths are shot. Bats and rats have their heads clobbered against a tree or table. Pigs are stabbed with a sharp piece of wood or metal,' he added. 'Wild boars are killed as they as they are trapped. Snakes are slashed with a knife or have their heads cut off. Dogs are strangled with a rope,' Mr Walsh went on. When asked to describe the smell, Mr Walsh said: 'In a word, appalling. There's something about the air that changes when there's that much death around.' 'It hangs heavy and it made me queasy and light-headed at the same time... It's the first time I'd ever encountered anything like it,' he added. Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2569111/Held-tiny-cages-animals-await-fate-alongside-remains-dogs-rats-monkeys-creatures-flame-roasted-WHOLE-Indonesian-market.html

i was at the place mentioned in the article last year, while exploring Bukit Brown the pack of dogs approached me, snarling with low growls... i was a little scared but i din run, i walked away calmly the dogs sensed no hostility in me and left afterwards this gan cheong spider ang moh ran and injured himself... and now, he wanted the authority to round up the dogs :angry: please leave them alone... [:(] https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=556...e=3&theater Save Our StreetDogs SOSD A newspaper report (http://goo.gl/WMFg5) inthe Straits Times today described how an American citizen, was chased by stray dogs at Bukit Brown Cemetary when cycling, falling off his bicycle and sustaining minor scratches (scratches, mind you, not dog bites). He demanded: "I would like to see the authorities round up the dogs. You can't just let wild dogs run around terrorising people, so the AVA should try to catch them." The report prompted me to make a trip down to Bukit Brown personally to assess the situation. True enough, there were some stray dogs, like the ones in the picture here. But unlike what was reported in the dramatised report, the dogs were timid, shying away from anyone who approached them. The man who works with tombstones told me a heart-wrenching story of how the Brown coloured boy behind was the sole survivor when his pack was poisoned by dog catchers 5 years ago. His family members all ate the poisoned food out of hunger, and died horrible, slow deaths; but this old man was the only clever one who did not let his hunger claim his life. The beautiful black coloured boy on the right was hungry, injured and limping. All he wanted was to survive and to have sometime to fill his stomach. "So many people come here during Ching Ming every year", yet none of them complain. If the dogs are aggressive, they would have attacked years ago. Why is the ang mo (caucasian) like that? The dogs are innocent, why does he want them to die?" another lady caretaker pleaded in Mandarin. It is heart-wrenching to see our canine friends suffer, and lose their lives over Singaporeans' (and expats) intolerance over anything and everything, and lack of respect for life. One fall off a bicycle, and 13 lives may be lost. Many of the dogs I saw today were friendly and approached humans. Those, I told the workers there, are the ones in danger. The dog catchers do not care if they are the ones responsible. They will catch as many as they can for money. This is how AVA pays them. I passed them SOSD's contact. And told them is they see anyone using cruel methods to harm the poor dogs, or if they need help in any way. Over the past 2 days, we have seen a dog brutally hung to death in Bukit Batok, and another hit & run case we had to put to sleep. Enough is enough, Singapore. Live and Let Live. ~Dr Siew Tuck Wah

:o From AsiaOne: http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/...227-405125.html Incendiary Beijing restaurant sign triggers online fury AFP Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 HANOI - A sign at a Beijing restaurant barring citizens of nations involved in maritime disputes with China - along with dogs - has triggered a wave of online outrage among Vietnamese and Filipinos. The Beijing Snacks restaurant near the Forbidden City, a popular tourist spot, has posted a sign on its door reading "This shop does not receive the Japanese, the Philippines, the Vietnamese and dog(s)." Photographs of the controversial sign have gone viral in Vietnamese-language forums and featured heavily in Philippine newspapers and websites on Wednesday. Vietnam's state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper ran a story saying the sign had "ignited online fury". It claimed many Vietnamese feel this is another example of Chinese "extreme nationalism that deserves to be condemned". "It's not patriotism, it's stupid extremism," Sy Van wrote in Vietnamese in a comment under the story, published on the paper's website. The sign provoked tens of thousands of posts on Vietnamese social networking sites and newspaper comment threads. Filipinos greeted the photo with a mixture of fury and amusement. "Blatant racism at Beijing Restaurant," journalist Veronica Pedrosa wrote in one widely-shared tweet, while Facebook user Rey Garcia used a comment thread on a news site to retort: "Who cares, they almost cook everything, even foetus and fingernails." Vietnam and the Philippines are locked in a longstanding territorial row with China over islands in the South China Sea. China and Japan have a separate acrimonious dispute over islands in the East China Sea. Philippine Foreign Department spokesman Raul Hernandez told reporters in Manila Wednesday that the Beijing restaurant sign was simply one "private view" about the maritime dispute. The photos were originally posted on Facebook. The sign's wording is particularly inflammatory as it recalls China's colonial era, when British-owned establishments barred Chinese from entering. A sign supposedly reading "No Dogs and Chinese allowed" became part of Communist propaganda after it was said to have hung outside a park in Shanghai when Western powers controlled parts of China. It has become part of Chinese folklore and featured in the 1972 Bruce Lee film "Fists of Fury" - but many historical experts say no such sign ever existed. The controversial Beijing sign was still in place Wednesday, according to the restaurant owner who gave only his surname of Wang. "No officials have contacted me about it. This is my own conduct," Wang told AFP. . - See more at: http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/...h.gelT1fKI.dpuf

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" IF YOU CAN SELECT A POPULATION AND THEY'RE EDUCATED AND THEY ARE PROPERLY BROUGHT UP THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE TOO MUCH OF THE STICK BECAUSE THEY WOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN TRAINED. IT'S LIKE WITH DOGS." LEE KUAN YEW THE MAN AND HIS IDEAS 1997

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http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/02/21/nus-c...ar-dogs-remark/ Our wasted taxpayers monies... Fark the bugger i say and remove his scholarship and deport him back to China...

I watch a documentary on cable and it's about WW II events. In one part, they were talking about how Germans attempted to march into Russia, Stalingrad, to invade Russia. At that time, Germans were mighty in their equipments and hardwares. i was shocked to learned from the documentary that the Russians started to train dogs to be like modern-day terrorists. They will train the dog to find food under tanks and vehicles, then they will starve the dogs to hunger. Then they stapped bombs to the dogs' bodies and they lie in ambush for the Germans tanks to come. Once the tanks are in sight, they will release the dog, the dog will run towards the tank, and the bombs will be ignited; disabling the tank, and the poor dog is blown to pieces. I search through internet and wiki also mentioned this technique used by the Russians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_dog So now, we cannot blame the Chinese for being cruel by eating dog meat, the bloody ang mo Russians are far worse than them. The bloody Americans also tried to use dogs during war, to bring bombs to the enemy's bunkers...........

Early in the morning, two mad dogs, nearly cause me to bang into them............. GVGT :angry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHNgDsye4XU