Animated photos on the Note 3

I've been experimenting with the Note 3 ' animated photo feature and so far, it's been rather interesting trying it out on Zest and Honey. While I haven't got it fully figured out yet, the function basically takes 2 or more animated subjects and allows you to freeze one.

It does come with a few flaws though, firstly, your subjects ideally shouldn't be touching each other as it makes freezing one difficult.  The other is, once u have edited a photo, it becomes a fully animated gif and it can't be edited or changed back to the original file anymore.

Boss, post Christmas

A few days ago I came across a story on one of SPCA's adopted pets, a hamster. I thought it was quite sweet to feature adopted pets and what become of them. For a while, we have been neglecting Boss because Zeus and Honey took up so much of our time. But this Christmas, I went all out to buy Boss a Tunnel Haven and Cottontail cottage, and other goodies from Binky Bunny and I'm glad to see that Boss is pretty happy with his new toys.

Cafe Melba Review

I went to Cafe Melba at Goodman Arts Centre recently with the dogs and here's my experience.

Cafe Melba was quite nice. It was nearly empty and there was an indoor air-conditioned segment and a wide open patio with lots of seats and looking out into a big grassy field. I was having quite a nice time and the dogs were walking around freely, exploring the field and the tables. Two of the staff were also pretty nice, providing water for the dogs and stopping by to pet them.

Watch them run!

A lovely day at Tanjong Beach and their only outing this weekend.

The newly renovated Sun Ray Cafe

It's hard to find a good pet cafe and the nearest to us was actually NEX, which we didn't really like because of the food and the parking.

Sun Ray at Brighton Crescent (along Serangoon Garden Way) was another option, but it used to be small and a little dark, although the food was good.

We were glad that it was renovated recently because the place is now much much better and bigger.

Check out the new spacious interior and comfy seats

Reading Their Minds

Yesterday we attended a fundraising dinner featuring animal communicator Rosina Arquati. Funds raised will go to Noah's Ark animal Shelter.


(Rosina is seated on the far left in the video)

Although I didn't spend much time talking to Rosina, I was quite amazed at the extent people will go to to find out if their pets are happy. One girl even brought her two birds and a mouse.

Yoshi the lost retriever + animal welfare

He was a sorry sight when we saw him, walking aimlessly along Pasir Ris Park, with a worn collar hanging on his neck, looking rather scruffy and worse for wear. He had no dog tag.

The owner was nowhere to be found.

We followed him to the beach, and saw him picking up dead washed up fish from the sand and gobbling it down. Then he went for a swim in the sea.

He was definitely a vagrant dog. But where was his owner? Passers-by ignored him and Muslim families shunned him. It was a matter of time before someone called the AVA to take him away.

Zeus and his Croc

Early one morning, I was surprised to find Zeus interested in his Kyjen crocodile, a toy I bought him for Christmas, but Zeus wasn't really interested in. Maybe he managed to figure out how to make it squeak (not easy cause need to press hard).

Everything was going well until Honey sneezed..lol..

See video below.

The Best Christmas

Over the past few months, mummy has been quite upset and not in the mood to post because of an incident. She had been planning a post called "The Elitist Dog Owner" in order to vent her frustration, but somehow wasn't sure if she has calmed down enough to post it in an objective manner.

Zeus and Honey play ball ball!

Hormone-free chicken wings from Meat the Butcher

Last weekend, mummy bought some hormone-free chicken wings from Meat the Butcher and decided to make a video of how she cuts them, and how Zeus and Honey eats them. This is because her friend claims that her dog makes a big mess when it comes to eating chicken wings, and puts it on the floor and gets blood all over his chest.

Certifect, Risks, and Saving Money on Dosages

Recently, we decided to try applying a new flea and tick control product on Zeus and Honey. It's called Certifect. It's more powerful than Frontline because it contains an added ingredient - amitraz. However reviewers warn that it is a dangerous product and causes adverse reactions and even death in dogs.

Car Wash

Am now hooked on taking Zeus to the car wash. He's so funny!

Another round of K9 cafe with Pebbles

*update2*

Zeus and Honey are tick infested again :(

We shaved them and found more ticks over the weekend. We think eggs on their bodies have hatched. Some of the ticks are so small, they can't really be pulled off with fingers.

We are the Furballs (WTF)

Last Saturday we brought Zeus and Honey to a new dog cafe known as WTF, or We are the Furballs. Misleading name aye?

It's a Taiwanese style pet cafe whereby you pay to enter an upper storey which houses 5 to 6 small dogs. If you are bringing your pets, please note that only small dogs are allowed. We had a hard time trying to get Zeus in because he's medium-sized.

For $6.50 (weekdays)/ $7.50 weekends per person, you'll also get a free basic bubble tea (worth $2.50) of your choice. You'll need to top up if you want a more elaborate flavour. No food is allowed.

However, if you want food, you are free to dine downstairs, where a very sparse offering of only 3 items - spicy popcorn chicken, fries and tea egg are offered. The cafe has a collaboration with the Loft, two doors away, where you can order their western food and have them served at WTF.

We had a whole family with us - 6 of us - checking out this place on a weekend. So it's about $45 for all of us just to go upstairs with one measly drink.

Separation and reunion

It's been two weeks since we came back from our 6 night vacation in Prague, Czech Republic. Before that we were considering how should we board Zeus and Honey. Daddy thinks the two of them should not be separated, however mummy thinks that grandma probably won't be able to handle two naughty dogs. Grandma doesn't walk too well because of a leg problem, and she can't chase the dogs if either of them ran away during walks.

Gate guardians

Whenever one of us steps outside the house for a moment, these two become gate guardians and emo dogs.

Weekend update

Here's what we did over the weekend. We sent Zeus and Honey for grooming at Thor's place. We've always visited Thor at night, so now that we visited him in the day, here is a clearer view of what his place really looks like. It is BIG huh.
 
Zeus doesn't really get along with Thor though. You can see his grouchy face in the video (below).

An afternoon at Pasir Ris Park!

We've been going to Pasir Ris Park quite a bit lately. Purely because it's quieter and there's a new cafe called 5 Drunken Rabbits there that's dog friendly. Zeus and Honey do have lots of fun there, and there's plenty to do!

Cocker Spaniel-Shih Tzu?

Could THIS

Cocker Spaniel Puppy

And THIS

Shih Tzu Puppy

Possibly make THIS?

Weird Shih Tzu mix, aka Zeus