It has been 3 weeks since we carried Ah Bee home. He has settled in nicely and is active, cheerful and very noisy in our kitchen.

In our second week, we brought him to see his vet for a general health screening and to complete his third dose of vaccination. He is a brave boy – only let out a whimper while the vet microchipped and gave him his vaccine. The microchip needle was humongous; thicker than a 16G needle! We are glad he is well, except for his dirty ears and dandruffed skin. Since his vet visit, I have been faithfully cleaning his ears every alternate night but he has been uncooperative and fearful of his ear cleaning routine. He would struggle, bite me and show me his awesome baby teeth in an attempt to shoo me away. He looked real funny when he was angry – like some ET with eyes popping out!

Ah Toad is less fortunate. He has been chased around in the kitchen and both his feet suffered visible bite injuries. And Ah Bee was smart enough to know when we are closing the door on him and run for our dinner. He would sit next to our kitchen door like a guard door and dash through the doors in his quickest attempt to escape the kitchen. For a three – four month old puppy – he was fast!

And his favourite game in the house would be playing hide-n-seek. We would hide in 4 different corners in the house and take turns to call “Ah Bee, where arrree yooou?” Then he would follow the sound and scamper off like some mad dog. Once, he rammed his poor head into a chair while trying to make a U-turn. Thankfully, he was okay after the knock.

Croaky and myself have decided it that it was his best interest to attend obedience training to make him a better dog. He is playful and easily distracted, and it is tough getting him to understand basic commands. So far, he has learnt to sit and stay on command but he barks uncontrollably during meal-times. There was one time I watched him like a hawk and waited for 3 hours for him to pee and poo and he just wouldn’t! It is easy reading a book on how to train a puppy but when it comes to practice, both of us were at a loss; much alike to telling swordsmen to learn swordfighting by reading a book! ^They managed to do it in kungfu dramas right?^

In reality, Ah Bee is a sweet dog (when he is not barking). It’s nice to have a living pile of fur cuddle up to you when you return home after a hard’s day work. Can’t imagine how life would be without Ah Bee.

The vet wanted us to keep him in the house for 2 weeks after his third vaccine. So we are bringing him out for his first walk this weekend! Can’t wait to see his happy smile on the leash. Such a lucky dog.