We brought Ah Bee for a hobby grooming lesson last weekend – to learn how to properly care for Ah Bee; trim his nails, clean his ears, pluck ear hair, shave his fur and bath him. The lesson is of benefit to us since we are first-time dog owners. During the 3.5 hours, we learnt how to handle and control him during grooming. We could see that Ah Bee was very tired after the ultra-long grooming session. Much of his fur had been matted and had to be shaved away. I like the Botak Ah Bee because he is so much neater now!

Ah Bee is now 17 weeks old and weigh a hefty 4.2 kg. Everytime I bring out a packet of treats, he would automatically sit down quietly and wait for me to give him the food. He’s also a big glutton who barks incessantly prior to meals. He can smell the food coming. Our dog trainer has instructed us how to stop the barking. But we are too soft-hearted to apply compulsive training to him – he is still so much of a baby! Look at his innocent baby eyes and you will melt into a dream. Not easy to make him sit so still; I actually have a packet of treats in front of my camera to make him pose. Most of the time, he is jumping up and down

And Ah Bee salivating at the sight of the dog biscuits. We bought him a “Talk-to-me” treatball which allowed us to record messages and dispense treats at the same time. However this treatball was so flimsy and didn’t last more than 2 weeks. So we ended up with a packet of biscuits left for his consumption. He was really a spoilt brat and a yaya dog (that’s what Croaky likes to call him when he pees on the kitchen floor).

Our dear Bee is nursing a cough and running a bit of phlegm for a few weeks. He likes to sleep on the kitchen floor, so we have gotten him a warm bed for him to sleep. Hopefully he gets better. Perhaps we should bring him to see the vet, at the same time, get some medicated shampoo for his dandruff. The usual Croaky remarked, “His shampoo is more expensive than mine – you know?”.

Yes, I know. But he is our dear boy, and we ought to give him the best of everything. What’s more, Croaky’s hair is as coarse as the floor mat – you don’t need expensive shampoos!