I am usually busy on Sundays.
If we are not too lazy when we wake up, my mum, my sister (witch) and myself would bring Domin to the Macdonald’s at Bukit Batok Community Centre. We would order a hamburger for her – plain of course, no salt and pepper to be added on top of what is already in the beef patty. We knew it was unhealthy but well, we thought she was already quite senior and heck, might as well let her enjoy while she can! Sometimes, we would also order french fries – unsalted too, of course. She simply loved fast food, just like a little child.
She would bark loudly while we separate the patty from the bread. As we tear the patty into small pieces for her and waited for them to cool, she would yelp continuously until she finally got to eat the patty. Patience was definitely not one of her virtues and she hated having to wait for her food. She would finish the patty but turn her nose up at the bread. A few times, we tried to mix the patty with the bread but she was able to pick out the patty from the bread! Even if she had accidentally taken some bread into her mouth, she would spit it out once she realizes she has been ‘cheated’.
After eating her hamburger and drinking some water (provided by Macdonald’s in their small white cup), she would pee on the grass patch just in front of Macdonald’s. That was her modus operandi.
We would then take a lift to the 4th floor of the Community Centre. We would bring her to run or walk along the corridor back and forth a few times. Thereafter we would just sit at the bench and let her roam around on her own. Sometimes, we would go to the playground that was just beside the lift lobby. After a while, she would always prefer to go back to her pram – she was one lazy girl.
Thereafter we would proceed home. On the way home, I would usually stop by NTUC / “Shop & Save” to buy some chicken meat and/or pork for her. In recent months, I bought more pork than chicken. Chicken meat, according to my mum (I am not sure how true it is), is bad for cough and Domin has been coughing for quite a while.
Once home, I would rest for a short while then proceed to wash her ears. She hated having her ears washed. She would shriek or whine or whimper while I was cleaning out the dirt in her smelly ears. Her left ear is particularly prone to infection and always dirty and swollen while the right ear is always pink and healthy. After the ear wash, without fail, she will walk over to pee on the newspapers (yes, pee again).
Then it would be bath time. I would always wet her neck first. I have read from books many years ago that the neck should always be wet first – if the body was wet first, the lice/mites/fleas would move from the wet body to the dry neck and head area. Throughout the years, I have always followed this advice though I am sure Domin is free of all these parasites. After lathering her, I would leave the lather on for a few minutes. I have been using this particular brand of ‘orange mango’ shampoo for a while and I love the smell. Thereafter, I would rinse her twice. Since puppy days, she likes to snuggle against my legs during bath time. This and her shaking ensure that I could never be dry after bathing her. After the final rinse, my job was finally done.
The witch would then take over – she was responsible for drying Domin. Whilst she towels and then blow-dry Domin, the witch would always grumble and complain, in typical witch fashion.
As I take my shower, I can always hear the droning sound of the hair-dryer punctuated by Domin’s sharp barks…
This has always been the way I spend my Sundays.
Domin’s jie-jie
If we are not too lazy when we wake up, my mum, my sister (witch) and myself would bring Domin to the Macdonald’s at Bukit Batok Community Centre. We would order a hamburger for her – plain of course, no salt and pepper to be added on top of what is already in the beef patty. We knew it was unhealthy but well, we thought she was already quite senior and heck, might as well let her enjoy while she can! Sometimes, we would also order french fries – unsalted too, of course. She simply loved fast food, just like a little child.
She would bark loudly while we separate the patty from the bread. As we tear the patty into small pieces for her and waited for them to cool, she would yelp continuously until she finally got to eat the patty. Patience was definitely not one of her virtues and she hated having to wait for her food. She would finish the patty but turn her nose up at the bread. A few times, we tried to mix the patty with the bread but she was able to pick out the patty from the bread! Even if she had accidentally taken some bread into her mouth, she would spit it out once she realizes she has been ‘cheated’.
After eating her hamburger and drinking some water (provided by Macdonald’s in their small white cup), she would pee on the grass patch just in front of Macdonald’s. That was her modus operandi.
We would then take a lift to the 4th floor of the Community Centre. We would bring her to run or walk along the corridor back and forth a few times. Thereafter we would just sit at the bench and let her roam around on her own. Sometimes, we would go to the playground that was just beside the lift lobby. After a while, she would always prefer to go back to her pram – she was one lazy girl.
Thereafter we would proceed home. On the way home, I would usually stop by NTUC / “Shop & Save” to buy some chicken meat and/or pork for her. In recent months, I bought more pork than chicken. Chicken meat, according to my mum (I am not sure how true it is), is bad for cough and Domin has been coughing for quite a while.
Once home, I would rest for a short while then proceed to wash her ears. She hated having her ears washed. She would shriek or whine or whimper while I was cleaning out the dirt in her smelly ears. Her left ear is particularly prone to infection and always dirty and swollen while the right ear is always pink and healthy. After the ear wash, without fail, she will walk over to pee on the newspapers (yes, pee again).
Then it would be bath time. I would always wet her neck first. I have read from books many years ago that the neck should always be wet first – if the body was wet first, the lice/mites/fleas would move from the wet body to the dry neck and head area. Throughout the years, I have always followed this advice though I am sure Domin is free of all these parasites. After lathering her, I would leave the lather on for a few minutes. I have been using this particular brand of ‘orange mango’ shampoo for a while and I love the smell. Thereafter, I would rinse her twice. Since puppy days, she likes to snuggle against my legs during bath time. This and her shaking ensure that I could never be dry after bathing her. After the final rinse, my job was finally done.
The witch would then take over – she was responsible for drying Domin. Whilst she towels and then blow-dry Domin, the witch would always grumble and complain, in typical witch fashion.
As I take my shower, I can always hear the droning sound of the hair-dryer punctuated by Domin’s sharp barks…
This has always been the way I spend my Sundays.
Domin’s jie-jie
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