Animal's name:Oscar(male) Queenie(female) both siblings female is elder sister
Age:Born on the 25th May 2010 (11months old)
Gender:1 male 1 female (Both sterilised when 6 months old)
Breed:pure breed Shih Tzu (normal size.male tan and cream colours, while female tri-colours(black. tan and cream colours)
HDB-approved:YES and both are licensed
Vaccinated:YES (all vaccination cards will be given to new owners)
Sterilised:YES
Microchipped?YES
Health condition?very healthy
Physical description? Both are normal sizes Shih Tzu.fosterer (me) trimmed the coat into puppy cut for easy maintenance.
Personality/temperament? Both are a bit active as they are still in their puppyhood. Favorite past time is chasing after each others' tails. fighting for toys. They are very close to each other cause they are together since birth.
Toilet trained?Almost fully cage trained. female can pee and poo inside the cage on its own while male needs to reminds him sometimes. Just tell him the words "go urine" and he will run to the cage and do its 'Business".
Understands basic commands? YES, female understand hand shake, give me five and sit while male will automatic come to you when you stirring foods in their metal plates ,hand with treats and sit.
Personality/temperament?
a bit active due to still in their puppyhood. no sign of aggressiveness in them even when you want to take away the treats when they are eating but they faster finish the treats when they saw your hands coming.
Both will be waggling its tails when people entering the house after a greeting (1-2 barkings) when people knocking the front door . They are used to staying house with corridor so passer-by or strangers walk by they usually heck-care or 1-2 barks if they talk very loudly outside, (I usually closed the doors).
Male likes to steal female's foods. Both very curious towards things around them
Good with other pets? like to disturb my old dog but my dog will heck care and walk away and both of them either follow my dog or play on its own.
Good with children?Owner has a 7 years old daughter at home.
Why is it being put up for fostering/adoption?
The pair belongs to my brother and it's a pressie from friends. First time owner so asking me to daycare for them while they are working. All went well until on Monday, 11th April 2011, a HBD officers came knocking at my door and told me to remove my brother's dogs due to neighbour's complaint on having more than 1 dog at my unit.
Tried to explained to him that both are licensed and I am only looking after in the daytime when evening or nightime, owner will fetch them back. But officer said dogs only can at other people's house for temporary period of time but not on long term basis.If on long term basis means owning the dogs.
I was given 2 weeks' time to discuss this matter with my brother either put the dogs at the house in the daytime or put them in the petshop/petfarm for boarding.
My brother refused to accept any of the option given as he used to just bringing the dogs home to sleep while daytime I will feeding them,cleaning the cage,basic or full grooming for them.
After much consideration,he decided to ask me to help them to look for adopter. If given a choice, I hope things remain the same as I love the dogs very much. So I hope any experienced volunteer/rehomer can screen for suitable adopter for them.
Other comments: As I am inexperienced in rehoming a dog, I need a volunteer/rehomer to screen on people who are interested in them.No adoption fee required but if adopter insist, please ask them to donate to the animal shelter.The pair are with me now for the convenience for adopter for viewing.
For my part, my hubby and I already started to ask around (among dog lovers to spread this news and see any friends/relatives who is interested in adopting them.)
I will be looking after/fostering for 2 weeks if by then still haven't find a suitable adopter, I will call up HDB to check whether can delay the time.PLease help to spread this new. THANK YOU.
[sun 17 apr 2011. shared on request. source: email, 13 apr 2011.]
mon 18 apr 2011
the pair have already been adopted separately by 2 kind hearted persons.
