Sun Ray Cafe

So yesterday, we brought Popo for her usual swimming grooming (and teeth scaling) session, and I saw a side of her which is kinda worrying. As usual, she's overwhelmed by the sniffing dogs there but usually she's okay when she sits on my lap. But this time, she was pretty vocal - growling when the others sniffed too much. And she snapped at a border collie. Hai.

She just up-ed the difficulty level of socializing her. T_T

Then we dropped by Sun Ray Cafe. Thankfully it wasn't very crowded, cos I don't quite think Popo can handle another bunch of dogs. There was only one other dog, which left shortly after we arrived. For some reason I get very pleased when people tell me they haven't heard of a papillon before.

The tired girl.

Had read many positive reviews about the food and service and I was quite excited. Also because we were starving (first meal of the day at 4.30pm).

My hot mocha ($5) and SSD's double choc ($7). Mine was nice, although not as hot as I would like it to be. The choc was super rich and sinful. But yummy!

My dory fish and chips ($16). Loved every bit of it - from the 2 huge pieces of beer-battered fish to the truffle fries. I would go back for this.

SSD's spring chicken ($20). A little expensive for the portion, but it looked and smelt good. I don't take chicken so no idea how it tasted. The asparagus was nice. Lol.

 

Menu for dogs was super duper limited. And I thought they were meatballs; quite disappointed to hear it was just boiled pieces of meat. Even more disappointed when her lamb ($6) arrived. It was minced, and the portion was pathetic. P/s. Lamb was a wrong choice as there was the yucky mutton-y smell since it was cooked. I'm even more firm on raw feeding now. Tsk.

So that sums up our first visit to a dog cafe. I'm not sure if I should visit more. Not sure if Popo can handle the amount of dogs. Any not so popular ones? 

Our first raw chicken feet

This deserves a blog post because I think it's a big deal. Popo had her first raw chicken feet today LOL. I know I know, I've blogged a lot on her raw feeding. But chicken feet! They're so creepy and freak me out. Totally. I used to be unable to even look at them, much less handle them.

However, chicken feet are a good (and natural) source of glucosamine. Popo's almost 5 years old already, and she jumps a lot on hard floorings. I'm pretty reluctant to feed her store-bought glucosamine supplements, since she doesn't have a problem with her joints at the moment. So chicken feet are like the perfect addition to her diet - an occasional cheap and natural dose of glucosamine.

So yes, I touched a chicken foot for the first time today. And gave Popo her first one too. *proud of self*

Some 'tips' I got online:

1. Don’t look closely at the feet. (Shit!)
2. Don’t listen to the sounds of scratching nails as you dump the package into the bowl. (Nope, snipped them off!)
3. Don’t watch your pup eat the feet because inevitably your dog will look up at you with a foot hanging out of it’s mouth. (Oops! Yes she did. Now I'm traumatized.)
4. No, you don’t need to clip the nails before feeding. (Double oops!)
5. Yes, they are considered a full meal. (Nope! A full meal on feet is gonna give my girl the runs.)
6. No, it won’t hurt coming out the other end. (That's good to know.)

I tried to hold on to it while she chewed, but she still managed to pull it away. Gave her some time to finish it, heart thumping anxiously, and lastly, she looked up at me with a satisfied look. It took her longer than the usual chicken neck, so I'm sure she got a better workout too. Very happy mom is me now. I just hope the huge amount of skin won't give her the runs. *cross fingers*

And I still need a snood. Where on earth can I get one?!

Edit 04/02: She pooped! Nice and firm, which means chicken feet will be part of her diet from now on! Happy mom. Lol.

CNY 2014

Happy CNY! Hope you all had loads of angbao. This year was a quiet affair, since we couldn't go visiting. Which was actually welcoming for me cause firstly, I was (still) sick. And secondly, I wasn't in the mood lol. Shall make it my goal to escape overseas every year from now on! =X

I quite like CNY this year. Last Friday (初一), I spent majority of the day at home, nua-ing and bathing the dog. Then popped over to SSD's place for awhile, before he came to mine. 

And on 初二, we all popped over to grandma's place. I got to bring Popo, along with her pretty new ribbon and bell! I wish I could bring myself to dress her up in pretty clothes, but personally I think dogs look silly in frilly skirts or dresses. And definitely not in this weather, even though she's single-coated. 

She wasn't used to the ribbon so I removed it after all the guests left. I guess natural is the way to go lol. Anyway, everyone loved her, especially the kids. I was a little not very happy because it wasn't hard to see that Popo was stressed out by the amount of attention she got. But none as bad as today (初三). My dad's friends came over and one had a little girl who went a little crazy with Popo.

She kept trying to get Popo to fetch and initially she entertained. But later she got bored and irritated and kept trying to avoid the little girl. Annnnddd the girl kept chasing her around. I was a little pissed too since she kept staying in my room and asking me questions. -_-

She's a pretty nice girl though, just that I reeeaaalllyyy don't like kids. Nor do I like seeing my baby stressed out like that. Next time they're coming I'm bringing my girl out.

Oh wells. Didn't get a lot of angbao this year. But Popo got a few! I think they're enough to cover next week's swimming session as well as the 2 toys I ordered for her. Speaking of which, I'm super excited about those toys. Can't wait to let Popo play. I hope she likes them. =)

2 more days before work starts. Not looking forward!