At first, I thought there is no point in looking through dog breeds because I can’t afford a puppy from a breeder. But there is an advantage – when I find the right mixed breed dog, I should be in a position to know about special needs and common issues about the dog. I started [...]
Archive for April, 2008
The Yorkshire Terrier
Posted in dogs, tagged dog, pets, terrier, yorkie, yorkshire on April 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Day 5: The demise
Posted in fish, tagged betta, death, fish, pets on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I woke up this morning, the cheerful fluttering of betta fins was missing. Bugle had lost his battle with a terminal disease overnight. I felt myself looking at his bowl from different angles, hoping for a small sign of movement. It was still and although the water was at room temperature (gotten warm now) [...]
White Spot: Day 3
Posted in fish, tagged betta, fish, pets on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Discovering a new feature in my digital camera hasn’t ever been so rewarding! I used the Macro-Closeup mode on my Nikon Coolpix S4 to grab a snapshot of my betta’s exterior, so that I can monitor his progress as he battles what seems like a strong case of Ich (white spot).
This was cause for worry, [...]
Bugle, my betta
Posted in fish, tagged betta, ich, sick, white spot on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is Bugle in his very own 2.5 gallon tank.
Two days back, I noticed that Bugle was not swimming around as much, just lying around under the leaves of the plant or by the gravel at the bottom. His orientation was also not upright, like when people doze off and tilt to one side. When [...]
Fish and diseases
Posted in fish on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I told a good friend I wanted to get a dog over summer (which is just two months away!) and she told me that I should be able to take care of a fish first, being that I’ve never lived with pets before. For some reason, it sounded like a mighty easy task then, [...]
A Yorkie apartment
Posted in dogs, tagged yorkie on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The first challenge with getting a dog, for a person that lives far from home, is to find a house with a landlord that doesn’t have a problem with dogs. Good news for me is, I found an affordable single bedroom apartment that’s suitable. It even has a nice backyard where my future pet can [...]
Narrowing the group
Posted in dogs, tagged dog on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After reading through a few sites on the Internet, I decided to drop by the closest Humane Society to talk to an actual Adoption Counselor. Not so surprisingly, he told me the same thing I had read in a lot of places – I was to do my research. I’m a Ph.D. student, so I [...]
