Life Stages

Twenty years ago, I met a dog whose eyes held the whole sky... I didn't know then that I wasn't just gaining a dog. I was signing up for twenty years of being taught, patiently and repeatedly, how to love something that could not speak. Loving a new animal does not quietly erase the one who came before — if anything, it proves how much that first love mattered, because you're choosing to survive its absence by giving the same gift again.

In Singapore, some dogs are abandoned. Others are simply left behind by life. Dog Dog—affectionately known as Mr. No Name Dog—was once part of a family. He had an elderly couple to call home, a familiar routine, and people who loved him. Then, everything changed. His human passed away. His remaining caregiver was living with dementia and could no longer care for him. And somewhere along the way, an old dog who had once known the comfort of a home became a dog who was

Yes, dogs have teenage years too. The exact timing varies between individual dogs and breeds, but adolescence is a major developmental period. Your dog isn't simply getting bigger. They're changing physically, socially and behaviourally. And just like human teenagers, they can sometimes appear to have forgotten everything you've taught them. They haven't necessarily forgotten. Their brains and bodies are changing. Their environment is becoming more interesting. Their confiden