Dog whisperer Dolito - Pets talk: That’s Embarrassing

The two kittens (Teddy and Don-Don) are growing up. They can be called cats instead of kittens now.

 

Today I took my smartphone to visit them. I wanted to take some pictures. Teddy found my intention and said quickly, “Grandma! Take close-up pictures of us. Avoid the rest of the room!”

I asked him, “Why?”

 

Teddy’s reaction was very cute. He said, “Because it’s a mess! You can’t take pictures of this. Not before it’s cleaned up.”

 

In fact, whenever I try to take pictures of them, Teddy would hear his mommy, Renee, say this. She always says, “Just take some close-up pictures of the two. Don’t include the room in the pics. It’s a mess. That’d be embarrassing!”

 

Now Teddy has learned that.

Dog whisperer Dolito~ Pets talk: Nobody Dislikes Me

Nani the Shiba Inu was a very cute girl. She sat there quietly, eyes following my camera everywhere. She knew I was taking pictures of her and she was very comfortable with that.

The owner raised Nani somewhere outside. She was planning to bring her home and to introduce her to the family. Before that, she got the chance to take Nani to Miss Dolito, to see what Nani thought.

 

Nani said to her owner, “You often play with me.“ The owner nodded. But what Nani said next was kinda confusing. She said, “Sometimes I thought you’re serious.”

 

We looked at the owner, expecting for some explanation.

 

The owner thought for a while. It seemed that she finally thought of something. She smiled a bit awkwardly and said, “Sometimes my way of playing with her is pretending that I’m going to hit her or something. I scare her intentionally. But I’m just playing. I’ll never hit her or do anything to hurt her.”

 

But apparently Nani did get scared sometimes. Nani said, “So sometimes I get angry.” The owner hugged Nani and said she’d play some normal games if she didn’t like the original ones.

 

 

Nani then turned to her owner’s friend and said, “You don’t like dogs. Not very much.”

 

The girl was surprised but confused at the same time. She said, “Why’d you say that? I like dogs.” She stared at Nani, waiting for a reply.

 

Nani said to her, “You never fed me.”

 

They laughed. The friend thought Nani’s owner feeding her was enough. But Nani saw things in a different way. We were happy that Nani’s misunderstanding could be fixed that day.

 

Nani said to her, like a reminder, “Next time, don’t forget to feed me something!”

 

 

The owner talked about her plan to take Nani home. But she was also worried about her family’s reaction. She wasn’t sure if her family was going to accept Nani as their new family member.

 

Nani smiled and said, “They will accept me. I’m one hundred percent sure. Nobody dislikes me.”

Nani’s confidence also encouraged her owner.

 

Finally, the owner asked Nani, “Am I nice to those stray dogs?” It seemed she was raising other dogs besides Nani. Nani agreed, “Very. You have a big heart.” She smiled, and then asked, “Will you get jealous?” Nani said, “No.”

 

Because those stray dogs really needed her kindness. Nani knew that. She appreciates her owner’s love, and also hoped more stray animals could be helped.

Dog Whisperer Dolito~ Pets talk: Stop using the computer!

I went to Renee’s room to visit the kittens.

The moment I opened the door, I saw Teddy lying on her keyboard.

I looked at him. He looked back at me.

Teddy said, “I won’t let Mommy use the computer!”

I asked him, “Why?”

He said, “Once she starts using it, she’ll forget about us.”

Even a little kitten knew that his mom would ignore him if she was on the computer!

Dog whisperer Dolito- I'm here!

Today I saw an article talking about how we can be blinded by our perception. Sometimes we believe in one thing and our confidence is so high that we can’t see the truth is actually different from what we think it should be.

This short story can be an example, and it’s a cute one.

One morning, Miss Dolito went into Renee’s room to see Teddy as she always did.

She saw him immediately after she came in. She hugged him and kissed him, and she could barely let go of him.

But there was a voice coming from behind her feet, saying, “I’m here! I’m here! I am Teddy! He’s not!”

Miss Dolito looked at the kitten in her hands with surprise, and then looked at Teddy, and then back at the kitten again. She had been convinced that the only kitten in Renee’s room was Teddy. But the truth was there was another kitten. Who was he by the way?

Renee, who was still lying on her bed, noticed that her mother was confused. She said, “He’s Don-Don. I brought him back just lately.”

Miss Dolito was totally without words. . .

Dog whisperer Dolito- pets talk: confidence

Miss Dolito’s family decided to have all Chocolate’s fur trimmed. He was likely to have some skin disease but they couldn’t see clearly what that was because of his fur — now he hardly have any.

They were afraid that Chocolate would depreciate himself for not looking as handsome as usual. But Chocolate seemed to take it well.

Renee was so curious about how Chocolate felt that she said, like a reminder, “Chocolate, your furs are gone.”

Chocolate said, “Yep! I look great. I look great without furs!”

Renee asked, “Won’t you feel strange that you don’t have any fur?”

Chocolate replied, “No! I like it! My head is lighter now; it used to heavier. Plus I don’t have to shake my head after drinking water; my face won’t get wet without fur!”

Renee asked jokingly, “Do you wanna look in the mirror and see how you look now?”
Chocolate asked, “What is MIRROR?”

They just found out the fact that Chocolate had never looked at himself in the mirror. How did he know if he’s handsome or not? He really was full of confidence!

Dog whisperer Dolito- Pets talk: We Will Bless You

It’s been a while since I last shared stories of our little angels in the memorial pagoda. So here’s one: this cute dog, Tien-Tien (transliteration of 甜甜, meaning ‘sweet’) was a hybrid from Maltese, Yorkshire Terrier and one or two other breeds. She’s been in our memorial pagoda for a long time.

Last year, her child, Wang-Wang (transliteration of 旺旺) passed away and their mom bought the ‘cube’ next to Tien-Tien’s, so that Wang-Wang could stay with his mother.

This is the picture of Wang-Wang:

Tien-Tien said, “We’re together again, finally! I’m happy. Thank you, Mom!”

The owner nodded. Tien-Tien went on, “You took good care of us when we were alive. Now even when we’re dead, you still take great care of us. I’m really appreciative!”

She said, “Mom. Wang-Wang and I will bless you!”

The owner asked them, “How do you feel now?” They seemed to die of disease. The owner was worried that their souls still felt painful. But Tien-Tien comforted her.

“We’re both fine. Mom. Take care of yourself.” said Tien-Tien. “I hope you can visit us often. We’ll behave ourselves. Don’t worry about us!”

Tien-Tien was really sweet. Thanks to Miss Dolito, they could still feel together even when they were worlds apart. And thank God for giving Miss Dolito this special gift to help.
 

Dog whisperer Dolito- Pets talk: I’ve Warned You

Wang-Fu the Shiba Inu had been to our charitable weekend trip once before this conversation took place. His sister took part in another charitable activity and saw Miss Dolito. The sister told Miss Dolito that Wang-Fu went missing a week ago and was found later. She was so curious about where Wang-Fu went.

Wang-Fu saw Miss Dolito and said immediately, “I know her. I’ve talked to Miss Dolito before.” The sister asked him where he was when everybody was looking for him. He said, kinda innocently, “I wanna go out to play, but I didn’t know how to go back.” He almost scared his sister to death. Thank God he was found.

“Dad and Mom are too slow. I have to wait for them every time we walk together. I’m not that patient.” said Wang-Fu. Then he changed subject, saying to his sister, “You and your husband are separate.”

Wang-Fu’s sister laughed. She said, “Because we work in different cities. We have to live in different places. But we’re good.” She thought there was nothing to be worried about, but Wang-Fu didn’t think so. Wang-Fu asked, “Will you get a divorce?” “What? No! Wang-Fu, we’ve only been married for six months!” shouted out the sister.

Wang-Fu was still worried. He said, “This is not good. You should live together.”

His sister smiled and asked him, “But what about my job?”

Wang-Fu didn’t answer her. He said, “Your husband is a public servant. He has a stable job. You have to watch out.” “For what?” asked the sister, really confused.

Wang-Fu explained, “A man who has a stable job and doesn’t live with his wife tends to make out with other women. This happens all the time in Korean soap operas.”

The sister couldn’t stop laughing. Maybe she shouldn’t watch TV shows that weren’t like Animal Planet when Wang-Fu was around. Yet this conversation wasn’t over for Wang-Fu. He said, “Your salary isn’t good enough anyway. Why don’t you just quit and stay with him?”

Well, Wang-Fu’s sister seemed to have much confidence in her husband. So she wasn’t going to quit her job only for fear that her husband might cheat on her.
“Anyway. I’ve warned you! Don’t say I didn’t tell you so if anything happens.” said Wang-Fu, who really started to scare his sister. But hopefully nothing would happen.

 

Dog whisperer Dolito- Pets talk: He’s Watching Over You

When an owner takes more than one pet to Miss Dolito, chances are that only one of them will talk. That pet is the ‘boss’ among all the pets and others will just watch and listen to him/her.
Last year a family took their lovely cats to our charitable weekend trip. Three cats. But only one of them talked. Won-Lien was the oldest cat in their family; she refused to go out of her carrier so we all crouched on the floor to keep an eye contact with her.

Won-Lien said, “Some people died in our family. Few in a row.”
The mother nodded and told us that was few years ago. There was a time when their relatives died one by one, and then her husband, too. That was sad. And for the record, they met Won-Lien on the funeral.

Won-Lien said, “I saw him. The dead man is still in our house; I can still see him.” I thought the mother would feel surprised, but I was wrong. She smiled and said, “No wonder!”
“It has been years since my husband died. But I keep dreaming of him. In those dreams he still lives with us as if he never left.” said the mother.

Won-Lien said, “He’s watching over you. And he will always be there.” The mother’s eyes were filled with tears of joy.

Then Won-Lien said to the only boy in the room, “You’re the big brother.” They said the boy was the youngest child in the family. But to Won-Lien, he was the ‘big brother.’ Won-Lien went on, “You need to study hard. You don’t do it hard enough. And you have to be responsible.”
One of the sisters asked, “He’s young. Isn’t it too early to talk about this?”

Won-Lien said to the brother, “You’re the most irresponsible one in the family. You’re spoiled. You need to grow up.” Her words made perfect senses. I didn’t think it was too early at all. It would be too late if they tell him to be responsible after he graduated from school.

Won-Lien said, “You have to be able to protect your mother and sisters, or the dead man would be worried.” The boy nodded. He could also consider it the will of his father.

Then Won-Lien said to everyone except the mother, “All of you are students. You have to study hard. I think you’re all slack.” Everyone laughed. I wasn’t sure if Won-Lien was right. Won-Lien sounded like a gentle mother, “Stop slacking off in your studies.”

                                               
Won-Lien said to one of the girls, “You have a boyfriend.” They laughed again. That girl was actually the girlfriend of the young boy.

Won-Lien said to another girl, “You also have a secret boyfriend.” The family laughed even harder. That was totally not a secret. It was just that she never brought her boyfriend home so Won-Lien never had the chance to see him.

Won-Lien said to her sister, “You have my blessing.” But then she said, “But be careful. Don’t be fooled. It will be too late to regret anything if bad things happen.” She hadn’t met the guy, so she was worried about what kind of a person he would be. “You need to control your temper as well. You can’t expect others to treat you like a princess.” The sister smiled and nodded.

Finally, Won-Lien said to the children, “Do not talk back to your mother. Be obedient and respectful to her, okay? “

They all nodded immediately. I could see they’re a harmonious family. The mother was deeply touched by Won-Lien’s words, so were Miss Dolito and I.

Pets talk: Bones

Many people have the concept which relates dogs to bones. People who haven’t fed a dog before, especially elder people, tend to believe that it’s a common fact that dogs eat bones. Is that right? Well, you may wanna take a look at this story.

Q-si was a good-looking (kinda handsome, don’t you think?) girl. She was strong but gentle. She was nervous when she first came to Miss Dolito’s pet hotel and couldn’t sit down, but still wore a cute smile on her face all the time.
Her sisters explained to us that usually she was healthy, but sometimes Q-si lost her appetite and looked a bit sick. But the vet said she should be fine; there was no problem with her health. So they were very confused and concerned about Q-si.

We waited for Q-si to start talking. After a while, she finally calmed down and said to one of the sisters, “The guy who took care of me together with you. I wanna see him again.”

Q-si was a stray dog. The sister and her friend found her in their school, and took care of her together. When they were about to graduate, they decided to take Q-si home. Her friend wasn’t allowed to have a pet, so Q-si was taken to her present home.

Q-si said, “He often took me out to play.” It seemed that she really missed him. The sister looked a bit awkward and said that they actually had lost contact for years. But for the sake of Q-si, she would try to reach him.

Q-si said to her owners, “I was lucky to have you as family. I’m so happy!”

Since Q-si was in “talking mode” the family could start to ask questions. (You wouldn’t get any answer if the pets didn’t want to talk, of course.) They immediately asked about her health.

Q-si said, “I’m healthy.”

The family nodded with smiles, but asked, “Then why do you look sick sometimes?”

“I lose appetite sometimes. It’s because of my stomach.” answered Q-si. The family still looked confused. If there was something wrong with her stomach, how was she healthy?

Here’s the fact: Q-si’s stomach ache wasn’t caused by illness.

Q-si explained, “Bones. I eat bones, and then I feel uncomfortable.”

The family was very surprised. But after a moment of looking back, they found that Q-si did become sick whenever she ate bones. It was just that they never connected the two things together.
So, about the question that had been bothering the sisters for so long, Q-si said, “It was because of the bones.”

(Just think about it. Dogs usually don’t chew their food with patience. Most of them don’t make sure that the thing they swallow won’t hurt their stomach. So why do people think they would be careful when eating a bone?)

Q-si’s mom frowned and asked, “If she feels uncomfortable every time she eats bones, then why does she still eat it? It’s like one of her favorite food!”

Well, wasn’t that obvious? Just like I knew eating too many donuts would make me fat but I still ate a lot.

“I can’t help.” said Q-si, looking innocent, “It’s a little knotty.”

Therefore, it was the mother and the sisters who should pay attention to what they fed Q-si, and avoid feeding her bones again!