Akilla Pug Diaries

Check out my HipstaPrint

2011-07-20T21:24:00.001-07:00

Shot with my Hipstamatic for iPhone
Lens: Hornbecker
Flash: Off
Film: AO BW

Sent from my iPhone

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Sleepy with Mommy at the Office

2011-01-30T18:42:00.001-08:00

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111710 Come Pick Me Up

2010-12-09T00:20:00.001-08:00

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Lazy Day

2010-10-30T04:58:00.001-07:00

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Pity Me, I'm A Busy Bee!

2010-08-03T20:11:00.001-07:00

August 4 - 10Am
Wearing my busy bee hoodie to work today. I love the outfit but as usual I'm too sleepy to pose. I've been a sleepy head lately. My humans love it when I'm snoozie, they can squeeze my face all they want and I wouldn't mind.

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Cute Baby Akilla at Two Months <3

2010-07-27T09:42:00.001-07:00

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Ever Curious Akilla Pug Waits in the Car

2010-07-24T08:48:00.001-07:00

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Akilla Pug Pleads Not To Be Left Alone in the Vet

2010-07-21T11:05:00.001-07:00

I had my checkup last Saturday. It was my second visit to my alternative vet, The Animal House, just along Aurora Boulevard and Balete Drive. I was due for 5 in 1, Canine Bronchial and Anti-Rabies vaccines. They also gave me a deworming tablet (coated with Cesar dog food) and one-year worth of heartworm vaccine (so I won't have to take Heartgard every month).

I met Doc Mary and Kuya, her assistant, for the first time. They were friendly and gentle. But because I had a traumatic experience with an angry bulldog in Tiendesitas months back, I am not really used to having new humans around. I was terrified and they were trying to pacify me. My eyes were glued to my moms and I used all my pity-face charm to quietly plead for them not to leave me with my new acquaintances. My mom took this photo as my chest skin was being scraped by Doc Mary for parasite tests. Don't leave me here, pretty please???? :-(

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Goodbye Nina (2000 - 2010)

2010-06-25T03:05:00.001-07:00

Thank you for the wonderful ten years that you spent with us. You will be missed...

We love you, Nina. Rest in Peace.

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Me in My New Striped Tee

2010-05-22T09:01:00.001-07:00

It's really hot where I am so mom just let me wear this long sleeved tee for a while. I really like it, it fits me perfectly! But I had to go naked again after this photo op. :-)

Told you it's really hot here. My lips dry up so quick! When my lips dry up, this is the smile I give. I look uglier than the usual cute-ugly. With this smile, I am now ugly-ugly.

That's all for now :-) Hope you like my new outfit. I'd be able to wear this when the weather gets cooler.

XOXO,

Akillapug

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Akilla taking a bath!

2010-05-21T23:49:00.001-07:00

From: Posterous (akillapug) <post@akillapug.posterous.com>
To: dizon.anabelle@yahoo.com.ph
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:51:05 AM
Subject: Posterous | Re: When Akilla was still small!:)

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Getting By

2010-05-16T00:26:00.001-07:00

Dear Friends,

It's been a while since i shared some news. And I trully miss my anipals.

Its really tough adjusting with the heat and I have my tongue stuck out most of the time :-s To help me cool down, mom gives me a frozen plastic container. She fills it with water and puts it in the freezer. I love licking the cool block until I fall asleep hugging it. :-)

Weeks ago, i had bald spots because of the stress with the heat. My body mites took over! So i had to be dipped in a solution every week + i was bathed with medicated soap every other day. I am also taking vitamins.

Now my coat is back to being black and shiny. :-)

That's all for now! Mom has to use the computer! ;-)

XoXo,
Akilla Pug

Akilla Sketched by Artistmonk

2010-05-13T03:54:00.001-07:00

Thank you Artistmonk. I feel like a celebrity! :-)

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Stop and Smell the Tree Bark

2010-05-11T22:33:00.001-07:00

Here I was this afternoon at the middle of my poop walk :-) Tree barks really make me stop. Next to tire mags, a tree bark's smell is really interesting ;-)

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Seventh Med Day

2010-03-22T11:00:00.001-07:00

I've been on meds for a week now. My grandfolks said i grew fat. Maybe its because of the steroids in taking?

So far everything's ok and i've been surronded with attention and good food :-)

In the morning before my meal, i take a crushed tab mixed in peanut butter. Yummy!

My real breakfast has 1/2 green tablet for my trachea and a 1/4 white tab which are also crushed and mixed with hot water, Cesar beef and liver and ProPlan lamb and rice.

At noon, a red tab is crushed and mixed in hot water plus peanut butter. Yum!

And then i get the same at dinnertime!

Alright time to sleep now! Goodnight my anipals!

My First Birthday :-)

2010-03-17T08:30:00.000-07:00

Hmm this looks tasty!

Yippeee I got to lick off the sweet icing!

Posing with Lolo Arnel and Patwick. Patwick says hi :-)

Posing with Lola Bernie while Patwick's not paying attention.

Eager for the big surprise!

Wow! Looks yummy :-) My jaw dropped.

Concentrating. Mental telepathy. I'm sayin' "Come near. Come near. Let me eat yeah. "

I got a lot of food and treats! Yey! Yummy yum yum licky licky!!!

Happy with Mommy A! :-)

With Tita Mabel who came from her college pictorial :-)

Thank you for the pics, Tito Aaron :-)

More pics to come!

XOXO,

Akillapug

Baby Akilla (2.5 months) Walking in UP

2010-03-17T07:40:00.000-07:00

Cute little Akilla's weekend stroll at UP Diliman last May 2009.

This is how I looked when I was little!

Everything Ok..

2010-03-15T23:06:00.000-07:00

After taking three different oral meds this morning and one at noon, Akilla's peacefully sleeping beside me at my workstation. I hope the meds don't have any negative side effect.

Thank you to everyone who expressed their concern and love for the sick baby Akilla. Let's hope she recovers fast. :-)

XOXO,

Mommy A

Today's Visit at the Vet: I Have Tracheal Collapse and Anemia :(

2010-03-15T07:29:00.000-07:00

I have been having coughing fits since last night when we jogged. My humans thought the honking sound was caused by me accidentally strangling myself with my harness because I'm pulling too hard. But the honking sound went on until the following day and it got all of them worried.

And so mom and I took a trip to the vet. This is my third vet, The Animal House, and it's along Aurora Boulevard in Cubao. (It's She-ra's vet too!)

When we arrived, we were greeted by the vet assistants and were asked to wait in line. While waiting, I met a 3-month old baby fawn pug who got her shots. There were also a lot of animals in cages, and most of them were shitzus who just had their hair trimmed.

They weighed me in a big digital scale. I now weigh 14lbs. They also took my temperature and they stuck the thermometer in my butt :( I was really embarrassed. :-(

The vet asked us a few questions about my appetite and my cough. She told mom that they need to see my x-ray. Having my x-ray done was my most dreaded moment. :-( I was left inside the room with two men. I was screaming and shouting for help but my mom was outside and I was afraid of the dark :-( I really hated those men I almost bit them. But after the x-ray, my mom told me that they were our good friends and i that should not be afraid.

The x-ray showed that I have a narrowing trachea (windpipe) or Tracheal Collapse due to softening of the cartilage rings. You may check out this site for more info on the disease. According to the petplace website, these may be the cause of Tracheal Collapse:

Other possible presenting signs are intolerance to exercise, labored breathing and cyanosis (bluish tinge to the gums). Excitement, eating, drinking, irritants like smoke or dust, obesity, excitement and hot or humid weather may provoke a coughing spasm.

The cause of the collapse is unknown, but there are probably several factors at play. Abnormal synthesis of the components that make up the cartilage found in the trachea is believed to be the cause of tracheal weakness. The weakened trachea flattens from top to bottom, obstructing the flow of air in and out of the lungs.

There are other possible causes of tracheal collapse, such as congenital defects, chronic airway disease, trauma and tumors that compress the trachea from the outside. There are other conditions that can cause coughing, and this can exacerbate the collapse of the trachea.

Good thing they already had me checked, before it gets worse. The vet told us that I can easily recover if I follow the medications.

The vet gave me a medicine called Doxycycline and I am going to take it twice daily for 30 days.

I thought that I would no longer fret and it's over after the x-ray but the vet said that they have to get some of my blood (CBC) to check for possible infections. It was not as traumatic as the x-ray experience because mom was on my side. The results showed that I was free from infections but I had low platelet count. The vet said that I am anemic so they gave me more meds. All in all I have 4 different meds which I will take starting tomorrow. It also includes meds for hyper acidity and iron.

I hope to be better soon. :-) Thank you for taking time to read my vet visit story.

XOXO,

Akilla

Thank you for the lovely year!

2010-03-07T21:09:00.001-08:00

My dear humans and anipals,

I just turned one year old today :-) (March 8, 2010)

Yesterday I had a small party with my anipals Nina the native+terrier who's my constant companion, Shalom - my kitty bestfriend who never gets tired of my kisses, Aruba - shalom's mom and her new kitties, Scotch the toy poodle, Shera the persian cat, my housemate, and Pepper the siamese cat. Thank you for celebrating with me! Thank you also to their humans tita che, tita dalin, tito nick, tita kalai, tito aaron and also to tita marjo and tito jay and tito nelie.

I received lots of treats! I also had balloons and the humans had pancit, cake, sushi, ice cream, banggus and chips with yummy dip. I got to taste the bangus and dip! :p They sung songs in the vdeoke and I joined them by barking :-)

Thank you to all my human friends and anipals for everything we shared on my first year :-)

Special mention to the pugpack and my twitter friends. :-)

Most especially to my lovely family for taking care of me :-) Mommy A and Mommy R, lola bernie, lolo arnel, tita mabel and tito andrew, my kiddie friends Lex, Yobe, Gianne, my

officemates Tito Mark, Tita Hix who I love to tease, Tito Tony, Tita Al who calls me chukuy and everyone i crossed paths with :-)

Thank you for preparing my morning and night meals.
For poop walking me and picking my poop everyday.
For bathing me every other day.
For cleaning my crate/cage.
For giving me treats.
For teaching me how to sit.
For bringing me to my regular checkups.
For taking care of me when I'm sick.
For curing my allergies.
For giving me groovy clothes and manong sandos and 80s dresses.
For walking me.
For bringing me to trips.
For tirelessly playing with me.
For laughing at the faces I make.

I will do my best to be a good pug. I will return the favor by always making you smile and laugh at my funny acts and faces esp when I'm sleepy.

On my second year, my goal is to eat more, play more and sleep more! I am looking forward to meeting more new human and animal friends :-)

I love you all and thank you for all the birthday greetings!

XOXO
Akillapug

Waiting for the weekend

2010-01-29T05:59:00.001-08:00

I've been away from my home for almost two weeks now. but I have a second home and I'm under the care of my grannies and aunts and uncles. I miss my little purple cage and sleeping in the soft big bed beside my humans. But I love the attention and daily baths I'm getting with my grannies. When I'm home, I am left alone when my humans are at work. But when I'm with my grannies, I have company the whole day.

I wonder when they'd take me to the office again? I miss sleeping at mom's office chair :-)

Can't wait for the weekend. Moms are taking me out :-)

Oh and it's my aunt Anabelle's 21st birthday!!! Can't wait!

Xoxo,
Akilla

Tired From Work

2010-01-24T05:06:00.001-08:00

Been working straight. Really tired.

Fell asleep on the couch.

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When Akilla was still small!:)

2010-01-11T02:56:00.001-08:00

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To: dizon.anabelle@yahoo.com.ph
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Subject: Posterous | Re: Sleeping Akilla!

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Waiting for the Bread

2010-01-09T01:49:00.001-08:00

Akilla asking for the bread I'm holding. Say sit and she sits! :') -- Tito Aaron

Thanks Tito Aaron!

XOXO,

Akilla

Bathing Time

2010-01-05T08:24:00.000-08:00

We went to my Grandfolks' house before New Year's eve to meet up with my titos dru, aaron and tita mabel because they planned to go to Tiendesitas. The place where there's lots of treats and cutee doggies.

Lola did not allow me to go unless I take a bath. So here I am. Everyone's ready to go but I still have to bathe so I won't have pugstink. :D Lola bathed me outside the house. This is me while everyone's watching.

Before going to Tiende, we dropped off the car to the repair shop. I'm really anxious 'coz it's taking forever. After this scene, we finally headed straight to our destination. :-) Hooray Tiendesitas!

Photos by Tito Dru.

Me and Lola on Christmas Day

2009-12-26T19:39:00.001-08:00

Lola B gives me food and bathes me whenever I am vacationing at their house. She also walks me until I poopoo. Lola B and Lolo A always make my stay comfy and homey. :-)

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Sleeping Akilla!

2009-12-13T00:22:00.001-08:00

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Teeth Surprise

2009-12-11T00:27:00.001-08:00

This was taken a few months back. Nope, I'm not showing off my teeth to my humans. I wasn't trying to give an irritating smile either. I was just so groggy and I wanted to lean on something. I was too lazy to look for my pillow so as I leaned at the grills of my crate as I was dozing off... and voila!

You don't normally see my teeth this way. This is indeed a priceless shot. :D

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Playing with My New Bud, Sandy

2009-12-11T00:22:00.001-08:00

I met Sandy the rabbit at the very first pet party I attended. We started being close when we smelled each other's butts and then from there we knew that we have a certain 'chemistry.'

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Looking out the car window?

2009-12-05T21:16:00.001-08:00

The air was cool and breezy on our way back home. Mom didn't turn on the car airconditioning and just rolled down the windows. I'm looking out the window while standing on her lap. Mom's driving slow because we didn't want the ride to end soon. It was one of the best car rides because we're not rushing, not going anywhere, the air is good and it's just -- lazy. Oh noes. That's what I'm turning into now - a lazy dog. mom likes me when I'm lazy. Ok, time to sleep!

Happy Pride

2009-12-05T09:38:00.001-08:00

I didn't make it to the actual march but we were at Malate this evening to celebrate lgbt pride.I met lots of new friends. I had a long walk in the streets and I hung with mom's friends at the Penguin bar. I'm really behaved and mature now. They are happy that I can tag along with humans without any fuss and hassle. There were just a few times when I get angry and attempt to bite. I think those were the times when I'm already stressed. :-( sorry for those who I got victimized! I never mean to cause any trauma. :-D

Another happy thing was that mom made me eat chicken. It was super super yummy I can't stop begging. I hope I can have more of those again. :-)

Time to snooze now. I'm really tired from all the mingling and socializing. Happy pride to the lgbt community! :*

Xoxo,
Akillapug

2009-12-05T09:23:00.001-08:00

PET PARTY!

2009-12-04T22:25:00.001-08:00

Here are photos from my first pet party last night. I met the two french hens sofie and amelie, pepper the siamese cat, sandy the rabbit and yogurt the chihuahua. :-) I got really exhausted from playing and getting along with everyone. Not all are friendly though. I've tried to reach out to Pepper and Yogurt. I wanted to kiss and lick them but they want me to stay away. :-( Maybe they'll be friendlier when we meet again. It just takes a little getting used to. In the end, I found Sandy the rabbit to be my closest bud. We got along pretty well. :-) You can see from the pics. :-)

I'm looking forward to my next pet party and I am hoping to meet and play with some pugs like me. :-)

XOXO,

Akilla

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Back At Home

2009-11-19T07:56:00.001-08:00

After spending almost a week with my grandfolks, I'm finally back home. They missed me so much they let me sleep in the big bed even without my diaper. :-) They love me when I'm so sleepy because I do not react even if they attempt to squeeze my face.

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Akilla Under the Sheets (@ 8months)

2009-11-11T22:52:00.001-08:00

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The Baby Is Now A Lady

2009-10-27T11:00:00.001-07:00

Moms were shocked and worried to see red splotches of blood on my pillow yesterday (October 26). Later on they learned that I have already menstruated. My oh my. I didn't know that and I didn't even notice but I saw mom really worried. From what I heard, this will last for about 21 days and because of this, I can already have babies. My oh my! I am still a baby! I am only turning 8 months this November. I can't believe I am now a young lady. Hihihi.

Mom told me that I may notice some changes in me. Like now, my *toot* has grown a bit sore :c They told me I will be in heat. In heat? What's that? They are now extra careful whenever I take my potty walk. Mom read from a puggie help site that male dogs are able to smell my discharge for up to 3miles. No wonder we hear a lot of dogs barking from afar when I start to strut outside. I feel so very pretty and irresistable, just like a hot celebrity. The boys want me. But I don't want them. I just want to poop. Sometimes when they get really noisy I bark back and tell them to back off. I need to concentrate on my activity. I am not afraid of them big dogs. Especially when I am beside my mom. But mom is afraid because she carries me at once and then hurriedly takes me back inside the gate or inside the car.

I will also be spending a lot of time inside my cage for the next three weeks. I am still too young and cute to have a boyfriend and some babies so I will have to wait until I am more than a year old. I need to enjoy my youth first. I am still at my biting stage. I don't want to end up biting my babies. :D What's also sad is that for three weeks, I won't be able to play and lie in bed with my humans, unless they buy me a diaper! They are hesitant to do so because they are quite sure that I will bite the cotton from the diapers. I love cotton. I love eating pillows. And eating diapers will be an exciting experience. A must try. :-) But then again, I have to choose between biting diapers or being free to play in the big human bed.

It's getting late and I have to sleep. Hohum.. I will keep you posted on any developments!

XOXO,
Akillapug

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Eagerly Waiting

2009-10-24T20:44:00.000-07:00

"Wait lang baby ha?" I looked at my human telling me this. We were on hazard along commonwealth avenue, just beside the drive-thru. We're waiting for my other human who went at the photocopying store. I can already smell the food inside the car, but I remained behaved and quiet on my human's lap for 10minutes. I can't believe I lasted that long! I deserve some treats and lots of playtime!

Saturday Afternoon Ride

2009-10-24T16:18:00.000-07:00

I think I'm really getting the hang of sitting at the driver's seat. Lately I've been wanting to sit here. I get fidgety on the passenger seat. They've attempted many times to transfer me at the other seat but I keep coming back here. Maybe it's because I feel the authority of being under the steering wheel. :-) This is taken on our way to the UP Oval. My humans grabbed some snacks from the drive-thru and suddenly decided to eat it picnic-style on vast grass. Before and after this shot, I was jumping around the car chasing the smell of the Jollibee palabok. I wish they'd give me some when we get to our picnic place. Wishin' and hopin' and dreamin'...

Me at 7 Months

2009-10-11T09:43:00.000-07:00

I just turned 7months last Oct 8! :-) These were taken at Tiendesitas today. I had a great time roaming the villages. It was exhausting but being out is always fun fun fun!

Sorry Granny

2009-10-08T22:48:00.000-07:00

I don't know what gets into me but whenever I ride our blue car I become a naughty and excited lil puggie. I bark at the people outside the car, I bark at the guests at the backseat and I want to run around and jump on humans laps. I often bite (playfully) and get hysterical. I want to sit on mom's lap even when she's driving. I really can't help it. A while ago when my granny tried to hold me i wanted to break free so i accidentally scratched her face with my nails. Uh oh. I'm doomed. I am really sorry granny. :( I just get too excited whenever I'm riding the car.

Granny really can't wait for me to outgrow teething and biting. Moms also can't wait for me to become less hyper and more sweet and lazy. Hope humans can give me a little more patience. :-D I promise to be a good puggie, I promise to obey, just give me some cheese!!!

Akilla Pugdate: Adjusting to changes as I grow

2009-10-07T11:23:00.000-07:00

Hello all. I haven't been writing 'coz a lot has happened and we're all very busy. We were struck with a tropical storm called Ondoy and it has harmed a lot of pets and humans. Moms and I are really lucky so we helped in little ways we can. Moms donated and helped with relief while I ensure they stay happy and stress-free by just being the adorable me. I pray that all the dogs and other animals who died in the tragedy are now happy in dog heaven and in all other animal heavens.

A lot has changed in my routine lately and I think I'm liking the changes. Moms have decided not to let me go to their office anymore. I only visit every once in a while. Since I already turned six months old last Sept 8, they think I am big enough to be left alone in the room during the day.

And so it started two weeks ago -- they leave me alone in the room, out of the cage, during the day while they are at work. They set aside some of their stuff and setup a small space in the room where I can run freely and sleep on the cold floor. I was a very good little puggie for two days. When they tiptoe to the door I make sure that I am behaved when they see me. But on the third day, I just got bored and accidentally left the room disastrous. I scattered and munched on moms clothes and chewed on slippers and rags. I also have scattered poop and pee. Uh oh. I was really doomed. My stomach got upset during the night and then I threw up and moms discovered small chunks of rubber in my barf. They were pieces from moms slippers. They decided to leave me inside my crate again so I can stay away from harm. I'm used to the small space anyway. Now i have no choice but to sleep, drink and chew on my pig ears. I need to prove to them that I can be a good puggie once more so they can let me roam the room again.

Mom has also discovered my craving for cheese. She gives me small chunks whenever I behave, or if she just cannot resist my charm. I also switched to adult food. It's even more exciting and enticing when Mom mixes some cheese on my doggie food. I'm a big dog now! :-)

When I was younger, mom wakes up with the smell of my poop. But now, there's no more poop hiding below my pillow because I can already hold the urge to relieve. After my morning meal, mom takes me out to potty walk. We have the same routine at night. After dinner, mom lets me potty again outside. It benefits us both. I no longer poop inside my crate, the room no longer stinks with my poop, I am guaranteed morning and evening walks and mom gets to exercise too!

Tonight I am sleeping over at my grandfolk's place because there was power failure in our house. The electricity went back after 10 minutes but we were already alighting the car and so we still went anyway. I am sleeping with Nina tonight. Cute and fuzzy Nina is my big doggie sis. She's been with my grandfolks for 9 years. I have her pic here.

Tomorrow is another day! I shall be walking in a different neighborhood. My poop is starting to leave marks in different places. I will be sharing all my experiences with you as we go along. Goodnight to y'all!

XOXO,
Akilla

Helpless Dogs Affected by Ondoy - Please HELP!

2009-09-28T11:14:00.001-07:00

Sept 28, 2009 at 12:37am

I know everyone is worried about the families affected by Ondoy, but if you still have room for sympathy, please please please focus a piece of your heart to the dogs who were affected by the storm.

I got this text earlier from PARC Philippine Animal Rehab Center of PAWS (Philippine Animal Welfare Society):
"Due to the devastation brought about by the storm, a lot of pets became casualties of the flash flood. PAWS opened its animal shelter as an evacuation center for pets who are victims of flood. We need donations of pet food, water (drinking water), antibiotics etc." - Nova from PAWS

The Philippine Animal Rehabilitation Center (PARC) is located at Aurora Boulevard corner Marcos Highway, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.
(see map below)

Office Hours is from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday.
Veterinary Services; available on Wednesday and Saturday.
For Neuter/Spay, please call 475-1688 for appointment.

Donations may be deposited in any of the following Bank.

Bank of the Philippine Islands
Swift no. BOPIPHMM
Bank of the Philippine Islands USD Account # 3944-0021-61
Bank of the PhIlippine Islands PHP Account # 3943-0086-11

Philippine National Bank
Swift no. PNBM PHMM
PHP Account#072-830174-0

* Reposted from Reklamo's FB Page

Trying Out the Fierce Look

2009-09-01T10:07:00.001-07:00

This is the fierce me. I've done many faces and most of them are either showing my tongue, or I am putting an act that I am charming (pity me look) so humans will not be able to resist me. This is effective whenever I ask to be fed, carried or put out of my cage. My tongue has been overexposed in my past posts, and I may already be overusing my pitiful/charming look so before it looses its power, I am trying what my mommy R and our housemates Tito Nick and Tita Kalai are often trying to achieve when they are being photographed: the fierce look. And since now I am already into modeling (special thanks to Ananda Kanani) might as well start practicing this pose and facial expression ;) What do you think? Does this look fierce to you?

This shot of me was taken last Sunday (August 30).

Love,
Akilla

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Get Me Out of the Cage Please?

2009-08-30T03:56:00.001-07:00

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2009-08-28T17:29:00.000-07:00

Sorry I farted while sleeping. I woke up bec I heard my mom from the other room complaining about the smell :D

2009-08-28T16:36:00.000-07:00

Scared of thunder. Was sleeping on the floor and then I jumped on mom's lap. Now back to snoozing... zzzZZZZzzz... Will wake up dinnertime.

Running Wild at the UP Oval

2009-08-27T06:54:00.000-07:00

Ohhh wow see me going wild and hyper when mom took me to the grassy field in UP Oval. Of course I still can't resist biting the tip of mom's pants. It's my daily habit and moms often wonder when I'd stop. It's so addicting I get crazy biting I even let myself get dragged when they push their feet away.

After the run, we went at the Chocolate Kiss. It's their favorite eating place in UP because of the tasty iced tea and good food. Too bad I wasn't able to taste any human food. Been waiting under the table for food that might drop by accident but I was unlucky I didn't get any. Moms don't want me to eat human food because I may start not liking my doggie foodie. Everytime the waiters pass by they go down to me and say hi. They have big smiles for me. I will always love to come back to that place.

Akilla with the Ananda Kanani Shoot Team

2009-08-26T10:00:00.000-07:00

I was brought to tag along the shoot of Ananda Kanani Accessories last Sunday. Mom 1 was the photographer and Mom2 was the stylist and accessory designer. I had lots of fun roaming around the UP campus! Yey! We were there in the morning and we were still there during my night time poop because moms watched a stage play. I ran around an open field, became an 'extra' model, met lots of new friends, ran at a stage and pissed in the theater. I pooped in grass, which I don't normally experience. I think by the end of the day, moms were already complaining of my pug stink. hihihi. Here are some of my snapshots taken earlier during the day.

I was just running around. The next thing I knew, I'm already a model! :-)

Posing with humans.

I'm good with cameras, don't you think? :-)

Strutting My Tongue!

2009-08-24T06:08:00.001-07:00

After I've been really hyperactive chasing and jumping on humans. :D

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Quiet Car Ride

2009-08-15T09:01:00.000-07:00

I am usually hyperactive inside the car. But this time I'm chill. Is it because of Marvin Gaye?

I Am A Grunge Pug!

2009-08-15T07:15:00.001-07:00

I got a new flannel shirt today! They let me fit it while on our way home from the mall. :-) Does it look good on me?

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Vote For Me As the Top Twittering Dog

2009-08-15T05:22:00.001-07:00

Hi there pugpals and humans. I entered a contest in tweeterwall and I have just been ousted from the top 20. It makes me sad. :-( I need your help. I hope you can vote for me on the wall so I can be back on the Top 20. My twitter user is @Akillapug. Just click the plus sign on my mugshot. As of now I am at number 21.

You may vote for me in this link:
http://tweeterwall.mallplace.com/tw/animal-sanctuary/top-twittering-dogs

Thank you for your support!

Pughugs,
Akilla

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Goodbye to My Kitty Anipals

2009-08-01T03:32:00.001-07:00

Hangin' out at Lolo and Lola's house and playing with Tito Aaron. I'd like to say hi to my anipal kumares Nina the half maltese/terier and half askal cutee dog, and the soon to leave Aruba. We will miss Aruba and her little kitties, Aloha, Shalom and Aaron. Can anyone please adopt them? :-(

Here's what my anipal Kitty, Aruba wrote at Tita Mabel's blog:

Hello. Around a month ago, I gave birth to three little kittens. The Dizon family called them Aloha, Shalom and Aaron. They gave us a place to stay since I still need to feed them. They played and cuddled with us everyday!

Now they' re growing up, they start to poop everywhere. They scratch the tires and screen doors too. It breaks their hearts but they decided to give us away. They'll grow up more and so would their poops. They can't raise the three of them since I always leave (for a reason I cannot tell). So Mr. Dizon said they'll bring two of my babies and I to UP where people bring books and study. It makes me really sad. We only need good souls who would feed us and give us a safe ground to sleep on. I hope to find one soon.

We will miss the Dizon family, the ninangs, ninongs and my kumares. I know they'll miss us just the same.

-Aruba

Here are some photos from Tita Mabel. We hope you can help us find the little kitties a home. :'(

Hanging out with Tito Aaron

Little Aaron and Aloha

Mommy Aruba

Nina

See and download the full gallery on posterous

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Sleepy Akilla

2009-07-21T02:03:00.001-07:00

Akilla snoozing at the office chair. :-)

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Loving My Vitamins

2009-07-19T09:35:00.001-07:00

Akilla at 2months. Her first taste of the pup vitamins :D

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Sticking Out My Fat Tongue

2009-07-13T21:39:00.001-07:00

Akilla relaxing in her cage and showing off her fat tongue.
Cute!

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Akilla is Using Posterous

2009-07-13T21:27:00.001-07:00

Trying out posterous to keep Akilla's site updated by just emailing. :-)

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Akilla in Fisheye 2 Lomo

2009-07-05T09:27:00.000-07:00

Akilla at my Office Chair

2009-07-03T00:27:00.001-07:00

Akilla goes with us to office everyday. And she'll be here until she becomes a nuisance to the office. :P We feel sad leaving her alone in the house and I can always imagine her stepping on her poop and being all dirty when we arrive home.

Here is Akilla, sitting on my office chair. She loves to sleep at my back but she immediately wakes up when I get up to get coffee. She follows me around. And it's a nice feeling. :D

Akilla just woke up in these photos. She often gives this questioning look as if she's asking 'Mommy, where are you going?'

Photos taken with Sony Ericsson P1i

Infant Akilla

2009-06-12T09:56:00.000-07:00

I was browsing through my photo albums when I saw Akilla's picture the first time we met her on April 19. She was so small, so cute. I wished that she would never grow up. I would love her to stay so tiny like this, but as she grows (now turning 4 months), she becomes more hyper and stubborn. So now I wish she'd grow bigger, faster. We give her vitamins, and more food than ever. So she'll become so fat and lazy. But anyway, here she is when she was very, very tiny and cute :)

My Third Vaccine Shot

2009-06-10T20:00:00.000-07:00

May 18, 2009

This was our second trip to the vet. This is also the third time i was shot with anti-bacterial vaccine. I was also de-wormed.

I am wondering what they'd do to me now. I look slim don't I? :)

Yummy! This medicine tastes good. After crying for being pricked by a sharp needle, I was given a reward after all.

Vacationing at Grand Folks' House

2009-06-10T05:11:00.000-07:00

It's my second day vacationing here at grandfolks' house. I haven't been with mommies since yesterday. My mom 1 is being nursed at the hospital while my mom 2 is also working and sleeping at the hospital at night. I can't go to the hospital cause lola and lolo said I might get the flu. I wonder what that is.

I have been on my cage since yesterday, every once in a while, their kid neighbors and relatives take a peek at me and say hi. Since grand folks are also at the hospital, I have a temporary yaya Jovi. Whenever I reach out to be carried and let out I think she is scared of me and I don't know why. I've such an adorable face, why doesn't she want to cuddle me? But I'm ok with it because she gives me foodie and she cleans my poopies. :D

Wishing to see my mommies soon.

Akilla the pretty pug

What a Day!

2009-06-07T09:50:00.001-07:00

We're all about to sleep. Mommies each have small tv-like toys in their hands while I have my trusty neon green bone teether beside me. I'm too lazy to munch. Mommy 2's toy has little cute kids singing while mommy 1's - she just keeps tapping. I wish I can sleep on the big bed but I get too hyper and energetic when I set foot on it. Big beds remind me of playtime.

I got pierced by two big needles earlier and they also had my nails cut. I did't like the experience. I was shouting in pain but they didn't seem to hear me :( I peed and pooped on the vet table out of trauma. :(

I forgot about that at once when they gave me a big serving of my lamb and rice foodie when we got home. Everything went back to normal. Food relieved me of all negative vibes. :) By the way, am not allowed to bathe in the next five days. Hope I won't smell too much. :)

Ok I'm groggy now. Dozing off in a few. Goodnight pals!

I'm On Twitter!

2009-06-07T02:57:00.000-07:00

Having a facebook is harder to keep and it's easier finding pug pals on twitter. :D
Add me and let's share stories about being cute, playful, funny, hungry and how I'd do anything for food and a lot of lovin'.

Click this link for Akillapug's Twitter Page

2009-06-07T01:42:00.000-07:00

I'm here at Lola B's house. I dozed off on her tummy a while ago. It's a lazy Sunday afternoon. Mommy A is busy tinkering with her laptop and I've been exerting all my efforts climbing up her lap and trying to get her attention. She picked me up one time but when I attempted to type something on the keyboard, she called my attention and put me down.

She's munching a tuna sandwhich and it's looking good. I wonder how it tastes? Can it be as tasty as my dogfood? Hmm. I'm bored. I still have to wait two hours before my eating time :(

Hidden Motive

2009-06-06T18:37:00.001-07:00

Today my mommies woke up and were horrified to see smashed poop on my mat.They just took the mat away.That was the third mat I was using. All the others are still being dried up. I can't help not pooping on these mats. I think I'll continue pooping in mats until mommies finally decide to buy me that nice, comfy and really expensive crate in Tiensesitas. (evil laugh)

New Tee from Ninang Jetty!

2009-06-04T03:52:00.000-07:00

Dear Ninang Jetty,

Thank you for the fab pasalubong. I really like the tee because it fits me perfectly!

I look so good in it even if they say I look like a barumbadong manong.

So I just try my best to project and look like a shy little girl.

She-ra likes my my new get-up too! :-)

Akilla Does The Dog Collection Pose

2009-06-03T10:30:00.000-07:00

Akilla Attitude #1: Eating my own poop!

2009-05-14T09:18:00.000-07:00

We were horrified to see Akilla having a taste of her own poop the other day! Being a concerned mommy, I immediately researched its causes and effects and then I stumbled into this article:

Q: I caught my Pug Sophie eating another dog's poop in the back yard. She ate the whole thing!!!!!!! Why would she do this? How unhealthy/unsafe is this? How can I prevent her from doing this again besides watching her all the time? (She loves to walk around the neighborhood off the leash and I let her do this in the mornings and evenings when it is dark and I cannot see what she is sniffing/eating). Owner Arlette , Pug Sophie

A: Hi Arlette. You are certainly not alone with this issue. So many dog owners are horrified when they see their cute little Pug eating poop! However, there are valid reasons why a dog does this.

The most common reason is that a dog is not receiving enough nutrients. This is not to say that you do not feed Sophie a good doggie diet! However, most likely she is lacking a nutrient or mineral.

This also happens if a dog owner, in an attempt to deal with the shocking economy of today's world, opts to buy generic dog food instead of a high quality and well known dog food. The dog's body will be craving the nutrients and minerals that it needs and will often resort to eating poop.

If a dog is fed cheap dog food, their dog poop will have a large amount of undigested food still in it. The dog poop that your Pug ate, most likely came from a dog who was fed cheap dog food and left behind what your Pug interpreted as food!

Why does this happen? Because with low quality dog food, the food is not processed in a way that is best for a dog's digestive system. That very cheap dog food will then pass through the dog's body and will not be fully digested. This results in dog poop that has chunks of undigested food still in it. Then, that dog or another dog who is lacking nutrients will eat the dog poop.

It is highly recommended to do a check on your Pug's dog food. Has she grown quite a bit from that last time your chose a dog food? Perhaps she is ready to advance from puppy food to dog food or from adult dog food to senior dog food. Is Sophie taking a daily dog food supplement? If so, are you sure that she is swallowing it? (Dogs can be sneaky!).

Regarding your question of safety, no this is not safe:

The dog poop can contain disease infested bugs that carry Heartworms.
If the dog who left the "gift'" there has just about any type of worms, these will be in the poop and your Pug will ingest the worms which can be a huge health issue!

In regard to your question about how to prevent this without having to watch her all the time. The only way is to watch your Pug all of the time. While she may certainly love her freedom of being able to run without a leash, this is very unsafe for a dog. Not only because she may eat dog poop, but also because, if you cannot see what she is doing:

She may eat a rodent or lizard - the 2 most common carriers of Hookworms and Roundworms, thus carrying these parasites into your Pug and causing severe health issues
She may one day run where you do not expect her to: the road where there is an oncoming car!
She may eat poisonous mushrooms
She may run into tall grass where a tick can easily attach to her
She may chase a small animal, run further and faster than you ever expected and then become lost

While it is may be fun to watch Sophie enjoy running free, for her safely, you will want to begin getting her used to a leash. As you know, we do not think of the worst scenarios until they happen...and then it is too late.

Source: http://www.petpugdog.com/Q_A_Eating_Poop.html

In Akilla's case -- She had an allergic reaction (a small rash in the head) to the chicken flavored Eukanuba Puppy dog food. A dog lover and a pet shop owner (in E.Rodriguez) suggested that we try a different brand of dog food -- 'Vitality'. It's a lamb and beef flavored dog food which has a more pleasant smell. He also mentioned that the dog poop won't smell as bad too. Upon reading the article above, we immediately switched back to Eukanuba Puppy. Akilla no longer eats her poop. We also realized that the reason why 'Vitality' leaves dogs poops smelling good is because it is not properly digested. It probably still has chunks of undigested dog food so Akilla attempted to eat it. Lesson learned: stick with the more expensive and highly recommended dog food. If Akilla is prone to allergy with Eukanuba's chicken flavor, we might as well try it's lamb flavor. Anything for the baby. :-)

Trip to the Vet

2009-05-13T09:46:00.000-07:00

050409 - Akilla's second shot and deworming

This is the look Akilla wore as soon as we entered the vet. She was welcomed by two chihuahuas and one poodle. We attempted to let her walk on the floor and play with the toy dogs but they barked at her so loud she shuddered. :( Even if Akilla is frightened, she still wears her po-po-po-poker face.

Akilla's second shot. She's a very brave puppy.

Akilla Turns 2 Months Today!

2009-05-08T00:06:00.000-07:00

Akilla is born on March 8, 2009. March 8 is International Women's Day.

Happy second month, Akilla!

Akilla Learns Her First Lesson: SIT!

2009-05-07T14:19:00.000-07:00

The Shopwise Mischief

2009-05-05T23:02:00.000-07:00

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Before work ended, Mommies suddenly decided to buy an extra electric fan for our room. Since Akilla tags along with us at work everyday, we decided to bring Akilla to Shopwise even if we're not sure if she's allowed there :D

While we're about to park, we noticed a no pets allowed sign on the door. I placed Akilla inside my bag and planned to just walk Mommy R to the door and wait for her to buy all the stuff we need while Akilla and I will just hang out in the car. But as we were walking, we had this naughty plan of trying to walk through the door to try and test if the guard will inspect my bag and not let Akilla in. We walked in casually and got thru! The guard didn't even notice Akilla's head popping out of the bag.

So this is Akilla's first Shopwise experience. She does not look excited because she always wears her po-po-po-poker face. :D

I have to hold on to her neck because I don't wanna leave her head dangling. :D She's pretty comfortable inside the bag she even fell asleep. I wonder until when she'll fit in it? Akilla has already grown a couple of cm's in three weeks!

Grill Queen Lunch Out with Officemates

2009-04-27T14:25:00.000-07:00

It was a sunny Monday afternoon. The VCS Team had lunch at Grill Queen in Maginhawa St., just a few blocks from our office. Akilla has no interest in table food so she just watched us munch our grilled dishes. After eating, we dropped by the dog food store in Kalayaan to buy a kilo of Akilla's foodie: Chicken flavored Eukanuba Puppy @P150.

The Vitalstrats team with Akilla.

Akilla's long tongue and 'maarte' pose up-close :-)

New Army Bed and Akilla Stuff

2009-04-23T23:22:00.000-07:00

Today, Akilla joined us while we met with our client at Mr. Kurosawa at the Eastwood Mall. She behaved inside my black bag (with her head popped out) while mommies brainstormed and negotiated with our client. She was at my lap, quietly sleeping. I placed the bag on the floor and concentrated on our meeting. A few moments later, the waitress called my attention and we saw the little thing wandering freely in the restaurant. It was a funny sight. I put her back inside my bag and secretly told her we'll be done with work soon.

We learned just earlier that dogs walked in Eastwood should have permits and should be registered first. We'll register on our next visit, Akilla.

After the Eastwood meeting, we went straight to Tiendesitas to look for a puppy carrier. We were able to buy one on sale, for P700. Mall price for a 19" carrier is around P1,000 - P1,300. We also found an army bed on bargain. For only P350, Akilla will no longer sleep inside the cold steel structure of her purple cage every night.

Akilla looking cute inside her new 'crib'

We also bought her a neon green reflectorized collar (P217) so it will be easier to spot her in the dark (suggested by our good friend, Joy) and an Alpo Puppy shampoo for P210. Alpo puppy is the shampoo recommended by Akilla's breeder. Tomorrow will be Akilla's first bath! We can't wait for her to smell really good!

Akilla the Pug

2009-04-23T15:06:00.000-07:00

We thought of a name. We thought about it really hard. I searched the internet to see Greek, Hawaiian or Hindu names. Those names that are rare, or have meaning.

We liked a few Greek names, Kanene (a little thing in the eye is big) and Razi (secret) in African, and Bane (long awaited child), and Mily (beautiful) in Hawaiian.

But Akela stood out the most. It means "noble" in Hawaii. We named her Akela at the night of April 19. And introduced her to the world the next day. Akela seemed to be a nice name. But the name would not get her attention. We met up with a friend from Singapore, Joy, the next day. Joy said she'd be "Akeela's" godmother. Hey, Akeela also sounded nice. Joy said Akeela in Akeela and the Bee suits Akela too. So we called her Akeela.

The next day, April 21, I was playing with her and smelled her breath and her unwashed coat, and saw her face super close up. I said "that's a killer face and a killer smell!"

And Akilla, the killah pug's name, was born.

Meeting Akilla

2009-04-20T12:28:00.000-07:00

This is Akilla with her fawn sis. We met her on Sunday, April 19. She's six weeks old. Her name on the papers is Ally.

It wasn't hard choosing Akilla among the 7 other cute little pugs. We were settled to get a black female pug which has narrowed our choices to two. We chose Akilla between the other femme pug because she's smaller and she has a cuter face.

Akilla was quiet and well behaved when we first carried and played with her. But when we took her home, her personality changed! She suddenly became a hyperactive little puppy!

WELCOME TO THE WORLD, AKILLA!

2009-03-08T00:00:00.000-08:00

March 8, 2009 - cute black baby pug Akilla was born along with 7 other sibs.