When I last visited Xiao Q, I found out to my amazement that she had grown again (within a week's time!). Judging by the increase in thickness of the folds around her neck and her height, she must weigh more than 10kilo now.

Xiao Q was more than happy to see me. As she greeted me at the gate, she poked her head in between the grilles in an effort to reach me better and unknowingly, got stuck, unable to move forward or retreat! Just imagine, her tail wagging happily as she whined when she realised that she could not move. In the end, Andrei's brother had to help her manoeuver her way through the metal grilles afterwhich she just took to trotting around the gate, waiting for us to come inside.

When I cam in, she sat down on the floor and then slided into a lying position so that I could rub her belly (her favourite) while I checked her skin condition. Was relived to find that her skin allergy is getting better, with the help of salmon and Oscar cream.

When she saw me going into the kitchen and rummaging through the fridge, she immediately perked up and follow me, looking up at me expectantly.

Like this.

But home-cooked food takes some time to be prepared. In the end, she just sat down on the kitchen floor waiting patiently for me to finish!

This time round, we steamed salmon, a whole potato and minced meat for her. Without seasoning of cause. I still do not dare to use stuff like apple cider vinegar cause I've not read up enough on them. I did not include any veggies this time round though I would have liked to throw in some carrots or leafy veg. I read that raw food is good for canines but as we have to be very careful on the sources of the raw food and storage as well, I decided to stick to HCF for the time being. I chose salmon because of their omega-3 richness which I hope will benefit Xiao Q's skin condition.

I also noticed that she poo-ed less frequently when she's on HCF as compared to kibbles!

As part of her training, I'll make sure she does something for me first before giving her the food bowl. Usually, she'll run towards me as she sees me putting down the food bowl for her. So I will get her to "sit" first and then "stay" while I place the food bowl. She can only move towards the bowl when I say "Go". First few tries were unsuccessful of course, but my clever girl got it soon and she's been doing this ever since before I give her her meals.

I think its time for me to get her a bigger food bowl. Oh my.

My baby lying on the sofa, watching telly with us. (That's not my hairs by the way)

I love this picture of her! Can't help but feel proud as I see her grow everyday.

Dear me, I'm missing her again.