Lilly, sneaking on the bed for a chew of her bone. How at home she seems.Sunday 14 June - Day 10 in foster care : When Christina arrives at my gate, Lilly goes beserk - yapping, tail wagging, whole body wiggling side to side in sheer joy at seeing her.
Hardly surprising when you learn of Lilly's history. Christina first discovered Lilly 2 years ago living under a rank of stores and huts on a constructon site near Kallang Leisure Centre. She was taking care of a litter of pups, perhaps her first. On closer investigation, Christina was upset to find around 20 stray dogs there; 5 or 6 were adults and the rest puppies. Christina decided to help them all as best she could, taking them food in her lunch break and talking with the men living close by to encourage their involvement in the dogs' safe keeping. With local dog catchers who are paid 'per dog caught' - regardless of whether the dog is loosely 'owned', collared or licensed - the chances of these friendly dogs and puppies being removed and culled was high.
Christina fed and cared for the Kallang dogs for 2 years, and as Lilly casts adoring eyes at Christina in my sitting room, you know she recognises Christina as her saviour and trusted friend. Christina says Lilly is smart, really smart. When the dog catchers came, Lilly knew to run and hide and those instincts kept her safe over the years in an area that was regularly patrolled by the catchers. It is those same base instincts that today manifest themselves in flight everytime she meets 'danger' in the form of strangers or cars coming towards her. In the safety of her new family, Lilly will learn over time to be more trusting.
Christina also explains to me Lilly's instant love of sitting in the sea. It was very hot on the construction site, and Lilly found a good way of keeping cool. She would lie down or dig a comfy spot in the drainage ditches that filled with water - it was cool, but also very dirty so Lilly often looked like a wallowing hippo covered in mud! But what a clever girl.
After some pups were taken to fill the plates of construction workers - a cheap and tasty food alternative - Christina and friends set out on a campaign to sterilise and rehome as many from that area as possible. Ten puppies have recently found loving homes thanks to the efforts of Christina and Jacqueline, one of them being Lilly's son, Billy. One little sibling named Daisy, amongst the last of the pups to be rounded up for rehoming, has yet to found a home... but her luck is about to change in a most thrilling way. >>read more.
Christina fed and cared for the Kallang dogs for 2 years, and as Lilly casts adoring eyes at Christina in my sitting room, you know she recognises Christina as her saviour and trusted friend. Christina says Lilly is smart, really smart. When the dog catchers came, Lilly knew to run and hide and those instincts kept her safe over the years in an area that was regularly patrolled by the catchers. It is those same base instincts that today manifest themselves in flight everytime she meets 'danger' in the form of strangers or cars coming towards her. In the safety of her new family, Lilly will learn over time to be more trusting.Christina also explains to me Lilly's instant love of sitting in the sea. It was very hot on the construction site, and Lilly found a good way of keeping cool. She would lie down or dig a comfy spot in the drainage ditches that filled with water - it was cool, but also very dirty so Lilly often looked like a wallowing hippo covered in mud! But what a clever girl.
After some pups were taken to fill the plates of construction workers - a cheap and tasty food alternative - Christina and friends set out on a campaign to sterilise and rehome as many from that area as possible. Ten puppies have recently found loving homes thanks to the efforts of Christina and Jacqueline, one of them being Lilly's son, Billy. One little sibling named Daisy, amongst the last of the pups to be rounded up for rehoming, has yet to found a home... but her luck is about to change in a most thrilling way. >>read more.
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