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Knight - An American Making Singapore Home
Nine years. Almost a decade since
I first met Simo Kuar at the then Singapore Fashion Festival 2005. It is
surreal how we still keep in contact through the years, even when she went
along with her husband, Karam Singh to the United States.
Then came about Knight and Simo
says it was love at first sight back in August 2012.
“I was at PetSmart (a
huge warehouse for pet products) when I saw an attached animal shelter which had a couple of
puppies for adoption. That was when I saw Knight at eight weeks old who was
abandoned with his mother and sister at the state capital. We are not sure what
his bloodline was though he seems to have German Shephard, Bernese Mountain Dog
and probably a little Australia Shepherd. All this doesn’t matter as we love
him all the same,” she says.
When it was finally time for Simo
to return to Singapore, it was never a question whether Knight was to come back
to the little red dot with her. But transporting a pet via plane is no easy
task.
“There were tons of paper work
regarding his health and there those from EVA Air, which were all in Mandarin!
It was less of a headache when Karam’s colleagues rendered their help,” says
Simo.
But it was not paper work that
was their biggest problem but the flight home. “Knight was in a crate for
30-plus hours from Seattle, transiting in Taipei before reaching Singapore. We
even lined his crate as we didn’t think he could hold his bladder. But he
actually didn’t poop or pee till reaching Singapore’s quarantine centre where
he relived himself for a good 10 minutes,” says Simo.
It has been six months since
Knight has been in Singapore and he is slowly adjusting to life here. “He
obviously has issues with the heat! Also, he misses his friends back in the
States as he saw them almost every day. But he gets quite a bit of attention,
especially when he plays ‘fetch!’ at the field. People just stop and watch!”
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Precious Little Finds: The Duf Store
There is just something about discovering places which stock
the quirkiest of stuff. One such find is The Duf Store.
Founded by graphic
designer, Delia Goh, this entrepreneur married her
interests to start The Duf Store: dogs, animals and a passion for design and crafts.
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What attracted me most about The Duf Store is the opportunity to get Cory and Cole illustrated! Delia tells The Wong Dogs that she started out illustrating her Miniature Schnauzer, Duffy for her own collection, “It was only natural as I was taking tons of photos of him. You can say Duffy was my inspiration and I thought it would be a good idea to offer customised illustrations to other pet owners too.”
What attracted me most about The Duf Store is the opportunity to get Cory and Cole illustrated! Delia tells The Wong Dogs that she started out illustrating her Miniature Schnauzer, Duffy for her own collection, “It was only natural as I was taking tons of photos of him. You can say Duffy was my inspiration and I thought it would be a good idea to offer customised illustrations to other pet owners too.”
She adds that due to each piece being drawn by hand, an artwork can take
about two weeks for the final product. “This is to allow minor tweaks
in-between,” Delia explains.
Besides creating unique illustrations of people’s furkids,
The Duf Store also makes a variety of accessories aimed at ladies. “Besides
doing illustrations, my other interest in handmade crafts and products are also
animal-related to I decided to offer it under The Duf Store too,” explains
Delia.
The Wong Dogs also spotted a Frenchie Multi-Purpose Pouch
which breed aficionados will love to have but it has unfortunately been snapped
up!
Don’t turn up those noses just because The Duf Store only has an online presence. Delia tells me that due to the high
number of requests she gets, orders today will need a slightly longer waiting
time for her to start. In fact, she only could afford to do an illustration
for Cory and promises one for Cole in the near future.
With that, The Wong Dog is passing on a message, “I am
waiting!” - Cole :p
For more information on The Duf Store, visit their website
here.
The latest updates can be found on their Facebook page and
their Instagram account.
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Black and White Can Still Be Paradise
"I once read a quote by Milan Kundera that "dogs are our link to paradise. They know no evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit by them on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace."But with the Garden of Eden lost to Men forever, I would say life is a little less colourful. That won't stop me from enjoying each waking moment I have with Cory and Cole." - An outtake from our visit to the Jurong Eco Garden
Labels: dogs, musings, portraits, stories, the wong dogs
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