Jack Manfred Sparrow and thoughts on KL's stray dogs

M2, PZ, and I met Jack Manfred Sparrow tonight during supper at Solaris Mont Kiara. He is a homeless gap-toothed, one-eyed, grey, ticked tabby kitty. He approached us and we called to him. The friendly dude came to us and was very affectionate. I scratched his head and he lapped up the attention. His left eye is nice and green, his right eye... well we're not sure there's an eye in there. What we could see looked like an empty red socket. Naturally he pulled at our heartstrings and we had to feed him. M2 gave him a piece of her roti telur but he wasn't terribly interested in that so she went to the 711 next door and bought him some soft cat chow. He finished that in about two seconds so I went and got more. I was hoping he'd stay after he was done eating but he quickly got bored of us and walked away with a last look that said, "See ya.. Chicks like you try to take me home all the time". It was quite a distance to my car (I had parked in the basement of another block) and I had no carrier with me so I let him leave. I didn't want to end up wrestling with him and scaring him away forever. I'll go back tomorrow with my carrier and look for him at the same restaurant. Looks like he hangs around there a lot and that's where he gets his chow. Fingers crossed he'll be there!!

Kind of a sad night tonight. We also came across a mama dog and her skittish pup. Mama dog was friendly and let me pet her.. Pup ran off in fear. We opened three packets of cat kibble for them (that's all we had) and walked away hoping Pup would come back once we were out of sight. On the way home we saw another two adult stray dogs at the roadside, and the usual 4 resident stray dogs outside M2's condo compound that I occasionally feed. There are so many homeless animals in Malaysia. It's depressing. Best not to call too much attention to them though.. If the city council dog-catchers get them, they end up at one of Malaysia's notorious pounds and to me, that is a fate worse than being homeless or dead. Anything is better than ending up at one of the cruel city council pounds. So what can be done? Individuals can rescue and rehome on their own if they have the space, time, and resources. SPCA Selangor can be called upon to catch the dogs but it is very difficult to find homes for mongrels here and sadly a lot end up euthanised. There is no guarantee that homes will be found for these dogs. There are just too many of them and not enough homes. What do you think is better? Being humanely put to sleep? Or being a stray? Your thoughts are appreciated.

Molly makes progress with her new adopter Az

N's friend Az came over again today for another orientation session with Molly. It went VERY well. They made so much progress today and so far everything is going faster and smoother than I thought it would. I was afraid Molly would be difficult.. Well, she IS difficult but she is coming around very quickly. Today Az and I hung out on the couch and Molly was cautious but hung around us as well. She still barked, growled, howled, backed away, whenever Az moved too quickly or spoke too loudly for her liking.

Throughout the session we gave her treats, drawing her closer and closer to Az each time until she was cautiously sniffing his fingers and feet. Shortly before Az had to leave Molly started taking treats from his hands. She did so several times. She would still dart quickly away from him every time she got her treat but hey, at least she got near him in the first place right??! We're hoping that in the next couple of sessions, she'll allow Az to pet her or at least sit next to her.

Molly will have another friend at Az's house besides his 3 year old dog Kopi because he and his partner adopted a puppy from SPCA Selangor on Sunday! Puppy doesn't have a name yet. She is a 3 month old local mixed breed dog like Molly. White with random black and brown patches. She's big for her age and I'm hoping that she and Molly and Kopi will be firm friends. Three mutts in an awesome house in Bangsar with their dads. Molly is naturally friendly towards other animals and I know she won't be aggressive to Kopi and Puppy.. I just hope that Kopi will be able to accept another adult female dog in her territory.

Please continue to wish us luck and send us good vibes as we continue Molly's journey to a forever home... It's been a long process with so many ups and downs along the way. I can't believe I've been fostering Molly for a year and a half. Maybe all this waiting is meant to be and it's all worth it for Molly to have the best home possible. I love that silly little dog, even the way she stinks :)

A change in Molly's plans..

hola mis amigos!
ok. new course of action for molly. plans keep changing but really its all in her best interest.. A very good friend of N's that also loves rescue dogs and donates lots and lots to Langkawi Lassie wants to adopt Molly now. I'll call him Az. He's super nice and has one rescue dog at the moment, Kopi. He wanted to adopt a very fearful, traumatized dog from Langkawi Lassie named Olive but apparently the latest on Olive is that she is super happy at Langkawi Lassie and has a best dog friend over there now. So.. N figured, why not give Molly a chance instead? Molly is also a rescued dog and she is also fearful with strangers and needs an adopter with lots of patience. Az is perfect for her and there will be no need for Molly to travel far, far away where it will be difficult for me to visit her. Az lives literally 10 minutes away from me. AWESOMEEEEE!

We had our first little orientation session today. Az came over for about an hour to hang out at the house with Molly. She growled and barked lots but after a while she settled down a bit. She was still on edge but not panicking or hiding which is good!! Usually when she meets strangers, she hides in her room. We bribed her with lots of treats and will continue to do so at every orientation session for the next 3 weeks before she moves to Az's house. I have a good feeling about this. N is very hopeful as well. She knows Az very very well and she is sure that he is THE ONE for Molly.

Btw, N also visited us on Thursday and Molly was totally shit scared of her.. We think it was the smell of N's hundred other dogs that freaked her out. N had just arrived in KL from Langkawi so the other dogs' smells must have still been pretty fresh. Molly was sooooo intimidated. Even treats couldn't calm her down.

I have already moved Fatfat to the apartment. Most of my stuff is here now too. I've got to move three more cats in here over the next couple of weeks. Then Tony, Spike, and Coco will move to Adam's and Molly will move to Az's. Lots of changes. I hope everyone will be ok.

Molly - Future beach bum

Hi everyone!!!
I have amazingly awesome mind-blowingly fabulous news!! Molly is moving to Pulau Langkawi!! WOOHOO!!!!!! For those you that don't know, Langkawi is a group of about a hundred islands in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Malaysia, pretty darn close to the Thai border. Molly will be moving to the main island, Pulau Langkawi, where she will live with lots of other rescued and special needs dogs and cats at the Langkawi Lassie Animal Sanctuary which is managed and funded by the kind owners of the Bon Ton Resort. Some of you may remember I mentioned months ago that Molly and Conan had a sponsor, an awesome lady I called N. She has about a hundred rescued island dogs cats. The older dogs live in her bedroom suite with her. The others run free in the sanctuary, situated on the Bon Ton Resort on an island paradise. How freaking awesome is that??? Holy crap. I'm HAPPY now that the other lady ditched Molly. Now Molly will have the life i always dreamed of. She gets to be a beach bum! Check out the links below to see the resort, animal sanctuary, join the facebook group, and read about N. If you come to Malaysia, you must go to Langkawi, stay at Bon Ton, and visit my darling Molly!! I'll be there every holiday!!! Ok, i can't afford to stay at Bon Ton.. HAHAHAHAHAH!!!! But I'll leave whatever dingy hole I have to stay at in Langkawi and hang out on the beach with Molly.

A friend of mine told me that he stayed at Bon Ton once and was hanging out by the pool with a beer. He was drowsy so he thought he might be dreaming or stoned when he saw two dogs in wheelchairs casually roll past him... :)

http://nopedigreejustlove.blogspot.com/2010/02/thank-you-molly-conans-kind-sponsor.html

http://www.langkawilassie.com.my/aboutus.html

http://www.bontonresort.com/

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=110396658995262&ref=ts

So excited for my little angel!!!! Still sad that she will be leaving me.. But HAPPY that she is going to paradise!! N is AWESOME!!! Did i ever tell you guys that she started sponsoring Molly and Conan without ever even meeting me or them? She just read about them in the paper last year and called me and offered to help. Amazing!!

Now all that's left is to figure out the mechanics of our little trip to Langkawi. The easiest way seems to be for me to drive to Penang with Molly, a 4 hour car ride.. then take a ferry to Langkawi. The ferry will take another 3 hours. Another thing is finding a ferry captain that will allow a dog on board. Remember, this is Malaysia. Dogs are not welcome in most places. It's a Muslim country.

Anyway N is going to figure out the ferry thing.. She's brought dogs to Langkawi from the mainland before. N will be in KL tomorrow for one day and will come over tomorrow night and meet Molly for the first time!! I hope that goes well and Molly doesn't get scared.. It takes her a while to get used to strangers. Wish us luck with everything!!

Molly needs a home! Her rescuer/adopter has backed out.

Great. Major fucking disaster. With only 3 weeks left in the house, Molly my longtime tripod foster pooch suddenly has no new home to go to. The lady that rescued Molly from a busy street in Cheras a year and a half ago and passed her to me for fostering had actually agreed to take Molly back and keep her permanently as another pet dog. Today she texted me with the news that she can't. I was like WTF??? I have been chilling, NOT looking for another home for Molly because this lady told me like a couple of months ago that she would take Molly back. She said that Molly was HER responsibility, HER rescue, and that she would take back the sweet little pooch that she rescued now that I can no longer care for her. I'm extremely upset and disappointed. I should've been informed of this earlier. I could have spent all of fucking June and July looking for a home for Molly. Now we only have 3 weeks left in this house and no place for Molly to go to after. WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK????? Funny how it hasn't been a problem for her to keep her other four expensive lapdogs.. Hey when it comes to the three-legged mutt its just too bloody difficult isn't it? You didn't seem to fucking think so when I fostered her for you for a year and a half .

I bet if Molly was a purebred dog this wouldn't be happening. I really feel now that I can't trust the so-called sincerity of rescuers who only keep store-bought purebred dogs themselves. Oh yeah sure.. they go around rescuing mutts like nobody's fucking business but do they keep a single one of them? Hell fucking no. They would NEVER keep a mutt. Check out the dogs they DO keep as pets and they are all expensive, pedigree pooches. I am so frustrated right now. I want to cry and scream and beat the shit out of someone. Ok, I'm not physically very strong. I wish I could smash a car with a baseball bat. That would make me feel lots better.

So, spread the word people! MOLLY NEEDS A GOOD HOME. She is paper-trained, gets along well with other dogs, playful and affectionate. She has no problems walking or running. She can climb stairs. She is about 1 and a half now. She is spayed and is in excellent health. Molly loves cats and knows how to shake paws. It may take some time for her to get used to new people but this is normal for any dog that has faced cruelty and been through a traumatic and painful experience like losing half a leg. For more information about Molly, read previous posts about her, or email me privately.

Camera-stalking Tony, Spike, and Molly. I love my mutts!

Molly, always with a smile on her face.. Who needs four feet when you've already got three great ones?






No. Molly and Spike are not the world's best dog models. I'm holding treats.



Spike loves hanging out in his crate. Sometimes he won't even come out when I want to play with him. He'd rather chill in his bachelor pad with his toys.



Daisy Mama Cat on her favorite perch. Other neighborhood stray kitties also congregate here for free kibble and fresh water.



Molly loves sniffing at any grassy areas, chewing weeds, and sometimes just snapping insanely at them as they brush against her face.


Tony, my little angel-faced psycho dog.. He's sweet but only to two people in the whole world, including super me of course! Everyone else must stay away or risk losing fingers and toes.



Rescue dogs are the best! Smarter, cuter, sweeter and more lovable than the rest. Mutts rule! Adopt one at your nearest animal shelter today.

Remember, don't breed and buy while shelter animals die.

Is this your dog? Newsflash from Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better

Update from Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better
Taken from: http://malaysiandogsdeservebetter.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-rescue.html

New rescue

Now that our accident victim's problem has been solved, we have another case in our hands. This beautiful dog was apparently found on the highway by Bond and his family. In spite of being Malay Muslims, they brought the dog home and one of their neighbours Christine sought our help. The dog had tumours on almost all of its teats and there were also tumours in its vagina. The vet tells us that apart from the tumour the dog appears to be very well kept and he believes that she must have been a much loved pet. He said this could also be deduced from the dogs's very happy and friendly disposition. So, we still can't understand how she ended-up on the highway. Anyway, she had her surgery this afternoon and given it was a serious one - we are hoping very hard that she'll pull through. It was a Catch 22 situation whereby if the tumours were not removed, they may turn malignant and spread. If you recognise this dog and know her owners, please tell them to come for her. We have sponsored the surgery with the help of our generous donors. We promise not to scold or lecture them. All we want is for this lady to go back to her loving human family.

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