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SUNGA

HOW DID YOU PREPARE

AS A DOG OWNER AND EXHIBITOR

FOR THE ECQ?

I wasn’t prepared because I was out of

town but thank goodness my kennel is

stocked up with dog food for months so at

least we got the basic needs down.

HOW DID YOU COPE

WITH THE ECQ?

We (the kennel team) instantly went on

survival mode. Lessened the expenses

and luxuries and prioritized the basic

needs. We used to bathe and groom once

a week. We shifted to once a month and

limited their outdoor play to the

minimum. Once the basics were met I

worried less about our kennel situation

and focused on family, generating income

for the survival of our whole household

which includes our kennel team. It was a

lot to take in all at once so we took it a

day at a time.

SIBERIAN HUSKY

OWNER/EXHIBITOR

HOW DID THE NEW NORMAL AFFECT YOU AS A DOG

OWNER/EXHIBITOR?

Well, you miss the community a lot and just the whole dog

show environment but it also shifted my perspective and in

all honesty, I get to enjoy spending time with my dogs even

more. It’s a different feeling and it took me back to the roots

of being a pet parent first and exhibitor 2nd. Our dogs truly

make our lives better especially in times of uncertainties.

Valuing the simplicity of caring and loving my dogs is what

matters the most, everything else comes 2nd, this is what

I’ve learned from this pandemic.

12 Lots of opportunity for bonding between my

son David and his Corgi.