It is time again for the fifth RDO Day or Responsible Dog Onwership Day in Malaysia. This year, the RDO will held on October 7, 2007, this coming Sunday at Central Park, One Utama.

More information on RDO can be viewed at MRDO 2007 Pages

The Malaysia Dog Olympic Day 2007 will held on May 27th, 2007 at Central Park, Bandar Utama, Kuala Lumpur. It is an annual event dedicated to all dogs, be it a mixed breed dog or pure breed dog. All are welcome to join us at Central Park on this meaningful day.

The Malaysia Dog Olympic Day 2007 is proudly sponsor by Purina

Date : May 27, 2007
Venue : Central Park, Bandar Utama, Kuala Lumpur
Time : 7:15am to 3:00pm
Open to : All dogs lovers. Owner of Mixed Breeds and Pure Breeds dog and their dogs are all welcome.
Admission : Free
Participation in All Competition : Free for ALL

Highlights of the Malaysia Dog Olympic Day 2007

<< The final of the PurinaOneâ„¢ 30-Days Performance Challenge >>

featuring DJ Lam Tak Wing of myFM, Serena C and Pietro of MixFM

<< Police K9 Unit Demonstration >>

<< Free Door Gifts for the first 500 visitors register on site >>

<< Purina Puppycom K9 Olympic Champion >>

There will be 12 dog competitions that are open to all dog owners and their dogs to participate. Participation is totally free for all. For each competition, there will be first, second and third placing with prizes and points of 10, 8 and 6 respectively. The dog that have accumulated the most points after all the competition will be the Malaysia K9 Olympic Champion 2007 and prizes as below. Those who wish to participate can choose to join as many competition as they wish.

Malaysia K9 Olympic Champion
RM 500.00 cash, Trophy, Purina Dog Food and Biscuit, Dog Treats and a Human Hamper

Malaysia K9 Olympic Champion Reserved
RM 300.00 cash, TrophyPurina Dog Food and Biscuit, Dog Treats and a Human Hamper

Complete List of Games at all can participate and enjoy are

Dog Olympic Run
Best Dresses Dog Contest
Ultimate Sit Stay Challenge
Dog Walk Competition
Fastest Eating Duo
Ultimate Recall Challenge
Simon Say Challenge
Long Jump Contest
Best Canine Twin Challenge
Ultimate Retrieve Challenge
Musical Chair Contest
Waggiest Tail Contest

<< Demonstration by Mike Malihaus >>

There will be a demonstration by Mike Malihaus on Protection Dogs and Snatch Thief on Motorcycle.

<< SPCA and PAWS >>

SPCA Selangor and PAWS will setup booths on the Malaysia Dog Olympic Day. As usual, SPCA Selangor will take several dogs with them for public to adopt the dog on the Malaysia Dog Olympic Day.

You will also get a chance to donate directly to both Animal Shelters on the same day.

<< Dog Obedience, Agility and Flyball Demo >>

There will be a Demonstration of Dog Obedience, Agility and Dog Flyball Sports on the Malaysia Dog Olympic Day.

<< Micro-chipping of Dogs >>

Dog Micro-chipping Services will be available on the Malaysia Dog Olympic Day. A Qualified and Registered VET will be there to help you with questions on Dog Micro-chipping and Chip Implantation. Dog vaccination service will also be provided by the VET in-charge.

<< Lucky Draws >>

There will be plenty of Lucky Draws on the day where you stand to win many doggie products

<< Dog Agility Fun >>

Have some fund playing with our Agility Equipment with the guidance of our trainers.

<< Doggie Products’ Booth >>

There will be several commercial offering various dog related products on that day.

<< Vet Corner >>

A Qualified VET will be available at the VET Corner on the Malaysia Dog Olympic Day to offer free medical checkup for your furkids.

<< Dog Swimming >>

There is a small lake at the venue where you can allow your dogs to swim.

<< Picnic >>

There are many nice spots at Central Park where you can picnic with your family and dogs.

<< Dog Socialization >>

The Malaysia Dog Olympic Day is expected to be attended by many dog owners and their dogs and hence it present a good opportunity for dog owners to socialize their dogs on that day.

Puppy.com.my has its seventh Dog Microchipping Day in Taman Desa recently and the campaign attracted many dog owners come forward with their dogs for microchipping. The microchipping drive was held in conjunction with the Graduation Ceremony held on the same day for trainee of the Purina Puppycom Dog Obedience and Agility Training program. About 100 trainee graduated from various level of dog training courses.

Some of the pictures of the day as below.

If you are looking for a dog to adopt in Kuala Lumpur, you can now proceed to Bangsar Shopping Center Marketplace where SPCA Selangor is having their Adoption Fest booth on every other weekend start from 7th and 8th, 21st and 22nd of April 2007 from 10:00am to 6:00pm. SPCA will also provide Adoption Counselling, advise on Cleaning & Feeding Animals, Merchandise Sales, Handing out leaflets, Answering Enquiries (on SPCA, pet care, etc) at the venue.

Alternatively, you can also proceed to SPCA office in Ampang to see it for yourself dogs that you can adopt or simply connect the view the Photo Gallery online.

Animal Friends is another avenue where you can check to see if you can find a suitable dog to adopt. Information on dogs available for adoption are posted online at Animal Friends Thread at Puppy.com.my

PAWS Malaysia in Subang near Subang Airport is another place where you can find a number of dogs that are available for adoption. The web site of PAWs Malaysia is currently under construction which I think should be up sooon.

Lastly, The Independant Pet Rescuer also list the dogs and pets that are available for adoption online via their Blog.

Puppy.com.my is organizing another dog microchipping drive at Taman Desa Community Park on April 15, 2007. Read more >>

Full Details

Venue : Taman Desa Community Park
Time : 9:30am – 11:00am
Cost of Microchip : RM 18.00
Cost of implantation of Microchip : RM 12.00 by a registered practising VET.

Purina Petcare launched Purina One range of Dog Food in Malaysia today at Sentral, Kuala Lumpur. The Purina One range of dog food will be available at major hypermarket and supermarket such as Giant, Carefour, Jusco, Cold Storage. With the launch, Purina is making super premium dog food available at hypermarket and supermaket. View the Full List on where you can purchase Purina One dog food.

The event was also attended by Radio DJs Lam Tak Wing of MYFM, Serena C and Pietro of MIXFM. All the three DJs are dog lovers and were there to share their experience on dog ownership.

By the way, if you are a dog owner, you may want to try the Purina One 30 Days Performance Challenge

We took along Boofie to Taman Desa Training Center last Sunday and took several pictures of him. Boofie is now 8+ years old and still look great.