In my few short years as a person with a dog, I’ve not come across a local collaboration between a pet retailer with the celebrity/fashion world yet. (Maybe I’m just ignorant :P) So the Good Dog People x Daniel Boey “Good Dogs & People” show was the first for me.
Even so, I didn’t volunteer Donna to be a runway model because I wasn’t going to be at the Pet Expo today (Saturday) since I already had a baby shower to go to.
And also because I couldn’t guarantee that Donna would enjoy such an experience. If you remember my previous post on enrichment experiences at the Pet Expo with your dog, I quoted that Enrichment is all about making your pet and your life enjoyable. This is definitely something I believe in.
However, when I got asked to let Donna help out as a dog model at the Pet Expo media preview there was really no reason for me to decline as well. I was going to attend the media preview anyway. And it was for a good cause since it supports adoption and “10% of the SingaPaw Showcase that was the feature of the show will go towards supporting the big move of animal shelters from Pasir Ris to Sungei Tengah”.
More about the upcoming relocation of dog shelters to Sungei Tengah
– Further update from Gentle Paws and FriendsMore ways to help
– Support Kerrin Kua and friends who are running to raise funds for rescue dogs
– Mercylight appeal for sponsors
– Donate to Animal Lovers League
– Buy dog treats to help fund the move to Sungei Tengah
What I didn’t expect was that Donna would be paired with Sijun from Seedztudio. Sijun is a 14-year-old young artist born with Down Syndrome. (You can read more about him here.)
That was when I started thanking my lucky stars that Donna had her 1 to 2 years experience as a therapy dog playing and interacting with rowdy children and adults at Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled with Therapy Dogs Singapore (TDS).
And I have to say Sijun has an amazing guardian who gave him guidance on how to interact with Donna. And she really put me at ease. Because honestly, Donna can be the best-behaved and focused dog with me but that’s not necessarily the case with people she meets for the the first time. :P
Donna and Sijun before the show. Sijun worked hard practicing with Donna the dog model :P before the preview in order for them to put their best step forward for the actual show at the media preview.
Let the show begin!
And when the show began, it almost looked like Donna was going to do passably well. Hahahahahaha…
I think they look good together here. Donna modelling the Purple Fox bandana featuring the art drawn by Sijun. Sijun is wearing his Sijun & Friends x ATGAB backpack. Pre-order here.
The dog model giving me the whale-eye here. But I think she is still managing well with the stress.
Sijun gets Donna to focus back on him by giving her treats. Nice work!
The lineup of dog models and their people at the preview show!
And then…
I guess Donna got bored. :P
Hey Bacon! Play with me!! :P :P :P
… and decided to bother Bacon.
Anyway, here’s a nice video that includes Donna on the runway and also some of our other furry friends. :)
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Kismet
Of course Donna was the star of the show.
weliveinaflat
Ahahaha Donna is only the star on this blog. The star of the show is Leia a weimeraner-doberman mix adopted by Daniel Boey. 😝😝
Lisa
Such great pictures! Looks like Donna did really well!
weliveinaflat
Thank you!