The Block

Good reads for life with a dog

Notes, guides, and lessons from people walking the same block. Sorted by what you need.

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Recipe Banana and peanut-butter toy filling A small optional filling for an appropriate food toy. It is not a guaranteed quiet half hour, a cooling treatment or a puppy meal. 2 min read Read →
Recipe Blueberry and banana frozen extras A small fruit-and-yoghurt extra. It is not automatically suitable for an older dog or a dog with dairy sensitivity. 2 min read Read →
Recipe Carrot and apple bites Small baked extras for a reward. Their calorie content has not been calculated, so they are not an unlimited or automatically low-calorie training treat. 2 min read Read →
Recipe Chicken and green-bean extra A plain cooked mixture. It is not a formulated weight-loss dinner; ask your vet before changing the amount or composition of a weight-management diet. 2 min read Read →
Recipe Egg and oat extra A cooked egg-and-oat mixture for an occasional small extra. It is not a complete breakfast for a puppy or small dog. 2 min read Read →
Recipe Plain chicken and rice A simple chicken-and-rice preparation. It is not a complete diet or a treatment plan for an upset stomach; ask your vet before changing food for an unwell dog. 2 min read Read →
Recipe Pumpkin and oat bites A small baked extra made with plain pumpkin and oats. No digestive-treatment claim or senior-dog suitability is implied. 2 min read Read →
Recipe Salmon and sweet-potato extra A cooked salmon mixture to consider as an occasional extra, not a complete dinner or a promise of a shinier coat. 2 min read Read →
Recipe Soft sweet-potato pieces One ingredient, prepared as a small extra. Keep pieces soft rather than turning them into very hard chews. 2 min read Read →
Recipe Watermelon and blueberry frozen extras A fruit-based frozen extra for a dog that can manage the texture. It does not replace drinking water or make hot-weather activity safe. 2 min read Read →
Guide Boarding while you travel The booking-order decision, the AVS pre-flight checklist, travel insurance that covers the dog, and the Johor option. 6 min read Read →
Guide Buying a dog in Singapore The decision framework, the ethical sourcing notes, and the lifetime cost reality before you sign anything. 8 min read Read →
Guide Cross-border with your dog The AVS export, the Malaysian DVS import, rabies titre paperwork, and the JB venue shortlist. 7 min read Read →
Guide Finding a vet How to shortlist a vet you can call on a Sunday, the questions to ask on a first visit, and the emergency lines. 6 min read Read →
Guide HDB cross-breed rule When a cross-breed is HDB-eligible by parentage, and the edge cases HDB has historically allowed. 5 min read Read →
Guide Heatstroke first aid The cooling protocol vets recommend and the dangerous methods to avoid. 5 min read Read →
Guide Microchipping The legal record, not the collar tag. AVS PALS link, what scanners read, and what to update when life changes. 5 min read Read →
Guide Pet insurance The policy questions that actually matter. Excess, co-insurance, exclusions, and when to buy. 7 min read Read →

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