100 Sassy Animals: 2nd Book in the Grumpy Animals Series

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The Myers Briggs test (which I wasn’t too familiar with until I started researching for this article) is all about representing your personality by measuring how you socialize, how you make decisions, how you take in your surroundings, and what your preferred lifestyle happens to be. The first letter of the Myers Briggs test represents whether you’re mostly introverted or extroverted. (I for introverted or E for extroverted.) The second letter represents whether you take in new information based on your senses alone, or if you add meaning to new info based on your own intuition. (S for sensing or I for intuition.) The third letter reveals whether you make the bulk of your decisions based on logic or emotion. (T for thinking of F for feeling.) And the last letter is all about whether you like your life to be structured or wide open. (J for judging or P for perceiving.) Catherine’s Puppies , 7 Tai Lam Wu Road, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, WhatsApp: 6799 7530, www.catherinespuppies.com

The Tuen Mun Reptile House is a small gem in the New Territories. Located inside Tuen Mun Park, which is conveniently beside the MTR, it holds 52 different live exhibits with 29 different species of reptiles from around the world. The Reptile House has an indoor and outdoor courtyard exhibit in which you can view a wide variety of reptiles like jungle carpet pythons, veiled chameleons, boa constrictors, Thai-water dragons and more. Clearwater Bay Equestrian , Lung Ha Wan Road, Clearwater Bay , New Territories, Hong Kong, 6398 6241, [email protected] , www.ceec.hk/non-member-riding Mentor Occupational Hazard: Subverted. It looks as though Shadow won't make it during the climax after falling through a hole and getting his leg injured— he even gives Chance a "you have to go on without me" speech — but he gets home.Located in Tin Shui Wai in the New Territories, Hong Kong Wetland Park holds 61 hectares of diverse wetland as well as a modern and beautiful visitor centre, exhibition galleries, theatre, souvenir shop and indoor play area. It’s home to a variety of birds, insects, turtles, rodents, small mammals, amphibians, fish, spiders and even a crocodile named Pui Pui! It’s extremely family and stroller-friendly, and with the size and range of activities available, you can easily make a day of it. Both Shadow and Chance have their moments, but a big subversion comes about halfway through the movie when Shadow fails to save Sassy when she falls in the river, not that he didn't do everything he could.

Ungrateful Bastard: The animals think of the humans who sent them to the pound as this after they had helped rescue a little girl lost in the woods. It's unfortunate because the humans were extremely grateful for their help, and only sent them to the pound so they could both treat Chance for his injuries and to have a safe spot for their owners to come collect them. To this day, I remember facing my first consult. Alone. The adrenaline washed over me. My heart thumped. I forced out the pre-rehearsed questions I’d learnt and heard so many times over the years. Thankfully, there was nothing wrong with my patient. He was a healthy 3-year-old terrier who had come in for a vaccine. Cat Island Café at Cat Store, 3/F, Flat D, Po Foo Building, 84-94 Percival Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, 2710 9953, [email protected], www.facebook.com/阿貓地攤與貓仙島-Cat-Island-CafeMama Bear: A rather literal example: Chance scares away two bear cubs who were stealing his fish. He later regrets this decision and barely escapes with his life when their mom arrives. Have you been pawndering about getting a pet? The Sassy Mama team has adopted animals from different centres across Hong Kong so many of these recommendations are personal and heartfelt. After a thorough investigation (and staring at plenty of puppy and kitten pictures), we’ve compiled a list of where to adopt dogs and cats in Hong Kong. Think of all the new pet-friendly spots to explore, not to mention pet-friendly staycations. We hope you find the perfect addition to your family to pamper! Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Albany Road, Central, Hong Kong, 2530 0154, [email protected] , www.lcsd.gov.hk It's All My Fault: Shadow blames himself for Sassy's Disney Death, saying that he shouldn't have made her come along. Chance tells him it wasn't his fault and that Sassy made that choice on her own, but Shadow tells him that he had a responsibility to protect Sassy — the same responsibility that he has to protect Chance and Peter. I first saw this film when i was around 6 or 7 years old and didn't really think it was anything particularly special. AS time went on i watched it a few more times and it started to grow on me as i started to understand the morals of the film, which i will come to later. For a while i left this film alone and didn't watch it for a while. When looking for an old classic film to watch a few weeks ago (now being 15), I dug out the VHS of homeward bound. After watching this i was left on a natural high that i couldn't really explain. The film gives an overwhelming sense of joy that you never really expect. The films nature of three completely different animals collaborating together to find their way home really sends a message home that no matter how different you are you can always find common ground, something that you all need. The way the personalities of the characters is chosen is truly fantastic. In that you have an old knowledgeable wise golden retriever, looking after or guiding 'chance' the fun loving if slightly clumsy young American bulldog, with sassy the clever, vulnerable but confident cat. The film follows these three friends or companions on a journey that is so realistically impossible it creates magic in that you start to believe that this journey can happen.

Hong Kong Society of Herpetology Foundation – Focuses on amphibians and reptiles and has adoption services and community outreach programs. www.hkherp.org.hkThe animal kingdom is often thought of as brutally Darwinian: a world of predatory, bloodthirsty self-interest. And certainly there are creatures, like the common American lobster ( Homarus americanus) that do indeed act like total selfish assholes.But many animals have actually taken impressive steps toward the establishment of fully socialistic societies. Here, Current Affairsoffers you a guide to the egalitarian, worker-friendly ethics of several common species. The animals had no idea what was going on — more than once, it's shown they don't understand human speech or some human actions, such as the phone to the ear — and so of course wouldn't understand why they'd been left in this strange place while their people drove off without them. Tropey, Come Home: Invoked. The pets run away, and their humans spend the rest of the movie trying to find them. A much more dramatic example occurs towards the film's conclusion. Shadow falls into a hole, and appears to be too injured to continue. However, Chance jumps down in an attempt to tell Shadow that he can do it. It appears as if Shadow is ready to give up, but Chance utterly refuses to let Shadow quit, even telling Shadow that he loves him. It must have worked, because Shadow does eventually manage to get out.

I faced resentment as I had to implement changes as required by the new corporation, mainly raising surgery prices. The nurses at the clinic were in their 40s, smoked like chimneys and were part of the community they served. They didn’t appreciate a less-experienced vet making their friends angry. I understood their passion came from a deep love for their jobs, and their animal and human clients. At one point, I heard that one of the nurses was close to being fired. I stepped in and helped prevent that. From that day, I was no longer seen as a corporate sell-out. I left the clinic after a year, but I’m still friends with all three nurses. Often, when I return to Blighty, I visit them for beers, to enjoy some passive smoke and to reminisce.Sometimes, in the course of veterinary work, you can even win over a difficult colleague. A year after I was out of university, I joined a clinic that was previously owned by a much-loved member of the community. The new owners were corporate vets. I was a mere junior doctor, 24 years old, wet as the dewy morning grass and twice as green. The corporation I worked for could not find a more senior vet for a number of months and so, I became the face of the new management. That Poor Cat: Invoked when Kate accidentally stepped on Sassy's tail during the chaotic attempt at feeding Chance. Hoist by His Own Petard: Sassy refuses to cross the river where it was shallow, out of a stubborn desire to not get wet at all. The "bridge" she uses to cross the river breaks, sending her into the rapids... and over a waterfall.