The Zhan Crew

Aug 11, 2018

The Story About Angela The German Shepherd

August 11, 2018 0
The Story About Angela The German Shepherd
My boyfriend and I were traveling in West Texas for our memorial long weekend. When we arrived in San Angelo, roughly around midnight, we saw a dog walking in the middle of the traffic. My boyfriend stopped the car and this pup started circling around our car looking lost. I got off the car and tried to find if she belonged to anybody. She had no tag. She was so hungry and was looking for food in the garbage can in a nearby gas station. To stop her from eating garbage, we drove with her to Walmart to get her some water and food. The next day we took her to a local San Angelo vet to check on her microchip. Sadly, she had no microchip on her. Then I tried to locate the owner on helpmegethome.com (a local lost and found pet website), but no one replied to my post. Also not to mention how shameful it was, we were told by the local vet that this young dog already had several litters of puppies.

We stopped at Walmart to get Angela a collar, leash, food, and water in San Angelo, TX.

We are from New York. We had a plane to catch the next day. We were not sure where we could send her. I tried calling the shelters in the West Texas area,  Dallas, and Houston. The staff at the shelters said they don't have space for another dog. Well, guess what. This is really what happened: Texas Animal Shelter Overwhelmed. Also according to Val's Pals Rescue, one Houston area shelter alone can receive over 300 dogs in one weekend. That is ridiculous and shows how many irresponsible owners are out there.

Angela traveling with us in Monahans, TX
To save this pup from potential euthanasia, we decided to adopt her.  We took her to the vet again to give her all the vaccines and antibiotics she needed. We temporarily found her a boarding home in Houston. She had so much fun playing with other dogs. She doesn't have to eat garbage or drink muddy water anymore. She is now safe and being taken care of.

Angela playing with her Husky friend in Houston, TX
Eventually, she was sent back to us from Houston to Elmira. Angela is such as a sweetheart. She loved us so much and gave us a lot of kisses. She enjoyed our road trip from West Texas to New Mexico. She even put her paw on my lap when we were both sitting on the bench. She was also so protective.

Angela the pretty flower girl in Ithaca, NY
We were originally planning to move into a new house, but the owner of this house refused to move out. As a result, Angela still did not have a place to stay, so I had to send her to different sitters on Rover for 2 months. I also found out that I am pregnant and was not so well to take care of an active puppy like Angela. Luckily, Angela met her sitter, Emma, and they became best friends immediately. Some of the sitters on Rover said Angela was too hard to take care of, but Angela didn't seem to cause Emma too much trouble. They went running, hiking, and exploring together, and Emma even got Angela some hiking gears. After the adoption, Emma continues to send me pictures of Angela to keep me updated. I am so happy for Angela that she has finally found her forever home.

Angela with Emma, her adoptive mom and best friend

Feb 22, 2018

Cat Lady's Cat Diary

February 22, 2018 0
Cat Lady's Cat Diary

Here we have Jupiter and Jedie. They always sleep together nowadays. They are the cutest brothers ever. When they wake up, they groom each other as you can see from the previous post. These two sweethearts of mine are officially bonded. They both love playing with wires, and they know how to share their toys. Ah, they are the gems of my life.


Jupiter, on the other hand, is a very mischievous kitten. As you can see, we were eating some sunflower seeds. This guy patiently waited for us to feed him some even though he didn't like them that much. He is the rascal who steals my food all the time. So hard to tame his wild side. 


It is cold in New York, so the kitties lined up around the heater to warm themselves up. They belong to the kitty gang. Too much cuteness. They are really making me the happiest mom ever alive. 


Look at Keide. He doesn't seem to be so amused. Aww, poor little boy wants to play! Look at daddy! He is so happy holding Keide. I love both of them so very much. 


Kedie always makes weird poses, but that makes him super adorable. I think he is doing yoga here. Oh man, I wish I could be that flexible. Not sure what he was looking at, but probably food. He is the one who always comes up to you to give you hugs and kisses.

Feb 20, 2018

Litter Robot Open Air Review

February 20, 2018 0
Litter Robot Open Air Review

Say goodbye to scooping! This litter robot will save tons of your time! I finally don't have to wash the litter box anymore and see the dirty sand gluing on to the litter box because of pee pee. Say goodbye to that horrific smell. Beleive me, it was a lot of work to take care of multiple kitties. With this little machine, taking care of them has just become easy!

Click below to view the litter box on Amazon!


My boyfriend introduced me to the litter robot on Amazon! Woohoo! I finally can take a break from scooping dirty poop! The set up is so easy. All you have to do is to plug it in!

Then the litter robot will do the following whenever it detects poop:
  • A timer will be activated after your cat left the poop station. 
  • It will cycle the litter and take out the clumpy poop. The poop will be dumped into the tray underneath the litter box. All you need is a plastic bag in the tray, and clean it out once a day. 
  • Once all that is done, the little robot will shine the blue light to tell you that it is ready to take another dump.
Bonus: It has a nightlight. If your cat is close to the litter at night, the litter robot will light up!

Advice: If your cat refuses to use the new litter robot, you can leave the old litter box beside the litter robot and never clean it. Your cat will eventually give up on its old litter box, and join the futuristic generation of cats. You can get this litter robot on Amazon!

More from the designer of the litter robot!