Dog Talk: This dog is a shy beauty queen


Benjamin Tan with his son Zuqas, and their dogs Blacky and newly adopted Zudy (right). Photos: Benjamin Tan

Benjamin Tan, a real estate negotiator in Puchong, Selangor, has loved dogs his entire life.

"My parents adopted Poppy, a mixed mongrel, when I was a baby, so we grew up together," he shares. "One day, when I was about seven, I was wandering around and I went too far.

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