Memories

Our Three Dogs

Chupi, a shih tzu’s family traveled to Australia. They had

been given Chupi by a French family. There was no home

for him. I gladly volunteered to take care of Chupi. An

interesting, fluffy, indoor dog that had been brought up

outdoors. Chupi stays in the garden, roams, sleeps in his

kennel, eats and gets himself really dirty as soon as he is

washed. He is the most loving dog, always at the gate

as soon as he hears the sound of the car. Every evening,

he waits patiently for us. His ritual of coming to my car

door, waiting till I get down, is so heartwarming. He whines

a few times, probably reporting what happened whilst we

were away.

Fifi a half German shepherd, half great dane, became a

member of our family when he was two months old. A

beautiful girl with a velvety grey coat. Fifi having stayed

with us for about two months has grown huge.  She has

a great bond with Chupi, they adore each other. Fifi is

always cuddling Chupi, they are now family.  

Bella, a found dog from the neighborhood. Very lively but

smaller than my four month old, Fifi. Bella is also a mixed
breed, I guess, was found as a newborn puppy in our court
yard, it’s siblings were given away to other neighbors. We
could only keep Bella.

Our three dogs are all totally different and show their

affection in diverse ways. They make our compound lively

with shrill barks when there’s movement at the gate. They
are so warm and welcoming and a very special part of our

extended family.