Pets' Day '06!
Most of the people who read my blog would know that I have pets at home. 2 dogs and 10 odd hamsters (belonging to my mom). My 2 dogs are a Jack Russell Terrier (JRT) named Chasey, and the other one is a mixed breed (suspected terrier and Schnauzer cross) named Lucky.
2 Wednesdays ago, my college initiated a project called Pets' Day - where all students/teachers are invited to bring their pet - it could be a dog, a cat, a hamster, a gerbil, fish, (I think even iguanas were allowed.) - to school. So I kinda got excited with the whole idea of bringing my dogs to school - and I had to choose between the 2 of them. I ended up choosing to bring Lucky because I
thought he was the milder one.
As all stories go, I was so, so wrong. More on this later.
The response to this project was just average, with about 10 odd students and teachers bringing their pets to school. 3 other people I knew brought their beautiful dogs along - RJ brought her Spring (kee), Clara brought her Lassie, and Pam T. brought her Brownie. Introducing the stars of the day:
Springkee And Miss Kee!
So that elegant dog you see above is called Spring - apparently a suspected Spitz-Pom mix, and dareisay very well mixed indeed :). Was given to RJ by a neighbour (What Luck!). She's a very well-behaved dog, and she can't stand Lucky. Plus, Isaac has a thang for her. ;)
Lassie, the lazy Shetland
And here's Lassie, the 'xiaojie' (dainty woman) of the group! Her fur's really impressive, and she's quite the loyal dog, always whining when Clara's out of sight. She's a little lazy though, and if she doesn't want to walk, she really doesn't walk. Forget trying to pull her along. Also another anti-Lucky. Bought by Clara's family, I believe - correct me if I'm wrong.
Brownie - Silky Terrier
That's Brownie, Pam T's little timid dog! The only other male in the group besides Lucky, and he's a very mild-mannered boy. One of the friendlier ones with Lucky, but Lucky that bad boy keeps growling at poor Brownie. I suspect its a Alpha Male thing going on between them. Adopted by Pam T.'s mom - was abused (Pam T. says) by his previous owner.
Scruffy Lucky
And lastly - The mixed breed Lucky! I suppose besides Spring, he's the only other mixed breed. :) His history is pretty sad - He was abandoned at a petshop I frequented (in hopes of getting a puppy) by his previous owner - on the excuse of sending him for grooming. Under normal circumstances grooming is quick and the owner may collect the dog after a day. The owner never came back, however, and left false contact details. To cut a long story short, my mom and I ended up adopting Lucky. He grew to be pretty adorable - but under that cute facade I think he has an abusive past. He gets agitated when people raise their hands to a certain angle, and starts barking/growling at them. Lucky's also rather territorial and possessive... which is something I've been trying to change for months.
Anyway, Mr Ivan (who has a pom of his own that goes by the name of 'Jackie Chan'), nicknamed Lucky the 'Suicide Bomber', because basically Lucky was creating chaos and according to Ivan, 'colliding into walls repeatedly.' At home he is normally mild mannered, but when I brought him to college, he was quite an embarassment indeed. He'd tried to get fresh with the female dogs there, and basically made a new enemy out of one schnauzer.
Hopefully with enough patience and training, Lucky's aggressive side will be quelled :) I've a lack of other photos, and I went into a photo-taking frenzy when Lucky was asleep, so enjoy the rest of the pics!
My all time fave. Photo was taken by Ivan. Thank you Mr Chan!
Sleepyhead
Sleepyhead exerts his influence!
