Winston Churchill once said "Dogs look up to you, cats look down upon you and pigs are the only ones which look you in your eyes."
We do not know about pigs, but are pretty sure of cats, 'cause Doggy made it her business to chase and hunt them down. This tendency attracted another charming partner, and together they organised picnic/hunts. This partner i called "Mr. Stubbs". Initially, we spent hours on trying to chase it away. But he wouldn't budge. We relented and adopted it.
From then, Mr. Stubbs and Doggy became a pair, while Big Puppy watched from the sidelines. One comical sight which i remember, was Big Puppy, all 25 kilograms in weight, doing it "Doggy Style" on top of Mr. Stubbs, weighing a measly 15 kilos!
Doggy followed mum wherever she went. When poojas such as Varmahalaxmi vratha came, Doggy accompanied mum to each and every house in the neighborhood, and would bark if she did not come out within five minutes. All three would accompany me to the Seth grocery store and everybody would remark that these guys were my "Bodyguards" or "Ladyguards" as i would term it (with the exception of Mr.Stubbs).
Doggy would bark at strangers who would hound the neighborhood. From salesmen to pizza delivery boys, and the Govinda people who showed up with bowls and chanting the Lord's name, Doggy ensured they did not come for a second helping. When chain snatching became a menace, Doggy's bark reassured us that our neck was safe.
But Doggy was adamant on taking any medicine or powder for her ticks. That became a challenge for us. She started losing weight, and soon we realized that her stomach had to be dewormed. She would smell the tablet in the milk and would refuse to drink it. A neighbor, a lady driver, still learning, drove over Doggy's left leg. Doggy did not budge for two days. On the third day, she took a few steps and was soon running. But the damage had been done. She always had a limp, and her weight came down drastically. But she did not change her habits. She still slept in the middle of the road, went barking literally like a mad dog whenever she heard some commotion, and would jump stairs. But she could no longer jump the compound though.
But Doggy's sex life was going strong. This granny would give the neighborhood pedigree lasses a run for their bones. Doggy's long term boy friend, Guddu, a handsome Dobermen, would follow her during the mating season. His ferocious looks kept the other dog's at bay, and even irritating salesmen.
And then, all of a sudden, Doggy fell sick. What we taught was just normal soon changed, and even made us take stock of our lives.
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