WaLK oN. . .

early monday morning, i was sitting down the floor with my loyal companion, my mocha, watching live telecast on hd. liverpool vs aston villa. i was watching alone scratching my dog's ear to sleep . . we just finished trimming her nails and she likes to be rubbed both on the belly and at the back of her ears while falling to sleep . . and what a game it was . . if i too were a man united fan, in which i would never be, i would be worried . . the passing, the aggression, the hunger in those plays ive seen was like no other. to those who were in doubt about the penalty given last week, you have now 2 new penalties to scrutinize and say it was again a referee blunder. you are all assholes.
i never really elaborate how my relationship with my dog goes. i did own a few dogs in my lifetime. mongrels always are available when i was growing up. a japanese spitz, a dalmatian . . .all of which i did have a splendid time with them. but unlike any other, 6 years ago, me and my wife suddenly had this urge(especially her) to own a dog. i didnt even bother to surf the net myself. she went to spca websites, adposts and other never-heard-of-websites. i still remember it was around the 2nd week of december 2004 when my wife told me about a family who owned 5 retrievers, a mix of golden and labradors. 2 of them are up for adoption for the son wil have to leave the house for a long time to serve the army. there was a big, chocolate brown labrador, as tall as my belly, 2 one year old silky black labrador retievers and 2 cream colored golden retrievers namely latte and mocha and both were the ones up for adoption.

twas one fine december 19, afternoon, when we placed a call to meet the dogs. no plans whatsoever to adopt but just to have a look. my wife especially is kinda excited since she was a cat lover, dogs will be quite new and exciting experience for her. when we located the house in tanah merah, ringing the doorbell made it a go for the dogs to meet us at the gate. and what a sight it was. 5 big dogs, free and unbound, without any barks mind you. we were greeted by a fine mdm lisa and escorted us to their terrace. now this was the memorable part of my relationship with mocha, where it all started. we were talking and were sitted in a triangle formation about 2 meters apart, leaving enough room for the dogs to be in our feet. after talking for about 15 mins about dogs and about their behaviors, i just realized a unique thing between these 5 dogs. as the conversation continues, while the other 4 dogs keeps on walking and sniffing and asking for each of our attention, showing off or just plain licking, mocha was just there in front of me. staring, or maybe pleading that she'll be picked, or maybe she was just smart enough to know that the final decision will be made by this guy so better stick with him.
it indeed influenced my decision. 5 mins after leaving the house in tanah merah, we took a cab to go home and inside the cab an argument rose. it was me now who is excited and not my wife! telling her that we should get the dog now and i cant wait one more day. and as my trusted antics (nag and nag an nag) proved to be a powerful persuasive tool. she did agree and off we went to the nearest pet shop to buy basic dog food and a leash . . also called mdm lisa that we did change our mind and we would be taking mocha after 30 min of shopping. and the rest is history . . .. .


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