After Whitey , came Blackie...

After Whitey passed on , it seems there was a Blackie waiting in the wings.
How corny is that .

The fact is that the building we live in suddenly became a home to a scrawny black 2 month old stray pup . I heard it yowl one morning in the basement parking , and went searching for the sound . No one could locate her , and with all the cars and the main road outside , one can only imagine the possibilities.

Well she emerged later, not even a foot high, an all black energiser bunny with the longest colt like legs and big perky , almost Doberman ears. A small white star on her chest , a long nose, melting brown eyes, and a tremulously raised paw, completed the picture. She got some biscuits that she hastily devoured - she must have been starved . The kindly security people looked out for her , and for the next two days I could see her dart out of the lawn, the front car park, the space between the two front lobby doors, in the foliage near the swings. Her mother was no where around . She got her three times a day diet of bread and milk from me , but I worried - about getting attached or connected with her - this was an apartment , not a house,and CJ my spaniel does not take too kindly to puppies . And then about the kids playing with her . All said and done , she was a stray , and not vaccinated - what if something happened ? I also dont think the Building Association would take too kindly to this new canine security addition . It was getting to be a responsibility .

So two evenings ago I put the little tyke in the car and drove down in endless traffic jams to CUPA animal clinic , along with my neighbours daughter , Ain.
And the so far intrepid pup started shivering and drooling with fear as the car trundled along . They have an instinct .

She got her rabies, distemper and deworming shots like a Trojan, squealing only a little. (Now I could feel comfortable with the kids playing with her ) .The vet was pleased with her excellent condition, and also confirmed that she was a female . He hoped that she would get adopted in due course - she was so pretty and obviously lovable.
We bought her a forest green collar and leash , and she suddenly looked - well - owned !

She threw up twice in the car on the way home, and had a fever , due to the injections. But she settled into sleep after we returned, a little upset with our perfidy , but trying to cope. Well , she has gone back to her space under the security chair , and regularly does her St Vitus dance everytime one of the kids, security or I come along. She knows how to avoid the cars, and some of the adults who don't like her . Its interesting that the walking into the building is now a while new experience , with an excited reaction from the pup every time .

She has chewed through the leash , but still flies to greet the kids, almost somersaulting in the air , and is proprietary bout the security chair , the swings and her water bowl . I am trying hard not to fall in love, and I am glad that she is no more an abandoned and lost baby . We call her Bonzie for now , until the building kids decide her real name. She has a number of people who care for her . She has an identity card from CUPA confirming her vaccinations, a near name , a collar around her neck , and some loving .

Although she still doesn't really belong , I think maybe she has some sort of a home now , and , she will be OK .