Monday, September 29, 2008

Flop

And while on pets, here’s the new addition to our family.


Looks coy and innocent but she's very street-smart, being one of the pups I mentioned in these posts. After the last of her siblings got adopted she was left by herself and the adult dogs in the neighborhood were snapping at her, so we decided to take her in – she spends the days with my mom (who pampers her outrageously) and then sulks when she has to come to our (considerably less exciting) apartment for the night. (It must feel like having to go to a boarding-school hostel each night, as my wife puts it.) She's long-limbed and has magnificent frown lines that remind me of Laurence Olivier playing Heathcliff. The resemblance isn't immediately apparent, but trust me.

We’re still undecided on a name: informally she’s Foxy, because mum believes she’s reincarnated from a recently deceased dog she used to call by that name. I’ve suggested Flopsy because of her ears and because it sounds enough like Foxy for her not to get too confused at this late stage, but my mother objects that we’d then have to nickname her “Flop”, which would be pessimistic. She wants her to be a very successful dog.

(And no, I won't be sending photos of her to unsuspecting people on email. Can't afford to do that after all my rantings about parents who share baby pictures.)

17 comments:

  1. She looks too sweet to be called Foxy.

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  2. flop is a total hit :) I am so glad almost all of them are adopted...

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  3. We were THIS close to adopting a beagle from the RSPCA but this doofus of a dog came up to us and won our hearts. While not as cute as your Foxy there, he's adorable too... :D

    But she is one fine lady :)

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  4. congrats! she looks so sweet.. but I must warn u, they are not pets, they are members of the family, your own kids.. and their departure is a very very emotionally tough time.

    But it is all worth it for the unconditional love.

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  5. Monika: actually, two of the last five got run over, but two others got adopted by nice people.

    they are members of the family, your own kids.. and their departure is a very very emotionally tough time.

    twilight fairy: I know, have had pets before - am personally more of a cat person but we've had dogs in the past.

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  6. Really cute pup :).

    Do name him something that's not a dog name... okay, not Shamsher ;), but still... I recommend names of obscure liqueurs.

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  7. Storm: not him - her. You sound like Tusshar Kapoor from the last post!

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  8. What a wonderful addition to the family. But beware. She looks good as gold which is very deceptive.Wait till she chews up your favourite slippers and tries to snuggle in your favourite armchair.

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  9. oh she is beautiful. Congratulations! Feel sorry for her siblings who got ran over :(.

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  10. "She wants her to be a very successful dog." You made me laugh, again! Sumana.

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  11. *vaguely ashamed and chagrined*

    Foxy it is :*)

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  12. You should get a cat to keep Foxy company and get another homeless puppy for your Mom... :D....just trying to promote the cause of street dogs....according to some article I read long ago, if only one in 50 people were to adopt a stray dog, there wouldn't be any stray dogs in India. Wouldn't that be lovely?

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  13. You realise of course that many of your friends (who are with you in the dislike of baby pictures) wouldn't mind finding cute puppy pics in their email? That you can even compare the two is outrageous.

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  14. You ranted about parents sharing baby pics? where? where?

    - The first anon!

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  15. come now, we parents shall indulge you and show you how to play nice :p

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  16. Awww...she is such a ghochu!

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  17. Flopsy/Foxy pictures can be sent to this dog-lover/doter any time.

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