My gorgeous Pet Jin - 2

Dear all,

Recalling incidents from the early days of Jin. He is now about a year old. The summer time has set in. He makes a crying face at night when we ask him to sleep outdoors. We prepare his bed consisting of an old bamboo mattress, few old clothes (used by us - he likes those) and a square pillow.

Once I bought him a red rubber tennis ball. We were trying to teach him how to play with it. He took it upstairs. Few other balls he would just try to chew them away. But this one he kept it on his bed upstairs. He was quite possessive.

Once he fell ill, stopped eating. He was also scratching madly, almost peeling his skin off. So very difficult with pets. He was just collapsing. Finally after a couple of days we consulted a vet. He advised some de-worming tablets. And he gave me some strips free of cost. Looking after street dogs was his hobby. We don't realize it but there's a lot of goodness around.

Then we gave Jin a dosage of tablets for about a week. He was very drowsy and used to eat very less. Mom took really special care of him. Very attached. You have to be with him. Then very slowly, he raised, started eating and evidently the intensity of scratching stopped. He was so good to see.

There are some really special things about Jin. Whenever the gate opens, he used to run out like a jet. It's a sight that used to make us awkward. He used to play on the street for a long time and come back for meals. But when we would go out he would remain near the gate watching for our return. Even it be an hour, he misses so much. On our returning he would jump, lick, yelp and run around out of joy. His happiness is matchless. So is ours.

He has this habit of forgetting me when others are around. Actually, our newspaper delivery man had brought him home. He is also very attached. Frequently he too comes and gives him some biscuits. Then is when Jin forgets me. But he comes around eventually.

In the early times, we also had the problem of him dropping feces in the neighborhood. But after a lot of scolding he overcame it. He also used to go into everybody's houses and bite away rubber or leather slippers, shoes and the like. Several times they came complaining, but we told them to keep their dear belongings further up and out of reach. And also they and their kids were also taking Jin to play whenever possible. All are very fond of him.

He has this unique nature of being caressed and loved affectionately. So all the neighbors also tolerated, out of love for him. And also as Mom was feeding him very nicely. They liked to see him growing and being healthy. Often, the neighbors also used to take and feed him chicken, mutton and other leftovers. He could not eat food back home. So we advised them to relax and they reduced.

Jin is the favorite of all the three streets. In the early days all houses used to welcome him, feed him well, play with him and then let go. But after he came to stay with us they refrained.

There are yet lots of lovely moments, which would be covered in the coming days.

So, hope all enjoyed just knowing Jin. ☺

Kind Regards,

Jeeves.