My Girl :)

It’s this coffee colored fur ball that has suddenly become the center of my attention these days. She is usually very playful and loves to cuddle up in my arms. None of her siblings are ever so close to me but she is. The siblings are only interested in the biscuits that we get for them.

My girl is quite a gluttonous pup! A few days ago, I wanted to take her to her Doc for a check up. She was eating something when I tried to lift her. Boy was she upset! She growled as if to warn me not to disturb her from her meal. In the mean while her sibling, Lizzie (we call her that coz she is lazy and loves it when I scratch her, she looks adorably silly then :)), came up to her; to my surprise my girl barked at her! It was like putting up the sign loud and clear, ‘do not disturb while I am eating and I am certainly not sharing it with you!’ All the while that she was enjoying her sumptuous meal, I played with Lizzie and watched her. Once done, she came to me and started licking my feet and looked at me. When she does that, I can’t help but take her in my arms. Something about those cute puppy eyes!
She was hurt last week, when my friend and I took her to the doctor. She responded well to the treatment and I went to Pune and my friend to Bangalore, with a little less worry. But today her Doc diagnosed her with Distemper, its one of the dreaded diseases and it happens to the puppies in the first year. He said there is little hope. But I am not giving up on her. She may not be my family, or my daughter for that. But the feeling I had when she first came running to me can only be compared to the way I felt when I cradled my cousin Piyu… very maternal kind of feeling :)  So how can I just forget about this little girl who may not speak in words but her eyes speak volumes! She may not grab my dupatta like she used to but now she quietly walks away as I see her off. May be she understands that I need to take care of my other responsibilities.
My brother, Swapnil, searched on the net and informed me that Distemper can be cured. I read those articles too and I am quite hopeful that she will be cured.
I love you very much my little one… I wont give up on you. You are the best thing to have happened to me in a long time. I will be there by your side. I promise… You will be alright... :) After all you haven't told me which name you like the most... Is it... Lisa? Kiara? Choco? Shona? ummmm... or Megan? Or Mitzi as Himali would like or as Maggie that Swapnil would like? I like Megan ... Or how about Buttercup?  Did I hear a bark? :P
God bless you, my little wild one :)