Julias Ceaser

 

I was talking recently with a friend and the conversation somehow turned to a life experience I had with a very smart little pug mix that we named Vini. The above picture is not of her but is a very close facsimile. That is except for what appears to be a male appendage extruding from the hind parts.  

 

When her name was chosen we had no idea that she would live up to it so well. She came to us through my mother who had a pug that mated outside of her breed. No one really knew who the father was. She saw that she was to live a very good life in an upscale neighborhood with a big fenced in backyard and owners that showered her with loving, a bottomless food bowl, and every treat under the sun. Then she conquered every kid within a three block radius. Every munchkin in the neighborhood knew Vini. They would come knocking at the door and ask, "Can Vini come out and play"? We would ask her if she wanted to and if she did she would jump up and bark and we allowed her out. If she wasn't interested she would lay down and whimper and leave it to us to disappoint the munchkin. Disappointment did not come often but when it did we soon learned to temper it with a lollipop to send the munchkin away with sadness in their eyes but a sugary treat in their mouth. So in a way, the dentists loved Vini too.

 

We got a blonde German Shepard later and Vini made it clear that SHE AND SHE ALONE ruled the household. After a few nose scratches and other aggressive behaviors, the shepherd quickly fell in line.

 

Unfortunately, we discovered that Vini was missing from the backyard one day when we arrived home. We put out the word through the munchkin grapevine but never heard or saw Vini again. I can only hope that wherever she was taken that they realized that they had a true gem of a dog. But then, knowing her personality, she conquered them too!!!