Kiya: Shiny red car

So, life has been idyllic. In December 2010, Persons D and S disappeared for almost two weeks! They put me in a car and ferried me to a strange, but bustling apartment, and I was also separated from Louie. Though I was initially happy to get some respite from a pesky dog stepping all over me when I sleep, I soon missed Louie, and my persons, a lot.

However, very shortly I was again reunited with my family, and when I saw Louie I went crazy with happiness! We also went home, finally, and this time there were many more people in the house - they all smell somewhat like Person S. Louie did not like these extra people in the house, but much to his relief, they soon left. So it was just back to the four of us again, and Louie and I continued to go for our early morning walks with Person D, left home alone after Person S leaves, we sleep and bark at cats walking outside our house, and greet our persons happily when they return.



I like to nap in the sun, which makes Persons D and S very confused, and I can hear them whispering frantically and pointing at me and frowning. They even tried to chase me back into the house but I'd walk back into the sun again. What's wrong with sunbathing?!





A month ago, our lives changed. I sniffed Person S and detected the smell of new leather on him.. That evening, they put something weird on me, called a 'harness', all padded and covered with mock sheep wool. I didn't care about it much, though it did make me look like I was going for schutzhund practice! And then.. the surprise! Oh!



A brand new, shiny red car, without a roof! I was in doggie heaven! I couldn't wait to get onto the car. I immediately occupied one seat and hung my head out. Louie had to be coaxed into the car as he really did not like car rides, but I suppose he dislikes being left home alone more. So he complied.





When the car moves, I could smell a hundred thousand things at one time.. my nose couldn't stop twitching! I love it. Person S also likes it and always put the roof down, much to the annoyance of Person D. I could tell she doesn't like it, or at least she just wants to hide herself by wearing scarves over her hair and large sunglasses. Weird, like Louie.


We now take joy rides in the car when Person D gets her Starbucks. Sometimes we go to the beach for walks. Sometimes we return to the fenced park at Novena, where Louie gets to run like the wind again. I just like being in the car, enjoying the sunshine, the wind in my ears, a thousand different scents running through my nose.