The Puppy Post

It is ironic that our last post was about not getting a dog, and this one is about the dog that we broke down and took into our loving home. She was a “gift” from a teacher that Adam works with. I am not going to say too much about her, because we might not keep her. “But why?” you ask, “she is so cute!” Yes, she is cute, until she bites, growls and pees all over the floor, then she is NOT cute, she is a bad, BAD puppy. On the flip side, she is very treat motivated and at only 9 ½ weeks can already sit, stay and come.

So here is a little bio on the dog we named Ron Con Pasas (Rum Raisin). She was born in a rusted out oven and you would be shocked if you saw her mom; she is a skinny little domesticated-street-dog-looking-thing. Her dad must have been the devil, cause little Pasa is surly the spawn of Satin himself. Pasa came to us with the normal set of Nica dog problems– flees, ticks and pooping live worms twice as long her body. Once we got that under wraps, we began proudly introducing her to the neighborhood and our summer camp kids. This may have been our first mistake in dog rearing, because here, dogs are for protection and protection only, and everyone wanted so badly to help in the process of making Pasa aggressive. She has been poked, shaken and taunted to the point that she could successfully guard a junkyard from intruders, all eight pounds of her. Despite our explanation that “we don’t want a brava dog,” we lost the battle, and are now working hard to reverse the brava-ness (aggressiveness). Strangely though, she is still the most popular thing in the neighborhood. One lady told me that “Rum Raisin is going to be the next mayor of León.” I just smiled politely like a mother who is unsure whether her child will grow up to be a mass-murderer or a raving success, I am hoping for the latter. So without further ado… Ron Con Pasas in all her hellish glory.



The following pictures are not for children's eyes.
Chelito: Get back here you sexy little beast!
Pasa: I thought you liked it when I play hard to get…

Smooch, giggle, giggle, smooch

Pasa: Put the camera away you perverts!