Temperaments, of animals

Temperaments, of animals

I think I'll write something light-hearted for a change - on the temperaments of animals =)Animals have temperaments too, and for each of the pet that I kept, their temperament differs =)

Well, let me begin with my pomeranian, Rocky, in memory and "respect" for him - actually, he was the second "Rocky" we had. The first pomeranian we "inherited" from my bro-in-law, who was already named Rocky, was ailing when he came to us, and subsequently died of kidney failure =( Although we had him for less than 6 months, the emotional attachment was already very strong that we cannot bear the thought of not having another dog. That was how we bought little Rocky and named him the same as the previous pom. He was only 1 month or so old when we bought him and we had a great time seeing him grow into adulthood. He was a super, super, super glutton and ate anything from plain bread to steamed yam to durians to dog tidbits and chocolates and ... - as a result, he had heart failure because his heart could not support his weight - he was about 7kg or so for his rather small-medium frame. One unique trait about him - though he was called Rocky, he was less than being "rocky" and bold - just put 4 poles on the floor and he will be caged =) My best friend used to "mock" and "tease" him for his cowardice =) He was super sweet-natured though and he remains my favourite =)

After Rocky died, we got Jolly, a maltese when she was about 2 months old - we wanted her to be happy all the time, so the name =) Tell me if you think she's jolly enough to be Jolly *wink* Jolly has mood swings - if she's happy, she will be up on her tummy and wanting you to give her a good rub (my sis says she's so liberal because she was imported from Australia =) My mum doesn't think too great a deal about it and always chided Jolly for being an "embarassment" for her tummy-up behavior. By the way, Jolly's a real fierce one, ok ... - 2 of my students have got bitten by her before when they tried playing with her. She's easily provoked, and I think she "thinks very highly of herself" too - maybe it's because she's the "da-jie" amongst all her animal siblings. We are always afraid of meeting with bigger dogs whenever we bring Jolly out because she would bark excessively at the bigger dogs and even wanted to bite them. She doesn't look like this fierce ya? Don't judge a dog by the cover.

Next, let's come to Toby, my mongrel crossbred - we inherited him 2 years ago from a friend's brother. He is very good-natured - in fact, we were worried how he is going to get along with Jolly when she can really give him no peace, but sweet-natured Toby would so readily give in to Jolly and so accepting of her faults =) Toby's supposed to be a watchdog for us, but he's becoming lazier and lazier - all thanks to my sis who keep feeding him whenever he gives her that "cutie" look - and you guess it - the vet says he's quite weighty now ... wink* Oh, one thing I must mention about Toby - he has motion sickness!! Don't laugh k - that was my reaction when my friend's brother told me about it and now, I "regret" that stupidity ... Each time I bring him out in a car, I'll have to make sure someone comes along with me, with a plastic bag inside a pail, ready for him to throw up whenever he feels so. As a result, Toby hardly goes out but runs about in the garden chasing wild cats =)

Now, the exciting one - the youngest in the animal family, Brownie my cat. This fellow is the super mischievious one - he will purposely make you chase him and then he will run all over the house and hide in corners or spaces he can find to surprise you. Isn't it evident from the picture how he squeezed himself underneath the space in the side table? Brownie's very conscious of cleanliness - every since my sis brought him back (he was a stray - probably a month old or so??) we have been bathing him weekly. I believe you will be amused if I tell you that there were 2 occasions which he slipped into the drain as he went galivanting and he hurriedly run home to us - not even daring to lick his dirty fur on his own =) Brownie has a very wild nature and if he manages to slip out of the house, he won't be back till at least 8 hours later, hence, since a year ago or so, mum has stopped letting him out of the house. Interestingly, he's toilet trained (somehow, don't ask me how) - so we will lock him in one of our toilets during the night and let him out in the morning. He's a creature of habit so he's very used to it now =) I think I mentioned in one of my earlier post that he's behaving quite a fair bit like his doggie sibling - wanting people to stroke him too when we give attention to the others.

Animals are just like humans - they are unique and have their own temperaments. I really thank God for all these animals in my life - they are really a joy to me and my household =)