We have Woofy here today!
Basic information:
Name: Woofy
Nicknames: Pequenai, Pequi, 5-Litre, 豬精, 肥仔, Fat-boy
Commonly known as: Pequi (read as "Piggy")
Breed: suspected Minituare Pinscher, currently possibly a
Mutant
Birthday: Unknown, rescued on 28 April 2010 (maybe)
Story:
I was just running around sniffing at things when I saw across the street, there was a dog. So I ran towards that dog, narrowly escaping being hit by a car, and went to sniff at that dog!
That dog wasn't too friendly though, and the person with the dog kept saying things like "be careful!" "Don't just run across the street!" and this person even tried to get a hold of me! So I ran away and ran down the slope.
Eventually I met up with some kids and they didn't look too friendly as well, so the only way was to run back. As I ran up the hill, that unfriendly dog was there again. But this time, the person with the dog just
picked me up!
I guess there was a lot of commotion. I got into a car, was driven to a vet, and then was driven to shop, and people looked at me and seemed to talk about me. Eventually I went into an apartment that had 3 dogs. I
had to start showing them who's the boss so I started to mark my territory. Only, I was yelled at by the humans!
Some time later, a woman and a young girl came by. The girl said she liked me and then I got tied up to a leash and we left.
After a few hours (not without some shouting and a lot of crying on the girl's part), I was taken back to that apartment with 3 dogs...
They were
Peppie,
Menina, and
Sai Lup. And just like that I was part of that household.
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Thoughts from Kat, the "human girl"
There isn't really much to tell about Pequi's arrival to the household. My Mom and I were just at our building's door, taking Sai-Lup out (it was just 2 weeks after we got Sai-Lup) and I saw this small, slightly overweight, Chihuahua-or-Mini-Pinscher dog running across the street to us, almost runover by a car, and giving Sai Lup a sniff, then running away. We tried to catch him the first time, but failed.
We were thinking that "oh, maybe he knows where he's going", and decided to let it rest, despite our feeling uneasy over this dog on the loose. Eventually, he came running right back up, so I just scooped him up (he was small enough).
Immediately, we took him to a vet to scan for his chip. They found one, but the numbering format showed that it is NOT a Macau chip. Then we called the Municipal Kennel, and they refused to divulge any information regarding the owner. So I simply asked: is there a record for this chip? and they answered a no. Will a dog get his existing chip added into the database if the dog is imported according to normal procedures? No, the dog will get a new chip implemented.
Then, we took the dog to the pet shop that my Sister works at, just to see if they recognize the dog (could have been one of their customers' dog) but nobody knew that dog there.
It was soon running late, so we just took the dog home. Meanwhile, my Mom spoke with our neighbour who found someone that wanted to get a dog. So the lady came with her daughter and they looked at that dog. The girl liked him enough (no really, the girl had her eye on
Menina really, but no way!) so they took him away. Our neighbour even gave them a brand new dog-bed.
Thinking the matter resolved, we were happy to have saved a dog.
A few hours later, the mother came ringing our bell again, saying the dad in the family disagreed to keeping the dog, so they gave the dog back, dog bed and all.
Feeling lost, I made a couple of posters and flyers and posted that everywhere and on Facebook. No nibbles.
And then, my Sis said, "you allhave your own favourite dog. I'd like to have a say about keeping a dog too".
Well, and that is how we got that dog. He was a bit naughty on the peeing indoors part, so we neutered him. After that, he just blew up and turned into a mutant fat dog. We're working to keep his weight as is, if not losing it (he is a voracious eater and steals from the big dogs too)...
And that's how this one came to us :-)
