Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Nico - the true guy!

I have lost track of time. Feb 8th is the last time I was really lazy, woke up at 10:00 in the morning and did next to nothing. Ever since then, the days have jumbled one into another and I have lost count. I wake up at 7.30 in the morning, brush my teeth and then check the house to find where Nick has pooped. clean that and then go down to make his breakfast and my coffee. As he gobbles his breakfast, I have my divine nectar and then am off for a walk with my 4-legged f(r)iend. We gambol around the layout and I try my best to exhaust him. He happily checks out and tries his best to jump on all the pretty girls and the sari clad women he meets. When he was younger and smaller, pretty girls would come by his way and coo, 'He's sooo cute!!!!!!!!!! Can I pet him...?? OOOO my cutie pie....what's your name?' And me, his spokesperson obligingly supplies it - Nico. 'OOOO Nico Noci cute doggy cute doggy....so cute!' He, meanwhile wallows in the attention and gives a big goofy doggie grin and as they let him go, tries again to jump at them and I the cruel mistress, pulls his leash and says 'Enough Nico, lets go!'. This was the pattern almost every day and when my parents came, I said, 'You know this dog of mine loves women. Anyone who has XX chromosome, he's off being cute for them!' My dad did not believe me. He smiled at me indulgently thinking his girl is simply proud of her pup. After all how can males of all species run behind women? But my little pup proved him wrong! He was stunned when he came walking with me and Nico. Just outside our apartment as one of the girls clambered out to go to work, Nico ran off to meet and greet her. She obligingly cuddled him and petted him and asked, 'Does he bite?' I replied, not really, and she continued petting her. My dad was holding him (those days he was small enough to be held) and was too shocked to know that I was right!
My little pup is a celebrity amongst the women of this layout and there are many of those since there are 2 girls PG accommodations right next to my apartment. So once when Dad and Mom took him out for a walk, they passed the dosa camp. This place is full of people of ages and strata. kids, dads, moms, girls and boys of all ages drop by here after 4 o'clock in the evening. This place has people spilling over to the sidewalk and across the road till around 10:00 in the night when he closes. So Ma and Da were taking Nico around this place for a walk. A group of pretty 20+ girls were talking and spotted this little pup. They swooped down on him and started petting him. He was so happy that he obliged them and let them hold him. They rewarded him by taking pics and cuddling him. He gave them such a wide grin and his puppy yelps of happiness. It was a win-win situation. He loves being the star among women.
He is also quiet when he looks out and admires his women. We had almost finished our walk. My husband and I were almost home and we were opposite the girls PG when one of the girls was coming towards us. Nico sat down on the road. We knew what to expect, so we simply waited. I was holding the leash and my husband watched him as his eyes followed the girl. She was good looking in a neat and clean way, well dressed and smart. As she passed him, Nico's head swiveled and his eyes followed her till she disappeared down the road. Then my regal flirt got up and walked back. Who said he only jumps at women? He can simply watch them and admire their grace and beauty as he sits on the road.