One bright and sunny day, Inori and Benji took an hour-long walk back home from a friend’s place.They were walking along happily until Inori, as usual, got lost.
With dog in tow, she tried to find her way back to home sweet home. Then, she spot a cute brown puppy, sitting beside a white van.
She kneeled beside her dog and said to him “Look, Benji! Dog!”
Benji, the half-blind dog, did not look.
The shy puppy decided to hide under the van.
Sighing, Inori continued to walk on, searching for the way home.
As she walked past the van, the lil’ brown pup dashed out and started to jump, not very unlike a kangeroo, beside Inori and Benji.
*Boing! Boing! Boing! Boing!Boing!Boing!Boing!Boing!Boing!Boing!Boing!* went the lil’ brown pup.
“Whoaaaaa!!!!!!!”, went the very lost Inori.
*Blur look* went the Benji.
Inori continued to walk and shortened Benji’s leash so that he would stay close to Inori. Lil’ brown puppy decided to follow Inori and Benji.
Inori, is very lost. Inori has stray puppy following her. Inori is panicking. Inori called animal welfare groups and individuals but no-one had the means to help her. Inori still lost.
Inori decided to ask for directions.
Inori: Which is the right way to my house?
Passer by: Oh.. *points in direction* just go straight and WHOOOAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
Inori: I’m sorry, that’s not my dog.
Passer by: *Disgusted look*
Inori: 
Finally, she found herself on familiar grounds with two dogs in tow. One familiar and clean. One strange and very dirty.
She stepped into the lift and secretly hoped lil’ brown dirty puppy wouldn’t trust her enough to enter the lift with her.
But no. Lil’ brown dirty puppy entered the lift happily. Kids, please do not enter the lift with strangers. You never know when they will cut off your limbs and sell it to curry stalls or pet-food manufacturers.
Lil’ brown dirty puppy also self-invited her dirty self into Inori’s humble abode. Immediately with a swift swoop (?!?), Inori scooped lil’ brown dirty pup and dumped her into the toilet.
Lil’ brown dirty pup panicked and started to wail. She wailed as if she were being cut up to make puppy stew. Inori hurriedly took tick shampoo, puppy shampoo and a towel and rushed into the toilet.
Lil’ brown dirty puppy was scared. Inori bathed lil’ brown dirty puppy.
Water rinsed off the puppy in shades of brown and grey. Thrice.
There! Lil’ brown clean puppy emerged!
Inori, at that time, was a poor poor bumming lazy-bones. Therefore, she did not possess any camera of any sort. Therefore, lil’ brown clean puppy did not have any puppy photos taken.
Inori and Nad gave the name “Chiyo” (åƒä»£) to the lil’ brown puppy. It meant longevity in Japanese. Chiyo was only 4 months old then.
To cut the story short, Inori told Nad as well as Daddy that she would rehome Chiyo after she was sterilised.
Time came when Chiyo was sterilised and ready to go to her new home. But Inori couldn’t bear to part with Chiyo. So Chiyo, became part of Inori, Nad and Benji’s lives.
Heeheehee
Then one day, disaster stuck. Chiyo suddenly lost strength in her hind legs. She couldn’t walk. She couldn’t even sit up from down position. Soon, the paralysis spread from the hind legs to the front. Chiyo was like a cripple.
Inori carried Chiyo to and fro the vet every single day for daily intraveneous dose of medication. Inori also carried Chiyo out for fresh air every day. She tried to hold Chiyo in squatting position and told Chiyo to poop and pee. But a single tear rolled down Chiyo’s face and Inori started to cry too.
With God’s Amazing Grace, Inori and Nad found jobs and money to support Chiyo’s staggering vet bills.
After 10 agonising days, 2 vets, very expensive x-rays and treatments, Chiyo could stand up again. She started to walk very wobbly at first. But she gained her confidence again.
With her brother Benji by her side all the time, she soon had the strength to run like the wind as she always did before.
Oh yes, I forgot to mention, Chiyo might have been abused when she was a puppy before. Up till now, she’s still mighty afraid and wary of strangers. It is not easy to gain her trust and love.
Mommy, can they drown Benji so that I can have you all to myself?
Adversity struck again when one day, Inori’s ex-employer brought Benji and Chiyo out for a walk.
The dogs were let off-leashed to play in the fields and Chiyo was spooked by something and she dashed off across a busy road. She then ran up a hill and nobody could catch up with her. She went missing.
Days and days of pain and worry and wait. Inori, Nad, Benji, Timmi and Lasse (Nad’s dogs), camped on the hill, went to neighbouring streets to paste posters. God sent help again in form of kind people whom Inori barely know. They helped almost everyday after their work, combing the areas with their torches and braved the mosquito bites. They distributed flyers and was there for Inori all the time.
On the 18th day, Inori got a call from an old man who spoke only mandarin. He was a guard of the old swimming complex at the foot of the hill, which was no longer in operations. He spotted Chiyo wandering in the old swimming compound. Her loose blue collar with a tag was still on her.
Inori rushed down to the swimming complex. Weeds have overgrown and the pool was only left with dirty rainwater. It was a very hot day and Inori almost had a heatstroke. It was no use. Chiyo was no where to be seen. Anyhow, Inori informed Nad and Nad assured that he would check things out after his work.
After work that day, Nad bought two burgers to munch on and he was thinking that one burger could be used to lure Chiyo out. He walked towards the gates of the swimming complex. And he saw Chiyo trotting around the pool and in his excitement, he downed the second burger as well and called Inori.
Inori rushed to join Nad shortly after with a bowl and two cans of dog food. Both of them stood outside the gate, peering in. For the first time in weeks, Inori saw Chiyo and she started to cry. Which triggered a slap from Nad.
“Get yourself together! How can you get Chiyo if you are crying?”
Ok.
The guard was not around. So Inori and Nad had to scale the gates. *Ouch* They walked in slowly and quietly. After awhile, they started calling Chiyo’s name.
Suddenly, Inori saw a familiar figure hopping in the bushes on the hill. *Boing! Boing! Boing!!!!*
Inori ran to the foot of the hill with Nad and started to call out her name. Finally, Chiyo ran down towards them and started to cry. She cried the most sorrowful doggy cry Inori and Nad had ever heard.
Chiyo looked from bowl-of-food to Inori’s hand and bowl-of-food to Inori’s hand again. Then, Chiyo decided to lick Inori’s hand before gobbling down the food. For 18 days, Chiyo had eaten little or nothing.
18 days of starvation.
Chiyo finally came home. Reunited with her brother, Mommy and Daddy. She could finally sleep in peace.
snnnzzzzttttz
Chiyo is a rough player. No matter who she plays with, she would always play rough.
Beware your face if you are horizontal while playing with her. Because;
ouch
She is also an excellent guard dog and she feels proud to be in charge of her owners’ belongings and property.
Chiyo no play. Chiyo guard bag.
Chiyo may look ugly to many people but to Inori and Nad, she’s always the loyal and faithful lil’ doggy. She’ll always be our little girl. And we’ll be the best parents we ever know how to her.
