Two people, too many wishes..and all they wish is to fulfill all those wishes in this one life..... :) complicated eh? :):)

Well tomorrow, the 5th of Nov'09 is the red letter day when one of those bucket full of wishes is going to come true!

A sign of luxury, a symbol of comfort, a marvel of automobile...."CAR"... of their own.....is finally going to park at their doorstep.

One wicket down.....many more to go but congratulations for now!

Valentine Gift

The whole Friday night was spent in an anxiety over the next day’s adventure. After much discussion we came upon a mutual consent though I was still not confident at all; my husband’s excitement and prolong wait since his childhood made me give in to the situation.
That Saturday, 16th Feb’08, changed my life completely. By 7 o’clock, 3 of us (Akki, DG & me) left the house and the only conversation we had during the 40 min travel was about the destination’s direction.
The caretaker had instructed to wait in front of a park near his farm house. The anxiousness grew with each passing minute. I waited in the car while Akki & DG strolled on the pavement beside. 6-7 months old baby was what we were looking for and this one was exactly 7 months old (we were told). I was lost in my imaginations when suddenly DG tapped & pressed my hand. I could sense his excitement and knew she was being brought. I opened the door by my side, was in process of stepping out of the car, looking in the direction of my two companions but….Oh No…..what was that……my adrenaline rushed as I swiftly moved back inside, hastily closing the window to save myself. My heart still pounded while I turned to watch the giant literarily dragging the chain holder towards us. Goodness! Oh!!!! this sight frightened me while that caretaker annoyed me…. why did he lie to us? why did he not tell us the truth?
I was trying to calm myself when again DG knocked on the window & asked me to come out. “No way” I screamed back. Until sometime ago, the street brigade of dogs outside my house OR the pet Pomeranians represented “DOG” to me. Never in my life had I seen a dog so huge….how on earth can it just be 7 months old? If on hind legs, she would be taller than me (I am 5’2”)…and…and…just look at her face...it was double the mine! When he couldn’t persuade me, he got busy playing with her. Akki told us that usually Great Dane’s price ranges were high but this one could be bought for less given the condition of the animal. I observed that though the size was large because of her breed, she was merely a mesh of bones. Her neck had a line of wound because of being continuously chained, I guessed. This contributed to my apprehensiveness and looked toward DG. But I could see he was much sure than before; he was simply loving it. Within minutes, the deal was done and both of us headed towards the ATM as the caretaker wanted cash. His eagerness to get rid of the dog was quite apparent.
DG sat in the rear seat of the car. To our much surprise, she followed him and sat on his lap occupying the full seat. She didn’t turn towards her caretaker even once. And we noted that both she & the owner were happy to part from each other. Akki drove us to the pet shop where we purchased food, bones, leash, ball , food bowl & water bowl. Then we headed straight to the hospital to get her de-worming and vaccinations done.
On our way home, we got quite a few glances by onlookers because of her huge size. Boy! That sure did made me a proud owner but my own glance at her still caused a thud in my heart. By 1:00pm we were home with our new pet. She came inside and started sniffing all the rooms. We tried making her sit but it behaved weirdly, running from one corner to the other. It seemed she was both hungry & thirsty and a new place confused her. As soon as her eyes fell on food, it was very difficult to control her. The manner, in which she gobbled food, depicted that she had been kept hungry since more than 2 days. On enquiring, we learned that entire day she was chained along with the cows & calves at the previous owner’s farm house. No proper diet was provided so the poor animal got itself used to feasting on the cow dung which was the only thing available in the chained vicinity. To top it all, the owner was Kannada speaking while we conversed in Hindi and English. So it would take time for her to adapt this new world of hers. We sensed the responsibility we had just brought home. It demanded a great commitment and care. But we did promise each other that we will provide her the best we could.
On the other hand, I could see the gleam in DG’s eyes. His steps had that extra spring now. Love overpowered me and I decided to fight my cynophobia to fulfill his childhood wish of keeping a dog of his own; though he made all efforts to tell me that it was for MY safety :):)
That Valentine, he shelled out a cool 12K to gift me “Coco”…yes…this is what we named our fawn colored Great Dane pup.