THEY MAKE MY LIFE WORTH LIVING

Sometimes I write because I've been asked to. Sometimes I write because I've been forced to. Sometimes I write becaue I've been requested to.
Sometimes I write to prove a point.
And,sometimes I write beacause my heart tells me to.
This is one of them. Genuine, straight from the heart.
To whoever reads this, I thank you for spending your time over this but I can promise you that its going to be worth your time!
Whoever is close enough to me will definitely know Juno, Tyson and Kaizer. Those not in the know, they are a very important part of my life. Do not call them dogs! Not in front of me please, atleast if you dont want a disfigured face. Only kidding. Actually, maybe not.
Before I begin, just a little something.Since I would always miss my dogs in Bombay, I thought for SIP I would take up something that concerned dogs. ( Those not from Xaviers, Mumbai- SIP is part of the college curriculum. It basically aims at making you more socially conscious. You have to choose an organisation that you would like to work with, et al) I, along with some other friends joined "The Welfare for Stray Dogs" and were quite happy with the whole thing. Did I mention happy? Oh but thats like taboo in my life so here comes the bad news.Courtesy St. Xaviers, Mumbai and the brilliant SIP department that it presumably has, we are debarred from doing social service for dogs. All of a sudden, some really smart people in the department decided that all social service pertaining to animals is invalid. That statement itself was a disgrace to the name of Social Service. So, all our "Welfare for Stray Dogs" hopes went down the drain. Quite ridiculously, the SIP department believes that we should first serve humans as that is more important. I dont think that is justified even one bit. Life is Life, you cannot by any means quantify the importance of a human's life or an animals life. The thought of it buggers me to death.

Okay, sorry for going a little off topic but it was much needed. Back to Juno, Tyson and Kaizer.

In age order,

JUNO-

 Juno's name is stolen from a new Adidas shoe that was launched at my brother's store. The name suits him just perfectly. Juno is a labrador and spitz mix. He is now over 4 years old and he is THE MOST ARROGANT doggie you would have ever met. Believe it or no, his trainer refused to train him after a week and said that he was way too arrogant to be under anyone's control. He is very human, infact. Very. I mean it. Also, among the 3 he is the most intelligent one. He shares our food and refuses to eat what he is usually served. He has mood swings like me, if he is angry with you he will ignore you for a minimum of 4 and a half days. I am serious! To make things worse for you, he will come up till right where you are sitting and then as soon as you call him closer he will pretend like he never ever saw you... and then? well, he walks off. Yeah, he does that everytime you piss him off. Juno loves chocolates, samosas and french fries. Juno believes that everyone in our house is but his slave. Whenever his paws hurt a little from the limited walking that he does, he will come up to any one of us and then? erm, we have to massage his paw, so its like this spa sort of thing for him. One person is there to brush his coat, one to give him a bath and the other to run behind him to eat his food and the last one for his twice-a-day paw massages.

See, I was not lying about the spa thing. Here is some proof for you.

  


ROADSIDE ROMEO JUNO

 

Juno, Juno, Juno, MY JUNO

 We are at his command! at any damn hour of the day. I need to mention that none of them are tied even for a single minute througout the day. No one in my house allows that. They are free to do what they want and roam about in the whole house. It is theirs, afterall. Coming back to mr.arrogant, Juno is our very own "Roadside Romeo" who runs behind all his female counterparts in the locality. He is one player, I tell you. Thanks to his roadside "ness", he has landed up with the most number of injuries.

Even though everyone in the family denies this, everyone is always partial to Juno. It might be in a small way but Juno has always been the most pampered. If I come home and hes already sleeping on my bed, I better not wake him up... instead I should find another room to take a nap in. Haha. He may be the smallest in size but he is the smartest of the lot.Thats Juno for you.
Juno is Juno. Seriously. None of his kind can replicate him. EVER.







TYSON-

 

Tyson! His name is stolen from Mike Tyson. Quite obvious. Tyson lives up to his name with his sturdy built and by the reputation of his breed. My first memory of him is both cute and funny. He was supposed to be a surprise for me the day I was returning from hostel. Everytime I would return from hostel for holidays, people at home made it a point to make the arrival special in some way or the other so this time it was Tyson. I was half an hour away from home and my mom told me that someone special was waiting at home for me. That sounds so Prince Charming is waiting sorts. No thankyou, I aint interested in love anymore. Anyhow, coming back to Tyson. So yeah, I told the driver to rush me home and I ran inside without meeting anyone. As I ran, I ignored a brown ball of fur behind me. I came out from the house dissapointed on seeing no such surprise and before I finished speaking I realised that it was no brown ball of fur. Lo and Behold! Its a cute little furry puppy. Tyson just made my day. Infact, my entire holidays. I spent 2 whole months looking after him after which I did horribly in my exams which followed immidiately after holidays. When you have such a thing as Tyson, who will not be distracted? Tyson is a German Shepherd. They look very ferocious and some even are but it all depends on how they are brought up. Even though my brother wanted Tyson to be trained as a guard dog and after all the training, all the mollycoddle at home made him into a docile little thing. We all love him this way. He is the cutest and friendliest German Shepherd in town. When Tyson was small, he would not enjoy much of cuddling. He would prefer being by himself and his toys. Sometimes at night he would cry so I would pick him up and tuck him inside my blanket and before I knew it he was sleeping like a log. From the 3, Tyson is the most huggable now

Tyson is also called the "STONE AGE GUY" and the reason being his love for stones. Now that hes all grown up and erm, mature, his focus has shifted from toys to stones. He enjoys collecting stones every morning and whoever he finds throughout the day as company, he wants them to play the usual "fetch" game. This fetch game is exclusive for Tyson because its done with stones, yes only and only stones. The reason for that? Well, you should probably ask Tyson because so far we have all been amused. Oh and yes, at a recent "Dog Show" Tyson won the award for being the most obedient dog. Tyson and Juno have the worst of ego issues but then they cant live without each other. P.S- We are now looking out for a girlfriend for him.
So, that was Tyson.

KAIZER-

BRAT

 

The youngest and the BRAT among the three. Kaizer's name was thought of and not stolen like the other two. His name, as most might know, means "king". With his current lifestyle and his stature, he actually quite lives up to his name. Kaizer was flown down from Calcutta and he happens to be a Great Dane. As soon as I got home after 12th boards, he was brought home. There is a little story behind this. My school, great that it is, is famous for its study packed holidays. So, the holidays are mostly study leaves. THIS was the first holiday where I had nothing to do. I had left school by then after 12th and was waiting for results. So, in the interim between exams and results, I obviously had nothing to do.I was waiting for this for the past 5 years and I wanted to utilise it to the fullest. All my well thought of plans for this holiday were ruined but I didnt mind it one bit. I had 2 months in hand and I spent it all in taking care of Kaizer. Unfortunately, when Kaizer was brought home, the weather change from Calcutta to Shillong was a little too much to handle for this tiny puppy and he fell very ill.

 The vet said that unless utmost care is taken, he would not be able to make it. I knew he would make it. I was there to sit beside him for the full day. It doesnt sound as serious as it was now but it was literally like taking care of an ill baby. It took many medicines, numerous trips to the vet, many bottles of saline and lot of caretaking but Kaizer made it. Kaizer's trainer calls me his godmother and angel because apparently I was his "life-saver". Ofcourse I take pride in that. Moving on, Kaizer is now 6 feet tall (when he stands that is).

He is the tallest and the hugest among the 3. Also, THE MOST MISCHIEVIOUS. He is famous for ripping apart brand new shoes, curtains, door mats and whatever else that is expensive and makes you want to slap him after its ripped apart. So yeah, thats Kaizer. Another thing about this brat is that he still thinks he is small in size and that he can fit in anywhere so its annoying when he weighs over 70 kilos and still makes attempts to cozy up in your lap. Haha. Only his head fits in our laps now! And Kaizer, unlike other lazy Great Dane is annoyingly hypeactive. Sometimes, the cutely weird things he does just makes me want to hug him till the end of time.

So, that was Juno, Tyson and Kaizer for you.Coming Sunday we are celebrating their "combined" birthday. Its going to be one hell of a birthday bash.Pictures should be up by Monday. Sorry for not keeping it short and crisp but when it comes to them, I just cant help the flow of words.This was much needed and long overdue. I cannot quantify the happiness they have brought in my life. This is nothing. Just a small gesture to show the world how much they mean to me.

I really wish everyone had a Juno, Tyson and Kaizer in their life.



 



  They make my life worth living. I mean it.