17 january 2016
today we said our goodbyes to maxi, our shipoo. she has been with us for 10 years give or take a few months.
she came to us deathly sick along with her brother bruno but she miraculously survived under the care of dr. dacut.
while she was no prima donna, she wanted to be the 1st fed. her incessant barking would start when she hears someone getting ready for lunch or dinner and stop only when she gets what she wants. other than this peculiar demand, she would be ready with her welcome bark so she can get her patting dose from me when i come home.
of all our dogs, she was the one that had to get her regular dog spa – shower and hair cut complete with perfume (since she always smelled exquisite after) and this was out of necessity. her coat was prone to compressing into furballs and that hurt when we don’t get it off.
she can hold her own against olive (our labrador), even instigating fights with olive but olive was probably just humouring her so she keeps her ego intact 🙂
maxi was quiet and docile and by these, we will always remember her. our cute little furball.
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