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BAZL & I
Living With A Chihuahua
Bazl in his Doggles®.
What happened to his hair? The long-coat Chi- huahua puppy Junko Guichon handed me bore little resemblance to the furry creature I had visited four weeks before. “He lost his puppy coat. His hair will grow back,” Junko reassured me.
As Junko gave me last-minute instruc- tions, I anxiously wondered if I’d be able to properly take care of this two-pound 􏰀􏰁􏰁 􏰃 􏰄􏰅􏰆􏰇􏰄􏰈􏰉􏰅􏰊 􏰋􏰌􏰉􏰌􏰍􏰈􏰎􏰏􏰐 􏰄􏰏􏰑􏰊􏰏􏰋􏰒􏰏􏰓 􏰔􏰕􏰖􏰀
little nothing. I had only lived with Basen- jis and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels before—monsters compared to this Chi- huahua puppy! Nonetheless, I was looking forward to the adventure that awaited Bazl (pronounced Baa-zil) and me.
During the 90-minute drive to his new home, Bazl loudly voiced his displeasure at being separated from his two brothers. “Oh no,” I thought with disappointment. “I’ve got a screamer!”
When we arrived at Bazl’s new home, I introduced him to two other members of
the pack: Zenith, a boy Cavalier and Saf- fron, a girl Basenji. They sniffed him with interest and he did the same to them.
One of my favorite first memories of Bazl is that first day when I sat in a chair and he happily crawled all over me, having forgotten his earlier discontent.
That same day, I gave Bazl his first bath and took him to the vet, during which Bazl was a model passenger and has been ever since. In fact, Bazl is so quiet during car trips that I almost forget he’s with me.
By Maurine Atkinson