A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. ~Josh Billings
Maria is our pet, a Mexican Chihuahua. She’s been with us for six years now. We love her to death but she loves us even more. For our family, she is the best pet in the world!
She makes our lives richer and happier. We are always amazed at her smart and funny ways. For her, we are the center of her universe and not a single moment goes by that she is not guarding us and our home. Her ears are always on alert mode even when asleep, listening for the sound of intruders. She would let us know if there’s a stranger close by. Maria is a small dog, but people are scared of her because she is so ferocious and would bark relentlessly especially when people are too close to her domain. She loves to guard, even inside our fence, she would let us know if there are some unauthorized animals in the yard, it could be a neighbor’s cat, rat, frog, etc. She is a happy dog and loves to play. She is always at her happiest when we are all at home.
She makes our lives richer and happier. We are always amazed at her smart and funny ways. For her, we are the center of her universe and not a single moment goes by that she is not guarding us and our home. Her ears are always on alert mode even when asleep, listening for the sound of intruders. She would let us know if there’s a stranger close by. Maria is a small dog, but people are scared of her because she is so ferocious and would bark relentlessly especially when people are too close to her domain. She loves to guard, even inside our fence, she would let us know if there are some unauthorized animals in the yard, it could be a neighbor’s cat, rat, frog, etc. She is a happy dog and loves to play. She is always at her happiest when we are all at home.
Like most other dogs, she is scared of loud bangs, fireworks, rain and thunder as well. Here in the tropics, it rains a lot and the thunder is sometimes very loud. It is heartbreaking to watch her shake and cower in fear, pacing around the house looking for places to hide. She goes behind the fridge, in the closet, under the bed, in my son's shirt and so on. When she was younger, picking her up and giving her our reassuring words and strokes would not be enough to calm her down. So we just let her find her ways of comfort.
Nowadays, she seems to have outgrown her fears a little bit. She still doesn’t like the rain, thunder, fireworks and loud bangs but now she finds comfort with our touch and our presence nearby. I am her first choice on everything except when there is a storm accompanied by loud thunder, she always leaves me and goes to either my husband or my son. She's probably thinking, "Big guys can protect me better!". LOL!!
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