Michelle's Dogs
The images and words contained below may be disruptove to Michelle's former pets, specifically Buddy. Kasi...Please do not allow Buddy to see (or for heaven's sake...read) the following post.
Most of you know that Michelle and I had to leave our teenage son, Buddy, at home when we moved to Africa. Pulling a kid out of high-school can be disruptive, and the last thing we want is our son getting in with a bad group of friends and falling victim to drugs, alcohol, or who knows what. We feel confident that his new home in Bettendorf Iowa is mostly free of those sorts of things.
While Buddy harrasses Michelle's nieces in Iowa, Michelle has moved on to bigger and dirtier dogs in Lusaka. At the flats, we live with the most timid guard dog this side of the Zambezi. Mulasha (Nyanja for charcoal) was adopted a few years ago by another intern. Rumor has it that she was not treated well by a former project guard which helps explain her skittish nature. She lives (mostly sleeps) in our flat. She doesn't have the normal k-9 turn ons like long walks in the neighborhood or games like fetch or frisbee. Her only real enjoyment comes from chicken bones, steaks (of which she stole 2 whole recently...right off the plate sitting next to the grill), and a little attention. I should mention she loves beef jerky and sends her thanks to Lyndsey and Jason for their recent installment. Mulasha offers similar qualities as buddy. She's usually up for a sleep-off challenge, politely begs at the table, and has a distinct personality (like most of Michelle's pets seem to have).
At the project we have Savo (means friendly dog in Nyanja) and Suki. Possibly the dirtiest dogs that we've ever known, they took a liking to Michelle right away. It was Michelle that made sure they got proper medical attention recently when Savo tore Suki's ear in half. See, that's why I like to have pets that are weaker than me. At any moment one of these dogs could tear me in half. But after spending the last couple of months with them, we know they'll be consistant friends.
Winster, one of the project drivers and movie stars, likes to joke about the dogs asking for leave time. Here's Suki asking for a comp day so she can attend her daughter's dance recital.
Sam is the "old man" of the project. He is arthritic by day but still a fierce guard dog by night. We were asked not to take him running. When we asked, one of the general workers said..."Running? Don't take Sam. He will die."
Most of you know that Michelle and I had to leave our teenage son, Buddy, at home when we moved to Africa. Pulling a kid out of high-school can be disruptive, and the last thing we want is our son getting in with a bad group of friends and falling victim to drugs, alcohol, or who knows what. We feel confident that his new home in Bettendorf Iowa is mostly free of those sorts of things.
While Buddy harrasses Michelle's nieces in Iowa, Michelle has moved on to bigger and dirtier dogs in Lusaka. At the flats, we live with the most timid guard dog this side of the Zambezi. Mulasha (Nyanja for charcoal) was adopted a few years ago by another intern. Rumor has it that she was not treated well by a former project guard which helps explain her skittish nature. She lives (mostly sleeps) in our flat. She doesn't have the normal k-9 turn ons like long walks in the neighborhood or games like fetch or frisbee. Her only real enjoyment comes from chicken bones, steaks (of which she stole 2 whole recently...right off the plate sitting next to the grill), and a little attention. I should mention she loves beef jerky and sends her thanks to Lyndsey and Jason for their recent installment. Mulasha offers similar qualities as buddy. She's usually up for a sleep-off challenge, politely begs at the table, and has a distinct personality (like most of Michelle's pets seem to have).
At the project we have Savo (means friendly dog in Nyanja) and Suki. Possibly the dirtiest dogs that we've ever known, they took a liking to Michelle right away. It was Michelle that made sure they got proper medical attention recently when Savo tore Suki's ear in half. See, that's why I like to have pets that are weaker than me. At any moment one of these dogs could tear me in half. But after spending the last couple of months with them, we know they'll be consistant friends.
Winster, one of the project drivers and movie stars, likes to joke about the dogs asking for leave time. Here's Suki asking for a comp day so she can attend her daughter's dance recital.
Sam is the "old man" of the project. He is arthritic by day but still a fierce guard dog by night. We were asked not to take him running. When we asked, one of the general workers said..."Running? Don't take Sam. He will die."
posted by Michelle and Bob - Zambia @ 1:35 PM
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