The P! True Story: Coco (#2)

Day by day, pug and owner got to know each other. Coco seemed to be learning quite fast, and was soon house broken. She sensed that he could learn much more and registered him to a Petco puppy class for the next month. There was still time to get Coco ready with all the required shots, before the first day of class.

She really wanted Coco to be a social dog but also wanted him to be up to date with all his shots before starting to go out with him. In the meantime, she was learning of all the places and things to do that were pet friendly in this city.

They planned lots of things together. Well, she planned them and Coco agreed with a bark and a smile. He was a very playful puppy and loved to bite things and run in circles. His mom was dazzled.

Two days before the first day of class, Coco felt sick. He threw up twice and went to the vet right away. After some x-rays were taken, the vet concluded that he might had eaten a toy or something. Weird, for a puppy whose toys were twice his size and that was contained in a small area when left alone at the house. Coco missed the first day of class, but the trainer agreed to start with him a week after.

Coco didn't feel well for some days after that. After work, his mom just wanted run to the house and take care of him. This place was starting to feel like home, if she could only be greeted with a playful puppy instead of a sick one...

The P! True Story: Coco

Unce upon a time, there was a girl (well, not that young) sitting in an icecream store trying to choose a flavour to soothe her blue mood. She missed her family so much, she would recall old memories of them almost every day. In fact, after living in Miami for 4 years, she still couldn't feel like being home.

A question brought her back to reality. "What would you like for Christmas? you still haven't told me". That was probably the eleventh time she heard the question in a week. Still, she couldn't find something she would want for a gift, since what she wanted the most was to share the season at home with her family.

Suddenly, she noticed that the man next to her was holding something in his arms, something she had never seen before. It was a very special moment, until she had to let go of the little paw in order to let the man leave the store.

"What is that?"

"It's a Pug."

"I want a pug for Christmas, then".

She didn't know that to get a pug at a petstore was not a wise idea. But she had no choice. Two weeks later she had already entered the store and seen Coco.

The first month at the house was the time to adapt. She had owned many dogs back in Peru - and rabbits, cats, horses, sheep, chicken, quails, etc.- but all of them were outdoor pets. She never had any responsibility, either. Coco was the first one to depend completely on her. And that was such a challenge!