Monkey Trouble!

Monkey Trouble!



We were staying in an area full of monkey trouble. People were so scared of this troupe of monkey who developed skills to acquire food even from refrigerator. They were smart and intelligent. I used to hear lot many stories of these simians who were known to look after the welfare of their troupe very well. They were always on the look out for some mischief when their basic needs were satisfied. These brave hearts were not afraid of local dogs and they used to slap them whenever they got a chance. Monkeys used to scare the guts out of little children who used to come out unattended by an adult. People of the colony got used to the ways of the troupe but the wanted to get rid of this pestering monkey trouble.
Then, we landed with our Rusty. He was so beautiful and rare breed that even monkeys used to wonder whether he is a dog or not. Rusty was the King of the area where he used to roam around. His smell scared all the snakes away. His presence made these monkeys run away for their life. Whenever Rusty used to spot even a single one he used to trap them on a treetop and would not let them move out. They will just stay put! Then when Rusty will take a break and go for a drink of water, these monkeys will run for their life. So, our family and neighbors were free from this monkey trouble.
We shifted to other side of the colony to a bigger house. The people living on the upper side of the colony were used to peaceful atmosphere, free of monkey trouble. They started missing Rusty and feeling the monkey trouble, which returned back with full force. They thought of a plan. The plan was to fool monkeys. They recorded the barks of Rusty. They played his barking sound in the area for few days. Monkeys were so scared that they kept away from the area for long time.
But they used to think that why Rusty is not appearing?
He is barking but where is Rusty?
They got it!
There was no Rusty!
Only his recorded voice is heard. So these smart Simians were smarter than Humans!
They started their routine in normal ways and never went away from being
BIG MONKEY TROUBLE!

Rusty is Rusty! His absence is always felt!

Nutty Squirrel!

Nutty Squirrel!

My cute little house had a small place for electric meter with a small door. We could never lock this door due to faulty lock. One fine day we had small furry visitor in this small space. She was cute little squirrel who wanted to nest in the tiny space. We were admiring this sweet little animal when our dear Rusty could not tolerate a foreign inclusion in his territory.
My God! He was jealous and protective!
He waited patiently for few days, watching each and every move of the nutty squirrel. He spent hours sitting outside, watching with his half opened eyes.

His patience paid off!

The moment nutty squirrel came down for a walk, Rusty caught her with swift movement and killing the little one immediately. I was shocked to see his brutality but thought that this is his instinctual behavior. I scolded him. He understood! Rusty promised that he would never kill a squirrel. He kept his promise.

Obedient boy!

Rusty’s Rendezvous with Mr. Cobra

Rusty’s Rendezvous with Mr. Cobra


Rusty was always a bounding dog, full of energy!
He was always on the move during his youth. Always searching for interesting activity. He used to keep himself busy with something or other. His favorite pastime was investigating the area near our home.

We were posted in a small-town, nestled amongst great mountains of Himalayas. We were living in a beautiful colony surrounded by old trees. Once upon a time, this area was a part of a rich forest. Despite the area being developed, the flora and fauna was preserved to some extent. So, it was good area for new investigations by a prying dog.

Hmmm! Now what will this detective dog do?

He loved to go snooping. One fine day we were relaxing on a Sunday morning when we heard lots of familiar barking.
We went out rushing to explore the reason for his angry barks.

Lo! What we saw was surprising!

This little dog went for his snooping spree and found a BIG COBRA!

What he decided really took us aback!

He decided to fight with this adult cobra!!!

His motto-----“Go Away Or I Kill You!”

Cobra’s determination------“I won’t! I will fight and stay!
This is my home for years!”

Rusty---- “Ok! Let’s see who wins!”

Then the combat started! One with heavy strong barks with muscular and alert built and other with slithery strong physique, armed with poisonous venom!

Who will WIN!!!!!

Combat field was in my neighbor’s home with lovely garden. The garden was full of beautiful flowers and green grass. The house was under a big teak tree. A pond full of Lotus gave it a delightful appearance.
Cobra was jumping angrily and spitting venom!
Rusty was barking and attacking the snake with alert attacks! Lots of skilful attacks and deep angry bark affected the snake. He was tired and scared. Mr. Cobra was on his tail many times to attack Rusty but was not successful.

We were mute spectators for if we moved towards Rusty, Rusty used to change his course of action. We avoided any movement but were watchful due to his dangerous position.

It was a matter of life and death!
This fight went on for nearly 2 hours. Both the strong fighters were tired! Rusty’s mouth was full of froth. But this brave fellow refused to budge!
Then, for a while Rusty kept quiet responding to our calls. He stopped for a moment.
Mr. Cobra got his life saving moment!

He ran away in the thickness of the bushes.

By Jove! That was close one!

Rusty was shocked to see his prey disappearing. But we caught him before he went for another encounter. We were relieved to get him back unscathed. We hugged him and gave him lots of water and special treats.
That was really a good encounter, which revealed Rusty’s brave attribute.

Mystery of Disappearing Crayons

Mystery of Disappearing Crayons


So the story of a young member of the family started with a soft bang.

My sweet little boy was all set to start his new life on this earth with all of us. He used to sit on my lap. He never used to understand that he is grown big for my soothing lap.
Ani, “Rusty! Now you are grown up! You won’t fit in nup’s lap! Get down!”
He won’t listen and will close his eyes.

“I will not get off! Am satisfied! I am in my momma’s lap!” Rusty thought.

He was on baby cereals and other tonics for nearly 5months.Then I started his rice feed. The moment he used to finish his food he use to announce his empty bowl with a bang. Then he used to play with the bowl for an hour, happy and contented. Then his walk and sleep time used to be on the sunny terrace. His special interest was in Kop’s crayons, which he used to relish. We never knew about his latest venture. We used to scold kop for using excessive crayons.

“Kops, where are crayons? We keep on buying new packs and you are throwing them here and there!” Shouted momma.

“Momma, I don’t use them. They are disappearing!” Kops said meekly.

One fine day, Kops shouted, “Momma! Momma! See! What is this?”

She was seeing some colorful pieces on our carpet.
We discovered that it was colorful potty of Rusty. It was full of undigested pieces of crayons –red, blue, yellow, green etc. I told Kops about a naughty thief in our house and was sorry to scold her.

He loved to play with shoes of kops and papa. One day we were watching TV; he was getting bored so Rusty thought of something real intelligent to do with his spare time. He picked up the shoes with the lace and started going round and round with shoe going round and round attached with the lace. It was rotating with full speed above his head.

“Wow! That was really very interesting!”

His intelligent move sent us in fits of laughter and admiration for this little chap. His intelligence and patience was more than normal dogs. He was blessed with extraordinary gift of Super Dog!

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Momma! You Made My doggy Lazy!

Momma! You Made My doggy Lazy!

One Fine day we all were sitting and chatting over a cup of tea. My elder daughter was arguing with me over petty issues.

She exclaimed; “Momma! You are lazy and you made my doggy lazy!”

My temper soared but was calmed by soothing memories of so-called doggy Rusty who was with me through thick and thins of my life!

I was down with a serious ailment of stomach, which made me bedridden for few months. I was so sick that I could not sit for long time and was under strong medication for long time. My little doggy was so faithful that he sensed that am not so well! Surprisingly, he used to sleep whole day beside my bed.

He had his own cozy little bed. He was always sleeping and waiting for me to get up. His only movement was to answer nature’s call and to have his food. He was amazingly faithful to be by my side all through the day and night, keeping an alert vigil on my deteriorating condition.
In the meantime, one day, he went out for his regular stroll. We got an urgent call
from our friendly neighbor that Rusty could not stand and he is sitting immobile on muddy road. We got scared and ran outside to find him sitting immobile. His Master went and brought him to the house in his arms. Lots of rubbing and massaging was of no help. We saw that his hind leg has been dislocated.

Now, we got a shock of our lives; “what to do?”

We went to doctor. He got his X-ray done which confirmed our fears. This doctor was unable to help Rusty. He diagnosed operation. We didn’t want any suffering for him. Then we consulted one senior doctor who instilled confidence in us that false joint will grow and he won’t be handicapped.

“Whew! What a relief!”

I was passing Reiki continuously. One fine day, we came across one more dedicated doctor who was expert in this sort of dislocation. We went to him. His confident approach gave new lease of life to Rusty. He fixed the leg to the nearest joint (delay by 3-5days caused some tissues to grow). He bandaged the joint and he was on bed rest for one month. We used to carry 32kg dog for his nature’s call and he used to follow our commands. He was so obedient dog. He was fed on bed and he let us pamper him. He was Royal Dog!
After a month, his bandage removed and he was free again with no limps. I used to give him oil massage on his affected leg regularly to strengthen his muscles. He was up and moving without difficulty. He overcame his handicap with his patience and our help.
Despite his restored movement, this little doggy was still on his bed all day long to accompany his sick momma!

I admire his courage and patience with which he was beside me when I was sick. He was always with all the family members when they used to fall sick for one reason or other. If any one of our two daughters used to cry, he used to come and lick them with affection. This passionate gesture used to elevate the moods of both our girls. He always used to sense that someone is in need of his healing energy. He used to give those loving healing energies through his healing presence dotted with worried looks on his lovely warm face!
His presence near us will automatically reduce our pain. Our joys of having him besides us always brought smile to our miserable face! We all used to see his adoring face and forget our everyday woes of life!

But I Loved Him To Be One Big Lazy Rusty!