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Cujo (now Mimi)
Mimi our 12-year-old German
Shepherd Female
Originally called Cujo, we use to meet her at Cantley Park.
She was one of Jagger’s many girl friends they all fall over him.
Last January when Jagger could still not walk properly after his two
neck spinal disk operations at the Royal Veterinary College at
Hatfield, seen lately on TV in Supervets, in November 2004. We took
Jagger in our Campervan to see some of his doggie mates and their
walkers at Cantley Park. Kay, my wife said Oh there is a Alsation
heading straight for us, Jagger had been attacked badly in 2002 by a
full male Alsation, I said do not worry look at their tails that is
his favourite girl friend other than female Greyhounds. We were then
told that Cujo, as she was called then, was about to be put to sleep
as her owners stated that could not find her a home and they were
leaving in three weeks time for the USA. Kay stated that was unfair
and asked me to ask Dave, at Poplar Farm Kennels, if they had space
to take her, Dave said yes but not for around four weeks. We told
her owners and asked them to bring her to us the day before they
were leaving, which they did including signing her over to PFK.
This meant we were having her for a week, but after three days of
fostering her Kay said she is staying with us and not going anywhere
else. PFK were very happy about this.
At that point we decided Cujo was not the right name for her. As we
had already found out it was always “me first, me important”, we
decided to call her Mimi.
Up to 6 months ago we had never heard her talk or bark. Now she
talks to lots of the dog walkers that she knew in Cantley Park, and
if they ignore her she will go amongst them and if still ignored
will bark at them to get their attention. She is very protective of
Jagger but lately as she knows her position is secure has started
tolerating other females to come up to Jagger, she still does not
like it if other dogs, apart from greyhounds, getting attention from
me. Mimi adores other greyhounds, just like Jagger and me. If she
sees Jagger has spotted the GSD that attacked him, she also stands
and looks/watches it, also places herself between Jagger and myself,
and that GSD.
There are a couple of very boisterous young (between 1 and 2 years
old) dogs that bark and run and jump at people that Mimi thinks are
teenage louts, so she barks at them very loud. Mimi if in the car or
caravan gets very protective about her space from other dogs. Yet we
have never had any problem between her and Jagger, she will not even
try to sit/lay on his bed, but she has her own bed and Jagger never
tries to sit/lay on that. Having had Mimi has helped Jagger’s
improvement from his forecast on leaving hospital of a less than 5%
chance of ever walking again to now being 85% fit, which is properly
the maximum expected.
Today we took them both to the pub - The
Jack of Newbury - we have been there quite a number of times so Mimi
knows that it is sausage time. She gets very excited when we drive
into the pub's car park. Today on entering the pub she was talking
to everyone there saying Hello. Both Mimi and Jagger then go and lay
down in front of the fire. They are both very good waiting for their
sausages to cool off, there is no nagging whilst we have our lunch.
This story except for the last paragraph
was submitted with photographs to the Sighthounds online general
photo story and has won first place.
Ted, Jagger and Mimi
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