Grand Old Lady

Chispa

I am looking after my friend Carmens cats and dogs for a few days while she is visiting her sister. The little dog in the photo used to belong to an old Spanish lady, and when the dog was nearly twenty the old lady who had Alzheimer's had to go into a home. Chispa was taken to a rescue centre where my friend Carmen is a volunteer dog walker. The dog had major problems, she howled when she was left alone, also she was very aggressive and growled at the staff and wouldn't let anyone touch her, except Carmen. Nobody wants to home a dog who is that old, and as staying at the kennel was not an option, due to her aggressive behaviour and constant howling, the decision was made to put her to sleep. That is, until Carmen heard about it, no she said, she will come home with me. Two years on and this twentytwo year old dog is still living happily with Carmen and her other rescue cats and dogs. She is still aggressive to strangers but fortunately has given up growling at me, not that I would be bold enough to stroke her.