1. Kent
2. Yoyo
3. Money
4. Coco
5. Syilling (Sze Ling)
6. Bao Bei (Precious)
Family Photo - Money, Bao Bei, Coco and Kent
I had a couple more dogs before this in Kedah (where I used to live) but one of them passed away after it fell sick. Following that, I had Kenny - it was a she but she was a really lazy dog. I tried to walk her several times but she just wouldn’t move a step. I ended up carrying her for a mile. So what happened to Kenny? Well, she got stolen but unfortunately, we couldn’t track her down. I heard a rumor that she was dognapped by an Indian man on a bicycle but I couldn’t find him or her. That was the end of my life with Kenny.
Then one day, Fiona, my eldest sis, bought Kent from her office’s neighbor. I could still remember when my parents came with Kent to visit me at MMU, Cyberjaya (where I was studying then). We went to the Cyberview Lodge for lunch, while Kent had the car all to himself.
Coco & Kent
Not long after we had Kent, Fiona bought another 2 Chihuahuas, who were brother and sister. They quarreled all the time, and the noise just drove Mom up to the wall. So, we gave away the brother to a friend who assured us that he would take good care of the puppy. True to his word, when Mom visited his house several times, she felt relieved that the dog was with a good owner. And oh, the puppy sister that we kept was Kiki. Kent and Kiki eventually got “married” and they were blessed with their first puppy, Yoyo.
Yoyo is very independent and she loved to explore the outside world (i.e. outside the house compound). She ran away from home countless times but fortunately, she always knew how to find her way back. Later, Yoyo had a brother called Money.
Money is not as adventurous or brave as Yoyo. He is always bullied by his dad, Kent. This is probably due to Kent wanting to remain as the alpha male and not allowing a younger dog to overthrow his authority. While all the dogs liked to be patted, poor Money loved it much more than the others. He would stick to Sze just to be stroked by him.
Wang Wang came after Money. He was the smallest dog I ever had. Weighing only 780g, he loved to join Mom and the family on our market trips and breakfast outings. He even appeared in a local newspaper which featured him as the smallest dog in Malaysia! Unfortunately, he passed away – we suspect that someone splashed chemical liquid on him out of jealousy, causing severe skin infections on his little body. Everyone was extremely upset about the incident, especially Mom.
Wang Wang
Coco, the 4th puppy, is different compared to her 3 elder siblings as her coat of hair is entirely brown in color, which she inherited from her mom, Kiki. The funny thing is that even her nose is brown! She is smart and hyper-active, with her legs moving faster than we can actually see. When she was little, Sze called her a rat (hehe…) as she looked very much like one. Meanwhile, Kiki has since passed on heroically while fighting with a snake in her kennel.
Syilling, on the other hand, was actually someone else’s puppy. Now, how did she get to be with us? The story goes like this… One day, a family friend brought a female dog to mate with Money and the dog gave birth to one puppy. Although by canine convention the puppy follows the father, Mom refused to accept the puppy as there was only one new born. Consequently, when the same dog later gave birth to another 2 puppies, the owner of the dog then insisted that we have Syilling this time.
Lastly, Bao Bei is the daughter of Kent and Yoyo (yes, father and daughter inbreeding). However, Bao Bei is still quite young and cute. He would run away from anyone who tried to carry him. As such, Sze calls him Pa Pai instead (which means snobbish in Cantonese).
Bao Bei
As the grand patriarch, Kent is now 8 years old and has cataract in both eyes. However, he is still the most muscular dog in the family and continues to run wild in circles chasing the “rain” whenever Mom waters the plants in the garden. Long live the Chihuahuas!
