Taming of the Shrew?
No, we
haven't been reading Shakespeare here on the island!
Our little dog Bailey has spent
months hoping to find a playmate, but Mauritian dogs are all waaay too big and
wild. This week, during his 5am, still-dark-outside
walk, Bailey jumped and barked with delight, "For I am he born to tame
you, Kate." This tail
wagging, leash tugging pronouncement was immediately followed by our sad little
Petruchio's shriek ... "Oh, monstrous beast! How
like a swine .. how foul and loathsome is thine image!"
Not a shrew,
nor a hedgehog, the Mauritian Tailless Tenrec is a cartoon-like evolutionary mixture with
bristle-like fur that feels awful in your mouth - as
Bailey learned the hard way! Growing to a
whopping 10 inches and 4 pounds, it sure looked like a puppy to play with, but
this was nothing like the loving nips on the neck he used to give his girlfriend
back in the US - blech! Sorry fella; we'll keep looking for a more suitable playmate.
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