Bruno And His Silly Adventures

Bruno is a very clever being who manages to invite trouble with little help from us and this time, it was a ruptured blood vessel in his ear flap. Us deciding to wait for a few weeks and let the wound heal by itself was not much of a success and last night, his ear started to bloat like a helium balloon and thus, a visit to the Vet at half-past ten was made. 

Soon after he was sedated, we took him outside the clinic because most dogs throw up as soon as the drug takes a toll on them. Standing across the street from him and looking into his eyes, i could see that he had begun to feel drowsy and also because he was standing in an awkward position. No vomiting, nothing, which is very unusual, we were told. Point 1.

After everything was done (that is, the blood and the clot removed from his ear), he was given glucose and as soon as the anesthesia started to wear off, we got ready to take him off the surgical table and carry him to the car, a Herculean task, that. But Bruno had one more surprise for us- he walked all the way to the car by himself. Sure, he did not have full control over his legs, but he managed to walk with little help from us. A sight even the experienced Vet had not seen.

Now that the bloated ear flap has been gotten rid of, I hope he recovers soon. The house is way too non-noisy this way and we do not like it.

P.S. The pictures are err not-so-pretty. Hence, I would suggest you do not take a look at it if blood/wounds or anything of the sort makes you feel sick.

Balloon ear! Was not so funny last night, though.

Way too brave, this animal is.

He refused to keep his bandana-like dressing on.

Of Horses and Bulls

Horse-drawn wagons and bullock carts never fail to put me in the darkest of moods. In the first place, you load the wagon till it threatens to tip over and to add to that, the poor animal is made to pull that weight AND run. This is plain ridiculous and I shall say no more. Just stop using animals to pull load. Please. Use a tractor instead. Or any other machine.

One of the most patient horses i have ever seen. I hope you are let to retire from this dirty work very soon.

The Month That Made Me Run Around

Since the University decided to make this a short semester (which is a good thing, by the way), work load has been piling up with each passing day and the animal kingdom take up most of my free time which gives very little time to get creative or motivated, in fact. Plus, all my creativity is being drained on assignments and planning the "fun" week [each day has a theme and we are to be dressed accordingly. =)] ahead in college. You know how these things work. So no time to breathe or for anything apart from the assignments. Speaking of which, we were asked to write an assignment on ourselves-experiences that made us who we are, memories that we remember from our childhood etc. and while most of them did not exceed 5 pages, i ended up writing a thesis on myself and like that was not enough, i felt i had not done justice in writing down everything. :| Some of us tend to get carried away way too often.

The rodents are growing too quick, putting on kilograms with each passing hour. And so are their claws, which i realize only after they puncture my skin. 

And with the Harry Potter Craze going on-

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P.S: Thank you,Ikky,for the blog award. =)

Overcoming fear

The day had finally arrived and everything seemed to be going way too fast for it to register in my brain. I was not thinking clearly as i heard a familiar voice blaring over the speakers. The Principal. Had his voice always been this squeaky? 

I felt my stream of thoughts drift away to insignificant things. This was one of the defense mechanisms i had developed against stress which worked wonders to a certain degree. My hands felt numb and i looked down to realize i was clenching my fists. A quick turn towards the array of seats behind me to notice any familiar faces. None. I had to do this alone and this time, there was no out. 

I told myself that it is not a big deal, it is just one of those many fears that i have to overcome and it would be best if i try not to fret about it and end up making a fool of myself on the stage. Embarrassment. The thought of it made me shudder. A lot of people have over come their fear by facing it, i told myself, so just do it.

An entire week seemed to have passed by the time i was called on to the stage. I wished i would dissociate into another personality, one that could deal with facing an audience. I really hoped something of that sort happened, just as long as my prophecy of making a complete fool of myself would not come true. No such luck that day.

The stage was too bright, i could barely see the audience. I tried hard not to squint as i cursed my sensitive eyes. The optician was right about my eyes being unhealthy; I wonder how those pupil-dilating fluids work? FOCUS. Had i dissociated yet? Had another personailty taken over? I tried to remember events from my childhood. Nope, still the same personality. Dang. 

With no other option left, i took out my little sheet of paper on which i had written my speech. Is it just me or is this stage burning hot? I dint remember writing the speech with a fountain pen. Why were the words shrinking in size? Should i start reading, yet? Or do i wait for a couple of minutes more? Why does everything have to be so quiet around here? A little bit of music would not hurt anyone. I have always liked the thought of a background music.

Taking a long breath, i promised myself that i would not ruin this. I held the speech firmly in my hands and began to read, ignoring the audience. I was told that this trick works wonders in situations so i gave it a shot since i dint have many options at that time, really.

A good couple of minutes later, i looked up. I had done it, i had read out my entire speech and it did not take as much time as i thought it would. I did it, with no mistakes, no stammering and no pausing. There was no standing ovation but i felt good; i felt the people giving me a huge round of applause, all in my head. As i got off the stage, i realized, sometimes all a person needs is that one tiny push to overcome a fear.

I remember going home that night and marking Stage Fear off my list.

"MY" Bull!

Have you ever noticed a particular animal on your way to work/college every day and have taken that particular road just so that you can catch a glimpse of that animal? (I shouldn't be surprised if i am the only one =/ )

There is this bull that i pass by every morning and i have not seen a bull that big and sturdy(he could easily maul other cows to death) and it makes him look so adorable.Even then, there is something very gentle about his looks that makes him look like the most adorable animal on the planet. Hence, i HAVE to see him every morning, just brings this weird sense of satisfaction and happiness. Cheap thrills. I have never managed to successfully photograph him from a moving vehicle but this is almost what he looks like. I have even happily christened him "MY Bull" simply because i like the sound of that. :) Maybe the guy who owns him would sell him to me? I should find out.

Image from Google

The Ban On Plastic

This decision, by far, has been the wisest decision taken ever by the Government and i realized this when I went for my daily ritual of Golguppa. 

Every morning, i pass this huge heard of cattle and i cant help (i love cows and there is a particular bull in the herd that has the sweetest of faces!) but notice them trying to chew through the bazillion plastic covers in an attempt to get to the food that is inside. I have been around animals all my life, especially cows. My parents have been taking us to our farm house every summer and i have spent most of my time there in the cow shed, either feeding the cows or measuring the length of their tongues. I guess that's how my love towards animals started, i never let anyone use the bullock cart then and I still make a fuss when people around me suggest to use an animal for transport. :|

When i started reading of deaths of dogs and other animals due to suffocation caused by them trying to eat plastic, i made up my mind to give everything plastic for recycling; shampoo bottles, milk covers and even plastic covers. But since plastics like biscuit covers were not accepted because they could not be recycled, we had to throw them and this meant that there could be more animals killed (I still do not understand why people do not pay much heed to an animal that is killed due to their carelessness and get it stuck in their head that since it cannot speak for itself, it's ok if the animal suffers and eventually dies. Humans!)

Thankfully, the ban on plastic that is less than 40microns (above that, the plastic can be recycled) has been taken seriously and people seem to be following it by carrying their own shopping bags and many brands have shifted to using paper bags(that better be recycled too). Amen, to that.

So now, i can eat all my junk food in peace, without worrying about the damage my cookie's packaging cover is going to cause to the animal kingdom! Long live the animals! Oh and yes, thank you, dear Government.

Note To Self

• Never force your pet to eat. He probably isn't hungry or is sulking (wonder where they learn that stuff from) because he wants a change in his food. Forcing him to eat is only going to lead to one of the two things- A) He'll throw up, and very conveniently on your bed, while cleaning which you'll notice the presence of awful deformed things that you did not expect to find in his puke. Plus, that will be one more addition on your list of Important Things To Be Done since dog puke has this thing of seeping all the way to the other end of the mattress. And B) He'll turn out to be a spoilt brat who refuses to eat until he is fed. In my case, this animal has to be coaxed to eat. We have to promise him treats once he finishes breakfast/lunch. A change in diet is not appreciated either unless we resort to letting him have pizza with extra cheese everyday.        
                                    
• Do not watch a horror show right before you hit the sack, not even the lame Hindi one. It seems to have some sort of a lasting effect on your brain (If only I could remember class-related topics this well) and the next thing you know, you are waking up a zillion times that night and you don't even know why.
   
• Listening to the "One Missed Call" ringtone is funny ONLY during the day. Try not to even think of it after sunset. You may think that since it did not have much affect on you during the day, the same holds good for the night too. You do not want to be proved wrong. So it is best when avoided.
  
• Never ask your friend, with a vivid imagination, to scare you. And if you do, DO NOT try to imagine the scene. You do not have to prove your bravery to anyone. They say the mind is not accustomed to seeing another image of your self, with the exception of your image in the mirror (and identical twins). Hence, when you imagine seeing another reflection of yourself in the mirror, it freaks you out. I watch way too many horror films and i know i have to stop.
  
• Remember that this is all your fault. No one forced you to watch "Shutter", the Korean version of all things! You did this to yourself so you have no one to blame except for yourself.
  



I know this is a very gruesome
image. :|
But then it is not like
the lizard was
 given a choice
to make before it was
born as a lizard so
i think i feel sorry for it.
And it DIED, sticking to that glass.
Pretty amazing, huh?

• Curiosity DID kill the cat and as for that lizard, it died of natural circumstances. Try not to wonder where the blood clot came from. Plus, try not to think of it while finishing lunch, though it might be an easy way to skip the boring food, you do not want to feel nauseous and give your sibling a reason to tease you for the rest of your life.

• Instead of just "thinking of finishing the portions" a week before the exam, try to actually finish studying everything AT LEAST two days before. It is not going to be easy, but it will give you a sense of satisfaction and plus, you do not have to wake up before sunrise on the day of the exam and you can get adequate amount of sleep the night before.

• The next time someone calls you a nerd, do not think twice before whacking them and you do not have to explain why you are not a nerd.
  

• You may not be a teen anymore but that still does not change a few things. Remember this especially before you decide to take in a homeless dog/cat.
  
  
• Your mom will not let you take in a kitten and she will not give in even after listening to the sad plight (half of which you made up, just to convincer her) of the homeless animal and she will bring all your faults to your notice- about how you just want a cat to play with and she is compelled to do the other dirty works such as toilet-train it and you know it is a losing battle.Mothers can be really tough that way.
  
• It is not easy to get a kitten to shut up and they continue to shriek and bring the roof down even after being put in the closet just so that your parents find out that you took in another kitten and started the process of turning home into an animal shelter all over again.
  
• Do not try to figure dogs out, because you cant.  Either they are thinking of something so deep that it is beyond your understanding capacity or they are plain weird. While Bruno thinks that he is curing some kind of an itch that his lady-bug shaped pillow has, Benzy sits around staring into empty space which makes me wonder if she is possessed (which she probably is).

• Some dogs are genetically thin so do not try to get them to put on weight or you too will end up being the proud owner of a deranged (this has nothing to do with her half black-half white mask face) dog whose stomach is inversely proportional to her face and her legs continue to look like they would break if you sat on it. You are over feeding a dog that likes to laze around and sleep at home all day, she is bound to put that energy to use by randomly barking in the middle of the night.
  
• Too much of anything is bad. This includes watermelons and mangoes.
  
• You think you can fix your laptop, but then you also thought you could fly so sometimes, it is good to seek help.
  
• No matter how many years pass by, you will always be your older brothers vent machine. Live with it.

• It is alright to chop your hair short in the summer. It will grow back, do not worry.
  
• Some girls will never update their level of thinking; not in a million years. It is best to maintain your distance from them. You are diplomatic and nice. So what if the don't return your sweetness? You do not have to do the same because then, there would be no difference between them and you now, would there? =)

The Most Amazing Animal On The Planet

I do not know what is with Labrador Retrievers but they are so easy to get attached to (not that I am saying it is any tougher to get attached to any other animal, but it is definitely a job to try not to like a Lab), and once they come into a family as the first pet, you get so familiar and accustomed to the breed that it becomes close to impossible to have any other dog apart from a Lab. The most friendliest, adorable, weird (they wag their tails while barking) animals that has ever been. Jumping on people and chewing on their hands is their way of saying hello, gnawing on their leash, they do the opposite of what they are asked to do hence, it is a tedious job to keep them off the bed/couch or even the bean bag, they speak through their eyes and have so many different expressions that it will surprise you. So when you hire a Trainer for your Lab and when the Trainer asks you to sell your dog to him, to the police bomb squad, do not think twice before you refuse because no other being can bring half the amount of happiness in your life as much as your beautiful dog. After all, it is with a reason that they are ranked #7 on the list of The Most Intelligent Dogs.

Very social, can get along really well with anybody, including other dogs, cats and birds even, you could bite them and bother them as much as you want and they wont snap even then; when trained, he will stop when you ask him to and wont touch food that is not meant for him. They are very intelligent that way and they will teach you that unconditional love does exist. The only dog that will follow you when you are walking into the sea, probably in an attempt to save you in-case the waves succeed in taking you away from him; will go everywhere with you when you take him away from home, even if that means he has to climb a wooden ladder or cross a river on a hanging bridge-he will do it all just to be with you: will laze around at home all day but jump and run to the door when he hears you taking the car out and that is when you realize what life would have been without this little fur-shedding animal in the backseat of your car, jumping away to glory with his favorite soft toy in his mouth and barking randomly at other animals on the road, as if to tell them how much he loves going on drives. Life would have been empty. Hence, having dog fur on your most expensive of clothes, in the car and every inch of the house is a small price to pay and it wont be long before you start ignoring all the dog fur and begin to see it as his stamp- that he was here, in your life.

In no time, you will realize that he is not just a dog, he is your life. A part of the family who will go everywhere with you, including vacations. Everything will revolve around him and you wont like it when people refer to him as "it" or call him your "dog", get annoyed when he is being made fun of, you feel happy even when things are not going right for you (clichéd,but true) and everything you do, you do it for him. He gives a whole new meaning to love, brings infinite amount of happiness and teaches you to forgive. 

Bruno, you might not always come to me when I call you, but I sure do know that you miss me when I am not around and that does say a lot. And no, I will never stop pushing you into a water body when I see one. :) 

Photographs

A lot of people I know always complain about the number of pictures i take. I cant help it, i love pictures! They help me keep my memory intact. A picture speaks a thousand words and I dont know how anyone can not take pictures, let alone complain about it. Someday, they will know what i mean.  ( Feels good to say it!)

Pictures need not always have people in it, not always. It can be something as random as maybe rain, or food, anything around you. A picture is something that you look at, years down the line and feel it talking to you, telling you a story. (Though the story might differ depending on the person's point of view). They help us recollect the moment that has passed, if it weren't for this little invention of photographs, we probably would not have appreciated the elegant peacock and the beautiful colors those feathers carry, neither would we have known how beautiful the color green actually is. Everything looks oh-so-pleasant in a photo than it does to the naked eye, makes everything and everyone look flawless. And they say there is no such thing called magic? :)

An Indian Wedding

[Image courtesy of Google]


So stereo-typed we are,even to this day. Love marriages are something that sound oh-so-pretty as long as your immediate relatives aren't involved.

A cousin got married recently and by the look of things, the family is gonna talk about it for a long time now. Yes, her's was a love-marriage.

What bollywood-ish drama went on in the family! Convincing the parents, putting up with these dirty looks thrown around by relatives who I did not know exist. Seriously, there was no need to create such a huge issue out of nothing!So what if she selected her own groom? What's wrong in that? SHE will be the one living with him, so why do people have a problem with that? Why can't they just respect her decision and save everyone the drama? Shallow-ness.

Cycling Vs Driving

With the traffic growing and getting worse with each passing day, it has become almost close to impossible to commute during the rush hour and reach your destination on time. Hence, I came up with this list.
(If I was asked to pick between the two, I would blindly choose driving, for numerous reasons!)

1. No worries about crossing the speed limit!

2. You dont need a driving license, so no tenious jobs of running to and fro the RTO; no driving exam so a lot of precious time and money is saved!

3. NO POLLUTION! You are doing your bit to the environment! *GO GREEN!*

4. Traffic police can't give you a ticket or fine you! For ANYTHING!

5. While everyone else is stuck in a big-ass jam, you can easily maneuver through, look back and laugh at the people who are gonna be stuck there for the next couple of minutes.

6. You can easily be excused for not having to drop off people who aren't quite fond of. ;)

7. Cycling is your way to great legs! You can skip the calf muscles work out at your gym, save time and STILL get toned legs.

8. Say no to fuel=save a lot of money=SHOPPING! :D

9. Parking problem? Not a problem any more!

10. Flat tyres are so much more easier to fix.

Birds of a feather

Lesson of the day:

When a person is subjected to a particular thing (like a colour) which they dislike/have a neutral feeling about, they learn to adapt.
(Ah, the sweet lessons you learn in life.)

It is so easy to get influenced (in a good way) when you are surrounded by people who listen to, say, a particular genre of music and you actually adapt to it and can hence bear it, even though you dont like it. (And in the long run, probably learn to like it too as certain things take time to grow onto you.)

So birds of a feather dont always flock together. And that's how MOST of my friends and I dont really think alike (excluding all the girly stuff).
Its the differences in opinion and liking which makes conversation interesting.

The kinda music and colours and other random stuff I've begun to tolerate..

Makes me wonder if any of my friends have picked up my traits.. :/

haha. 15 more days to go!
*yaay*

Football Epidemic

Its no longer a "fever". It's spreading faster than the college gossip and it's taking us all doooownn.

Everyone seems to love the football season. What, with facebook and twitter being flooded with the match updates.

Then there's everyone who's loving the football anthem (wavin' flag) and i'm glad that I ain't the only one who's crazy about that song and singing it like all the time.

It should be made the ANTHEM OF THE WORLD. Or something of that sort. But then we would have too much of it.

Finally, a disease that has put swine flu to shame.

Getting out of the comfort zone...

...has always been a bit of a task for me especially when I have an option to put my priorities on hold and get back to it later.
ARGH.
I just cant get myself to stop! Maybe i shouldn't be given options. Then I would take risks more often.
And the fact that everyone else is nudging me to stick to my comfort zone, not helping..
Yes, I have got to get out of it more frequently.

The Awesome-est movie ever!!

What a beautiful start to the day! After a long, hot summer the city has ever seen, the monsoon is like a blessing!
Waking up to a cold morning. Ah. So good. Sweatshirts and warm clothes finally get out the closet.
And to make things better, EIGHT BELOW ON T.V!
This must be the zillionth time i'm watching the movie and i shall watch it a hundred times more and still not get bored of it and will still weep when the dogs are left behind, the team loses a dog and, of course, when they are re-united with their master!
Oh, what super dogs! So well trained, so adorable. (having met a siberian husky myself, i've seen how wild they are. Their wolf-instincts are still intact, making it a little hard to train them.)Their unity, team work, sticking together all the time, the way they understand each other...
This movie is the only exception when i dont feel bad for the sea-gulls that get killed.
I would have been even more thrilled if all the dogs had made it out. They are all so incredibly cute!
If only I could meet all those dogs someday.
*sigh*
How much I love this movie.

An eventful day!

Things almost never turn out the way you expect them to. Since last evening, i was super excited about my plans for today. Finally, something eventful to do! Yaay! One of my most favourite cafe (where i hadn't been to in a real long time), catching up with a cousin and hours of endless talks, driving around the city.. PERFECT!
And the best thing?
I GET TO DRIVE!!!
*evil laugh*
After a few minutes of driving, i ended up having a flat tyre. LOL.
I have no idea how i managed to do that. Maybe i'm really good at attracting disasters.
Thankfully, the cousin had a lot of experience in this field and the tyre was fixed in twenty minutes and i learnt how to do it. =)
(And yes, the scene is a bit too exaggerated in movies. Even if you change all the wheels, it isn't gonna consume more than 90 minutes).
Everthing else went smoothly,though. Cafe and everything. Almost scraped the car to a compound wall, in the evening but then, well.. Not like anything happened.
What an interesting tuesday!
The cherry on the cake was the beautiful rain!
Gorgeous!
Oh and that's Bruno who had an interesting day too,exploring the apartment and various new places he was taken along to. Doggies day out. :)

Health Camp

I got into this argument with my friend a couple of days back when I told him about this certain health camp which i was supposed to go to. For Hepatitis B Vaccine. He had this whole theory about vaccines being given to suppres our body's natural immunity, etc etc.

Apparantly,the vaccine costs around 2k in a clinic, and just 100 at this camp. So what's the catch? There has to be one! Surely, there isn't so much of goodness left in the world that people hold Health Camps and charge so less for the vaccine,right? So who exactly is it,who is gonna bear this humungus loss of giving away vaccines for throw-away prices?

What if the person injects an air-bubble? Or gives a higher dosage and my immune system cant fight it?

My paranoia is causing me to throw a tantrum and refuse to go to the camp.

*gulp*

HELP!

Drools and Walks

Things to be prepared for if your planning on adopting your very first dog (things i wasnt prepared for):

1) Unconditional love: Which you receive and are expected to return too. Even if its 3am and if you've had a long day.

2) Doggie hair all over your clothes: This doesn't hold good if you opt for a short-haired dog which doesn't shed as much hair. Otherwise,it's a goodbye to leaving your clothes lying around. Especially dark colours and sweaters.

3) Puppies take time to understand why they should not confuse your expensive carpets with the bathroom. Patience is the key.

4) Remember the get-away vacation you took last summer? Well this time,you will have to take your dog along too! And believe me,you will have the best vacation ever.

4)a. Leaving your dog behind at a kennel while you holiday isn't a bright idea. He/she needs a vacation too!

5) Dog-proof your house: Make sure all your pump shoes and makeup stuff (and everything that you own and you want to exist) is carefully stacked away in your closet.And under no circumstances leave your closet door opened and unattended to.

5)a. Keep every possible thing out of reach.

6) Bonding time: They demand a lot of attention and care. So make sure you get back home early.

7) Teething dogs chew on anything possible. The things that you cant put away,like furniture, can be coated with Eucalyptus oil. The strong scent will keep him at bay.

7)a. People (like Vets and dog trainers)will suggest various treats and chewys to give to your dog inorder to prevent them from ruining your funiture. This, however, doesn't work. The furniture seems to be more delicious to them.

8) They hate being chained so try and avoid it as much as possible.

9) Dogs sweat too. Regular baths is a compulsion.

10)They never seem to get enough of walks. Good news for you! You have a walking companion!

NOSTALGIA

Ok so its a rainy afternoon and the weather couldnt get better than this. I'm super impatient to start college and the one month wait is driving me crazy.I thought i would keep myself occupied,to take my mind off waiting for college to start and what better than cleaning out the closet and re-stacking everything?! Closets are one thing that always need your attention. Anyways,this is when i came across things that i had forgotten i had. Like these ancient cards given to me by my then-closefriend,photographs,clothes in which i had played Holi(which must have been lying untouched for atleast 15 long years). I couldnt help but remember people who were a part of my life back then. People behind these beautiful memories. Wonder where they are now. Life seemed so simple back then-go to school(which was a stones throw away from home),wait for mum to bring hot,yummy food when the bell sounded for break and have a picnic lunch in the near-by park. Bliss. Then there was the play time in the evening which usually went upto 9pm. Games that ranged from hopscotch to rollerblading, from hide-and-seek to "the detective squad". LOL. Those days are never gonna come back and neither will i ever have that kind of fun,i know. But i'm so happy i enjoyed every moment of it while it lasted. Where ever you guys are,Thank you so much for these great memories. :)

MY SUPER HERO!!

Adopting a puppy is easily the most wonderfull thing that could ever happen to anyone!whatever be their color,whatever the breed,they all are bundles of joy!thats exactly what i felt when i first got Bruno,my yellow labrador retriever,home. Seems like just yesterday i'd visited the kennel to adopt my very first dog. My excitement was short lived when i saw not one,but three pups who were barely over a month old,huddled close to one another. They looked like fat balls of snow! I felt my heart melt. I longed to adopt all three of them and take them all home with me. Since it was impossible for me to choose between the three,i let my father make up my mind for me and thats how i got Bruno. I refused to go anywhere without him. He spent most of the first few months being carried around everywhere. His stupidity had no bounds then! Once,he managed to lap up a whole litre of oil and spent the following few days throwing up oil! He had even swallowed a pretty big chunk of coconut shell at 3months old,which had cut his insides and got me really worried! All of 2years old now,he is an absolute delight,my companion,my priceless possession. Loved by everybody in the family and by my friends(there are a few of them who dont like him plainly because he is huge and that scares them,they say. And i say may you rot in hell !),its just hard to not notice him! Not because he is huge.. He is simply adorable! The way he chases my cats,the way he jumps on people and greets them(he overdoes it a bit out of immense happiness!), every single thing about him is purely holy! He always seems to know when i have had a bad day and when i need him the most-he sits next to me and the minute i look into those eyes,i know its going to be ok,he is all i need. The way he wags his tail and whines when he wants to be let out,the way he takes things that he knows he's not supposed to touch,just to gain attention and to get us to chase him,the way he runs in the opposite direction when a new-born kitten is taken near him.. A whole sack of joy! There is just so much to him. My best friend,my super hero,my reason to smile.. MY BRUNO..