[1]
Chloe has specific bark for a specific emotion, need, or urgency.
Sporadic, tiny barkies (li'l barks) mean she's annoyed at a Stepford
Wife, her major critic in the neighborhood; shortened, more insistent
but slower barks suggest that she needs to get in the house, right
now—pronto, ora mismo! and little woofs-like bark means, “Don't
mess with my food!”
.jpg)
[3]
Chloe can be a bully to stranger-dogs, a fight-starter—that is, if
there's a bigger dawg to back her up. Many times she provoked a fight
with bigger dawgs, and when the pissed dog moved to accost her, she'd
run behind Georgia. It's a good thing that Georgia is a peaceful
dawg, she simply apologized to the annihilated canines. And Georgia
knew how tough the boss that she's defending—because in those three
years that they co-existed, they had at least two brutal fights.
Chloe didn't back down at all, small as she was, down in all fours or
whatever. We were able to pull Georgia away, but Chloe was still
swinging away like a really pissed off Manny Pacquiao! Hence, she
earned Georgia's respect.
[4]
Chloe is not a dawg who'll beg for food or will grab any food that is
dangled on her snout. She will smell it first and checks if it's
organic, gluten-free and local... Of course, that didn't work all the
time. She'd easily succumb to submission when I instead enticed her
with chocolates or cakes—and then her food.
[6]
What kept Chloe strong, we all agreed, is her spirit and will power
to live... I was told by her owners that when Chloe was a child, she
was almost fatally mauled by a huge dog and dragged to the woods,
bloodied and almost lifeless, hanging by the fangs of her tormentor.
She survived such an ordeal... Hence, most of the defensive
aggression that she exhibited towards bigger dogs was
apparently brought about by such grim experience... Until the last
days or hours of her death, we were confused if she's really hurting
or not, she seemed weak indoors but when she's out, she still exuded
fire and life. Until she was brought to the hospital... This tiny dog
is a real amazon warrior.
[7]
One thing is sure and certain, I have never been with a dog with such
a mysterious, confusing if not intriguing demeanor and attitude.
Chloe is a rare breed, and that could be an understatement even. I
don't think there'll be another CHLOE...
CHLOE
is a Chinese Shar-Pei, named as one of the world's rarest dog breeds.
Chloe is often suspicious of strangers, which pertains to their
origin as a guard dog. She is a very independent and reserved
breed—and believes she is the 357th incarnation of a Chinese
sage who was also an escape artist and a snotty Food Network cooking
judge.
