This Christmas Santa had a special present for all of us –
Mishti! The kids are thrilled and Mishti has filled our lives in a way only a
puppy can. She is with everyone and everywhere and into everything at the same
time.
She is absolutely fearless and quite adventurous. She simply
cannot be contained. She jumps over baby gates, she crawls under the TV stand,
she sneaks behind the sofa, she flies up
and down the stairs, she dashes out in the snow even in the arctic cold we have
right now. She causes so much mischief that our friend Ken has coined a new
word for her, Mishti-evious !
She clearly prefers the kids over the adults. She is constantly
following Diya around and Aadi is her favorite play-pal as she likes his toys !
She is constantly trying to pick up one of his matchbox cars and then the
Aadi-Mishti chase begins and is a sight to behold. With me her business is all
about potty training. With Suvo, her relationship is about chewing his stuff –
the dozens of wires he has lying around the house, his slippers, his office
bag! Infact we cannot leave her out of
our sight for a minute because you never know what she will start eating. Little
Mish-terror!
We were initially very hesitant to bring home a new puppy –
given how busy we are already and the winter etc etc. All those worries are
gone. Mishti is trying so hard to be a good puppy – she eats on schedule,
sleeps through the night and is a trooper when it comes to potty training. She
has also brought a step change in the kids behaviors – Diya is a “proud little
Mamma” who puts Mishti’s needs before her own and Aadi is trying to be a big
brother, constantly worried that Mishti will get hurt or chew something small
and choke. We are now thoroughly convinced it was no Mish-take, Mishti was meant to be part of our family and
we are completely Mishti-fied !
