the adult in every child..

Dexter is my 4 yr old bundle of joy in the form of a beige Labrador, he weighs about 45 kg and is about 5 feet in length, so his vital stats dominate people's perception about his nature. Most of them think he is just waiting to pounce on every unsuspecting human on the street. And the anticipation on their face when they see Dexter and sigh of relief after he passes them by with a “ too high to bother looking at you” attitude, both are real comic.

I am into this new game called “ Guess the adult in me”
The game is real simple, I guess what kind of adults will the little kids who come in contact with Dexter and me during our evening walks will turn out to be, based on their reaction to Dexter.



FaRts



There are these little ones who will start to whale the moment they see Dexter some 30 meters away, seeing their expressions I am worried it might just frighten Dexter away. These are the “Whiners” or the “Drama Queens” of tomorrow. They are the ones who will fabricate innovative reasons for cribbing and will ensure that their audience not only agrees with them but also goes back feeling the world is a horrible place. Once their job with you is done, they will move to their next target. The admirable thing about them is they always pull in a crowd of sympathizers, how ever short lived but they do pull in a crowd. These people are best when you want important news spread around.

I call them “Farts”, they create an unhealthy environment where ever they go, they don't have substance and unfortunately spring up faithfully at an in opportune time, when you already low or embarrassed because of something else.

Fuski boMbs



Then there are these kids who will fake bravery to just prove a point to their peers, come near Dexter and shout his name, the moment Dexter so much as glances at them, they will run as though their rear end has caught fire. These are the “Wanna bes”. They want to be the Diva and Dudes of any social gathering, they want to be heard and looked up but only problem is they seldom have substance. They will go great lengths though to prove otherwise and mostly end up making a fool of themselves. Yet the admirable thing about them is they don't take failure to heart inspite of it being their constant partner.

I call them “Fuski bombs” or if you should have it all in english its “Faulty bombs” well that takes the tang out of the expression.. they show a great promise, deliver nothing. Quite simple.

CoConuts





The next lot is of kids who see Dexter, want to befriend him but are scared looking at his stats, after all size does matter. These are the “No non sense” types. They wont prevent bravery when they are scared, they will say no to a task they cant do. They are very self aware and work towards strengthening their weakness and building on to their strength. I have noticed that with time, these kids get over their fear of Dexter as it is based on just the superficial basis of size, they slowly come closer to Dexter and within days want to even play with him. Dexter being his royal highness only chases the female in any species.

I call them “coconuts”, though they may not look very promising from their external appearance, they are real beautiful inside, have a lot of depth and know how to utilize their strengths and turn weaknesses into power. Like each part of coconut serves a purpose, these also find a way around everything but take their time.

MoBile







Then there are those “Extroverts” who are the soul of every party, or activity they participate in. These kids will run up to Dexter, baffle me with their pandora of questions and follow Dexter around like loyal guards of the king. I get a bit worked up with them following us as I wouldn't want their parents to blame me when these kids trouble their parents up for wanting a pet at home. And these kids are the persistent types like Dexter, come hell or high water, they will ensure that they get what they want. These are the ones who thrive on challenge, the go getters who ensure they get it all.

I call them “ mobiles” , they are fully loaded, communicate well, efficient, deliver what they say and are multi tasking with equal efficiency.

PS: Labs now have a new address, thanks to Dexter, now I see so many labs around my house that I am scared that those glares I receive from Dog haters will soon upgrade from non vocal communication to vocal communication and next physical communication.. as the pooh and pee population around the locality is increasing. I agree that the sight and the smell is anything but appealing but then when was life fair? For a change it is being unfair favoring me. :)