2012 is here and the time has come to make our calculations for the passed year. Time to see who was the richest, the funniest, the most succesfull, the best dressed… Here in the shelter it is a bit difficult as the only ones dressed are humans, and – let’s be frank – most of us look rather… shaggy. We don’t maintain popularity-sheets for our inhabitants either, so there is no way to nominate the most popular or famous dog. So, with our tipical serenity (bordering with “stupid is that stupid does”), we’ve decided to nominate and award the JINX OF 2011.
Nota Bene! Everything written below is absolutely true. Nothing was made-up or exadurated.
We think this JINX AWARD will be so successfull that it will become a tradition. Misfortunate dogs from all over the globe will be crouding at the gates of the Bogrov shelter with a slogan: “jinxes of the world, unite!”
So, without further ado, we present you the nominees, and of course the proud winner of JINX 2011:
Asha
5. Number five goes to Asha. After a year at the shelter without a single interest from anyone Asha was finaly asked for – in Holland. Two weeks after we had arranged that she will travel, a day before the transport Asha’s roommates somehow figured that she would be leaving and nearly bit her ear off. Instead of Amsterdam, Asha had to go to the clinic where she endured a looong treatment. Asha is placed only at №5, because after all – she did go to Holland. But she will always have a floppy ear to remind her of these times.
Rocco
4. At number four we have our wonderful Rocco. Rocco’s code name is TwoVisitations. Did you guess why? Have you ever wandered why we ensist that the adoptive families come 3 times? Well, it is simple. We do it so the people who come asking for Rocco can back down juuust before our relief sigh. They come, they like him, they pass the interview, they come a second time, we arrange a day for his adoption… and they never show up. This has happened too many times! So, in 2012 we will begin Rocco’s adoption procedure with a small vodoo good-luck ritual that is called “You shall not fear thy third visitation!”.
3. A step ahead of Rocco comes Emil. Emil, who doesn’t even have a photo, but sure has plenty of bad luck. He came to us for the first time after being ran over by a jeep. We took him in for treatment, took care of him in the clinic until he recovered and then took him back to the place where he used to live, near a petrol station. A few days later we had to take him back, as Emil had his heart set on taking revenge on every single jeep in the Universe. We managed to take him back just before he was killed by a raging jeep-owner. Later, oh! joy!, Emil was rehomed. A month later – he was back again forced by strange circuimstances and homeless yet a third time…
Chopper
2. Our vice-champion is Chopper. His horrible luck showed up very early – for some unknown reason Stella published him as a girl and he was hung there for a whole year with the name of Pippi. Happily, the people who were interested in him didn’t mind his sudden sex change and took him to Holland. Oh, how good, you would think, but think again. Chopper’s bad luck came abroad with him and now he is coming home to Bulgaria. It turned out he needed a joint surgery that costs billions in the land of tulips, so he will have to return to the shelter for a short, but non the less very hard tour in local vet clinics…
Harry
1. The absolute champion and unchallenged winner, gold medalist and proud bearer of the 2011 JUNX title is by all means (ta-daaaaaa) Harry! Not once, not twice, not three, or four, not even five, but six, SIX times Harry got the green light to be rehomed abroad in Belgium (1), Holland(2), Holland(3), Austria(4), Belgium(5), Belgium(6). SIX TIMES he was refused in the last moment.
The first organization that didn’t take their dose of Harry asked casually if he was OK with cats. We tested – he was not – good bye first chance.
With the second it was even worse – he brought bad luck not only to himself, but to 19 more dogs, the whole trip was cancelled.
The fourth time we literally had to take him off the leaving bus! Literally! He was loaded and ready, all of us sighing with relief and discussing cheerfuly his past unsuccessful trips when the phone rang… and Harry went back to his cage gaining only a bath from the whole experience. And let’s face it, he didn’t even enjoy it.
And finally a trip to that same organization who hadn’t included Harry’s name in the list, but sent us a message, just as the bus was crossing Hungary “You did put Harry on the bus, didn’t you?”. No. We didn’t. WE DIDN’T!!!
So, congratulations to the winners! Dear Harry, please don’t be too proud and let someone else win next year.You don’t need an award if you have a home, right?
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