THE ENGLISH TEACHER MRS E.C.'S PET - FARRUSCO

This is Farrusco. He was born in 2007 in Torres Vedras. He is 6 years old now. When my husband and I first saw him, he was six months old. What a cute little thing he was! He still is, of course! We bought him as a present for our daughters. Our oldest daughter was really terrified of dogs and we thought it would help her to overcome her (unreasonable) fear. And it really helped her… Now she loves all kinds of dogs! Farrusco belongs to the Portuguese Podengo breed. He is lively, clever, unassuming and robust. He has got excellent physical qualities and his temper is outstanding. He is friendly and makes an excellent family pet because he is so good with children. He’s vigilant but also a very capable escape artist. By the way, let me tell you one his most distressing escaping stories. Last September, on my daughter’s birthday, he managed to get away. We were having a dinner party and while our family were arriving and greeting each other, he saw a breakthrough and went for a walk… No one noticed his absence and by the end of the evening, we saw that the door was open! Right away we knew that he had fled! What was supposed to be a joyful celebration soon became a silent and gloomy gathering! My daughters burst into tears and there was nothing that we could do to cheer them up, especially the birthday girl. After a few long worrying minutes, without knowing where he was, we decided to wait and see if he came back home! And so he did. A neighbour knocked at the door letting us know that he was standing outside the gate. What a relief! He can be quite naughty sometimes but he is a great pet!