05/12/04

My name is Piqa.  I'm a dog. (A "dog" must be some special kind of people.)  (I'm actually something called a "Weimaraner", but that doesn't mean anything to me.) How good do I have it?  Well let me tell you. I get yogurt mixed with my food in the mornings (along with a little white pill that I spit out if I find it), and a sardine mixed with my food in the evenings. My people won't feed me at the table, but I get lots of treats at other times of the day and in other places. I LOVE the sardines; they're nice and smelly. I'm not allowed on the bed.  Yet.

My full name is Sveorice's O'Nuna Piqati. I like "Piqa" better. "Piqati" is the Inuktitut word for "companion." "Nuna" is the Inuktitut word for "land."  So I guess I'm a "land companion."  That's appropriate because I'm always with my people, going for walks, or hikes, or swimming, or going for a drive in the car. (Pop had new tires put on. At least I think that's what he said. Something about "retired"; so we have lots of time.) (My people don't swim a lot; they're too old; and they don't like the cold water.)  I don't have a lot of friends, but I'm easy to get along with.  When Myla the Boxer is home, we run a lot.  She swims too, but I think I'm a better swimmer now. I can't catch her when we run; she turns too fast. If she'd only run in a straight line, I'd catch her. Lua, the Malinois, is another friend, but I've only seen him once when we went to a place called Vermont.  He's nice; he likes to be boss.  I don't mind. 

In the winter I get to chase skidoos. (My people don't like that.) I catch the skidoos too and make them stop.  They're too big to bring back, so I just let them go ahead for a little, them I stop them again. It's great fun. I once caught a packer on a ski slope. I like it in the winter.  I only got cold once.  I have a coat, but I only wore it once. I may need something for my paws this winter if I'm going to go chasing skidoos. Pop tells me there are skidoo trails all over this island; if I can learn to ride on the little things you tow behind, I may get to travel a bit.  I bet that will be cold. I'll have to give that some thought.

My people will keep you updated on the hikes we take.  I wish they had as much energy as I have; I wish they'd keep up with me;  I wish they'd stay together so I wouldn't have to keep track of them.  Sigh!

Occasionally I write my thoughts along with pop's on his "rant" pages.  You may have to search hard to find them.  (Hint: Find the word "bored" on the front page!)

This is me with the fjords of the Long Range Mountains behind me. My people took me on a hike to Western Brook Pond where all the meeses are, and the caribou. It was a nice day. I got to run and sniff the meeses.

If you'd like to see more pictures of me, go to the PiqaPics in the Photo Gallery.