Chu Chu

This is Chu Chu - a twelve year old Chihuahua and the beloved pet of my former housemate Jasmine. When she was away in China with her family, she asked us to mind him... So Nel & Ingunn (my housemates at the time) and I had a temporary housemate throughout October 2010 while I was still living in Newcastle.


I'm the first to admit - I'm not a huge fan of small dogs. Especially those as small and vocal as Chu Chu (or, 'the dreaded Chu Chu' as he became known). However this little beast had just enough charm to win me over - and he most certainly held Ingunn in the clutches of his paws!






Little Chu-banger would sleep in her bed, follow her around the house, and generally attach himself physically and emotionally to her whenever possible. He tried this with me in the first few days, but it soon dawned on him that I was in no way prepared to offer him the love he desired so much... which could explain why he relieved himself all through the house (and, in particular, on some mail of mine that was sitting on the floor). One day though he did manage to make it onto my belly and stay there for a while.

Chu-bacca also found himself a nice little doona that we dubbed the Cave of Dreams - he would enter it and stay in there for hours at a time, unmoving and silent. Sometimes we had no idea whether he was in there or not!

I took great pleasure in photographing Chu Chu when Ingunn bathed him... Here he is, desperately clinging on to her for dear life as she attempts to dry him.