Sunday, December 10th, 2012
name: Studebaker, AlkuShalom
height: 6 in. (aprox.)
weight: 4-5 lbs.(aprox.)
age: 1 month, 10 days
eye color: brown
other details: Dark brown. Thick, brown eyebrows and beard. White goatee. Brown chest. Wears brown socks w/ white tips on small feet. Lives at Antioquia Academy, in Pununo, Ecuador. Cries loudly at night. Eats puppy food, bought at a small store in Tena. Is not potty-trained.
Hopefully, you realize this isn’t a person I’m writing about.
It’s our adorable puppy from Sugar’s last litter. (Sugar is the Davalos’ dog.)
He was the 4th of five puppies….
First his strong, brown sister was born. She has a black face.
Second, his brother Frosting. He’s white with brown and black spots all over him. I think the Davalos’ are keeping him.
Then, his brother, who is black with a brown chest and belly, came.
Like I said, AlkuShalom was born 4th.
Last, the runt. She is light brown, and probably the cutest. Definitely everyone’s favorite to cuddle.
They all had blue eyes when they opened, but now they are darker brown or black.
Your probably wondering about AlkuShalom’s name.
We tried Rover and Pluto and Beethoven….
But AlkuShalom it was.
Alku is dog in Kichwa.
Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace.
AlkuShalom is curled up in my lap as I type.
He’s wrapped in my t shirt from this year’s Youth Birding Competition.
And, I’m sorry, his breath is awful. It smells like he ate a whole can of tuna. But he’s sweet.
Even if he keeps us up all night.
-Madeline Studebaker