Cleo is the love child of Ginga and Booboo

The more we observe Cleo, the more we come to realize that she is a perfect blend of Ginga and Booboo. Except for the cat part, of course.

Cleo's defining traits:
A shiny black fur - from BooBoo
A slight weight issue - from Ginga
Total focus around dinner time - from Ginga
Occasional 5 minutes of total madness - from BooBoo
Fondness for dynamic toys - from BooBoo and Ginga
A blanket of love - from BooBoo
Vocal expression of displeasure or annoyance - from BooBoo

Now the real question is: who has got the maternal instinct, Ginga or BooBoo?

Blanket of Love

BooBoo loves his blanket, sometimes inappropriately, but does not enjoy it unless Ginga gives him a little fight for it. (He thinks the blanket is impressed by his strength.)

Ginga normally loses, but he uses his weight advantage to keep the blanket away from BooBoo. BooBoo barks at him to let him know that as the loser Ginga has to give up Mrs. Boo aka blanket.

Success! The vile Ginga has handed over the yellow maiden and BooBoo can enjoy the fruits of his labour.

Tired but happy!

update: Ginga and Boo wrestling for the heart of the "fair lady" (soundtrack: "new slang" the shins)

5 Doggie Secrets

5 Things you did not know about GingaBoo – Tagged by BooBoo’s daddy Lova of Rakoto’s Rants. Since GingaBoo are lazy and did not do this tag yet, I have taken on the task. So neither humans nor doggies can blame me if something leaks out that will hurt their prospects with rabbits or Kitty or prospective marriage partners.

1.
BooBoo has a grayish spot on his nose. When he was a puppy his mommy and aunty tried to rub it off thinking it was a stubborn piece of dirt. Luckily they did not succeed!

Ginga knew that I was his daddy when he first met me. Ignoring all the other people in the room he ran to me and was licking me all over. I knew I was Ginga’s daddy when I saw his picture for the first time... in his ex-mom's email saying she couldn’t take him to Tokyo with her. And to all those who think I am insane for having a sixth sense type doggie connection, read Karen’s book Dogs of Dreamtime, spiritual connections with doggies (and coyotes) happen to other people too.

2.
BooBoo has a ‘blanket of love’ that he uses once in a while. He’s had it all his life, he took it over from one of his aunties (she had no intention of letting him keep it but she melted… well actually she did not want it back after all the love BooBoo had shown towards it). These days he does not totally appreciate the blanket unless Ginga fights for it with him beforehand. BooBoo is like the knights of yore looking for a romantic battle followed by the ride off into the sunset with the fair maiden.

Ginga comes asking for massage almost as much as he comes asking for food. Then he keeps repositioning himself so that you have easy access to wherever he wants to be massaged. Waiting to be massaged and the thought of food trigger his mmm… what should I call it… love center.

3.
BooBoo almost never sheds his hair. But it has an uncanny ability to wind up in the most surprising of places. I found some BooBoo hair in the microwave and some in the freezer. Lord alone knows how it got there.

Ginga sheds a lot, but it stays on the carpet and does not show up on top of the TV or anything. In additional to his normal shedding, twice a year he has extremely insane amounts of shedding for 2-3 weeks.

4.
BooBoo has an epileptic seizure about once a month. His muscles involuntarily contract but he never loses his head over it. It’s very distressing for us when it happens but we have learnt to live with it – he’s a bit tired afterwards but it doesn’t seem to hurt. Usually happens when he is most relaxed.

Ginga waited by the verandah door for about 4 days after he first came to live with us. He would stare outside and look very sad, and sometimes make Ginganzee noises (a little like a chimpanzee). I think he missed his mummy.

5. BooBoo’s full name is Boo Nutella Rakotomalala. His nicknames are Boober (Ranjit), BooBoowa (Imei), Fluffy (Lova – when BooBoo is slightly wet his hair fluffs up), BooBoo mouse (Doc).

Ginga’s full name is Ginga Fatass Warrier. His nicknames are Ginganzee, n’gaa n’gaa (ങ്ങാ ങ്ങാ), Fatass, Schweinsteiger (after the German footballer) (Ranjit), solid (Lova), Gingee and Gingeemouse (Doc, I-mei).

Lova says things like nafuney and nafunana when he’s around both doggies. Not sure what this means but it’s probably better than calling them with the Malagasy whistle.