QUESO: What a dawg!
QUESO was part of our lives from 1981 until 1997, when he was put to
sleep after a long bout with, well, old age.
An irrascible, ornery and loveable fella, he had his own dog-way of
doing things. His name means "cheese" in Spanish. Why cheese,
you ask? Before coming to live with us, Queso was known as "Casey."
That's how he was identified on his collar when he lived for a short time
at the Arizona Humane Society. The shelter staff tried to contact the owners,
but they had moved out of state.
Because we had a family member named Casey, we thought it might be appropriate
to change his name slightly. He had an interesting habit of sleeping on
his back with his lips rolled back to show his teeth and gums. He looked
like he was smiling...or saying "cheese." So Queso fit his personality.
We miss the old guy. We will never know how old he was. When we adopted
him in 1981, the vet guessed he was about two years old. So we know he was
at least 17 years old when he moved on to that great chicken-chasing pasture
in Dog Afterlife. He loved to chase chickens and birds. In his earlier years,
he actually caught a couple...much to THEIR surprise.
