On Saturday afternoon I had an unexpected guest. When I was about to throw our rubbish into the bins in our courtyard, our "neighbour" Alice slipped away through the door. We've seen each other a few times before, but this time, she seemed lost. First, I accompanied her to the door of her owners' flat, but since no one seemed to be home, I persuaded her to pay me a visit. Alice is a decent old lady and it is apparent from the pictures that this adventure made her rather nervous. Nevertheless, she did not say no to a few treats, and in the end, she even gave me a lick on the cheek, as if saying "thanks for the care". Her owners came to pick her up in about two hours, saying they just lived through a heart attack of losing a dog. It was funny - Alice reminded me much of my first dog, Cita, even though Cita was a Frenchie and Alice is a little staffordshire bullterrier. They both have the character of an aging, a little nervous, yet dignified lady, easy to disturb from their vigorously observed everyday routine. And don't they even look a bit alike?



