The newest addition to my company has got to be the cutest pair of legs to walk through our doors since I have been here, and I think everyone would agree. Pasha is a huge hit with everyone. Many of the company’s employees – male and female alike – spend their breaks playing stupid little games with Pasha in an attempt to win favor. It’s terribly inefficient. I swear the only thing Pasha does for the company is make everyone work less, but at least people smile more.
Pasha is of course a dog. Ahmet found him behind the building scrounging around for things to eat. He was a really small and cute puppy at that time (he still is, but not so much). As the person in charge of human resources and finance, Ahmet doesn’t have much to do, so a puppy was a perfect distraction for him. He had a vet come to the company and check the dog and give it all it’s shots and register it. He had a groomer come and clean him up. He bought only the best food for the dog because he loved the dog so much.
Of course the money for the dog ultimately is paid for by the company, which wasn’t much a problem. Everyone seems to like the dog. Although it has no training it was very playful (as a puppy should be) and adorable (also as a puppy should be). Visitors always stop to say hello to this aggressive greeter. In general it’s fun having a puppy around.
I did have one problem with this puppy. Ahmet was leaving the puppy tied up on a very short chain all day. The puppy was barking constantly and was clearly unhappy. So I took the chain and locked it in my desk. This resulted in quite a schism between Ahmet and I who was so angry that his already badly broken English became even more badly broken. I didn’t fold.
Now two weeks later the puppy trots happily around the company courtyard and parking lot. It is free to leave the area but for the most part he sticks around. I have offered to train him, but want no part in paying for the dog or being responsible for it. If it were up to me, I would let him go back to being a wild stray. Ahmet now, in his typical fashion, has lost interest and no longer wants the dog. He tried to give it to me – registration papers and all – but I declined. I found a pet shop and bought him some treats a leash and a brush and have been giving him attention when I have a bit of time at the end of the day. In general though, I do not have time for a dog, and Ahmet is not responsible enough to take care of a dog – or anything for that matter. So I guess you can consider this post as an advertisement; anyone in Istanbul want to give a home to this adorable little dog?
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