Fulfillment

It is written thus:

"Any self-respecting gathering of more than one chihuahua should have an Anton Chico. We don't---but hopefully the humans will add one soon!!!"


So wrote the late Midshipman and Chronicler Bertequila on this blog at this link: http://piratedogspilgrims.blogspot.com/2009/12/anton-chico.html.  Now, over two years since his passing, his statement has become reality.

It started as an innocent Saturday.  The humans had breakfast with friends.  They proceeded to the Las Cruces Farmers Market, one of the best in the country.  At the far end, the Animal Service Center of the Mesilla Valley had its usual assortment of dogs hoping to be saved through adoption from a shortening of their lives.  The friends found one, a scruffy terrier mix who could easily star in a live version of the Disney classic "Lady and the Tramp." 


But our humans found the prophesied one.  There in a crate, resting with his tail in the water dish, the tag declaring him to be "Chico", he lay.  And the humans, cognizant of the prophecy, gave the shelter workers a deposit, returned home, took the First Mate and the Ensign to meet with him, and returned with the newest member of the crew of the CPSS Nargle,  Anton Chico:

the morning sun shines on Anton Chico

The descendant of those heroic chihuahuas of yore has settled right into his new lifestyle:

Anton relaxes

With this addition, the crew is complete.  The exact number of Pirate Dogs has become classified "Top Secret" to forestall any untoward actions by their fierce foes, the Klingon Kats.

Posted by Captain 'Roid

PS--Happy New Year to All from the intrepid crew of the Nargle