Evelyn Mutsvangiawa and Tiger have been attending the Friday afternoon classes at Funda Nenja for the last four months. Fourteen year old Evelyn said that she gave Tiger his name because “he has the colours of a Tiger and because he needs a big name to grow up and be a big and brave dog… and because he likes to use his teeth”. Indeed, young Tiger has beautiful markings and very sharp little teeth!
Tiger is an enthusiastic and energetic young dog, but Evelyn handles him beautifully. She is calm, gentle and encouraging and she absolutely adores him. “Tiger is my baby brother, I love him so much… I love him all the time”. “I hate it when I go to school because Tiger can’t come with me… I get very sad”.
Evelyn lives with her aunt, Precious, as both her parents work far away from home. Precious attended the first few lessons with Evelyn as she also wanted to learn about how to care for Tiger. Evelyn says that Precious wasn’t sure about getting a dog initially, “but now she loves him so much... she makes special chicken for him to eat”.
Evelyn says that the best thing about Tiger is that “he is always happy… and that he loves to play with me”. She says that she takes him walking everyday after school to see friends. “Tiger knows every one of my friends and he loves them all… he knows where they live and he runs into their house to call them for me”.
When she grows up, this very eloquent young lady would like to be “a singer”. “I sing to Tiger every day, he loves it when I sing as he listens by moving his head like this (from side to side) and licking my face”. She says that Tiger’s favourite song is “Halo, by Beyonce”.
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