Ike & Chiquito

The black and white dog is our precious Ike Foreman. He is such a wonderful and strong doggy. He loves to play with Estela and to destroy toys that get his attention. "Everybody loves Ike..." is our typical saying. When ever we go out with him he gets all the attention and I feel bad for Estela. He always wants to be pet. He can be very furious but as soon as you pet him he totally changes. We got Ike from a shelter located at JFK. His story is a tragic one. The lady told us that a breeder from Upstate NY decided to kick out around 14 dogs. We don't now exacty why she didn't want him, but probably had to do with one of his paws, he had a cast on it. As soon as we saw him he started to wag his tail from the cage and Simon fell in love with him immediatly.
And the white furry one is my dog Chiquito who stays in Venezuela with my parents. I miss him so much and I would like to bring him with us. When Simon refers to him talking with Ike & Estela he says: "Your long last brother Chiquito Márquez...".
Anyway, I have him since 2001 on my 27th birthday. Maggy (my younger sister) bought him from a guy who sells dogs inside of his car.
I wanted a dog after being with my aunt's dog Coco for a month, when I stayed in her house that same year. It was really tough what I was passing through in my life when I met Coco. I fell in love with him, but Coco already had an owner. My aunt, on the other hand, didn't want another dog in her house. So, Maggy got me a poodle very similar to Coco.
When I came in 2004 it wasn't a good idea to bring him with me because I didn't know in what conditions I was going to live in NY. After going back and forth to Venezuela I wanted to bring him with me, but my dad loves and cares for him so much that it seems that for now he will stay there.