CHARLOTTA

Breeder: Saga Lindeberg, Lojo

As long as I can remember I´ve always wanted a dog. My parents did not always share my opinion, because they realized that the main responsibility for the dog would be theirs. When I was seven years old I asked my parents if I could have a dog of my own if I saved money enough to buy it. This time their answer was yes. I suppose they were quite sure that I would not be patient enough to save so much money. But I was longing for a dog and about two years later I had gathered enough money that we could start to look for a puppy. My parents could no longer stop me , because they had promised me that if I had the money I would be free to buy a dog. But I had to respectat their opinions about the sex and the breed of the dog; the dog had to be a quite small and a bitch. In June 1967 we went to Lojo and bought my first own dog, the cockerbitch Lotta. Although I was the owner of Lotta, she was  the entire family´s dog, loved by everyone. Lotta was my best friend during the years I grew up. She was always happy to see me, even if  I hadn´t been away from home more than a couple of minutes. She was the perfect listener, who always looked at me with her melancolic eyes and took part in both happy and sad stories. I was happy to have Lotta with me for almost fourteen years. I never forget her look the last time we saw each other. Her eyes told me: Don´t be sad mom, this is not good bye, it is just farwell. See you again.