Killer

When we came to Germany I talked about my dogs and how much I missed them. I told one our church members; she smiled and said that her dog had deliver puppies.

A few days later she came up to me and said “I have a present for you.”
Her husband went to her car and put something in a small box. She handed me the box and said “Be careful with this because it is really fragile.”
I carefully opened the box and there was a small mouse in it.
I said “A raaa…”
My wife said, “A Chihuahua puppy”
I said “A WHAT?”
The Lady smiled and said, “It is a registered Chihuahua puppy.” “I know how much you miss your dogs so I am giving you this puppy.”
I said, “Thank you..?”

Okay let me explain I raised English Mastiffs. My male was 200 lbs with a 34” neck. I cleaned up droppings larger than this dog will be when he is full grown. He was a man’s dog, this is a… rat.

I knew this is really expensive gift so what could I do? I took it home and made him a bed in a shoe box and named him Paco.

After a while I decide to start leash training him. He behaved like every dog he flipped, flopped, fought, and did the alligator roll. After we had been working for a week or so I decide to take him out for a walk on the street. I went early in the morning before anyone in our town was up so they did not see me with this rat on a string.

As we are walking I heard someone say, “Señor”.

I replied, “Yes” to no one

Paco: Down here!
Me: Down where?
Paco: It’s me!
Me: Paco?
Paco: Si. But Señor my name is not Paco it is “Killer”
Me: Keeller?
Paco/Killer: No Killer… growlllll
Me: Oh Killer!
Killer: Si.
Me: Paco, ugh… Killer, you are talking?
Killer: Si… you were pulling too hard on my leash and it hurts.
Me: You are speaking English with a Spanish accent where did you learn to do this?
Killer: I don’t know I just can.
Me: Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
Killer: Nein
Me: If you don’t speak German how did you know to say Nein?
Killer: You don’t speak German and you knew nein.
Me: True
Killer: Oh and please stop calling me a rat it is very insulting.
Me: I know rats are bigger…
Killer: Stop!
Me: Sorry…

Now my brain starts to work…

This is great we can make a fortune! Leno, Letterman, Oh Oh, TACO BELL! Yes! I will be rich! But then I remembered the WB cartoon with the guy and the singing frog. Every time he wanted him to sing for an audience he would just make the guy look like an idiot. So I said Paco… Killer can anyone else hear you talk?
Killer: I think so.
Me: So if I were to put you on TV would you talk?
Killer: I like to watch TV but I don’t know if that is what I want to do with my life.
Me: What do you want to do with your life? I don’t know but it has to be something really special.
Me: Special?

Okay… I decided not to push but to help him along because he is really special and after a while he is bound to see how special.

One of Killer’s favorite things to do is to sit on the dash of the car and pretend he is one of those toy dogs bobbing his head up and down…

One day as we are going down the Autobahn at 180 KPH, Killer is sitting on the dash and Killer yells, “THAT’S IT!”

I said, “What?”

He said, “I will tell you later”

The next day he said, “I know what I want to do with my life.”

Me: Cool, what?
Killer: I want to chase cars on the Autobahn.
Me: YOU WANT TO WHAT?!!!
Killer: Chase cars on the Autobahn, you know extreme car chasing.
Me: Killer are you crazy they go over 120 miles an hour on the Autobahn.
Killer: Si that is extreme car chasing. It is in my nature, part of my heritage.
Me: Okay what do you do when you catch one?
Killer: I will let it go because I am a sportsman; I don’t need the car so I will catch and release.

I talked to Killer about all the things he could do that would change the world maybe even help find other talking dogs.
He would not listen; I want to do this… It is my passion, it is in my heart. It is all I can think about. Something that would make me this happy could not be bad. I have a love for this… love can not be wrong.

So I tried to go slow with Killer and not push really hard but one day he snuck out of the house and made it to the Autobahn. He lived up to his dream and caught a tractor trailer.

So I do not have a dog again. I found that I loved this dog. He could have done so much if he had only listened.

How many people have you known like Killer?
People with potential but never saw it.
People with talent but never used it.
People who were behind their personal timetable so they settled.
People who were lonely and take what is here, now.
People who were either afraid or impatient or had their dreams hijacked and settled.
People who settled for the wrong person, for the wrong relationship, the wrong career, the wrong passion, or for the wrong god.

Killer achieved his goal but it cost him everything. He could not see past the tires that called his name.

Imagine the things he could have done if could have only seen from a different perspective. If he could have found what he was really meant to do.

If only he had not settled for…