The name Chimayo (chee-mah-YOH) derives from a Tewa name for a local landmark, the hill of Tsi Mayoh. We will call her Chima (CHEE-ma). She was found near Barstow, California with 6 other Rat Terriers. It's not known for much other than being on the way to Vegas from Southern California. Lots of dirt. Lots of heat. Lots of trailers. That's about it.
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| Barstow landscape |
I wrote two posts about their rescue - Part 1 and Part 2 - and you can read more about that there. But now let's talk about Chima specifically.
She is the oldest and largest of the four dogs who came to New Rattitude at 3 years of age and about 25 pounds. She's likely the mama of the 6 month old, Savannah, who was also saved. Her temp foster home has reported that she's pretty hand shy and needs to move at her own pace when getting to know new people. If you ignore her though and give her some space, she'll come up and sniff you all over, and will even at times forget herself and play with your feet, acting like the young dog that she truly is.
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| Chima on the day she was rescued from the shelter |
She acts a lot like the matriarch of the group and we are hoping that getting her separate from her baby so she doesn't feel like she is responsible for her safety will allow Chima to relax more.
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| Her shelter photo |
Whatever the case, we are very excited to meet her. As you can see from her photos, she's a very regal, beautiful dog.
Chimayo is located up near the northern border of New Mexico in the beautiful Sangre de Cristo mountains. As I said, the city has a famous church that is a pilgramage site and people come from around the world to visit it. It is said to be a calm, peaceful and beautiful place and we are hoping that by the end of her stint in foster care that Chima will be as peaceful and relaxed as her namesake town. (Photos from http://www.chimayo.us/ )
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| The hills and mountains surrounding Chimayo |
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| El Santuario de Chimayo |
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