So any of you who have ever rented our homes here at Governors Estate will have met Joe Louis – our communal dog ! Well he belongs to us really but makes friends with everyone and thinks that his role in life is to take the temporary place of anybody’s long missed pet.
He is a potcake – the Bahamian name for a mutt – a mongrel as we English call them – or as Wikipedia puts it – a mixed breed dog from the Bahamas. They get their name from the rice and peas mix that is left in the bottom of the pan when cooking the traditional dish – it is put outside the kitchen and any local dog would come and eat it – hence the name …..
We took Joe in as a tiny little puppy – probably only about 5 weeks old – just over nine years ago. I went to the Island Farm to buy some salad greens and saw him there – and was told that he definitely needed a home – otherwise his fate was not a good one ….
We called him Joe Louis – the brown bomber – after the famous boxer …..
He will be a yard dog I said – ha ! – even from that very first day he managed to get his way and spend the night in the house of course – and has been there ever since.
He has always been a digger on the beach ………
Joe is shameless around food – anybody would think that we never fed him – even going so far as to eat the breakfast of one of our workmen who put it on the floor and walked away on a job down the hill.
He has a very regal looking bearing and sits up alongside either Bob or I when we are driving around – and often amuses people by sitting in the driving seat when we get out to go and do something……
8 thoughts on “Joe Louis – Our communal dog at Governors Estate !”
I do believe he is convinced he is human rather than canine. Lol.
He KNOWS he is !!
Happy people make happy dogs. I cant wait to see him again soon.
He is waiting to see you again soon as well ! Lovely to hear from you …..
Love that dog name Joe. He was my buddy when i was working there and living on one of Bob’s houses.. It’s my goal in life to go back to Eluthera and bring Joe one of the biggest bones one can buy.
I am sure he still remembers you ! Love to see you back here soon….
Oh so happy to see our friend, and daily visitor – Joe Louis! Please give him an extra belly scratch & table scrap from the Doyles & Millers!
Yes – I will do that – scratching and scrapping ! – lovely to hear from you ……