Ilaria & Rose
ph. Amedeo Abello
text by Clara Bouteille
Rose is a little dog, born under the sign of the scorpion. Ilaria did not choose Rose, on the contrary, Rose chose her. They share their daily life, which is punctuated by work, playing hide and seek and Rose's whims.
A funny encounter
I am Ilaria, I live and work in Turin. I work in a lifestyle boutique, which offers both decoration and utensils... My dog and I have a rather atypical story.
My colleague bought a poodle. Her son was madly in love with Rose in Titanic, so her dog got the name "Rose". She came to work every day with Rose and over time a strong relationship developed between her and me to the point where she didn't want to leave the boutique. I recall her on the floor, on her belly with a look of distress. Rose wanted to stay with me. As the situation was no longer sustainable, my colleague decided to give Rose to me and I accepted her without hesitation. Today I do everything with her, from morning to night, she still comes to the boutique and sleeps with me. I didn't choose her, she chose me.
A troublemaker
Rose has quite a temper. She's very bossy around me, a bit temperamental I guess. I've tried education but I think she's far too clever to listen to me. The only way to get her to do something is to promise a reward, otherwise she won't do anything at all. I've noticed that she doesn't really like children, she's not afraid of them, on the contrary I think she enjoys impressing them. She can't stand other dogs, I think she only likes humans (adults!).
Playing hide and seek
She loves to play hide and seek. So I go behind a piece of furniture or in another room away from her, and someone else says "Rose, where is Ilaria?" and she goes a bit crazy.
She's constantly seeking my attention, occasionally barking not very gently but thankfully it makes me laugh. She's a little dog so it's not a problem.
Rose is a scorpion and I think it's related to her character.
