The last Chihuahua – Finnegan – died in her lap eighteen months ago. Her heart just stopped. When her body had gone cold, Patricia asked Bheki to bury her in the bloodwood grove, where all the other dogs had been buried. It was on that day that she decided to sell the farm.
-- Narrator - Patricia (“One”)

Importance: For all of Patricia’s life at the farm, she had been surrounded by dogs. It was when her last Chihuahua died that Patricia decided it was time to sell the farm. Patricia indicates that it is time for her and Richard to move. She knows that Richard needs a full-time nurse. Patricia hopes that she will be able to reclaim some aspects of her childhood when she goes back to live in the house in which she grew up.

But still she fears uBaas. Even today – when he can hardly even dress himself – they both know that he...
-- Narrator - Beauty (“One” )