Buddy

I think that I've mentioned before how there are dogs everywhere here. In the ten minute walk from our house to the market, you probably see 30-40 dogs, just out in the street. I have no idea how that many stray dogs can survive with no one feeding them in a city, but they seem to do alright. Spaying and neutering doesn't really exist here, so there are constantly more and more doggies being created. It's strange to have so many dogs around, but they don't really bother us (except for lots of barking at night). They definitely never come up to us or anything.

Until Thursday! As we were walking down to the market, a dog came up real close to us, knocking into us with his head, and this was a big dog! At first, we were pretty nervous because we didn't want some dog attacking us (and that has happened to GeGe in the past, so it's a valid concern). So, we just kept going, ignoring the dog. We went into the market, and he went in also. He mostly just ran around, but he checked in on us periodically. When we left, he left with us. Then we went to the bakery, and he stood there with us. So, I gave him a name! Buddy because he was obviously a really buddy kind of dog. Here's a picture of him at the bakery. 

We walked back up to our house, and Buddy went too. Then we went in our gate, and Buddy stayed outside. And stayed outside. And stayed outside. About three hours later, we were feeling pretty bad for this poor doggy who had adopted us, but we didn't want him to stay, so we brought him some water, but no food. He drank the whole bowl and then leaned against me as I gave him pats. Such a sweetie. Then, I had to go help with school stuff, so I left Buddy outside again. When we were sending the kids on their way, there was Buddy outside again. So, I went out to give him loves, and he was just so good and calm, and I wanted to keep him forever. After everyone was gone, we went upstairs and got some dog food and some water and brought it down for Buddy. He was very happy with the food, and ate all of it real quick- making a lot of other dogs jealous. Then, we went inside, leaving Buddy out again. That evening, he went away. And I haven't seen my Buddy since! I wish that I could have taken him home with me...