Just another dog day

What can I tell you about life in the tropics? Well, maybe not in the tropics, but in the developing world. People of course love their pets. In Guyana, no less. And, we have enough exotic animals here that I'm sure pets come in all shapes and sizes. Here, there are a lot of people who have birds. How do I know this? Well, because they "sun" their birds regularly. YES, they take them out for a walk. So, people are out walking, cycling or climbing into a boat with their birds in one hand as they go merrily along their way. :)

I've also seen a few people out on the Sea Wall with their toy dogs. But very few. For the most part, dogs are kept in homes - and unlike the need in North America to have your dog inside - particularly because of the climate, here, there is no such NEED. Toy dogs and a select few others may be inside (along with the birds), but many dogs are kept outside in the yard. And the atmosphere surrounding "keeping the dogs inside" is quite casual. Dogs may roam the street and visit the neighbours often. Not many care. So, it's not unusual to take a walk down the street and pass a dog or two lounging outside.

Yesterday, on her way to work, my housemate had one of these dogs out of nowhere run up and take a bite out of her leg. 

Yes, she's fine. And the dog is probably still alive somewhere... but it just goes to show that when the Travel Doctor advised us to "Stay away from dogs and Stay away from men!" he was probably right.

You could get bitten!!! 

Hope you recover soon SF! ;)