The Dogs of Colonia

Leave it to Patrice to have a soft spot in her heart for street dogs.  When she heard about all the tame and occasionally mangy dogs of Colonia, and took a dozen pictures, I promised her we'd do a special blog entry just for them. 

It all started with Chicquenia, the street dog our B&B has adopted.  They think she's about 12 years old. She's as gentle as they come. But at ripe old age of 84 in dog years, she doesn't get up to greet customers. She just thumps her tail against the floor.  She's pretty smart because she's trained all the humans to kneel and pet her once she starts thumping. Yep, I fell for it too.

She really appreciates humans who are fast learners.

Sea Dog	Wise old Dog
Personal Shopper Dog	Guard Dog waiting for a favorite human to return

None of these dogs had a collar. In all the dogs we encountered, not one seemed threatening in any way.

So... Yesterday we left Colonia to the dogs and hopped on a bus to Montevideo.  That's when our luck started to change. More on that in the next post.