The best/worst thing about Cusco is that there are tons and tons of dogs roaming the streets. This is the best because obviously I love all animals and I love to see their cute little faces; especially the two labs I see every day who are ALWAYS together. They are best friends and it's precious. This is the worst because, well, they're homeless. It breaks my heart that I can't bring them all to my house and bathe them(bath? bathe? shit...how am I going to teach English?) and feed them and love them. It's a catch 22. My dream come true/worst nightmare happened today. While my housemate and I were Christmas shopping at the market, a cute little pup started following us around. We figured he'd stay behind once we left the market, but one of us must have been giving off the "animal lover" vibe (who could that have been?) because he followed us out . And then he followed us all throughout the next market. And then he followed us all the way home, stopping to wait outside the laundry place to see if mine was done. And THEN, an hour later when we left our house again to pick up my laundry, he was waiting outside the gate on the sidewalk. This poor little nugget just wanted to come home with us and be ours forever! He's like a puppy soul mate! I could see him through the window while I was doing my homework and my little heart was breaking. I'm pretty sure he's still out there right now and there's nothing I can do about it because I can't bring him into the house I'm living in, and there are no animal shelters nearby. I Googled it. So, as productive as today was, this whole thing really bummed me out. If he's out there tomorrow morning when I leave for class, I'm dedicating my whole day to finding a home or a shelter for him. The little nug is obviously new to the "street dog" life and I would forever feel guilty if he didn't survive because I didn't take him in. So that was my day. I took a picture of him when he first started following us, before I knew that he was going to make me sad. Here he is, the little nug himself:
This post is dedicated to my fluff nugget Maggie. Mom, give her a hug and take her for a walk today!
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