I’m a dog lover, dogs, dog behavior fascinates. In Illinois I run a dog school, boarding, doggie day care. Improving our relations with dogs my passion; happy dogs my goal since 1983. In Puerto Rico I listen to island dogs “satos” or street dogs tell me about their lives contrasts and comparisons of our pets, island dogs and wild dogs’ behavior. Dog language and social interaction is far more amazing than I could have imagined. Exploration the lives of canis familiaris by Tricia Carr
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
My First Sato
An abandoned adolescent dog showed up a couple of weeks before we moved into our home overlooking Lake Guajataca. For days he followed Immanuel, a sweet seven year old to the bus stop. Soon the dog walked him home after school. The neighbor boy couldn’t keep him, so the dog slept in the bushes.
The little border collie mix was scarfing up leftovers and protecting the homes of his benefactors by the time we arrived.
A couple of days into our new home; surprise, there’s a dog living in the bushes at the bottom of our driveway. Recovering from surgery, in no condition to approach him I sat on the veranda watching him chase cars like a southern preacher after Satan.
One afternoon the little dog came up on our porch to get out of the tropical torrent. That’s the day we met Stormy, our first street dog.
My journey studying the street dogs of Puerto Rico began with falling in love with this clever critter.
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