As I’ve probably mentioned before, there are a LOT of strays around the island, from horses to cats to dogs, but it seems dogs are what you see the most. We had a couple of sweet little dogs visit us over the last couple of weeks at the finca, each with very different endings. The cute little brown and white Jack Russell mix you see showed up and all the guests fell in love with him. He was clearly very well fed and used to being around people so we figured he probably had run away from home and we hoped that someone would come looking for him. Fortunately, we did get a call from his owner who didn’t live that far away and they were very relieved that he was at our place. Turns out his name is Chancho. While Chancho was here, we had a cool hermit crab show up which he was having fun getting to know and Jim snapped a picture of him as well.
Sadly, the brown lab mix you see showed up after we think he may have been hit by a car. He was definitely a stray, with mange all over him and a nasty wound on his neck which we weren’t sure whether it might have been caused by a car hitting him or if it was just a particularly nasty part of his mange. Anyway, he too was a real sweetheart but very timid. We called the Humane Society about him and one of their volunteers came by to pick him up. We’d like to think they’ll fix him up and he can be adopted but unfortunately, the opposite is probably what will happen to him. Heartbreaking, to be sure, but what can you do…….
Lastly, a herd of wild horses wandered up to our parking area and we woke up to them eating the grass around our parking area. A really cute group of horses that are very typical of the wild horses you see roaming around the island. That was a pretty neat way to start the day for sure!
Sadly, the brown lab mix you see showed up after we think he may have been hit by a car. He was definitely a stray, with mange all over him and a nasty wound on his neck which we weren’t sure whether it might have been caused by a car hitting him or if it was just a particularly nasty part of his mange. Anyway, he too was a real sweetheart but very timid. We called the Humane Society about him and one of their volunteers came by to pick him up. We’d like to think they’ll fix him up and he can be adopted but unfortunately, the opposite is probably what will happen to him. Heartbreaking, to be sure, but what can you do…….
Lastly, a herd of wild horses wandered up to our parking area and we woke up to them eating the grass around our parking area. A really cute group of horses that are very typical of the wild horses you see roaming around the island. That was a pretty neat way to start the day for sure!
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