Scabby Doo

I think it is probably typical of all Central American towns but there are many dogs roaming the streets here in Copan but they are not in packs. They are not really a problem as they are generally nervous of people. There is one dog which we have named Scabby Doo because much fur has fallen out, covered in goodness know what, spends all of its time licking itself. One person who saw her when I first arrived expressed the opinion that the dog would not last the week. Whenever, we go down to the central park we do keep an eye out for her and relieved to see her. She often follows one of us home also and sometimes runs with us when we go in the pickup track. As she can run with us for a mile of so, we reckon that there is a lot of life in the dog yet.

Here she is photographed from the pickup.

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