Dogs

Dogs do not speak Spanish. Except for very intelligent dogs. I have always been curious if dogs from other countries have accents when they bark. Maybe?
In Ecuador, dogs are everywhere, they run rampant. In a given day, I see several dogs that just seem to be enjoying their lives of freedom.
In the seminary, there is one dog that I have grown to know. His name is Caramelo. This translates as "candy" or "Sweet". If anyone offers me a candy, all that I can think of is this huge dog and all of his hair. Caramelo has two real strengths. One is barking... at me, and the other is drooling. Always, he has a thick rope of saliva, barely clinging on to his gums, threatening to liberate itself at anytime. As pictured, Caramelos favorite spot to be, is on his back legs with his front paws and overlarge head hanging over the walkway below. On more than one occasion, I have unknowingly walked beneath him and seen a drop or two and think to myself, "I didn't know it was raining". It was not raining.
I have had many conversations with Caramelo about his excessive barking. He normally responds in typical Caramelo fashion, by barking. As a matter of a fact, the only time that he does not bark, is when I am heading back to my room late at night, under cover of darkness. The only time that it is reasonable that a thief or robber may be infiltrating the seminary, Caramelo can't be bothered. He lazily opens one eye, flops his ear over, and continues sleeping. That is my kind of dog.