Last week, I came across a beautiful dog that, in my opinion, is half-breed. I stood looking at him as he tugged on the leash his owner was carrying and asked her if I could take pictures of her pet. Immediately, he started barking at me. I was a stranger to him and he was wary of my intentions, but I stayed low waiting for him to calm down and start sniffing me. Then maybe he would allow me to get close enough to take pictures of him.
When he calmed down, he returned to his natural state. Animals are struck by many things, a particular smell, something extremely small that is impossible for us humans to see the way they do, or a sound that they are very sensitive to. This particular little dog seemed to me to want to run around freely. He was looking everywhere and playing with his leash as if he wanted to be let loose. I love watching dogs run around freely. They are devilishly happy when they are allowed to do so.
La semana pasada, me topé con un bello perro que, en mi opinión, es mestizo. Me quedé mirándolo mientras tiraba de la correa que llevaba su dueña y le pregunté a ella si podía tirarle fotos a su mascota. Inmediatamente, comenzó a ladrarme. Era una desconocida para él y desconfiaba de mis intenciones, pero me quedé agachada esperando a que se calmara y comenzara a olerme. Entonces quizás me permitiera estar lo suficientemente cerca para tomarle fotos.
Cuando se calmó, volvió a su estado natural. A los animales muchas cosas les llaman la atención, un olor en particular, algo extremadamente pequeño que es imposible que lo veamos nosotros, los humanos, de la forma en que ellos lo hacen, o un sonido al que son muy sensibles. Este perrito en particular me pareció que quería correr libremente por ahí. Miraba hacia todas partes y jugaba con su correa como si quisiera que lo soltaran. A mí me encanta ver a los perros correr libremente por ahí. Son endiabladamente felices cuando los dejan hacerlo.
The photos were taken by me. Unedited. Samsung cell phone.
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