On Saturday most of the field station attended a cleanup of the estuary that was organized by the Environmental Education Group. Prescott, along with the student Ecological Club, and members of the community picked up trash along the estuary. We collected lots of trash and plan to use the results as a platform to get the community more trash bins from the government. At least 50 people attended, and it was really nice to see people actually interested in improving their environment!
However, I must admit that during this project I was a bit distracted. After being forced to ignore countless starving, ill, or abused animals on my travels simply because there was no way I could keep them, I couldn't take my eyes off this little black puppy. I had seen him on a previous visit to the estuary, but he was too scared to approach. This time, he came wiggling over, tail between his legs, seeing if I might have something to eat. he stayed with us while we were there and was very friendly was he overcame the shyness. Needless to say, he now lives in my room.
We have named him Ocotillo, which is a cool type of cactus found here in the desert. I'm guessing he is about 4 months old, but it is hard to tell because he is so skinny. He has a fat little panza (belly) full of tapeworms, has fleas, ear infections, isn't house trained, is up during the night, has no manners, and sneaks off to the trash any time he can to look for food or steals from the other animals' bowls who live here. That is the downside of taking in a street dog. BUT, he is absolutely adorable with beautiful golden brown eyes, sweet to everyone, loves to cuddle, follows me around, eats dry food, is learning really quickly to sit & be house trained, has funny ears, and today I found out he likes to swim! Estoy en amorada. It's all worth it!
Here are a few pictures of Ocotillo's first bath, how skinny he is, and his plain adorableness. Enjoy.
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