One early Vientiane morning I was on my way to find breakfast when I passed a lady with a huge mess of disorganized, dirty and curly fur on her lap in what would be a street restaurant shortly. I looked several times before I located a set of teeth, and two happy and beady black eyes. I shot three photos before she saw me and laughed. She tipped her baby upright to show me what a nice dog it was. She had been removing burrs or something from the undercarriage of her friend.
There were a lot of small dogs in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos which always indicates a population that is no longer grindingly poor. There were few strays, probably because of Asian worries about several diseases that has had them executing strays this year. The pets seem fit and well cared for. They seem to be permanently unleashed and free to run about the neighbourhoods. In the cool mornings, it is amazing to see dogs trotting off in every direction to look for a handout or to see their friends or even up a score somewhere. There are dogs running thru traffic and on every sidewalk. Then about 10:30 or 11:00 the heat comes on and most days are minimum 80 f. at that time and many places I was get up to 95 f. or 100 by noon and it stays that way until about 4:30 when it cools right down. Just about 10:30, the dogs sprawl down on the sidewalk or in some driveway or courtyard for the day, and all the previous dog motion everywhere suddenly terminates for the day. It is funny to watch.
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