Just Another Ordinary Day By Colleen

Blanca resting after a busy night

This is my home and I have to protect it, I say to myself with a chuckle. (Yes, to all you Home Alone groupies out there, more the reason to laugh). I start throwing rocks with a tizzy of snorts and grunts. Anyone viewing this ordeal from afar would think simply I was possessed, thankfully I am not, but just OVER babysitting for Pastor Einer´s dog in heat!

The once appalling rock throw that every Panamanian knows and does comfortably with no remorse is now my new standard. Not only are these suitors trying to get to this female, but when they do, they potentially tear up the fencing, which lets the chickens in, which like to eat all the starters of vegetables we are trying to grow!

It´s also quite ironic that in the states I practiced as a licensed Veterinary Technician for some time, but yet I know nothing about the heat cycles of dogs…I guess spaying and neutering is much more common than the latter. I am very thankful for the push to spay and neuter pets in the states, and fortunately there is a program here in Panama called Spay Panama (check out their website at www.spaypanama.org) . They not only have a clinic in the city, they have fundraisers to raise support  to spay and neuter pets out in the countryside which is where people either don´t have the money, or the education to understand the importance of it. I´m hopeful that in the future we will start a fundraiser of our own to support the cause and trend in our community… Please remember to spay and neuter your pets!