Dogs of Peru

I am always interested in how different countries treat their pets and animals.

I think Peru does pretty well.

Arequipa, Peru Local Posing for Tourists 

OK — no dog here, but I thought to include this on this post. The locals dress up and pose for photographs, this lade wanted S/ 2 for this picture. Many of them in Arequipa have baby goats with them, as she does. The animals seem well cared for.

Arequipa, Peru Chicken Art

What the heck — throw this in. This was taken at Monasterio Santa Catalina in Arequipa. 

Monasterio Santa Catalina

This bird visited me during my lunch at the monastery. I included it as other than pigeons I rarely saw any birds — or any other wild birds or anything.

Grazing Llama in the Andes

I took this when the tour bus stopped going over a pass in the Andes. There are wild (and ranched) llamas, alpacas, and (only wild) vicuña up here.

Andes Condor

OK — one of the few wild animals I saw in Peru, the condors. Pretty cool.

Posing with Alpaca

Cusco, Peru Dogs

This motley group of three dogs seemed to be the norm in Cusco, Peru. They seemed to be treated OK, mostly left to themselves outside — and seemed to know to stay out of the streets.

They were a bit shaggy and some had sores and such — but I have seen much worse elsewhere. They seemed to be well fed and content.

Cusco, Peru Pet Dog

Tourists Posing with Llama 

I like this shot. One has to pay (as we should, this is the local's job) for the front shot — but the 'but shot' nobody cares...

Tourist Posing with Llama, Cusco

Guinea Pig Condo, Pisac, Peru

I guess this is more of an 'animals of Peru' rather than a dogs of Peru — so here (again) is the guinea pig condo.

Pisac, Peru

Pigs, Pisac Peru

I think I posted these guys already, they were grazing in the ruins of Pisac.

Frogs in Central Market, Cusco, Peru

Hairless Dog, Cusco, Peru

There were a number of these hairless dogs in Cusco.

Llama in Machu Picchu

Tarted up Pet in Agua Calientes Peru

As I have said — the dogs are pretty much pets here. At first I was surprised to see dogs in dresses — but I got used to it. I saw one dog in Agua Calientes walk by wearing a plaid shirt and denim suspenders.