Dogs

I say!

I've been trying very hard to explain the concept behind this website about a Dog care centre to Abdul (the nightwatchman), but something is definitely being lost in translation. You have to remember that Abdul is familiar with Casper and Farley, our two guard dogs, and has undoubtedly come across many dogs in his village. The purpose of dogs, as far as Abdul is concerned, is to guard against the criminals. That is their only function.

So, I showed him the Dog Day Care Centre website to see what he thought about how dogs are treated in Scotland. He could not understand it at all.

"Sir" he said "This is a place where dogs go to feel at home?"

"More or less" I replied. "People can send their dogs to this centre if they themselves are not at home, and do not want their dogs to get lonely"

"Sir - they let the dogs in the house?"

"Yes, Abdul. In Scotland they do that."

"And they let them go on the chairs without beating them?"

"Yes. It appears that the chairs and sofas at this day centre are there just for the dogs"

"And they let the dogs go in the swimming pool?"

"So it would appear, Abdul, but I suspect that the picture is of a swimming pool only for dogs"

"Sir - a swimming pool only for dogs! I do not believe any of this."

Doviko interjected at this point to suggest that the website was probably a scam, but the concept of a scam website took a lot of explaining to Abdul, in several languages including Chichewa and Yau.

At least, Rob makes his dog swim in the sea.

Now then, Abdul can fully understand allowing a hippo in the house (see below), but a dog? That video that reminds me of a hippo up at Chobe. That one also only understood Afrikaans.

MM III