Bad Dogs

As part of the VSO preparations for coming to Sierra Leone we had to have a rabies vaccination.  This was a course of three injections and not the most pleasant of experiences.  However, it was a necessary evil as rabies does exist in the dog population here.

I, luckily, have not come across any rabid dogs ( that I have been aware of), and in the main they are all pretty docile.  The heat means they sleep in the day and come to life in the night – oh the barking can drive you mad.

If the gates of Freetown are to be believed though there are bad dogs all around.  I’m not sure all the signs are that convincing however.

More the Dulux dog than a guard dog

Now that's scarier