Mountain dogs

There are several mountain dogs which live in Pheriche. They are mostly black but a few have white patches or are ginger-colored. There was one small puppy when we first got here which was probably only a few weeks old. We haven't seen him in a week or so, but there are several others which have been around most days including another small black puppy which we have named Pumo.

We got up early a few mornings ago and went for a hike before breakfast. The dogs followed us up the hill and along the ridge. By the time we got back to town, we had picked up four dogs which were hiking with us including Pumo.

The mountain dogs are worth a lot of money in the lowlands of Nepal, but it's hard to imagine them being happy anywhere but in the himalayans.

Hill with a new friend on the ridge above pheriche.