The dog walker

Interesting piece in the L.A. Times (need a log-in?) about a dog-walker in Buenos Aires:

The paseaperro is a Buenos Aires fixture often photographed by awe-struck American and European tourists who can't fathom how one person can keep so many dogs moving obediently along. The secret, Clemente says, is understanding dog psychology. And having a dog on your side. That's where Homero comes in.

"Homero is 5 years old and he's already starting to look old," Clemente says as she walks from one apartment building to the next, picking up her clients.

"Poor guy. It's the work. You see this other dog over here," she says, pointing to another Lab in her group. "He's 5 too. And not a single gray hair."

"Paseaperro." I love it! Plus, the story made me think of my "virtual" dog friends in Rio, Oliver and Gulliver, who are spending their fall at the beach. -- G.S.