We started off in Ollioules, France. My uncles home had a Shih Tzu named Pippet. She was really nice and minded her own business the entire time we were there, but she welcomed pets and belly rubs. One day we were leaving and noticed that she had exited out the gate and made it to the main road (where there are very fast cars). My cousin said that she normally does that, but knows not to cross the street. He called his Papa just in case, but Pippet was gone by the time he arrived at the main road. They found her at home.
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| Pippet relaxing |
We traveled along the south of France and people had dogs in all the restaurants we ate at. Typically the dogs are leashed under the table just laying down while the people are eating their dinner. I didn't see begging or anyone feeding their dogs from the table; they just laid / sat down under the table content. One thing I didn't like was that a woman had her dog on her lap while there was food on the table. (just my opinion) I did comment on how people were allowed to have their dogs with them and my uncle said that dogs eat first so they don't beg at the table.
We walked along the water and I began noticing some signs with a picture of a dog. I had to ask my cousin that is fluent in French what it said / what it was. He explained that the area was a designed area for dogs to go; basically it was a dog toilet. After that, I realized that we didn't see any dog poop on the sidewalk. I began to think about how smelly that area should be, but it wasn't smelly at all. I think they regularly clean it and that we should have those in the US.
Right before we left Ollioules, we stopped at a Medieval town and there was a dog just hanging out playing with his ball. He let me throw the ball for him to fetch.
Next stop: Rome, Italy. We were using backpacks and often had to lean them against the wall when we weren't using them, but noticed that a lot of shops had carabiners hanging outside the doors. We hung our bags there to keep them upright. Soon after, we realized that those carabiners were put there for dogs! The shops in Italy are so small that it would be hard to have your dog inside the building with you; they put the carabiners up to tie your dog while you're shopping. How great is that instead of tying your dog to a post and fiddling with knots.
We rode a open top bus and saw that a family had their dog with them. Public transportation agencies in San Francisco don't allow dogs on board OR you must pay full fare unless they're a service dog. This causes a lot of people to abuse the system and say that their dog is a service dog.
We returned to France, but to Paris instead. There we stayed at an apartment with a Mini Pincher. I don't remember the dog's name as we only saw him twice. He was really nice and very quiet. It rained a lot while we were in Paris so we didn't see a lot of people walking their dogs. On the night it was raining the hardest, we were on our way to the Eiffel Tower and saw a man walking his yellow lab in the park in front of the Eiffel Tower. He just let his dog enjoy the rain while he stood near by under the cover of his umbrella.
Bubs would have loved our trip so much! I wish he was a little less energetic to get him on a plane... too bad!
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