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<\/a>The first shot of the Old English Sheepdog. I was frantically running while taking this shot, that’s why its a little blurry.<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cGet a camera, get a camera!\u201d I nearly shouted, knowing I had to document this moment.
\nI quickly realized that I had a camera in my pocket. Shoving my plate of tacos at my friend, I whipped the camera out of my pocket and started rushing down the street that the dog was half way down now. I frantically snapped some shots, but because I was running and it was dark, I couldn\u2019t say they were of high quality. I felt accomplished though. I had documented the moment and I could prove to everyone that I had seen an Old English Sheepdog in Peru. I sat down with my tacos, giddy at what I had just witnessed. I kept saying \u201cWow! Wow! Did that just happen?\u201d I couldn\u2019t believe it. Had I really seen that? It seemed so unreal to be true.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Another shot I took the first glance I got of the dog. I had stopped at this point and got a little clearer picture.<\/p><\/div>\n
I turned to my friends after a few minutes of gushing over the crazy sight I had just saw, saying, \u201cYou know what would be cool? If he came back. Then I would really know it was real.\u201d About a minute later, I see the same dog turn the corner and walk right towards us!!!! No way! This was too real now. I wasted no time this go around. I took my camera, pulled my friend by the arm to come with me, and told her she was going to take a picture with me and the dog. Again, chasing the owner half way down the street, I tried to catch his attention. He finally turned around and I asked what type of dog he had, fully knowing what breed it was. When he responded that it was Old English Sheepdog, I explained that I had this kind of dog growing up and it was so strange to see this breed in South America. I asked to have a picture. He laughed and said yes.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Right after I asked to have a picture with the dog. I was so giddy and happy I couldn’t even focus when my friend said she was taking the picture.
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After snapping some photos, I said thanks, petted the dog one last time and then headed back down the street. That was the best moment of my life, I thought as I walked away.<\/p>\n
This was the last night of our trip in Peru and although I had seen some pretty amazing things\u2014one of the 7 wonders of the World, for goodness sake, Macchu Pichu\u2014this was definitely the highlight of the trip. Seeing not only an Old English Sheepdog in South America, but one that was perfectly groomed, as if it could walk into a dog show at just that moment, was absolutely incredible and topped every ruin we had seen. To put this into perspective for you all, one of my good Chilean friends told me that people in Chile don\u2019t buy their dogs from pet stores, they simply grab them off the street if their kids ask for one for Christmas. This means that pretty much all the dogs here are mixes, not full-bred poodles or Labradors. And this is in Chile, a much more developed country than Peru, meaning that it is even more strange and rare to see such a superbly bred dog here. REALLY??!!! And I had seen maybe the ONLY well bred and groomed dog in the entire country. No joke. It could be. This experience was one for the record books. I can honestly say I don\u2019t think I will ever see that again\u2014an Old English Sheepdog in South America.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The final shot. Literally the best moment of my life. One of the highlights of studying abroad. It’s the little moments that count.
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Traveling is funny like that, you see things that you would never expect and even though they have nothing to do with the reason you\u2019ve come to this place, it\u2019s the thing that you\u2019ll remember the most about that trip. I\u2019ve found that with a lot of my travels this semester thus far. Although you go to see the sights, and yes you\u2019ll always remember these things, it\u2019s the little things that are so unexpected that will stay with you for life. These are the things that when you look back on the trip you\u2019ll say, \u201cRemember when . . .\u201d And that\u2019s how this moment will be. \u201cRemember when I saw that Old English Sheepdog in Peru . . .\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/a>Because I felt like we couldn’t have a post about Peru without a picture of Macchu Pichu<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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