Romeo oh Romeo wherefor art thou Romeo?

It was just another day in the village until I received a call from my one of my peace corps volunteer friends. They had found four one/two week old puppies at the local Tambacounda bar. She knew from previously that I had lost my first pup and decided to see if I would want to resurrect the experience again. I had a chance to think about it on my bike ride back into town and well when I got to the bar and saw the pups, I immediately couldn't say no. I knew that I fell in love. There were four of them and well I had to just pick one. So, out of the four there were three that looked like my previous puppy and then one that was different. This puppy had a color of dark brown and white fur. His face is black with a dark brown tint, he almost looks like a little bear. I feel in love with him and the name Romeo seemed appropriate. So, so far I have had him for a week now and the first few nights were rough with lack of sleep but now, slowly, slowly am I finally getting some sleep. If you would see the dogs here they are nothing like what you would see in the States. There are few people who own them and if they own them it is likely that they beat the dogs. My host family has a family dog already and if I train Romeo I hope that he can be a good addition to the family when I leave, if he makes it to that age. It is sad to say but it is hard for a dog here let alone a human being. I have yet to experience a funeral but I have experienced a death in the village. 2 months later.... So, I found out that the puppy I got ended up being a girl. I had to do a quick name change and decided that Lola was appropriate. The reason being because "Lola" in Tagalog means grandmother. My puppy was pretty much like an old person, she couldn't see well, could walk very well and didn't have any teeth. Now i'm not saying that all older people have this but it was like the movie "Benjamin Button". Lola is slowly integrating to my village and so are my villagers.