A gorgeous one...

... And I'm fortunate enough to own it!

Around the time I got it, aged approx. 3-4 months:

Sorry for the very poor quality, the pictures above were taken using my smartphone.

A year later, enjoying the Ghanaian bush with its best pal.

In 63 days or less...

Announcing a "maybe" litter. I'm both excited and not too happy. Excited because it's the first time I'll have a litter at home. A little less than excited because the dam will be of unclear parentage (I doubt she's 100% aboriginal) and came to me a few weeks ago with a lot of behaviour and health issues due to having spent more than a year chained 23 hours out of 24. She's recovered quite dramatically physically, but her behaviour is still not what would be ideal for a future mother. She however took us a bit by surprise (she's been here less than a month) and we'll face whatever comes.

In fact, her dubious parentage might make it easier to find takers for her brood, people here being more interested in Western breeds than in aboriginal dogs, and even a mixed-race dog is considered as better in terms of status than a purely primitive one.

Apologies for the very bad quality. My camera is on the blink, and my smartphone is showing its limitations quite blatantly.

11/05/2014 update: The dam is doing exceedingly well. Her behavioural issues are improving and a couple of months of good food and lots of exercise have solved all her physical ailments. She's now a strong, energetic, and healthy expecting bitch.

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Kodiabe, Dangme West (GAR), Ghana

This little one seemed undaunted by the three resident males and visited every day to scavenge on the rubbish left by the construction workers. I'm told it would actually steal their food before they had a chance to eat it if they made the mistake of leaving it within its reach.

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Ndougouman, Toubab Dialaw, Petite Côte, Sénégal

When I was in Senegal, I noticed that the dogs were slightly taller (about 55cm/ 22in at the withers) than our Gulf of Guinea dogs. They also have softer ears that are quite mobile, but floppy when at rest.

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