Fast forward...

The "puppies" are now ten months old.

Who would have thought the "runt" of the litter would become this oversize, muscular, strong-boned dog? Meet Garuda, in his 10-month-old avatar.

Olaudah is more slender, and even taller than Garuda.

The litter was sired by Velvet, a 100% "Avuvi", Dahomey Gap aboriginal dog. The dam was Friendy (who sadly passed away, probably after ingesting one of the many polythene bags people throw away without thinking that they can be eaten by animals and knot or choke their intestines), a mix of aboriginal and (probably less than 50%) foreign breed(s).

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Gigedokum road

Adolescent male, Gigedokum Road, Dangbe West District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana.

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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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Baatsonaa, Accra, Ghana

A rather plain red and white female with her pup.

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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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