Lithuanians seem to enjoy having dogs as pets. I frequently see all sorts of people walking all sorts of dogs: burly men with their german shepherds, bundled up older women with their little yippers, scruffy men with their loyal pooches that follow without even being leashed and elegantly dressed women carrying their lap dogs.
Society as a whole seems to agree with all these Lithuanians. I have seen numerous small shops that sell only dog related items and on a recent visit to the nearby town of Palanga, I saw dog hitching posts outside a store.
I turned to another store across the square and toward a loud barking. There I saw a dog waiting for its person, fending off
even kindly attempts to calm him.
And then his person came out of the store. I have never seen a dog so excited. He jumped up and almost literally attached himself to his person. What looks like the woman's fur coat cuffs is really all dog.
I then went into a restaurant for something to eat. Walking out at the end of my meal, I saw this man and his dog; not a sight one would see in the States.
I am glad that I can get my dog fix by just walking down the street because right now having one of my own is not an option.
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