AnushkaAnimal Safari
Ginger was enjoying this life. Here she felt secure with Sara. She would no longer hide under cars and trucks of fear. This life of a wandering dog was anyway much better than that of a security dog at the mining site. They once went for an animal safari in Africa and had the time of their life. On seeing a gang of elephants approaching them, Sara probably screamed, “Oh God, We are going to die.” But surprisingly, this time Ginger assured her, “Don’t Worry Momma, we will be fine.”
Other Adventures
The adventures did not stop. They came one after the other. Sara and Ginger have visited National Parks, trekked mountains, hiked at various places, went on long road walks, they saw chimpanzees and other African wildlife. They have even heard roaring African lions and wandered to cities. But this was just a beginning of their voyage to upcoming adventures.
Dogs Prohibited
As they say, everything you want doesn’t come easy. Something similar happened to Sara’s and Ginger’s African tour. Traveling with a dog wasn’t an easy task. There were parts of the continent where people were scared of dogs; so taking Ginger in those parts was really challenging. There were hindrances at African Borders as Sara did not have proper papers to prove that Ginger was not smuggled. Every time they visited zoos, it was Sara’s responsibility to save Ginger from the attack of baboons and at the same time had to make sure that Ginger doesn’t bark at other animals there.
And A Lot More
Sara says, ” It wasn’t me but my heart that made the decision of taking Ginger along. I would do it again, but would never recommend it to anyone else who is traveling full time”. Do dogs really make your life that difficult? One would fall ill, will have work and at times would even need privacy, but first, they will have to search for a place to reside their dog. Sara says, “these are only a few problems, I could tell you a thousand more. But when everything went back to normal, then there was no beautiful feeling than having Ginger by my side”.
We Had Solutions Too
There is a solution to every problem one face. And Sara and Ginger also found one to combat people’s fear of the dog. They visited the countryside school and provided the students, the knowledge about dogs so that they don’t fear them. They would impart education to children about the behavior of these species and would even show children that dogs aren’t that scary and dangerous. Not only it was an educational trip but it also left Ginger and Sara with a lot of memories.
Sensitive Being
Since Ginger faced quite a lot of mishaps in her life, she turned into a sensitive being. The death of her sister and then separation from Sara followed by relocation of her home, all this made Ginger more empathetic towards others. She now, spots dogs on streets who are in need of help and would make Sara help those. What a beautiful heart this dog owns.