This is my newest friend in Kenya - Harriet Kibichi! "Kibichi" means "green" in Swahili, the language that is spoken here in Naivasha, and it is also used to mean "cabbage" so my new dog is really called Harriet Cabbage!
I bought Harriet from some of the street boys who are sadly living rough on the streets in Naivasha Town. It makes me so sad to see them - they live in what looks like a rubbish dump, they don't have enough to eat, they are always dirty, and they get involved with things that really hurt them. The boys are able to make some money to buy food by selling dogs - and that's where Harriet came from. Buying her also helped me to start making friends with some of the boys still on the streets. There are lots more boys who need help since all the trouble in Kenya earlier this year - most families are having to survive with even less money than before since all the problems and many families had to leave their homes behind - only keeping the clothes they had with them when they ran away.
Harriet is a German Shepherd puppy. I have built her a kennel and am sure she will grow up to be a sturdy guard dog!
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