Part 1) Dogs on Roofs: Valience

Howls come from above.

Look up.

There they are guarding and protecting from above.



Standing at the fence, wall, nook or cranny they have to look through, or simply with their head hanging off the roof edge.



They aim to drive away intruders, in the crackdown on neighbourhood crime.



Loyal to their territory they aim to defend. Mostly they just oversee the goings on of the neighbourhood.....

 Sounds come from afar.

Alert. Standing to attention is our guard. It could be a whiff of trouble.

Despite the probability that it just some cat crossing the road, or the wind brushing leaves up and down, our guard earns his right as fierce protector of his castle.

Beware indeed, beware. These puppies ain’t messin about. . .

Check in again for part 2: Dogs behind bars.

Neighbourhood Watch: “The guard dogs of the barrio”.

It has to be acknowledged that hoy en día, that is to say nowadays; we live in an unsafe world.

People are forever talking about insecurity of the streets in Argentina, and crimes being committed in the barrios of BA.

This piece has been written to acknowledge some of the most underestimated security guards in Argentina.

“The guard dogs of the barrio”.

I’ll have you know that they are not street dogs, for street dogs would be far kinder to that of a stranger strolling down the street. Hence, these are family dogs.

Their mission: to guard and protect.

Dare to tread, but tread carefully through the suburbs and outer neighbourhoods of BA.

If not, you could be mistaken for a burgler.