The last few weeks since the Gobi trip have been busy and frustrating . We are in a rush to place our pups as we are already late placing them. We have finally met with Terelj and Hustai National Park and decided on responsible and trustworthy families that will raise our pups. If all goes well our 5 month old pups will have new countryside homes within the week. In the meantime we have been dealing with sick sheep, sick puppies, drunks, angry dogs(not our dogs) and the Mongolian law enforcement.

Spring is here which brings sporadic inconsistent weather, one day its 70 degrees and sunny, the next day there are strong winds and a snow storm, this is the worst time of the year for illness in sheep and dogs. And now that it is warm the drunks are out shuffling about, asking to be your friend and hoping to get money, luckily you can easily out walk them. Among many things, the dog culture here is quite different from the States. It is very normal to keep your dog chained up as a guard or security dog. And a chained up dog with a little provoking gets them really angry. Of course a big angry dog is a desirable dog in Mongolia and there are plenty of those.

The city of Ulaanbaatar gets very tiresome very quickly. One of the most frustrating things being the work ethic here. Expectations are much lower and things just do not get done. We have wasted days waiting on other people or scheduling meetings just to show up with nobody there because they decided to go home early... everyday of the week. Thankfully our mission allows us often and unique visits to remote places of the country with good company, great views and interesting landscape to drive through. Here are some photos from our latest visit to Terelj park which is just 2 hours east of UB.