Thanks to a Lost Dog, A Reporter Digs Deeper Into a Soul of a City

Some days my job is easier than others. This is an easy one. I got an e-mail from the Washington Post (who ever thought i'd write that sentence?) about a story running in the paper.

So I cut and pasted the e-mail's subject line and turned into the headline for this post. Now i'm going to paste the body of the e-mail. Then you can go read the story yourself...

Today The Washington Post features a story about how one lost dog helped its owner find unexpected connections in a foreign city. Post foreign correspondent Pamela Constable writes about how her dog, Ahu, a small, slender brown and white street hound which she rescued from under a taxicab at an airport, went missing when the gate was left open, vanishing into Islamabad, Pakistan.

 According to Constable, Islamabad is a city of many pet owners but few animal lovers. Affluent families dote on imported Persian and Siamese cats and retired officers walk their German shepherds or stout yellow labs, but she has rarely seen anyone express concern or affection for a street dog. So she is surprised when, during her search, she eventually connects with strangers in a city where she has many professional acquaintances but no close friends