Here’s the truth about Roatan: the best part about the island wasn’t the beach, the sunshine, the cheap Salva Vidas or the friendly locals. It was the DOGS! Here’s some facts about Island Dogs. They generally come in two categories, Island Brown Dog (ie. mutts) or purebreeds that are hugely inappropriate for a tropical climate (ie. huskies). They get to run around everywhere, people feed ‘em scraps at beachside barbeques and they swim in the ocean whenever they want. They also poop everywhere, but hey, just kick some sand over it and everything will be cool.

Sundowners Beach Bar was prime dog watching. One girl took her little dog suppin’ every night (that’s stand up surfing) — the little chuby just hopped onto the surfboard and sat between her legs as they paddled into the sunset. Another guy went swimming with his puppy and it was probably the cutest thing ever watching them romp in the surf.

Puppy (on the left) was the sweetest dog we met, but her story is sad. She was meant to be a dog for our friend but when we met her, she was a sick little pup. We spent an afternoon with our friend as she cuddled Puppy and combed out her fleas. Sadly, we found out Puppy died the following day. Such is life on an island where emergency vet care simply isn’t available (and often unaffordable). Luckily many people rescue and care for puppies on Roatan, like the dogs at Chillies (with Jordy, right). Milo, Bubbles and Mushroom were super sweet and greeted us every time we came home.

Of course, the cutest bitches on Roatan were these ones right here.

Today’s edition of Funny Animal Sunday features Daigoro, a parrotlet, pining for her crush, Zac Efron. He doesn’t even notice her! Keep dreaming, little Gogo!!