Zombie Dogs

edited April 2008 in General
Hey, how are all of you? It's been a while since I posted here I think. I've missed you all.

Anyway, I recently went on vacation to Lima, Peru. It was all very fun and I got to do some very exciting sightseeing. I swimmed with sea lions, ate Peruvian food and even went south to where the desert starts for some awesome sandboarding and an even more awesome buggie ride through the dunes.

However, this is the part that I think will interest you. One day I went to see a place called "Huaca Pucllana", it's basically a pre-incaic pyramid-like structure. So, once we finish walking around the place (which was pretty neat, actually) I see a dog in the distance. But it wasn't a regular dog, oh boy it wasn't. It looked so odd, so weird, so... sick. I immediately tried to go into another direction, but the guide took us all right up to the dog. It was a zombie dog, I do believe. It had no hair, and it was all filled with wrinkles. Upon closer inspection, it had a freakin mohawk. A blond mohawk. I was instantly traumatized.

Well, it turns out this is an actual breed of dog and not an abomination of nature like I initially thought. It's called peruvian hairless dog . I'm not convinced, though. I mean, tell me that it doesn't look like a zombie dog! And these ones lived in a pyramid? A place where the dead are buried? Sure seems suspicious...

Here's a pic from the ones I encountered. (There were two of them).

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Comments

  • edited April 2008
    Clearly we must quarantine Ecuador!

    I've played Resident Evil. I hate zombie dogs!
  • edited April 2008
    Makes sense. Hot climate = no hair.
  • edited April 2008
    Wow. I genuinely want one of these dogs.

    That is awesome.

    But you have also touched upon another subject close to my heart: Food!

    I require details!
  • edited April 2008
    Damnit, I have to share my birthday again :(

    Welcome back :)
  • edited April 2008
    Serephel wrote: »
    Clearly we must quarantine Ecuador!

    I've played Resident Evil. I hate zombie dogs!

    But this was in Peru.

    About the food, it was all spicy. Not necessarily super hot and spicy, but always a little bit at least.They're big on seafood, (and chicken for some reason) being a port city and all. I didn't have a chance to eat all that I would have liked, but I did try some dishes. I can definetely recomend "tacu tacu". Tacu tacu is served with fish or meat and is basically a sort of tortilla made from rice and beans. You cannot imagine how delicious it is, though.
    Also good is "ceviche". This is a dish of fish or some other seafood (shrimps, squids, etc) accompanied by onion, lettuce, sweet potatoes, and some special spicy sauce.I was not too big on this, however, because I find the Ecuadorian version much better (the Ecuadorian is more like a soup).

    Oh, and deku, the climate where I live is much much hotter and there are no balding dogs running around scaring the children and the elderly!
  • edited April 2008
    Sounds like some good eatin's.

    But now to discover recipes.... TO THE INTERNET!
  • edited April 2008
    I kinda want a punk dog too.
  • edited April 2008
    I'll be honest, they look quite cute...
  • edited April 2008
    But look at that ear hair, man!
  • edited April 2008
    haha, and they have hair on the tips of their tails too. While I do find them kinda cute, I wouldn't ever want one as a pet. Maybe it's cuz I'm a cat person (and I mean the normal stupid mutt/inbred cats, not naked cats), but I'd want my pets to have fur on them.
  • edited April 2008
    Looks like someone fed their dog after midnight.
  • edited April 2008
    I petted a cat with no hair once. My hand felt sticky for 2 days after that.
  • edited April 2008
    ewwwwwwww
  • edited April 2008
    I guess this ones were a little cleaner, my hand didn't feel sticky at all. Lucky me.
    The guide told us that this dogs were once in danger of dissapearing (from Peru at least) because people would kill them or other mean things because they thought they had some sort of skin disease. I thought this was a bit funny.
  • edited April 2008
    If it looks different, kill it! It must have a disease!

    I think that applies to other historical events, but I'm not sure which.
  • edited April 2008
    We should sick some Milla Jovovics on them. It'll be epic.
  • edited April 2008
    hellz yea. zombie dogs = teh sux. they always take waay too many shots to kill and can jump through stuff... like bush mazes and fences.
  • edited April 2008
    And it sucks in RE2 when you have to play as the little girl in Leon's scenario (Shirley?). You have to run around the dumb dogs, cause all she can do is F-Aid herself.

    Actually, that makes me wonder. If she First Aid sprayed a dog in its eyes, would it feel better?
  • edited April 2008
    No, it would lose health, because it's undead. Didn't Final Fantasy teach you anything?
  • edited April 2008
    Well, Resident Evil would be a lot easier if everyone carried around Phoenix Downs then.
  • edited April 2008
    Well, they're actually more like mutants, than undead.

    It's a good thing fire works on both, though. Fire, for all your monster killing needs.
  • edited April 2008
    next up: RE tactics.
  • edited April 2008
    So, what, the zombies only have one space of movement per turn, but humans only have one attack per battle?
  • edited April 2008
    Don't forget, humans take one round to turn left or right. If it's before Resident Evil 3, they need two rounds to turn around.
  • edited April 2008
    and don't forget the useless little girl character, whose only ability is to heal herself with items.
  • edited April 2008
    And very SLOWLY run around zombie dogs.
  • edited April 2008
    Hey, she can find ammo. Don't you wish you could find ammo?