This Monastery Adopted A Stray Dog, Now He Enjoys His Life As A Monk
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Meet Friar Bigotón (Friar Moustache), the stray doggie who just became a member of a St Francis Monastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The saint after which the Franciscan order was established is known as the patron of animals, so it’s only natural that the monks extended their helping hand to the pooch living on the streets. Now he is one happy doggie who gets to enjoy life to the fullest. “His life is all about playing and running,” fellow friar Jorge Fernandez told The Dodo. “Here, all of the brothers love him very much. He is a creature of God.”
Friar Bigotón even gets to wear a habit. Maybe inspired by his outfit, the doggie was caught seriously attending to his monk duties: “[Here’s] Brother Carmelo preaching to the fish,” wrote Franciscan Kasper Mariusz Kaproń, who first posted these adorable photos online.
“If only all the churches of our country [would] adopt a dog and care for him like Friar Bigotón,” Proyecto Narices Frías (Cold Nose Project), a local animal rescue, wrote in a post on Facebook, “we are sure that the parishioners would follow his example.”
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Meet Friar Bigotón (Friar Moustache), the stray doggie who just became a member of a St Francis Monastery
The saint after which the Franciscan order was established is known as the patron of animals…
So it’s only natural that the monks extended their helping hand to the canine living on the streets
Now he is one happy doggie who gets to enjoy life to the fullest. “His life is all about playing and running”
“Here, all of the brothers love him very much. He is a creature of God”
The doggie even gets to wear a habit. Maybe inspired by his outfit, he was caught attending to his monk duties
“[Here’s] Brother [Bigotón] preaching to the fish”
The doggie’s adoption was initiated by Proyecto Narices Frías (Cold Nose Project), a local animal rescue
They hope it will inspire other monasteries to help pets in need
“If only all the churches [would] adopt a dog… we are sure that the parishioners would follow the example”
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Finally, somebody who can fit the habits the dry cleaner shrunk. ^_^
I've never seen a schnauzer, that ever learned the value of "STFU". If this one is different, the monks deserve great credit.
I understand not all schnauzers are quiet, but ours is the quietest dog we've ever had!
Then bless you. I have two of those "Dogs from Hell" directly across the 'cul de sac' from me, and they drive me, and Charlie nuts.
Our schnauzer is quiet also, but they all need to be WALKED! Maybe your neighbors don't exercise them enough. They're really quite bright.
I've had two schnauzers that have been almost silent and my parents have one that's a barking terror, so it's hard to say.
Well cannot say that about all Schnauzers. Mine only barks when she's supposed to.
Not all orders take a vow of silence.
Ive had a schnauzer for 15 years and she has always been a quiet and gentle dog, its not in their nature to be noisy. You must be confused with another breed
I have a chihuahua and she's my quietest dog. She only barks at shadows at night. Otherwise, she rarely barks. It's half about the personality of the dog, and half about how they're trained. Not all small dogs bark.
Are you sure they're not Jack Russell Terriers, John?! I can't accept that schnauzers are "Dogs from Hell"!!! Lol! :-)
I love this and the monks compassion towards a stray dog
Finally, somebody who can fit the habits the dry cleaner shrunk. ^_^
I've never seen a schnauzer, that ever learned the value of "STFU". If this one is different, the monks deserve great credit.
I understand not all schnauzers are quiet, but ours is the quietest dog we've ever had!
Then bless you. I have two of those "Dogs from Hell" directly across the 'cul de sac' from me, and they drive me, and Charlie nuts.
Our schnauzer is quiet also, but they all need to be WALKED! Maybe your neighbors don't exercise them enough. They're really quite bright.
I've had two schnauzers that have been almost silent and my parents have one that's a barking terror, so it's hard to say.
Well cannot say that about all Schnauzers. Mine only barks when she's supposed to.
Not all orders take a vow of silence.
Ive had a schnauzer for 15 years and she has always been a quiet and gentle dog, its not in their nature to be noisy. You must be confused with another breed
I have a chihuahua and she's my quietest dog. She only barks at shadows at night. Otherwise, she rarely barks. It's half about the personality of the dog, and half about how they're trained. Not all small dogs bark.
Are you sure they're not Jack Russell Terriers, John?! I can't accept that schnauzers are "Dogs from Hell"!!! Lol! :-)
I love this and the monks compassion towards a stray dog