Carmelo the schnauzer is a Bolivian monastery’s newest monk

[johen]

A moment of respect and appreciation, please, for Carmelo the schnauzer.

"While he was once just a strap pup, he’s now found a life as a monk at a St Francis Monastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia. And that’s something to be applauded.

Carmelo’s journey to the monastery began on the streets, where he was rescued by local monks.

Their monastery is named after St Francis, the patron of animals, so – of course – they had to help out a pup in need.

Once he was rescued from a rough life on his own, Carmelo was brought into the monastery and welcomed into the fold.

The monks named him Friar Bigotón (meaning Friar Moustache) and gave him his very own habit.

Now, Friar Bigotón spends his days preaching to fish in the monastery’s pond and playing with the monks.
‘His life is all about playing and running,’ friar Jorge Fernandez told The Dodo. ‘Here, all of the brothers love him very much. He is a creature of God.’

The monks hope that Carmelo’s story will inspire other monasteries to open their doors to pets in need of homes, and they’re working with local animal rescue group Proyecto Narices Frías to spread the message.

‘Let us introduce Friar Bigotón, who’s part of the monastery in San Francisco Cochabamba Bolivia,’ wrote the rescue group on Facebook.

‘If all the churches of our country adopted just one dog and cared for it like Friar Bigotón, we are sure that the parishioners would follow his excellent example.’"


http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/09/carmel...-monk-6497939/

[Governor]

Very adorable, i had a miniature schnauzer before, i miss her.