The pet I'll never forget: Simón the street dog was my loyal companion - and a daring solo explorer

I had been promised a labrador. What I got was a snarling creature that my uncle had found in an alley. We ended up deeply in love, but he never lost his wild side It wasn't love at first sight with me and Simón. In fact, I didn't want him. I had been promised a labrador, but when we met in 2004 he turned out to be a street dog - one of the estimated 66,000 strays that prowl the streets of Bogotá, a deep-black furred creature with a white chest who may have been the grandson of a labrador. He ...