The stray dogs in the Bahamas are called “Potcakes” from the congealed mixture at the bottom of the peas and rice dish that they were typically fed. They are believed to have come here hundreds of years ago with early explorers and the loyalists escaping the United States.

Estimates are there are 10,000 or more wandering the islands. There has been a recent effort to get them adopted, spayed and neutered through a website in the Turks and Caicos.

Their lifespan is typically only 3-7 years because of lack of heart worm and other vaccines. However they look healthy and have hardy stomachs since they are fending for themselves.

There’s a pack of three Potcakes that trot by our boat at the marina each day. They seem to be enjoying themselves. Ziggy approached them to play but they turned up their noses and left.

She would fit right in but maybe her crazy eye scared them off.