Imagine being a carefree puppy (they think he was a stray street doggy) whose whole day was made, the day he thought they threw a parade for him!
Dateline: March 2012. Pope Benedict XVI spent three days in Mexico, his first visit to Latin America, and he was all set to give mass in Guanajuato, and a photographer named Yuri Cortez was all set to take pictures of the parade that led to the procession to the mass.
"I was in Guanajuato staked out on a platform, since [the pope] was going to make his tour in the Popemobile," Yuri explained. And while he and the crowd waited, along came a little poochy, scooting down the parade route. It was probably one of the streets he prowled daily, but this time he was greeted with waving flags and tossed confetti.
Yuri knew a moment when he was in one, so he started snapping, and one of the pictures caught the joy of a proud pup who can't be blamed for thinking all that love and applause was for him!
"I feel that dogs are present in all parts of life. A dog appears where you least expect it. Those dogs sometimes add a special touch to different situations," Yuri said.
The parade continued, the Pope conducted mass, and not one of the thousands in the throng ever dared to tell the dog that he was not the featured attraction!
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