What an incredible species these Wild Dogs of Africa are! It was so fun to track them across Botswana and finally catch up with them in Selinda.

Look, I sound like I know what I'm talking about, doesn't it? I really don't. Well, a little bit thanks to my friend Neville Jones who was my gallant trail finder on this African adventure. He's quite the African Explorer. He's been to Botswana seven times and never seen the Wild Dog before, so I can tell this is Kind Of A Big Deal.

We were staying at the Great Plains in Selinda - wow what a place! This fits perfectly into my wheelhouse because my idea of "roughing it" is slow room service. This amazing place is owned by Dereck & Beverly Joubert, who are now friends after our elongated stay! We had a wonderful dinner where they grilled me on social media! Haha... I had to think fast! I don't remember what sort of advice I gave them, but it was just the beginning since I have a feeling I will work with them again... maybe on their great White Rhino conservation project.

Well, this article is about the also Quite Endangered Wild Dogs, also known as the Painted Wolf. I like Painted Wolf better, don't you? That's a straight translation from the Latin Lycaon Pictus; another name that I also like is the Painted Ornate. It sounds like a Magic: The Gathering rare card doesn't it? Awesome.

Botswana, Africa