We can bet that you have heard something like this before. In a one-of-a-kind incident a traveler gave a ride to a street dog on her scooty across the streets of Goa. And the dog wasn’t put on the vehicle voluntarily but it just hoped in like a hitchhiker! Pawsome right?
A video of the hitchhiker dog riding on the scooty of a female traveler has been making rounds on the internet. It was posted by a woman named Mayura Gautham on her instagram handle @talestothreads. She was visiting Goa and had rented out a two-wheeler in order to explore the place.
It was there where she saw a dog on the street which followed her despite being shooed away by her friends. All of a sudden, it hoped into the vehicle and made itself comfortable. Mayura knew immediately that the fur baby wanted to have some fun and took him on a jolly good ride.
The video shows various snippets of happy moments that the traveler and the doggo spent – bonding on her two-wheeler. It was an instant hit on social media.
Watch it here.
How The Traveler Met The Hitchhiker
“I spent around 3 months in Goa as a workcation and spotted this cute little doggo only in the last week of my stay. I was having my morning tea with some friends at a bakery down my home there and was about to leave when the fur ball tried to jump and grab my attention. My friends tried to distract him so that I can move ahead and this guy followed, ran behind the bike until my house. It was quite surprising that he was so intended to get on the bike. So, I thought maybe I could take him on a short ride on the same lane. He looked comfortable and happy so I knew that this guy was used to such trips,” shared Mayura with Life Beyond Numbers.
Mayura couldn’t find out his name but took good care of him and fed him. He seemed like a frequent hitchhiker who loved the free rides he grabbed with his cuteness. So, she didn’t feel like adopting him and taking him away from the place.
“I checked his whereabouts and friends mentioned that he lives by the bakery. We don’t know his name, but would always prefer to refer him as the cute doggo or happy guy. We noticed that he is quite happy in the area, well fed and definitely has no issues or threat. He would come by the house at night and we would feed him,” she told.
“He definitely enjoys living there, especially for those short rides with strangers. He has mastered putting on his puppy dog face which gives him free rides. There is no chance I would have adopted him and got him to the city when he has found his home there,” the traveler added.
About Mayura Gautham
Mayura is an IT employee from Bengaluru who loves to travel, and read. She has been on a workcation for the past one year and has been mostly visiting mountains that include Himachal, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, and finally Goa.
“I made the most of work from anywhere and it definitely worked out a lot cheaper for me by renting places for longer duration. I am mostly glued to my laptop during the weekdays and explore the all the local spots during the weekends,” shared the avid traveler.
Speaking of her future trips, she said,” I am more of an impromptu person. I like to pack my bags and leave without any itinerary or duration in mind. Last time, I left home I thought I would get back in a month or two but ended up traveling for the whole year. So, I am excited to see where life take me next.”
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