If you are a dog lover, then Kayenta, Arizona is for you. The town located south of Monument Valley, located within the Navajo Nation, is home to many stray dogs. These three dogs hung around our hotel, the Hampton Inn, they were sweet and adorable, and happily accepted Little Marathon Pundit's leftover scraps. 
For the most part, Kayenta's dogs are abandoned pets or descendants of them. Many have health problems. One sad pup we after our morning trip to Monument Valley appeared to have two broken hind-legs. It walked, albeit very slowly, with its rump dragging in the sand.
Kayenta has just 5,000 residents, with no other towns nearby. But it has an animal shelter, a rarity for an isolated town of its size. Occasional spaying and neutering campaigns take place there.
Little Marathon Pundit named each of these dogs. That's "Kayenta" on the upper left, "Hampton" on the upper right, and "Ariz" on the lower right.
But be careful if you are in Kayenta. Like people, some dogs can be mean.
Next: Roadside stand
Earlier posts:
Monument Valley at sunrise
Monument Valley at sunset
The road to Monument Valley
The monument is closed and in the wrong spot
More of Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park and the Ancients
Gerald R. Ford Memorial Highway
Flatlanders battle the Rocky Mountains and a car gets altitude sickness
Buffalo Bill's gravesite
Buffalo Bill's Scout's Rest Ranch
My rattlesnake sighting
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