Helpless octogenarian living with five dogs gets ‘adopted’ by teen girl

By Oluatoyin Alleyne On In Guyana News |
Sydney Smith trying to get his dog Sarah to climb down this precarious ladder, but in the end he gave up as the dog was too afraid to take the chance.
Sydney Smith trying to get his dog Sarah to climb down this precarious ladder, but in the end he gave up as the dog was too afraid to take the chance.

In his youth, 81-year-old Sydney Smith was a mechanic and in his words “served my country.” Today he is a sad, broken old man who lives in a dilapidated building shrouded by bushes. His only companions are his five dogs; his sole visitor a teenage girl