Indian Street Dogs as Individuals

A lovely article I found (here) about seeing street dogs in India as individuals made me realise that the change from village to city living whereby people no longer know everybody around them and life becomes more anonymous in spite of higher populations is also true for the relationship between people and street dogs. In cities most people do not see the street dogs as individuals as you would if you were living in a village with just a handful of dogs around you. I’m sure this affects people’s attitude to them and is part of the reason why city street dogs are far more likely to be called a “problem” than village street dogs.

However, the article, which focuses on Mumbai, also highlights the fact there is still a community heart beating in the city that includes the street dogs as the individuals that they are. 

Learn more about the lives and issue of unowned dogs in my e-book ”A Stray View” available from Bangkok Books (readable as .pdf on any computer)