As I was think about what to write about in regards to this post I started to feel a bit … sheltered. I felt this right when I started to realize that up until coming to China I had never seen a stray dog.
Now that I am in China I see them everywhere. So kids, once you see a stray dog, you are no long sheltered.
Now I do kid, but truth be told, there are a lot of dogs here and I mean a lot of dogs. I know this might not seem that worth of a post but it seems interesting to me that most of the dogs are homeless. On our way downtown we see a lot of dogs. Overall, it has been both very interesting and a little disheartening at the same time.
It has been very interesting because you get to see how dogs work in the “wild,” meaning dogs that are not domesticated like in the States. When we walk there we get to see the pack mentality as we see certain dogs always with the same other dogs of the same sex. We also get to see the territorial side of it to because you always see the same dogs in the same areas every time that we go past. We are starting to recognize the dogs more often and who knows; maybe we will start giving them names. 🙂
Now I say that it has been a little disheartening because a lot of the dogs seem to have a medical issue. One of the dogs we see seems to have ear infection because he is constantly tilting his head to one side. In addition, if there is pile of garbage there will usually be a dog nearby digging through it. It is kind of sad.
I am kind of bummed because we can’t pet these animals out fear of being bitten. Even though it is a small thing, it reminds me of why I am here; to experience the culture. Small things like this have helped me to become “unsheltered.”
On a happy note, there were some cute puppies that we playing in the street. It was pretty darn cute so I took a video. Click the image below to watch.
