Who likes or dislikes dogs?

 

Who likes or dislikes dogs?

When a dog comes to you, tail wagging and half barking with excitement, I was a little scared then. I love dog and I believe that it is great love comes from heart. But there is also the sheer terror of bared teeth, a menacing snarl or a pack chasing me. There are grotesque matches in which dogs are pitted against each other and bets are placed. Often smaller dogs and other animals are thrown into the pit to simply be torn apart.

Dogs like Rottweilers, Dobermans and Alsatians are all bred for the specific purpose of being guard dogs, or attack dogs, or police and army dogs. There are an estimated million stray dogs in Bangladesh. This is a staggering number and a massive problem. In cities in Bangladesh, nearly every street has them. Dogs tend to form packs, are incredibly territorial and when not in constant contact with people and gentle handling, can display high levels of aggression. There needs to be a massive movement to neuter and sterilize all strays to bring aggression levels down and also check their proliferation. More shelters are also needed. When you have dogs, especially young pups on your street, it is hard not to care for them if you are a dog lover.

In Bangladesh has dogs everywhere. These dogs are neutered or sterilized and fed well. They hardly bother anybody. In many other parts of the city, however, the dogs are fed but neither vaccinated, nor sterilized. Some of them can become territorial and aggressive. The feeding is often haphazard and needs to be confined to designated areas. As pack animals, dogs will fight any other dog that is not part of the pack. The alpha is usually challenged by a rival. There are fights over mating rights. Living on the street, fighting for scraps, living within pack hierarchies makes them relatively dangerous animals to be around, No one in particular wants to be around them. Let us take care of our native dogs.