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Friday, July 24, 2009

Is man a dog's best friend?

One striking aspect of a visit to the "developed" India is the sight of dogs as pets. Dogs have been in India for as long as anyone can remember. My maternal grandfather was very fond of dogs and he always had a posse following him. He always fed dogs from his dinner leaf. However, he never had any one dog as a "pet."

Nowadays it is a common sight to find ladies and men walking their dogs in the morning on the roads. That is the good news. Unfortunately these owners do not pick up after their dogs, which means that runners and walkers can easily step on dog poop with a probability approaching 1. While there are many things worse than stepping on dog waste, it is nevertheless aggravating, when the owner could have been a little diligent.

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