Enjoying the early morning sun: Street dogs warming up after a chilly night scavenging for food.

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

Street dogs warming up after a chilly night scavenging for food.

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Heather Iles Loc: UK, Somerset

Graham Smith wrote:

Street dogs warming up after a chilly night scavenging for food.

Good to see you back Graham and hope all is now well with you.

It would be interesting to know where this photo was taken.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Graham Smith wrote:

Street dogs warming up after a chilly night scavenging for food.

Another Great image!!!!

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

Heather Iles wrote:

Good to see you back Graham and hope all is now well with you.

It would be interesting to know where this photo was taken.

I won't be taking new pictures for a while yet Heather, my surgery isn't until 27th of this month.

The picture was taken in Kolkata, India. The dogs are everywhere in
India, particularly in the cities. In a huge metropolis such as Kolkata, they are certainly numbered in the tens of thousands, possibly in the hundreds of thousands.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice photograph that would fit right into the street section.

Heather Iles Loc: UK, Somerset

Graham Smith wrote:

I won't be taking new pictures for a while yet Heather, my surgery isn't until 27th of this month.

The picture was taken in Kolkata, India. The dogs are everywhere in
India, particularly in the cities. In a huge metropolis such as Kolkata, they are certainly numbered in the tens of thousands, possibly in the hundreds of thousands.

That is good news about your surgery Graham. I will bear that date in mind and good luck.

Thanks for the information. I wondered if it was India as you have sent photos from there before. I knew that it wasn't the UK as we don't have those amount of dogs wondering our streets as people would soon rehouse them.

H

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Graham Smith wrote:

.......The picture was taken in Kolkata, India......

Something told me this wasn't Cambridge

. A local probably wouldn't look twice at this scene. A stranger's perspective can help us to notice the note-worthy.

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

R.G. wrote:

Something told me this wasn't Cambridge

. A local probably wouldn't look twice at this scene. A stranger's perspective can help us to notice the note-worthy.

You here people giving dire warnings about visiting countries with a large stray dog problem. In Kolkata they are a fact of life, they are everywhere. They are not- aggressive, you just step over them, they don't move for you. The Indian folk will often adopt a puppy for a house pet or guard dog and are easily trained. Good natured dogs.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Graham Smith wrote:

Street dogs warming up after a chilly night scavenging for food.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Graham Smith wrote:

Street dogs warming up after a chilly night scavenging for food.

They seem to have formed a pack. Natural instincts at work?
Erich

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

ebrunner wrote:

They seem to have formed a pack. Natural instincts at work?
Erich

They do congregate in packs, particularly at nights. They are harmless enough, if you ignore them they ignore you.

Heather Iles Loc: UK, Somerset

Graham Smith wrote:

You here people giving dire warnings about visiting countries with a large stray dog problem. In Kolkata they are a fact of life, they are everywhere. They are not- aggressive, you just step over them, they don't move for you. The Indian folk will often adopt a puppy for a house pet or guard dog and are easily trained. Good natured dogs.

They look docile enough - not bothering anyone. I just feel for them that they need to be loved as they are not bothering anyone.

Nightski

Great thought provoking image. I wonder why some cultures need to make animals into their babies. I also wonder what it says about a culture that lives side by side with their animals without feeling the need to control them. Interesting ..

Heather Iles Loc: UK, Somerset

Nightski wrote:

Great thought provoking image. I wonder why some cultures need to make animals into their babies. I also wonder what it says about a culture that lives side by side with their animals without feeling the need to control them. Interesting ..

I think that it is a matter of live and let live, don't you?

Nightski

Heather Iles wrote:

I think that it is a matter of live and let live, don't you?

Quite possibly that is their mindset. I would not venture to comment on any culture unless I had lived there for sometime and come to understand their thought process. I do like images that make one wonder.