Bucharest dogs by josephescu
Despite municipality?s efforts in the last few years, one can still find no-mans? dogs in the streets, especially off-beaten streets and in the suburbs.Explanations for their existence and number is varied ? from lack of preoccupation from the part of the authorities in the lat ?90s to the demolitions in the mid ?80s which lead to many dog owners leaving their dogs on the streets when forced moving from houses (with courtyard) to small apartments in blocks of flats. The reality is as follows: while there still are no-man?s dogs on the streets, virtually every private courtyard has its own dog, barking from behind the fence when someone crosses by.
My advice on dogs in Bucharest is as follows:
- although a sudden load bark from behind a fence may be scary, ?courtyard? dogs cannot jump over the fences. However, don?t provoke them,
- street dogs are usually indifferent to your crossing by within a few meters. Should they begin to bark, I use to stop walking immediately, look at them and talk to them by whispering ? in this way, they get confused, as only people they are friendly with use to whisper to them.