Kinds Of Dogs

The Kinds of Dogs

Knowing the kinds of dogs is important to be careful when we approach to a dog in the street. Living in Bogota I could find three different kinds of dogs: domestic dogs, stray dogs, and missing dogs. We can differentiate them by the way they look, how they act, and sometimes how they smell.

One kind is the domestic dog. They are easily recognized since they are clean and frequently are accompanied by their owner. People can touch and play with them because they are friendly and playful. These dogs are specially energetic and healthy, as my golden retriever named Oggy. He usually went out alone but he was clearly a domestic dog; he was clean and peaceful.

Second are the stray dogs that were born in the street and never have had an owner. They spend the whole day looking for food in the wastes of restaurants, or begging for a piece of bread in the public parks. They are not so reliable and a bite from these dogs could be really dangerous. These dogs don’t seem very vigorous and they are usually dirty. Trosky is a clear example of these dogs. He is always at the bakery; he is dirty and doesn’t seem very vigorous.

Domestic dogs are lucky, and stray dogs in the streets are depressing, but the missing dogs are those that inspire compassion more; they were domestic dogs, but now they are stray dogs. They had home, food, and a bed to sleep, but were lost or abandoned by their owner. They are not accustomed to obtaining food for themselves, and have faces of sadness. They are easily distinguished because they sometimes still have collar. Layca was a lost bitch; she was scared of people and never was seen on any place begging for food. She spent a week walking disoriented around my neighborhood, till one day she disappeared mysteriously.

When we approach to a dog in the street we have to be careful. Remember that some dogs, even domestic dogs, can