Chinese Dog Culture

Even the stray dogs here have a different culture. Instead of the solitary, tough street dogs of the cities in the U.S., these dogs have a different way of survival. If they see you and you say something to them or stop, they stop for a moment and check you out. The cute dogs know their positive adaptations and they will sit down, tilt their head and give you puppy eyes. I have gone up to many the (somewhat clean looking) puppy, put my hand near them and they lick it, and then let me rub their neck for a bit. I know the warnings about rabies, but these dogs have no signs of aggression. They sit down when you come close, or grovel with a tail between their legs. They are not ashamed to take handouts. They know that the way to get good food around here is to look cute. And most of them do it really well.