Dog menace - seeking a solution

Small doses? Its going to die anyway...it behaves violently, nobody gonna feed it, then they will attack humans, and humans will hit them, or avoid them, then they will fight for whatever little they get...or bark at anybody come under some vehicle...most of the street dogs have lifespan not more than 5 years. Accidents and snake bites kill them or diseases...if not that human violence.

@vandana7 I fully agree with you.

In your world, dogs are euthanized, if there is nobody willing to take them. Here, fostering is unheard of. It should be started, so that we can do something for a while at least. Most of the stray dogs look for food in dustbins and fight for it, if too hungry or diseased. The ones that are weak just sleep till somebody is kind enough to feed a few biscuits. Most cannot even look for water, so drink overflowing sewer water. I managed to ensure that my strays get clean water to drink. Few merciful folks have built something outside and filled it with water. That helps strays drink when they are thirsty. But in general, it is too much of an effort to look for the source, so sewer water becomes their source. I was asked to feed only once per day and let them fend for the other meal. The person said, you may not be around. Then what happens to them? I had to agree. So most of the days they get one meal, three days 2 meals. I know my chichi and poochi are making do with that...and so is roxy. Others not...

They are dying anyway. The sewer water they drink, they are not taken to any vets, they have infections, just rabies shots are given, that too when we call the municipal folks. They sleep on floor or almost floor. Their sleeping sheets are washed less frequently. Their diets are not as prescribed. It varies. And then there are autoimmune issues. We have snakes and these dogs chase cars and come under them. Better the sedative way than under some car or with some diseases I feel. Their old age is not very happy one. These street dogs don't look as cute as when they were young. Those who used to feed them, slowly start ignoring them, or forget about them. They make such sad sounds due to hunger in the night that it makes cry. God has given me only this much ability.

Actually a few of my 10 are aggressive variety. Even my chichi and poochi can fight. I have often thought of giving benadryl in water to them, to keep them from barking. My chichi chases cars, because once when she was a pup, a car drove over her leg, and she had to be taken to a vet and it took several months for her to recover. So she does not like speeding vehicles, including two wheelers. When she barks at pedestrians, I am sure it is to impress me. She is 4 years old, and has never bitten anybody. Poochi is almost 5, and she bites us to feed her, mostly to get attention and unable to contain excitement. But the bite is not deep.........it is just taking hand in her mouth between her teeth. Poochi never barks. LOL. So maybe she feels she gets less attention. Chichi being shorter and easier to carry around, gets more love and attention, unlike Poochi who has a larger frame. Poochi does get aggressive towards Chichi, maybe rivalry. That is why she requires sedative. Being street dogs, and nobody trained them, it is difficult to communicate with them. I can feed the few. :)

Actually the ones out here are so docile that I want all of them, I cannot have enough of them. Kinda, they are grateful for the small mercies, and that sorta makes me feel very sad for them. They are lovable, extremely lovable Judy. They lick my feet put their whole length across my legs so close that I could fall back. LOL. Jump on me the moment they reach me. How they spot me is a mystery I have yet to solve. But they seem to be constantly looking for me. I get scared that if they cross one another's path, they might pick a fight. So far, though territories have been crossed, they have not fought, which in itself is a huge blessing. Maybe they identify the other dogs as my family so accept them. Whatever....so far nothing serious has happened between the dogs that I feed on regular basis.

When they have so much love to offer, if given a chance. Sad that we make them so defensive, hungry and aggressive.