Budget for Polanco, Mexico City

[Isla Verde]

Originally Posted by ExpatPumpkin

Thanks, this is exactly what I expected... I was appalled at the treatment of dogs in Monterrey, even in my cushy neighborhood of San Pedro.

I would imagine that Polanco is one of the few neighborhoods in Mexico City that I would feel comfortable walking my dog in. And it's one of main the reasons why that's my area of preference. That and the excellent cuisine

I've never seen packs of wild dogs roaming the streets in my neighborhood and many of my neighbors (almost all of whom are Mexican) have dogs of all sizes, most of them on the small side, that they take for walks and treat like members of the family.

[TundraGreen]

Is Mexico City that different from the rest of Mexico? Urban dogs in Guadalajara seem to fall into three categories: Fussy little dogs that are treated like infants, roof dogs that spend their whole life on a roof, and a few front stoop dogs that sit in or in front of houses. All of them seem to be well-fed. In small towns and rural areas is where I see a lot of malnourished dogs in poor health that are wary of people, probably from being kicked around too often.

[maesonna]

That sounds more or less like the dogs here in Mexico City. I’d also add a category of dogs that are cared for, though not pampered, and may be of any size. You seldom see them because they live inside the yard, and aren’t let out onto the street on their own.

Front stoop dogs: In my street, some of the neighbors leave their dogs on the street instead of in their yard. Some of them stay on our short block, and some of them make excursions around the neighbourhood wherever they want. They don’t hang out in packs, just singly or with one other dog buddy. If you were just passing through, you might think they were street dogs. But since I live here, I’ve learned to know them and which neighbour each one belongs to.

The time that I do see “packs” “roaming the streets” is when one of them is a female in an interesting condition, and the rest of the pack are her beaus following her around.

[tommygn]

I would have said that what you describe does not sound like the norm en Mexico City, except for Maesonna´s comment. So I will say that it does not sound like the norm anywhere I can recall of in Mexico City, maybe he has a different experience.