Schools and nurseries have been shut in Mexico for a year, thanks to the pandemic and overmighty teachers’ unions. But doggy day care is booming. Canine carers offer claw-trims and let beloved pets frolic outdoors. “Many clients now have a home office or are worried about their dogs becoming too attached to them,” explains Montserrat Mondragón, the co-owner of Casa Pek, a dog day-care centre, as she strokes a tiny pooch on her lap.
The number of dogs in Mexico increased by 20% in the decade to 2018, to nearly 20m. Most are strays, but many have found loving homes. They account for 85% of all pets in Mexico. Parks have “canine areas”. Many restaurants welcome dogs and provide drinking water. Pet beauty salons provide not only baths and trims but massages and acupuncture, too. None of this is cheap. Casa Pek charges 300 pesos per day. A “relaxing bath” at PetCare, a salon, can cost more than an average worker’s daily wages.
Mexico’s rising passion for dogs has coincided with falling human fertility. In the mid-1980s a Mexican woman could expect to have four children; now, only two. In the long run, as people have grown richer and the returns to education have risen, families have shrunk. In the past year, however, it is economic uncertainty that has prompted many to delay having sprogs.
For some, a dog is a lovable substitute. The most devoted owners buy clothes and prams and throw birthday parties for their pooches, with hats and birthday cakes . Ice-cream parlours sellfor hounds; some restaurants even offer a full doggy menu. All this furry infantilisation has inspired a portmanteau word,Mexico’s pampered pets are probably enjoying the pandemic more than its locked-down kids.
First people can't afford have children if we want them have quality of life. Second, it's common sense have children as the world is right now?
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dogs are better then babies. period.
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I have 'gathijo' 😅
سلام عليكم اختكم ام طفلين معاقين وابوهم مريض نفسي احتاج المساعدة حتى لو مبلغ بسيط نفسي يدخل عليناشهر رمضان يكون مبسوطه بحسنه بسيطة لوجه الله تعالى
This is a global phenomena
“And seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to God]” Quran: [2:45]. The Quran; The Final Word From God; The Creator Of Everything.
Wtf?.... Dogs don't get covid19. Elders Do.... Wtf?
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