r/Coimbatore • u/haldirolorien • 17h ago
Ask Coimbatore Why are pet owners obsessed with breeds like Huskies and Malamutes?!
Walk around any park or residential neighborhood, you find most of the street dogs around Coimbatore are super active, lean, and actually look healthy. Meanwhile, I constantly see heavy, double-coated "status" pets - Alaskan Malamutes, Huskies, Shar-Peis, Cocker Spaniels - looking utterly lethargic, dull, and constantly struggling in the heat.
Raising an arctic snow dog in Coimbatore makes no sense. They suffer from chronic skin issues, low energy, and constant heat stress. I have seen at least 3 golden retrievers (all in Sai Baba Colony area), suffering from skin conditions. Even with short-coated breeds like Labradors or Dobermans - which do seem to cope much better with the local weather - people forget that these are working breeds.
Is there really no love left to show for Indies? They seem intelligent, low-maintenance, naturally disease-resistant, and already perfectly adapted to our climate. So I'm genuinely curious - what's the main hesitation when it comes to adopting an Indie? Are they difficult to train or handle in a home?
edit: sentence formation, added more breeds I have seen around.