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Athens'
cats and dogs
The
Athens cats are very nice to watch. You will mostly find them
laying around or playing in the National Gardens as well as
in Anafiotika but they also very well may pass you by when you
are sitting on the terrace of a cafe in Plaka, stop, look at
you and continue their way.
The
Athens cats are clean and healthy. Of course there always can
be the odd one that has a few foreign flees visiting Athens.
From half of May on, you will see the kittens strolling around.
They stay near the terraces and will play with you or sit on
your lap and purr.
There
are a lot of stray dogs in Athens. To some they are a problem,
to others a part of what Athens has to offer. They are fed by
both locals and tourists and you can see them having a siesta
in the shade on a warm afternoon or strolling around alone or
in packs. Most of them have their own territory that they will
defend from other dogs.
You
may not believe this but the Athens dogs are pretty smart and
very well adjusted to life in the city. Don't be surprised when
you see a dog go to a pedestrian crossing, wait for someone
to come and cross with him or her. The center and Plaka dogs
behave very well and are of good nature. They are used to having
a lot of people around. There may be one that has a bad hair
day and barks at you. "Bark" back at him and he will
run off and when he does not, just ignore him. After a while,
he will do the same with you.