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Looks like they're common anyway though.

> According to Petchi, there are around 1.2 million pet dogs across Iran and about 350,000 of them are in Tehran.

https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-iran-dog-walkers-2019013...

Semi-feral dogs perhaps. In many parts of the world one must be cautious about the street dogs, especially if they pack up as they can be unpredictable and quite dangerous to individual humans.

yup, specially around places with a lot of trash, which happen to be anywhere in developing countries' cities, where dogs gather to find food. Very very dangerous. Even if you survive the encounter (unlikely, specially at night), you'll usually need a dozen shots to prevent a serious infection.

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