Germans Who Love Dogs

Early in the morning, even though the weather had yet to clear up, people were walking around at Potsdamer Platz.

Double-decker buses were dropping off groups and groups of excited tourists, and a great number of people had already joined the queue early to purchase tickets for the films that they were interested in seeing. There were many people who had dogs with them and were feeding their dogs hotdogs, burgers, or Turkish kebabs.

Just how much do Germans love dogs?

If one was to stop a random, middle-aged man on the street and ask him how many kids he had, he might answer––in all seriousness––along the lines of, "Three––one 8-year-old boy, a 6-year-old little girl, and a 2-year-old dog…"

If there was a housewife out for a walk on the street, she might be pushing a stroller with a little baby in it and walking her dog. The correct way to greet her is to first praise the dog and not the baby or the lady herself…