00:00networking the canine way this carnival in lagos nigeria is giving dog owners a possum
00:09chance to step out show off and build a community my dog's name is beyond if you've watched vikings
00:16you know beyond from vikings strangely he's restless today but he's a gentle guy very loving
00:22very sweet very endearing and this is tommy she's a chihuahua and she's a year and a half she's the
00:29sweetest sweetest dog she's super intelligent she knows a lot of tricks but we never show them to
00:34people outside this is the height of nigeria's festive season known as dirty december and the
00:41dogs are joining in this year's carnival theme is four kings and queens these little monarchs came
00:48to slay and stole many hearts and the canine royalty dressed to impress as they walked the runway
00:57getting a round of applause from everyone look at this beautiful furry kings and queens and i wonder
01:05if the dogs here could speak what will they say
01:12there we go i am sure they will say they are happy to be here to socialize with other dogs
01:17and also for their pet owners to build a bigger community to exchange ideas on how to better
01:24take care of them beyond the fashion the aim is to encourage humans to think differently about their
01:30foreign neighbors it is important to create a community and initiatives like this in lagos nigeria
01:36because there is a false narrative that you know goes around that africans don't like pets africans
01:41don't like animals but we keep doing this show to show the world to put lagos nigeria on the world
01:48map as a country of dog lovers many dog owners in attendance believe the carnival is a four-tastic
01:56idea in nigeria we do not appreciate dogs we often feel like they are just for security purposes right
02:03and having her i realized that they are good companions i'm really glad that there's an opportunity
02:10like this for dog lovers to come together and celebrate dogs dogs will love you unconditionally
02:15like no matter what you do to them they would always come back to you they are living things
02:21if you have taken it upon yourself to buy a pet it's up to you to care for that pet you cannot buy
02:27a dog and not care for them i can't stand people who buy dogs and keep them in cages like no just don't
02:33buy the dog i'm happy that i'm getting to see his behavior when he's amongst other dogs
02:38it helps the owner to learn um how their dog behaves you know when they're in the crowd i've
02:44never seen my dog like this before so i guess this is new to me and i'm learning that okay i should
02:49teach my dog to socialize more with every wagging tail the hope is that these growing movements
02:56leads to better welfare for these and other animals across the country
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