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Kenyans hunt for rare dog breeds as companions - VIDEO
Darren Peters (center) with some of his dogs named Frank Irene Disel (right) and Teleois Sheba during the 5th Conformation Appraisal 2022. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG
For years, Kenyans who love dogs as pets and companions have kept German Shepherds or Japanese Spitz. Now rare breeds of dogs are finding homes on apartment balconies or bedrooms of pet lovers.
Since owning a pet dog is no longer frowned on as bourgeois affection in Kenya, there is a small group of devotees willing to pay lots of money and go to great lengths for the privilege of owning a Boerboel, or Dachshund, or Tibetan Mastiff or Great Danes.
