dehradun people are scared walking past kamal thakurs residence in canal road area because of his two ferocious dogs an american bully and a pakistan bully he has in his house the two bullies uncommon to this part of the country found their way to thakurs residence as adopting and raising rare and large dogs is his passion like thakur there are many dog lovers in the state capital who have either adopted such breeds or are planning to buy one in the 70s and 80s the pomeranian was the most preferred choice of dog lovers the dominance of pomeranian and daschunds as pets was broken by the pug which shot into prominence after a popular tv advertisement a pup of the breed can fetch a price ranging from rs 30000 to rs 50000 over the he last few years the trend of having large and rare breed dogs has become a craze in dehradun for past few decades the labrador and german shepherd were the most common pets amonglarge breed dogs for people due to their low price and easy availability now people with deeper pockets go for st bernard rottweiler english mastiff bull mastiff or a rare pakistan bullythis is evident from the number of such pets being taken out for walks on the street why people opt for larger breeds is not hard to find as thakur who owns a restaurant at rajpur road explains to toi the houses in dehradun are usually large in size and you need a strong and big dog for security the weather too is conducive for these breeds whose natural homes are in cooler climes apart from a few days in may or june the weather is quite pleasant and breeds which are accustomed to cold conditions may survive here he points out besides these breeds are a status symbol for the owners and their pets grab eyeballs wherever they go when shadow the shortheight american bully and johnny pakistan bully are taken out for their daily walks several people inquire about their breed and their owner adds thakur navneet chaudhary secretary of the doon valley kennel club affiliated to the kennel club of india believes that there has been an increase in demand for larger breeds which are rare to the city over the large few years labradors and german sheperds are among the preferred large breeds but now people are looking for more options in the form of mastiff and other foreignorigin breeds he said he pointed out that both labrador and german shepherd pups carry a price tag ranging from rs 5000 to rs 12000 however now there has been a significant drop in demand of pug pups now a pomeranian or a pug pup can be purchased for rs 3000 to rs 7000 he added in addition himalayan sheep dog bhotia a large breed is scaling the popularity charts in dehradun and adjoining areas bhotia found in the high reaches of garhwal region