stray dogs are a common sight in noida but among the strays its also easy to spot some pedigree dogs their coats might not be as shiny and they might not be as wellfed as when you find them in peoples homes but the presence of collars is indicative enough that these are abandoned pets in noida dog trainers and shelter owners say that a pet dog is abandoned almost every other day and that most of them are exotic and expensive breedssmall breeds most abandonedaccording to dog breeders and animal lovers the reason why a lot of dogs of small breed are abandoned is because they have a surprisingly high cost of upkeep and are susceptible to illnesses sanjay mohapatra who runs a dog shelter in sector 134 says small breeds like cocker spaniels and dachshunds are abandoned the most the sad part is that everyone wants a beautiful puppy but nobody wants to take care of the pup when it grows up people buy puppies on a whim and later when they realize that keeping a dog requires effort they leave them on the road its inhumanetrainers say that people adopt or buy a dog unprepared which is what leads to abandonment a dog trainer from the city says they see a chihuahua on tv and think they should also get a small dog but not all dog breeds are the same we see at least one or two owners every week who wish to return their dogs because they are fed up if we dont take them back the owners simply dump them on the roadsideblack labradors l and cocker spaniels are also found abandoned in noida bccl black labradors l and cocker spaniels are also found abandoned in noida bcclno space for the big dogs in flats say ownerswhile dogs of small breeds are often abandoned for their highupkeep costs noida residents excuse for abandoning large dogs is that their flats have no space prateek a dog trainer from delhi says in noida the demand for exotic dog breeds like mastiffs is not very high so the few people who do buy them tend to take good care of them however several large dog breeds such as labradors and german shepherds have it quite rough here families get these breeds when their kids insist and when they realize that keeping a large dog in a flat is tougher than it looks they get cold feethowever it isnt just common breeds like german shepherds and labradors that have it rough more exotic breeds like dalmatians are also abandoned quite often amit a resident of greater noida tells us its not unusual to see a new abandoned dog on the citys streets almost every week however what surprises me is that many of these dogs are relatively exotic and more expensive i have spotted at least three dalmatians abandoned by their owners in the last one year a dog owner who did not wish to be named says