MANILA, Philippines—People often refer to dogs as man’s best friend because of the unconditional love, loyalty and companionship they give until their last breath.
But when their humans are not around, who will dogs care for?
At the onset of the pandemic, dogs from University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman have been left with no one to comfort when students stopped going to physical classes and shifted to online learning.
College of Mass Communication Prof. Khrysta Rara came up with the idea to train these stray dogs left on campus to become “scent dogs”.
The project “UPD Sagip K9 Unit”, of the UP Diliman Office of the Vice…
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