Dogs Serve as Essential Companions and Guardians for Herders in Remote Mountain Regions

Myagdi. Him Bahadur Chhantyal of Malkwang, Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality-5, Myagdi, has five dogs in his herd. Chhantyal, 50, who returned after working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for twenty years, has raised 'Bhotey dogs' to protect the 600 sheep and goats on his farm.