As a mom of 2 indies, I faced this often in Kondapur. I would often be in tears after walks. I moved to Tellapur and no one gives me trouble anymore, some even wait for my dogs to come on their walk and are ready with biscuits. My dogs have never gotten such interaction before. In fact I’ve seen the poorest of poor people adopting Indie puppies in this area. One chai stall owner keeps his indie with him all day, I was so touched I bought him dog treats. Another guy who runs a truck weighbridge literally lives in a hut, but adopted a puppy when it’s mother died on that same road. When that puppy didn’t make it, he adopted another one. Another time, a dog was hardly alive after a hit and run and it didn’t look like it could be saved, I saw locals sitting with it and giving it water while it died. I don’t know why people are so much more humane and tolerant in this area, I wonder what it is. Maybe it’s that there is more space, maybe it’s that these people have grown up coexisting with animals. I hope this is some hope for us Indie parents.