Dogs on Roof, Hamilton, ON
This is one of my favourite photos of Hamilton. I forget exactly where it was taken but I believe it was near Wentworth and Burlington Streets. It was taken on 19 July 2008.
It shows two dogs who are getting some fresh air and exercise on the roof of a front porch to a modest town-house, in a poor neighbourhood of Hamilton.
They apparently got onto the roof through a small sliding window directly above the porch roof.
This photo raises some interesting questions:
Did the dogs go out the window on their own or were they encouraged to so by someone?
One possible scenario: the dogs were sent out there because they needed ‘to get out’ and the window was the most convenient exit. Is this what happened?
Are the dogs in any danger of falling?
Do the dogs enjoy being on the roof?
Do the dogs urinate and defecate on the roof?
What do the dogs think of someone taking their picture?
Is having dogs on the roof a common occurrence or did I just happen by the only time it occurred?
Are there people in the room behind and what are they doing?
Is this a display of some kind of civic or personal dysfunction or is there something else going on?
