3. Results and discussion
The results obtained from the estimate of dog population in Bauchi metropolis showed that Nassarawa-Jahun area had fewer dogs by street and compound dog counts than Gudum area, GRA and Bauchi city. However, Yelwa (stratum 1) a community predominantly inhabited by students and staff from (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Federal Polytechnic and College of Agriculture, Bauchi) with many people from different tribes whose cultures allow dog ownership has high population of dogs in both street and compound counts (Table 2).