Remember, this area is subject to rapid continental drift. Over the last few years it's drifted from Armenian to Korea.
In one of the condos next door, every once in a while they have a whiney or constantly barking dog tied up in the garage. Then a couple of months later there's no dog. Then some months later there's a dog again.
Now I'm not accusing them of eating dogs, there could be some other explanation, but they are Korean . . .