>>17119381It's not just the direct danger of being attacked either. Even if you live in a magical fairy tale land where dogs never bite people, they can still spread diseases or cause harm.
>stray dog dies and falls into local water reservoir, now everyone has dysentery in a place where access to healthcare is already limited>stray dog climbs onto electrical transformer, now everyone in the neighborhood loses power>attacking farm animals, spreading diseases to food>>17119380>feral pack can't sustain itself unless they have high density human area to feed right next to their forest>their forestpacks of feral dogs can absolutely sustain themselves in urban landscapes, no forest required. they eat trash, other small animals, each other or the occasional human. they shelter in abandoned buildings, sewer accesses, tunnels, railway stations etc. depending on the climate they can easily just sleep wherever with minimal shelter, too.
remoteness simply isn't a factor whether or not they "revert" to feralness, it's their continuous exposure to humans, especially in the puppy stage. if dogs aren't accustomed to humans while they are puppies, they generally go feral. and despite what you see in glorified videos on social media, most feral dogs with pups hide their litter the best they can. feral dogs breed more feral dogs and the problem persists. dogs are clever, if they feel like they can get food from you by cozying up to you they will, but in a pack and they feel their chances are better trying to eat you, they will as well.
