From my travels Lebanon is the most friendly country to dogs in the Levantine, Syria second. Lots of strays and dead dogs on the road, they aren’t up to Western standards. I’m also surprised at the very dirty part, maybe they were old? Syrians and Lebanese shower every other day with soap and it was the same with Palestinians. And every toilet has a bidet. Unless you meant the garbage everywhere, it is true in all parts of the Levant, although some parts like old Damascus are cleaned daily.