Pic reminds me of a homeless lady I saw daily by the Fed building where I worked but she had a dog on a rope with her all the time. She never asked for money nor begged but if you offered to give something “for her dog” she accepted it.
One year I asked her if she would like to join me and my family for Thanksgiving dinner and she declined. Said she had to work. She and her dog had to keep an eye on things downtown. Hope she is still patrolling the streets.