Chivo is an ex-guerilla who abandoned his wife and daughter for The Cause. Now, many years later, he lives with regrets. He spies on his adult child from afar, never having the courage to approach her, while he takes odd jobs as a hit man to feed himself and his small menagerie of mangy dogs. But, when Chivo is hired by one brother to kill another over money, he arrives at a few realizations about the importance of family. The dogs in this film are almost as important as the humans.
Canines feature prominently in all three stories.
Octavio makes his fortune by fighting dogs. And Chivo treats his animals with greater respect than he accords to any human. By elevating dogs to this level of importance, I rritu is making a statement about the level to which society has descended. It's a sad commentary about a culture where individuals care more about dogs than other human beings. Amores Perros ' timeline is not linear.