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He is referring to your statement that pet owners are weak, pathetic people who are missing something in their lives. People can not like to have pets and not be pricks. You kinda buried yourself with your prejudiced comments. Pets can be and are valuable additions to our families, military and police forces. In the wrong hands, pets can be nuisances and dangerous. It's people that are to blame for most of our problems.

I know entering the country of your citizenship with an expired passport isn't a problem. It's being allowed to board with one that expires less than 6 months from flight date that worried me, so it's easier to just get it renewed beforehand because dealing with officers you can get many outcomes.

If you're originally a US citizen, which I assume, couldn't you just bring your US passport and go and come back? I only have my US passport and just use that.

I don't understand that . Are you a US citizen? If so, you don't need a Thai passport anyway. My daughter was born here, and is a US citizen by birth, but still a Thai citizen born here so needs her Thai passport to at least come back to Thailand.

Not taking a chance. I'll just get the Thai passport renewed. Going to immigration can be a problem here depending on the officer I get. I know they usually want 6 months on a passport before you fly, but with the Thai passport for my daughter I wasn't sure because it expires 2 months after I'm flying.

Actually,although it may be true for some dogs, a lot are born after the fact, out in the woods so to speak, and aren't anyone's pets but the offspring of those pets. I feed dogs at my house all the time, although there is a scumbag farmer that's been poisoning dogs in my village. They come to my house because I'm friendly to them. They have had puppies out somewhere I never get to see, although these dogs are at my house daily I'm sure the puppies that live are spreading out in the village area, so they aren't anyone's pets either, even though they might find food at someone's house. I love dogs and have mentioned I am against killing just because they are nuisances. Killing those that are diseased, sick, disabled or dangerous I'm not against, nor should anyone else be. That's humane. Killing dogs because you learned by example from your parents to hate animals or because that hatred came from somewhere else isn't humane.

In Princeton, New Jersey, they hired sharpshooters, along with bowhunters. They did the shooting after dark so no one knew they were around. It's not people running around with rifles. It's a controlled hunt with just a few shooters. If it is allowed, the public wouldn't have much to say, because it's been their lack of input that's let the animals overpopulate. This is a job for the government to endorse.

You're giving these dogs more credit than deserved as far as thinking they can differentiate between fireworks, which are used a lot here for funerals, and gun shots, especially when suppressed, which aren't loud at all. Like I said, I'm not for shooting any dogs besides disabled, sick, rabid or dangerous, and there are so many dogs here, they aren't hard to find, even if they were pressured. Dogs need to eat, and breed, and that leaves them vulnerable to contact, for spaying or otherwise.

People are overweight in every country. It's the junk foods and inactivity. What might be surprising is that the countries leading the lists are the Pacific Islands, Nauru, Palau, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga , Samoa, Micronesia etc. The US is ranked 10th, followed by many Middle eastern countries.

It works but it has to be funded by the government and not just by donations, so they can do it all over the country. Consider the fact how it would be if they didn't use this program. People here aren't caring of their animals like they are in the US, so it has to be done from other sources, and not just in Phuket, bangkok and Trang. There are millions of loose dogs here, so this has to be a priority. It's in everyone's best interest, not just the people who own pets and feed them because they feel for them.

Yes, I'll be going to Ubon's office, which is pretty close. I'd like to renew just in case.

Spay-neuter is a good way to keep the population from getting out of hand, and it has to continue forever, as a lot here don't really care about their "pets" running wild. It also, after they have been fixed, especially the males, makes them less aggressive and won't range anymore to look for females. Females usually stay in their home area more anyway. That would curtail the roaming, which causes accidents and dogs going into areas where they encounter people who are bothered by them. Shooting a sick, disabled or dangerous animal is a no brainer, and that I can't argue.

American food, meaning born in America, can be healthy or unhealthy. As far as being "good", that's personal. Millions enjoy Mexican food, especially in Texas where I came from before moving here, but some Mexican food is lousy, and some is great. Barbecue was born in America, and is fantastic, especially from Texas. Cheeseburgers are also delicious, especially with all the variety you can have from the meats, cheeses and toppings. Pizza, especially New jersey of New York style, is the best worldwide. Deep dish pizza, Chicago style, is also very good, as are the hot dogs from Chicago and New York. Buffalo wings are great, although i don't eat them because of the fat content. I love, but rarely eat, pecan and apple pie. Reuben sandwiches are fabulous. Philly cheese steaks are great, and not that fattening. American food also means food from everywhere else, and everywhere there are restaurants that serve food from every country that is as good or better than the country of origin,mainly because the people that cook it are from those countries. I used to eat, weekly, Thai food from a restaurant in San Antonio that is as good as anything here. They are from Korat. There are at least 7 Thai restaurants in the San Antonio area , all with good food.

If that's the case, we're covered, as we will return before her Thai expires.

That's one thing I saw, but it says "may" have to use the Thai passport to leave, not a definitive answer and nothing on expirations.

It would be much easier if she came back here and we went to the office in Ubon. Like I mentioned, my car isn't good for that long a trip right now.And I have to make sure the passport comes back to me in time. Sometimes it takes a couple of weeks for them to return the passport. I do have a little time to spare.

Yes, I need to get her to sign a letter with phone number. if they need to call her. She doesn't have a problem with my taking her to visit her family

That's another thing I saw. Hers is valid until January. Mine is just recently renewed.

That's why I was asking, because a few searches said I could use her US passport to leave, and Thai to re enter. Passports have never been used.

Would be okay except the car has a few problems I'm going to get fixed soon, and traveling that far isn't wise. Ubon's an hour away, so having my ex come by bus would be much better, I will compensate her for the lost time. Just messaged her so waiting on reply. I searched but couldn't find any topics just like this one. If I can get her back before we leave, which is probable, renewing isn't a problem, as it only took a few days to get sent her first passport. If I could just use her US passport, there wouldn't be a problem.

Not a problem except her mom is working in Bangkok and would have to return and go with me to the UBON counselor to renew, leaving work for a couple of days. We aren't married anymore.

That's another thing I've been told, so I'm not sure what's true. Her US expires next June, so if that would work, it would be fine. If we leave using the US passport, coming back in December, that wouldn't be a problem, because the Thai expires the next month. Some have said it has to have 6 months after trip to be valid, but if I only had to show her US passport, I could renew the Thai one when we return

I will, just wondering if this trip will be okay with what I have now

Traveling to the US in November with my daughter. She has both Thai and US passports. Both expire next year. The Thai one expires in January 2024. I've searched a few places and get different stories. One said as long as it doesn't expire during the trip, it's okay to use. One said it must be 6 months after the stay period. We are coming back in December, one month trip. Another said as long as it's valid when we go, it would work. Nee ed a definitive answer as the embassy doesn't answer calls, just appointments.

I'm against killing these dogs with rifles, and instead prefer the only way to curb the population, which is spay-neuter, and hopping it up to where it's done countrywide and not just certain areas. Your response is ridiculous because you don't understand what a legitimate gunman could do. They would be in vehicles, after gathering a certain amount of dogs in an area with food. Using suppressed rifles, they could shoot many in one sitting. A "gunman", like many hunters like myself, is capable of head and torso shots, which are instantly fatal. Dogs hear fireworks almost every day with all the funerals going on, so even a gunshot that wasn't suppressed wouldn't scare them away from inside a vehicle. This was done with deer a few times in Princeton, New Jersey, where people stopped legal hunting and the deer population of course exploded, causing hundreds of traffic accidents and some deaths, besides the destruction the deer did with flora in that area. The man killed a few hundred deer, by himself, with a suppressed rifle, with multiple kills before the deer realized what was happening. If a dog doesn't see the shooter, they aren't smart enough to understand what's happening to others going down while they're eating. Again, I'm against this sort of thing, and would like to see the numbers controlled in a humane way, keeping the population from going out of hand like it is now.