"I let him out every day - he'd never hurt anyone" - says owner after pet shot by dart

 

Pictures: Thai Rath

 

A distraught dog owner in Loei was in shock after her pet was shot by an arrow in the head. 

 

The three year old male dog was hanging on to life at the vets and about to undergo surgery, reported Thai Rath.

 

 

The arrow had pierced the dog's head between the eye socket and left ear. 

 

Owner Thongphoom Phimphajak, 38, of Sai Yao, Wang Saphung district said:

 

"He is a lovely dog that is not fierce and would never hurt anyone. I let him out to play every day. 

 

"I think he must have gone far from the house".

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-10-01

Iresponsible owner, but this is the norm in Thailand. However the sadist that did this is far worse and I hope he gets caught and the new laws applied to him.

 

He reminds me of the foreigners that tool up like Rambo and seem to take great pleasure in taking on dogs. I get it that sometimes you need to protect yourself, but a spray with some ammonia or pepper should be enough. No need to kill or wound a dog. 

 

There are of course exceptions of dangerous dogs but they are certainly not a majority.

Every day, when I go to a nearby park to exercise, there are 'muzzled' dogs that 'visit' the park to defecate, urinate and return home. Others that are not muzzled are let out of the house long enough to defecate in the soi. As noted in the above post, it is plain irresponsible of the owners not to have the energy to walk their dogs and clean up after them. While 'vigilante' justice is not the appropriate solution, Thailand is certainly lacking in animal control measures -- especially in light of the recent rabies outbreaks.  Strays should be captured and put in 'pounds'.  Owners fined if they want them back.  And if no one wants the animal after a reasonable amount of time, then the animal should be euthanized. Stray dogs and feral cats pose a serious public health hazard. If Thailand can come to grips with the health hazards of pigeons and their droppings, then the next step is responsible animal control and responsible animal owners.

Even if the owner cleans up the dog poop it does not remove the smell of the dog pee and scent marking, and once one dog marks a spot all others will follow suite. I find pepper is the best deterrent although with one particular dog I have been tempted to use chocolate. 

48 minutes ago, anterian said:

Even if the owner cleans up the dog poop it does not remove the smell of the dog pee and scent marking, and once one dog marks a spot all others will follow suite. I find pepper is the best deterrent although with one particular dog I have been tempted to use chocolate. 

The best is to pour melted bacon fat on the poohs.... magically the pooh disappears within a few minutes!!!

20 minutes ago, wirat69 said:

The best is to pour melted bacon fat on the poohs.... magically the pooh disappears within a few minutes!!!

Thanks!  The wife just brought me a bacon sandwich.

4 hours ago, robblok said:

However the sadist that did this is far worse and I hope he gets caught and the new laws applied to him.

Maybe the sadist saw the dog agressively approach his sweet toddler and this was the only way he could protect his kid who had been attacked by this same dog a month ago. Maybe... (not likely).

 

The owner is responsible for his dog. The dog was out without the owner, the owner should be prosecuted.

Really calling for the prosecution of the shooter without any evidence of when why where it happened? Its a DOG, they bite, attack, menace when the owner isnt around. Even the my dog is nice and never bothers anyone DOGS!!! 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

I let him out to play every day. 

 

Well, he just lost a game of darts.

No sympathy whatsoever for the dog! Posters condoning cruelty to animals! Speculation that the dog is aggressive, attacks toddlers etc. God I love thaivisa. 

7 minutes ago, Spock said:

No sympathy whatsoever for the dog!

No not much at all ... "I let him out every day"  ....

meaning he roamed around causing "chaos and mayhem" until someone,

maybe arguably not a very nice someone, but a good shot   got fed up with him.

Now its time to humanely send the poor mutt on his way to the next life.

19 minutes ago, Spock said:

No sympathy whatsoever for the dog! Posters condoning cruelty to animals! Speculation that the dog is aggressive, attacks toddlers etc. God I love thaivisa. 

It was no speculation, it was just pointing out that we heard one side of the story and there are always 2 sides.

 

But again, the owner is responsible towards the neighborhood where he walks his dog (by having it on a leash, by cleaning up after the dog) as well as towards the dog (by keeping it away from dangerous situations, by protecting it from people who might harm it). The owner failed on both accounts by just letting the dog out instead of walking it.

So it's the dog's fault that it is let out everyday, that it's not on a leash, that it is allowed to shit outside like the many street dogs that populate Thailand, that it is not taken for walks everyday? I am not defending the quality of dog ownership in evidence, though it is at least preferable to an ownerless dog wandering the streets. What I abhor is the belief that it's OK for people to shoot dogs in the head with arrows and leave them to suffer and have no care for the welfare of the animal. 

there is no control of dogs in Thailand, I have been bitten , by a big brut while ridding my bike, owner didn't give a fig  ,  I make friends with this dog , instead of removing it, I have had heaps of soi dogs attempt the same , I  find you stop get off you bike  and walk at  them they all piss of and the next time they leave you alone, the biggest fear I have is the mungral ones that  run out ,of no ware in front of you on the road . one hit so far, and  about 6 near misses , hate it in the mornings and late afternoon , when I am taking my niece and then stepdaughter  to school and picking them up.  far to many dogs, on the roads,but I don't agree with what this person has done very cruel

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thais will and can kill dogs that come on there property , I know a Thai guy  here every one know he will kill any dog that comes on his land , and there are about thirty dogs roaming around all the time here, I  have a fence to  keep them out . there are vicious dog fights, all the time nobody cares at all. I worry about the young babies that play in the street ,  but never seen a dog touch them. 

Dogs and Thailand - there will NEVER be a reasonable solution. Too many irresponsible dog owners, too much superstition, nobody willing to compromise in order to reach an agreement that will satisfy the majority.

11 hours ago, Spock said:

So it's the dog's fault that it is let out everyday, that it's not on a leash, that it is allowed to shit outside like the many street dogs that populate Thailand, that it is not taken for walks everyday?  

I explicitly stated the opposite, so i expect you are just trolling or you have serious problems reading.

Either way, i am done with responding to you.

He does not let him out to play, he lets him out so he can piddle and deficate outside of his own yard. As usual irresponsible dog owners.!!

We only have four caged spayed cats. When let out they stay in the yard or go to our house next door. Don't fight and don't bite. One indoor cat who will bite when roughly teased. Mostly she will attach from behind, grab your legs and then run away  (no bites, she's hunting you).

18 hours ago, Darcula said:

 

Well, he just lost a game of darts.

Just lucky it wasn't a Bullseye. 

Did you know that it is not allowed to humanely euthanize an animal in Thailand? so the poor animal will have to endure suffering until it dies of its pain and sickness, and the Thai people think they're doing the animal a favor... 

Thailand needs a National Get rid of a dog Day.  Better yet a National get rid of a Thai dog owner day.  Maybe they should change the law so that you can pepper spray an owner of a soi dog that runs loose all over the place.  Every day some kid gets bit or killed by a dog or some motorcyclist has to drop the bike to avoid hitting a flucking dog with its ass parked in the middle of the street or walking around on the street as if it owns it.  Don't Thais understand how dangerous a loose dog is?   

 

And how does this fool know his dog doesn't bother anyone if he isn't there with his dog all the time?  

14 hours ago, shan777 said:

thais will and can kill dogs that come on there property , I know a Thai guy  here every one know he will kill any dog that comes on his land , and there are about thirty dogs roaming around all the time here, I  have a fence to  keep them out . there are vicious dog fights, all the time nobody cares at all. I worry about the young babies that play in the street ,  but never seen a dog touch them. 

Thank you for that.  Most dogs have a genuine understanding of human babies and young children, particularly if they have normal contact with children.  The problem starts when the child runs away or rides past quickly on a bike.  Dogs chase things that run from them.  Yes if the child is old enough to ride a bike they should be told if a dog is running at or near them, to stop, get off. and talk to the dog, pushing their bike slowly away from the dog's home area.

No 1; it will usually stop the dog chasing and No 2;  They will almost never out distance most dogs on a child's bike. 

 

In the city, dog owners must be very vigilant about their dogs.  Very serious responsibilities come with dog ownership and unfortunately many Thais are not good at civic responsibilities.   In the countryside with people owning many rai of their own land and constantly dealing with property theft, frequently dogs are not restrained or supervised  24/7.  However, if the dogs are well fed, vaccinated, socialised and are not wanderers there are usually very few problems.  A wire fence around a property will not keep a dog in but it teaches the dog its own boundaries.

A savage and/or inveterate street wandering dog needs restraining and there are many such unrestrained dogs where we live.  I would drive past about 10 - 15 dogs that are always on the road in 500m from the main highway to our gate.    My wife owns a fruit farm and we have 6 dogs.  I would not own a dog in Thailand if I lived in the city here.  Shooting it with a small crossbow (which that arrow looks like it is from, is a  horrible thing to do to any dog.

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

Did you know that it is not allowed to humanely euthanize an animal in Thailand? so the poor animal will have to endure suffering until it dies of its pain and sickness, and the Thai people think they're doing the animal a favor... 

Thats not true, it is allowed but many vets have a policy of not doing it.

We euthanised one of our dogs a month ago after our vet pointed us to another clinic where they do it (actually they would only do it on old dog, so they pointed us to another vet again).

 

And we immediately switched vets, as a vet who is not willing to take a dog out of its suffering is not a vet i will trust with the welfare of my dogs.

He does not let him out to play, he lets him out so he can piddle and deficate outside of his own yard. As usual irresponsible dog owners.!! Can someone explain to me what they do with a dog after he has been euthanised. 

11 hours ago, rodney earl said:

He does not let him out to play, he lets him out so he can piddle and deficate outside of his own yard. As usual irresponsible dog owners.!! Can someone explain to me what they do with a dog after he has been euthanised. 

Bury, send with rubbish to the dump or cremate, depending on by whom and where.  Probably NOT send to Vietnam as food in most cases as some might like to think.

On 10/1/2018 at 2:28 PM, Bob12345 said:

Maybe the sadist saw the dog agressively approach his sweet toddler and this was the only way he could protect his kid who had been attacked by this same dog a month ago. Maybe... (not likely).

 

The owner is responsible for his dog. The dog was out without the owner, the owner should be prosecuted.

Good luck with that prosecution thing with Thai dog owners for letting their dogs out for toilet breaks.  This is Thailand!!!   As if we didn't all know that!   Mind you,if that dog had been owned by a Falang.........................