Dog Fatally Attacks 84 Year Old Owner at Home in Saraburi

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture of dog from responders.

 

An incident occurred in a village in Saraburi province, where an elderly man was killed after being attacked by his own dog. The attack took place at the man's home in the Dinso Pong community, Tambon Thap Kwang, Kaeng Khoi district, with the body discovered at approximately 08.00 on January 8th.

 

Authorities from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation responded to the scene, where they discovered signs of a violent struggle. Blood stains were found scattered across the ground beneath the wooden house, with belongings in disarray. A male mixed breed dog, reported as a cross between a Thai breed and a Pitbull, was found chained up at the scene, barking loudly.

 

The victim, 84-year-old Khun Tee, was found lying lifeless on the floor under the house, in front of a bathroom. His right arm had been severely maimed, with flesh completely torn away and missing, leaving only bone, from the elbow to the wrist. 

 

The left arm had numerous bite marks, suggesting the dog had attacked him viciously. A pool of dried blood covered his body, indicating the attack had taken place some time before the body was discovered.

 

Emergency services took the body to Kaeng Khoi Hospital for an initial examination before sending it to the Forensic Institute in Nakhon Nayok for further investigation to confirm the cause of death.

 

The victim's son, 52-year-old Prayong, explained that the dog, named "Ja Dam," was a beloved pet that his father had raised from a young age. The five-year-old dog had been living with his father and older brother, who has autism, for several years. Prayong, who lives in a separate house, was unaware of when the dog attacked his father. However, upon seeing the condition of his father's body, he speculated that the dog may have bitten his father's arm and dragged him across the floor. He also suggested that the dog might have been stressed, as it had been chained for an extended period.

 

Local volunteer rescuer, Atchara, expressed concern over the missing parts of the victim's arm, unsure whether the dog had eaten it or discarded it elsewhere.

 

The victim's daughter, who wished to remain anonymous, stated that she discovered her father's body in the morning, already in a lifeless state, lying on his side. She mentioned that her father had always cared for the dog, which had been with him since it was a puppy.

 

Authorities are continuing to investigate the incident.

 

-- 2025-01-09

 

 

[Gottfrid]

5 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

A male mixed breed dog, reported as a cross between a Thai breed and a Pitbull

That kind of explains it all.

[ronster]

Probably left the dog permanently chained and it had enough. Looking at the photo , if that was a short chain I would be surprised if the dog could even lay down without choking itself.

[giddyup]

1 hour ago, ronster said:

Probably left the dog permanently chained and it had enough. Looking at the photo , if that was a short chain I would be surprised if the dog could even lay down without choking itself.

According to the television report the dog had been chained all it 's life, so much for "beloved pet". Plus the dog looked like it had a bad case of mange, so maybe abused as well.

[riclag]

This  culture has a problem managing 

dogs!

[MalcolmB]

8 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

named "Ja Dam,"

The report spells it Ai Dum.

 

No such thing as a bad dog breed, just bad owners. 

 

 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

That kind of explains it all.

Chained up and a lack of training more like.

[Will B Good]

How sad....for the dog I mean, if it had been chained up all or most of its life.......what goes through these peoples minds?....Anything?

[Gottfrid]

10 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Chained up and a lack of training more like.

Crap and bull! There is a reason why such dogs have to be chained up.

[Will B Good]

Just now, Gottfrid said:

Crap and bull! There is a reason why such dogs have to be chained up.

 

Usually because they have been kept chained up.....

[hotchilli]

3 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Crap and bull! There is a reason why such dogs have to be chained up.

They only need to be chained up when they are out of control..

[Thingamabob]

29 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Crap and bull! There is a reason why such dogs have to be chained up

 If this dog was permanently chained it could not have attacked the owner. Something not right about this. To your point, no dog, of whatever breed, should be chained all its' life. Cruel beyond belief.

[roo860]

35 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

They only need to be chained up when they are out of control..

And fed adequate poison, gotta be cruel to be kind.

[giddyup]

4 minutes ago, roo860 said:

And fed adequate poison, gotta be cruel to be kind.

And some humans should be euthanized at birth.

[roo860]

Just now, giddyup said:

And some humans should be euthanized at birth.

I was replying to another poster, who said dogs out of control should be chained up, I assume he meant in Thailand, unfortunately Thai authorities will not euthanise a dog that kills or attacks someone, so not much option really. If one of my family was attacked, this would be the only option, unfortunately.

[Thingamabob]

18 minutes ago, roo860 said:

And fed adequate poison, gotta be cruel to be kind.

Not kind, cruel. What on earth motivates people such as yourself ?

[JensenZ]

1 hour ago, MalcolmB said:

The report spells it Ai Dum.

 

No such thing as a bad dog breed, just bad owners. 

 

 

This is nonsense. He would not have been killed if it was a poodle no matter how bad the owners are. It's better to play it safe and ban these bad breeds.

[roo860]

5 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Not kind, cruel. What on earth motivates people such as yourself ?

They won't euthanize a dog here, so what do people do when a dog kills or maims someone? 

[harryviking]

That dog had been severely mistreated! It just had enough and turned mad. I often see Thais treat dogs like they should not be a living thing at all!! This is a reason for many dogs attacking humans! They see us as a threat! I wish they would ban people from having dogs as they have no clue how to take care of them. No one actually need a dog! Except for law enforcement!

[fredwiggy]

15 minutes ago, harryviking said:

That dog had been severely mistreated! It just had enough and turned mad. I often see Thais treat dogs like they should not be a living thing at all!! This is a reason for many dogs attacking humans! They see us as a threat! I wish they would ban people from having dogs as they have no clue how to take care of them. No one actually need a dog! Except for law enforcement!

Agree that the dog was at the least neglected and possibly abused, as a family pet rarely turns on an owner that has trained it and loved it. yes, it does happen, but it's still a rare event. Dogs see us as other dogs, and if they are raised since birth, as part of their family. Being chained up all it's life is cruel. There are countless millions of gentle dogs as pets that are a blessing for a family to have. They are the best, most loyal companions a person can have, IF you treat them well all the time, and teach them respect and to be gentle. Many people actually do need a dog. people suffering from depression that aren't social have their dog as company they don't have stress from. Dogs are also caretakers for the disabled and blind. I have had dogs all 68 years of my life with very little problems. It's some people that are the problems with dogs. It's true some shouldn't own dogs because they are either abusive or neglective or both.

[BritScot]

34 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

This is nonsense. He would not have been killed if it was a poodle no matter how bad the owners are. It's better to play it safe and ban these bad breeds.

Do you know anything about dog and breeds? The breed gives the dog traits: working dogs, guard dogs and little toy dogs. For each breed the traits are bred into the line. However, it's then the human who through love, abuse and ignorance cause the problems. The breed that gets hammered all the time American pitbull was once refered to as "The nanny dog" (I believe, it was the original dog breed in Peter pan). It was a dog bread for protection and hunting.  This dog is very loving and very, very protective towards what it sees as it's pack. When you get a person who has no idea how to train and socialise a dog you get problems and the bigger the breed the bigger the problems. The fact is toy dogs bite far more people than any other breed group! Abuse in any animal manifests as self protecting aggression. 

[nauseus]

5 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

That kind of explains it all.

 

 

Or this: He also suggested that the dog might have been stressed, as it had been chained for an extended period.

 

I can't see much Pitbull in there either, if any. Not that that will help it now.

 

 

 

 

[Gecko123]

3 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

The report spells it Ai Dum.

 

No such thing as a bad dog breed, just bad owners. 

 I'm sure the surviving members of the family and everyone in their neighborhood will appreciate your volunteering to take over the care of the dog, Malcolm. Dog's name is "ไอดำ" (ai dam), aka "Blackie" The only reason I'm clarifying this pronunciation is because if you are studying Thai using a transliteration system that transliterates "ดำ" as "dum" this will forever frustrate your progress in the language. I recommend switching over ASAP to the following two resources which both use the same highly accurate phonetic alphabet for pronunciation:

 

 

Thai for Beginners [Paperback]

by Becker, Benjawan Poomsan

https://thailand.kinokuniya.com/bw/9781887521000?srsltid=AfmBOopCkzQhQtsXP2eur9YEcWAvLV-CxinN5WCyoITYIopnUoOelXVr

 

https://www.amazon.com/Thai-English-Students-Dictionary-Mary-Haas/dp/0804705674

[Gecko123]

12 minutes ago, nauseus said:

I can't see much Pitbull in there either, if any. 

 

My thought initially as well, but take another look at the head.

[IvorBiggun2]

1 hour ago, roo860 said:

They won't euthanize a dog here, so what do people do when a dog kills or maims someone? 

I believed that until the other week. If the dog is in a condition that the vets knows there's no chance of recovery then they will euthanize. 

[metisdead]

A post with an insensitive trolling image and the related replies have been removed. 

[nauseus]

18 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

 

My thought initially as well, but take another look at the head.

 

Looked at the lot. Maybe a slightly broad head but really a broad Thai mix of lots of things.

 

Here's an adorable Pitbull. See what I mean?

[Gecko123]

2 minutes ago, nauseus said:

 

Looked at the lot. Maybe a slightly broad head but really a broad Thai mix of lots of things.

 

Here's an adorable Pitbull. See what I mean?

 

https://media.istockphoto.com/id/513392620/photo/big-dog.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=YgiuJ9_3LGYwHB40IVMnjwv8p-4RCFLwcD-yJAOYAGE=

What can I say? The dog owner's family seems to have a pretty firm knowledge of the dog's parentage.

[nauseus]

2 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

What can I say? The dog owner's family seems to have a pretty firm knowledge of the dog's parentage.

 

 

This what the story says:

 

A male mixed breed dog, reported as a cross between a Thai breed and a Pitbull.

 

So not necessarily what the family said. If Pitbull involved then probably back up the line a way, I would think.

[roo860]

12 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

I believed that until the other week. If the dog is in a condition that the vets knows there's no chance of recovery then they will euthanize. 

Thanks