Soi Dogs

[DJ Pat]

Soi dogs are everywhere in thailand, you can't avoid the buggers. In my area they are quite respectable (this is a respectable area) and I can often be seen throwing the odd leg of grilled chicken at them when I'm in a good mood. So, if you reside in Bangkok or the outer hemispheres, I want you to let me know what your local pack are like.

[Harry Palmer]

my physics is not that strong but isn't the 'outer hemisphere' a place outside of planet earth? is that is the case.. then i would ask how many extra-terrestrial beings are actually members of thaivisa (perhapd dr fat pong can run a quick check in IP locations?) & what do they hope to gain from such membership... apart from perhaps my warnings on the perils of becoming a transvestite english teacher in the LoS

coming from a less select part of town than djpat... i have to say that most of the soi dogs round my way fall into the category of being hairless, mean & aggressive... rather like davethailand in fact

i don't so much sacrifice the odd chicken leg to the pack leader in return for an unmolested walk to my front door as run he.ll for leather the full length of my soi & hope not to be caught be the ferocius beasts... and believe me.. it ain't always easy when one is wearing madame palmers underwear

[Som Nam Na]

When pootling home after a good night out I make a concerted effort to try and run them over. If they don't move I slowly decelerate and get as close as possible and try to mount thier nose with my front wheel. After a couple of these encounters, they now hear my bike and and run like buggery.

[Savage]

Mine are kinda cheeky. My wife and I have a name for every one of them. I'm kinda dumb like that!

[DJ Pat]

When pootling home after a good night out I make a concerted effort to try and run them over. If they don't move I slowly decelerate and get as close as possible and try to mount thier nose with my front wheel. After a couple of these encounters, they now hear my bike and and run like buggery.

That's neither humane or brave, these poor hounds have enough crap to put up with like "which bitch do I shag today" or " which car am I slumbering beneath today" rather than dodge the wheels of your motor hoping never to be a cripple like the poor f**ker on Sukhumvit soi 22 that's paralysed and crippled from the neck down but still doesn't get put down by the smiling sadistic locals....

[Wolfie]

coming from a less select part of town than djpat...

Skegness.

i have to say that most of the soi dogs round my way fall into the category of being hairless, mean & aggressive...

I think you'll find thats your wife.

[DJ Pat]

There's a doberman soi dog in Rangsit.

[The Gentleman Scamp]

I live on an expressway, all my dogs have been run over.

There's a water machine in reception and it's crap.

[DJ Pat]

There's a water machine in reception and it's crap.

What's that gotta do with the price of fish?

[The Gentleman Scamp]

There's a water machine in reception and it's crap.

What's that gotta do with the price of fish?

I don't know Pat but I wanted to mention it.

[DJ Pat]

I feed my local soi dogs fish carcasses if I have them handy.

[mbkudu]

I love dogs very much. The dogs of Thailand have a very rough life indeed. They're treated like s###, and there's no need to. It's amazing how they respond if you pet them and give them a little attention. They really can't believe it when someone shows them some love and attention. A lot of the dogs in the high traffic areas have severe black lung; sad indeed.

[DJ Pat]

Soi dogs' road crossing skills are second to none.

[mbkudu]

More street smart than any old Asia hand.

[sbk]

I voted for "there are no soi dogs in my neighborhood" 'cause we don't have any sois around my house We have beach dogs. But, to be fair, most of these dogs are owned and stick to their own territory. Since I have quite a few dogs myself (all rescues) we generally don't get any strays near our house.

All my dogs are sterilized, vaccinated, fed and shampooed regularly. In fact, many a person has said if they die and are reincarnated they would like to come back as my dog. Lots of love, lots of space, good food, and your only job is to chase of the neighbors dratted chickens, who could ask for more?

[DJ Pat]

    We have beach dogs. But, to be fair, most of these dogs are owned and stick to their own territory. Since I have quite a few dogs myself (all rescues) we generally don't get any strays near our house.

Sounds like you live in a respectable area, beach dogs are still generalised as soi dogs though.

[Darknight]

When pootling home after a good night out I make a concerted effort to try and run them over. If they don't move I slowly decelerate and get as close as possible and try to mount thier nose with my front wheel. After a couple of these encounters, they now hear my bike and and run like buggery.

"You can measure a society on the way they treat their animals"

indian saying

Guess thailand doesn't score to highly on that topic.

[mbkudu]

When pootling home after a good night out I make a concerted effort to try and run them over. If they don't move I slowly decelerate and get as close as possible and try to mount thier nose with my front wheel. After a couple of these encounters, they now hear my bike and and run like buggery.

"You can measure a society on the way they treat their animals"

indian saying

Guess thailand doesn't score to highly on that topic.

Didn't Mahatma Gandhi say that? He was Indian.

[DJ Pat]

There's an old saying some of you may be familiar with:

"You can take the dog out of the soi but you'll never take the soi out of the dog"

[mbkudu]

There's an old saying some of you may be familiar with:

"You can take the dog out of the soi but you'll never take the soi out of the dog"

Gee, you are so witty.

[DJ Pat]

Gee, you are so witty.

I have my duff moments.

[sriracha john]

What's the percentage of readers that have either been bitten, chased, or severely intimidated by a pack of barking, growling soi dogs?

I find it's a serious public health and safety issue.

[RamdomChances]

I was the other one who voted "no soi dogs', as we dont even have soi's, most house's have dogs, usually a couple, but they tend to stick to their own territory.

[DJ Pat]

What's the percentage of readers that have either been bitten, chased, or severely intimidated by a pack of barking, growling soi dogs?

I find it's a serious public health and safety issue.

Health and Safety isn't an issue in Thailand, is it?

[duke69]

IN A FEW YEARS TIME when I'll go back to Europe I promised myself to bring along with me:

1) One Tuk Tuk

2) One Soi Dog

This will be my memory of LOS

ps. of course I've got also the wife to remind me where I worked some years

[DJ Pat]

There was an article about 4 years ago about an English couple who had a dog follow them about near their hotel where they stayed in Bangkok. Anyway they took pity on it and decided to take it home.

If I remember rightly, the total quarantine for the creature was about 14 months.

One Tuk Tuk

A thousand quid in total inc. shipping, some relations of mine bought one for their restaurant in London.

[Dickie]

The dogs on Thong Lor, Bangkok just lay around or root (not carnally) in whatever looks interesting. Never had a problem, even walking through the pack. Those in Taepei, Soi 4, Chang Mai used to have bust-ups with other dogs but no human was attacked.

[DJ Pat]

Never had a problem, even walking through the pack.

Me neither, as long as they don't start barging into my house.

Thong Lor dogs are relatively respectable.

[meadish_sweetball]

Hairy. Cowardly. Maltreated since the day they first opened their eyes.

[DJ Pat]

Cowardly

They normally only bark for effect.