In the place I live around 70 percent of the households own dogs, mostly mre than one. I wonder what the obsession of Thai people is with dogs and why the everyone thinks they need to own one. And it annoying that people own dogs and dont walk them themselves but have their maids do it for them? Whats the point of owning a dog then?

Mans best friend, and security. If someone is scoping for houses to break into, and see two large 30kg dogs barking like crazy, they'll probably just move onto the next house.

What is the point of having a maid, if she don't walk the dog(s)??

Relatives come back to visit.

Walk in this heat and humidity, are you crazy?

Thats why maids were invented, couldnt get my lily white skin tarnished, why would I want to be pew kiaw dam, lose all face.

Walk in this heat and humidity, are you crazy?

Thats why maids were invented, couldnt get my lily white skin tarnished, why would I want to be pew kiaw dam, lose all face.

Well in that case they should get a hamster or a cat. Does not need to be walked and can stayed indoors. LOL!

I never saw dogs being walked by maids. The city I stay in, and your city must differ.

I never saw dogs being walked by maids. The city I stay in, and your city must differ.

In the gated villages you see alot of this happening. Not in the inner city or up country. I noticed that Westerners and Japanese usually walk their own dogs.

thais use dogs for security

Security, alarm system and eat the leftovers and great for dealing with snakes and other ground level intruders/crawlies etc from coming into the area.

Strange thing to get annoyed about. Who walks other people's dogs.

We have four dogs. We like dogs. That's why we have them.

People have things in their lives that they like to have. It makes them happy.

That's why they have them.

I wonder what the obsession of Thai people is with dogs and why the everyone thinks they need to own one.

One very famous person here has long had prominent dogs, believe this may have been but one influence?

Dozens of threads by foreigners on "how to bring my dog to Thailand", so it may be a universal thing?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/662101-why-do-the-poorest-people-have-the-most-dogs/

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/637021-whats-the-advantage-of-owning-a-dog-in-thailand/

What is the point of having a maid, if she don't walk the dog(s)??

What are the dogs going to eat if you don't have a maid?

Before you moved into the area nobody had dogs, they bought them just to annoy you.

I never saw dogs being walked by maids. The city I stay in, and your city must differ.

I only see them locked inside and no one walks them.

Because they can (unlike peasant apartment dwellers).

Lost my last maid..............

And the gardener. Hope the wife shows up some time soon................

In this village nobody has maids, so they let the dogs walk themselves.

Yes it is true 2 dog family

Some dogs, the small ones mainly, are also fashion.

I'm more annoyed by the dogs that they don't have at home, but that walk the streets. And than they are doing good by feeding them and putting a collar on them to prevent them form being taken away. Explaining that they feed the dags that one day will bit one of the kids in the street is useless...

Maybe the dogs are walking the maids......

Some dogs, the small ones mainly, are also fashion.

I'm more annoyed by the dogs that they don't have at home, but that walk the streets. And than they are doing good by feeding them and putting a collar on them to prevent them form being taken away. Explaining that they feed the dags that one day will bit one of the kids in the street is useless...

depends on the street....some of these dog groups are very friendly and some are aggressiv......but they aren't too bad. Maximum bite you in the leg.

Other neighbor had 2 Rotweiler, he didn't teach them anything. They were either locked away or in that huge garden with fence.

sometimes he walked them with the motorbike, without collar or anything and they were super aggressiv to anything they didn't know. They loved me, but maybe kill the next kid.

How about just 'peoples' obsession with dogs?

There's nothing uniquely Thai about this.

I used hate all these dirty,sick looking creatures. About 15 yrs ago I went fishing in BKK suburb. Walking this really narrow trail with tall grass and bushes. Suddenly one of these muds jumped in front of me and attacked something in the grass, not 2 metres from me. Lots of commotion, dog came back. Few hours of fishing and it never left my side. We walked back home and about 6hrs later the dog died. We where curious and went back where the dog hit the bush. What we found was about 1metre long dead snake.

After that I rather have dogs around me,especially now living with no neighbours.

They want to be more concerned about the thousands of poor stray dogs dying on the streets. Starved to death or dying from some painful disease. The local government should either give them treatment or "put them to sleep" and put them out of their agony.

In Chiang Mai I have seen dogs covered in paint.Obviously the work of local hooligans,and,I hate to say this,but four times I have seen stray dogs glued together with super glue. Again the work of sub-human yobbos. I apologise if this post might upset some people but it is the truth.

I don't think Thais are obsessed with Dogs----just obsessed with puppies..... when they grow up they seem to be ignored.

thais use dogs for security--AY JAYDEE

That's got to be the biggest joke AyJaydee----whats the use of having an alarm system if you don't go and see why it is ringing...(Barking)

Have maids to walk the dog.. What country is that...certainly not Thailand anyhow.... Here they just buy dogs, let them out on the

streets and do not care anymore..

glegolo.

They are not aware of the root of this obsession either. They just have it because others have it so to keep face everybody is gotta have it. Got it?

They are not aware of the root of this obsession either. They just have it because others have it so to keep face everybody is gotta have it. Got it?

Thai people get more like Farangs every day.

Maybe the dogs are walking the maids......

i wonder what the owner of the dog does with the maid?