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Originally Posted by
RickThai
After almost 25 years, the old dog got scared during a violent thunderstorm and took off one night. She was never seen again. My Thai MIL just accepted this as something that had to happen sooner or later. Quite different than the overly emotional response of most Westerner's who owned a dog for a quarter of a century!
RickThai
Ah yes. Good old Buddhist fatalism. Great cover-all excuse for lack of accountability, responsibility, etc, etc. Must have been some dog to live
25 years, and then run off?
Probably hailed a taxi..:rolleyes:
Thais seem to have 2 general rules for dogs; something to be kicked, tied to a tree, or thrown in a temple ground when the mange and festering sores get too 'ugly'.
Or carried around like a little emperor, to be fawned over, deferred to, and shown off like a designer handbag.