Savage Dogs In Thailand

[Mozzbie47]

I recently read where a falang was attacked and killed by a pack of stray dogs.
It is sad, when your most memorable thing about your visit to Thailand, is of mangy aggresive dogs.

[klong toey]

So why is it they execute the dog in most countries when a child/adult is killed or mauled should be the owners?

Koh Samet was plagued by stray dogs many years ago a pack of dogs followed us pack leader decided to bite me,my girlfriend now my wife was not best pleased when i put it into a choke hold until it was unconscious.When it came back to life it understood not to mess with me i did warn it try again your a dead dog.

hope they all end up on the dinner table fxxk them .and a real pxxxx off is the indifference of the owners u feel like hitting them but u would be in big trouble ...saw a dog bite a customer in a jewellry store on beach rd a few years ago ...the customer had just spent thousands and the idiot owner did sfa these people r really strange ... sounds cruel but i love it when i see dogs getting run over i really hate roaming dogs ...ps before u hand wringers start i have owned and loved dogs but i always took them for walks fed them properly and never let them harass people

No such thing as a bad dog. Just bad, stupid, indifferent/negligent owners. The strays here are just a symptom of Thai "culture". How the hell can you say you love dogs and yet enjoy seeing them getting run over?

[Mozzbie47]

^^ I agree, the owner should be held accountable, as in Australia.
But, many of the stray dogs in Thailand dont have owners, especially if they bit someone.

[bobforest]

I've got 2 dogs and have built a wall around my 2 rai property to keep them in and keep other dogs out. I don't have a problem doing this as I think anyone should be able to walk up and down the soi without being harrassed by dogs, mine or anybody else's. It seems that I'm the only one in the soi who thinks this way as no one else has built a wall and all the other dogs have complete freedom to chase and bark at anyone who ventures down the soi.

Me and a mate do a bit of cycling and complete about 3 or 4 short rides during the week and 1 long ride early on Saturdays. Dogs are not much of a problem on the short rides as the rides are in a generally dog-free (if that's possible in Thailand) area. The Saturday rides are a bit more adventurous as we try to go 'exploring' but we've had to change our plans due to the dogs.

Starting out from my place and riding into the countryside through the village means running the gauntlet of the village dogs as they waken from their slumbers. Carrying a stick helps deter their attacks but some times the attack comes when you think you've safely negotiated the danger. No Thai has ever shown any effort to restrain/control any of the village dogs on our rides. As a result, we now load the bikes in the back of the pick-up and drive to an out-of-town petrol station or coffee house, park there, and complete the ride. We mainly keep to major roads that have a decent motorcycle lane. Despite our wish to explore interesting looking sideroads, any exploring is fraught with danger as the sideroad dogs don't usually welcome any strangers, especially farang ones out seeking a bit of exercise.

Recently I decided to get a rabies injection in case I ever get bitten by one of these dogs. The doctor said it would involve 3 injections over a few weeks and told me that I had to go to another part of the hospital to see a nurse who would give the injection. When I found the room and nurse, she asked me where was the dog bite. I told her that I had not been bitten but was having a course of injections 'just in case.' The nurse said that she had never given an injection for rabies to anyone who had not been bitten by a dog and decided that she had to check with the doctor to get the go-ahead with the injection!!! So much for Thai pro-activity!!!!! The doctor gave the go-ahead and injection 1 was completed. The same procedure happened with numbers 2 and 3!

Thai dogs are a major problem regarding community health and safety to walkers, cyclists, and motorcyclists. Solutions could be relatively easy to introduce by local health and/or administrative authorities but it would entail some planning and determined implementation, so I don't anticipate much chance of success.

Bobforest

[kmart]

So why is it they execute the dog in most countries when a child/adult is killed or mauled should be the owners?

The dog is usually killed, and the owners fined / penalized for negligence.

Unfortunately, negligence and apathy is the norm in LOS.

[DrAndy]

What a way to spoil a stay there being bitten by a dog, and yes raybies is a major worry.

they always seem to like me when I am wearing my Raybans

just stooping down and pretending to pick up a projectile is often enough to make them think twice about coming to near.

that works well

[DrAndy]

Peddle faster!

what would they buy?

Thats right. The dogs are terratorial.

I know

Once you peddle outside their patch

sales pitch?

I recently read where a falang was attacked and killed by a pack of stray dogs. It is sad, when your most memorable thing about your visit to Thailand, is of being killed

awful memory

[Kwang]

Koh Samet was plagued by stray dogs many years ago a pack of dogs followed us pack leader decided to bite me,my girlfriend now my wife was not best pleased when i put it into a choke hold until it was unconscious

Get out of here

[Boon Mee]

I fecking hate the fact that I can't go for a run or a bike ride too far outside the moo bahn without some mangy mutts taking a run at me.

Peddle faster!

Sometimes I just stop and back them down. Dogs get the vibe...

Thats right. The dogs are terratorial. Once you peddle outside their patch they give up the chase. As you say though, I sometimes wait until most of them have stopped chasing me then turn around near the edge of their patch and face them down by baring my teeth and snarling. Its funny to see them do an immediate volte face and retreat.

However , there is another useful tactic you can use if you are on a bike. That is to weave from left to right. When a dog gets within biting distance of one of your feet , just turn away from it and show it the rear mudguard. This means they are now have to change tack to get the inside line again and while they slow up to perform this directional change , you gain a breathing space . When they start to come again at your other foot just turn back and they are wrong footed again.

My old 10 speed doesn't have a front or rear mud guard and I wear flip-flops on my rides therefore, it's a bit dodgy letting them get too close. Haven't been bit yet - touch wood.

[DrAndy]

My old 10 speed doesn't have a front or rear mud guard and I wear flip-flops on my rides therefore, it's a bit dodgy letting them get too close

yes, those 10 speeds let the dog far too close, and that combined with no mudguards is a recipe for doughnuts

flip flops?

[stinky poo]

I fecking hate the fact that I can't go for a run or a bike ride too far outside the moo bahn without some mangy mutts taking a run at me.
A mate of mine carries a water pistol filled with Ammonia when he's out on the bike, and the mutts all give him a wide berth now.

Is your mate the bastard who has been spraying chicks in the face with acid or some shit the last month or so in Bangkok ?

[CaptainNemo]

^^^ yeah right

Yeah.
When I first came to TL about a decade or so ago, in an Isaan town, I vividly remember regularly running the gauntlet at night, past a group of about 7 or 8 dogs that would growl at me menacingly as I strolled down the lane, and my bint at the time advised me correctly to just keeping strolling forward and ignore them, as they only have a go if you show you are scared, and, after wearing sandals the first time, and feeling a slight dehiscence of the dirtstar, ameliorated by the knowledge I had a full set of rabies jabs, since then i've always tried to wear some kind of proper shoe in TL (emergencies notwithstanding).
After a spot of offshore fun during the rainy season in BK, I kept my riggers boots on, and have used them a couple of times to disuade curious canines, and find them very effective.

Moreover, the rats, and general shite and dirty water all over the place make me wonder why people insist on wearing thong/flip flop things (in any city), as if they're at the beach or the pool or something (fuсking wаnkеrs).

[flyfisher davis]

A meter long solid piece of bamboo always works...I had a dog in my hood relentlessly coming after me until one day he met the bizz end of my bamboo...I broke his front right leg and left him there...Someone later came and collected him. Now when he sees me coming he runs behind his gate...But a couple people here have the right info...If you bend down like you are picking something up they quickly retreat. (for the most part)

[BaitongBoy]

^Are you left-handed?...

[sunsetter]

I recently read where a falang was attacked and killed by a pack of stray dogs

link?

[DrAndy]

Moreover, the rats, and general shite and dirty water all over the place make me wonder why people insist on wearing thong/flip flop things (in any city), as if they're at the beach or the pool or something (fuсking wаnkеrs).

I agree

why would they do that?

cue BeanHead

[pgumms]

i carry a piece of bamboo with me on my bicycle and motorcycle and have used it lots of times . never hit one yet, just raise it and they take off.

[Mozzbie47]

I recently read where a falang was attacked and killed by a pack of stray dogs

link?

Sorry, l have no link, l beilieve l read it on the Paknam Forum, 1 or 2 years ago.

[ribblerat]

when in the boonies where these fuckers are quite prevalent , i find that keeping a few rocks in my pocket works wonders , a little trick that i picked up in India !! hit the Alpha square and he yelps and legs it and the rest will normally follow suit ..

[franky]

I guess all the Thailand dogs are savage by nature. Need not to worry about that. May be they don't bite they are just furious by looks. I myself is too scared of dogs.I always distance from them. My friend just love staying with dogs. I don;t actually understand how can one love stray dogs..Aww its sounds strange..

[Minnie Maugham]

Never had a prob with stray Thai dogs. Single or packs. I know they love me.