Saturday, August 16, 2008

Mad Dogs and Thais


A black Alsatian terrorised my suburban neighbor. DJ savaged two poodles. I had a newspaper route. DJ met me every morning and tore at my newspapers. His owner said he was harmless. The police did nothing and I hit DJ with a lead pipe wrapped in a newspaper. He was a good dog after that, but bad dogs are a product of their owners.

I'm taking care of an Airedale in Palm Beach. The present owner saved the bitch from the animal shelter. She loves Pom-Pom to pieces, but 2 years of TLC can't exorcise 6 years of abuse and nothing Pom-Pom likes better than savaging small dogs. She broke the car window the other day going for a terrier.

"What a pretty dog." An admirer will reach down to touch Pom-Pom. Her snarling growl scared them off. I don't let her near small dogs or children.

Tragically two Rottweiler pets attacked a Bangkok child with murderous intent. The story is a repeat of fighting dogs off the leash. The Thai police seized the wild dogs presumably to put them down, however the Bangkok Post reports that provincial police have adopted the Rottwielers to hunt escaped criminals.

They have a two-month grace period before evaluation as to their suitability for this task. They are probably headed for a CIA rendition prison, but no one can say where those are located in Thailand.

Rottweilers were banned ten years ago, but the restriction was eased due to protests from owners.

The infant has been cremated at her neighborhood temple.

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