Comments on: Sorry sir, we are not willing to cover Thong Daeng

By: Shane Tarr

Shane Tarr — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:10:20 +0000

There is a delicious irony in Thailand with dogs of foreign pedigree able to be insured for up to THB 500,000. Human foreign mongrels in Thailand cannot easily get local insurance cover for death but then I suppose a pedigree dog is a privileged species for some better-off Thais, especially if the owners can get them to bark at the right people, hopefully being those people who threaten “democracy” in Thailand. I suppose if I were a better off Thai I would think it right and proper that my dog, even if of the running variety, whose death can be leveraged to put what after all is a pittance to better-off Thais into the faithful dog owner’s pocket, rather than permitting “rent-seeking” farangs” and their various retainers from undermining the financial security of life insurance companies. Perhaps this is what Sarit Thanarat used to have in mind when he personally “executed” errant Chinese shopowners who would burn down their shops before the Chinese New Year and try and collect the insurance.

By: Dog Lover

Dog Lover — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:38:00 +0000

Americans can now include mutts in their car insurance (with some companies) in order that they be covered in case of an accident.

By: Surang Saitip

Surang Saitip — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:01:43 +0000

Dogs deserve humane treatment. But taking a dog to a state ceremony is too much. And for 0ur Moslem brethren, we should not flaunt dogs in their presence. Likewise, putting a dog on a seat of honor next to you–if you are a big shot–amounts to bad taste.

By: jonfernquest

jonfernquest — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:27:56 +0000

“……here is a link to a lovely set of expressionist style paintings of Thailand’s most famous canines, the Bangkok Soi Dogs…….”

I like the smile of the welcome to Thailand Soi dog:

http://www.chriscolesgallery.com/welcome_to_thailand_soi_dog.htm

By: jonfernquest

jonfernquest — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:18:57 +0000

“…sales of dog food have increased substantially in recent years.”

Real Thai dogs, like my Shih-tzus, eat rice and Laap Mu.

I refuse to let my eight Shih-tzus mix with the soi dogs though who
have a little mafia like gathering at the garbage can at the end of the soi every evening.

The patriarch of our Shih-tzu clan, Ai Book Bik, used to run with the Mae Sai soi dogs, deeply revered and respected by them because of his abundant hair, until he got run over by a truck.

Live in the soi, die on the soi.

By: ChrisIPS

ChrisIPS — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:19:14 +0000

……here is a link to a lovely set of expressionist style paintings of Thailand’s most famous canines, the Bangkok Soi Dogs…….

http://www.chriscolesgallery.com/soi_dogs_bangkok.htm