Bangkok Street Dogs

A place to learn about the lives of street dogs in Bangkok, Thailand, with emphasis on the individual characters of the Bangkok street dog community and their stories of hardship and humor.

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Monday, May 15, 2006

Introducing Flash



Meet Flash, a three year old white poodle-mix who hates having her picture taken and was in the process of beating a hasty retreat when I snapped this photo the other day near a bus stop in the Victory Monument neighborhood. She's an extremely fast dog, and I've never been able to take a photo of her, but we're actually pretty good friends.

Flash hates having her photo taken because she believes that each snapshot takes away part of her soul -- a belief she shares with the Aborginal cultures of Australia and the South Pacific. Although she's pretty relaxed when no one is pointing a camera at her, Flash's skittishness keeps her from hanging out in touristy areas like the Grand Palace and Khao San Road.

Being one of the fastest dogs in Bangkok has its advantages though. For example, Flash has a habit of teasing bully dogs that cause problems for her friends, and being able to outrun these angry hounds after insulting them keeps her from being devoured. One time I myself was cornered by a couple of mangy bullies in a dark alley, and Flash bailed me out using this very tactic.

"Hey morons, a thousand baht says you can't catch me!" Flash shouted to the bullies, who immediately gave chase. Flash led them through a maze of back alleys and around a corner onto a main street -- and into the open doors of a Bangkok municipal dog catcher's van. She's a good friend.

5 Comments:

Blogger Cash said...

I have similar super spin move.

The Almighty Canine has tremendous abilities.

LONG LIVE THE REVOLUTION!

8:09 AM  
Blogger La Louve said...

wow!! she's really that fast?? :) nice meeting you flash

8:52 AM  
Blogger Joviel said...

Another cute post :) Your blog can make my most terrible days a lot better ... Love reading it !!!! Hugs to cass :X

7:14 AM  
Blogger tumbletot said...

i love reading ur posts... don't stop the doggy news, cass.

11:25 AM  
Blogger e2npau said...

I'm waiting for an update - I really don't belive you covered all of the soi dogs in the big mango! :)

I really like this blog!

8:58 AM  

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