About cows, calves and dogs

You enter black and white and red-and-white cows and calves as we know them in the Netherlands Thailand very sporadically. Traveling through the country you will often see someone strolling around with a number of buffalo's in tow, looking for scarce food for his herd.

Income is moderate, very moderate. Rearing a young calf for three years yields little by Western standards. Three to five thousand baht seems like a lot, but for that amount you'll be lugging such a beast along 's Heeren roads for three years. Buddha's ways in this case.

Dogs

Dogs are a completely different phenomenon. Think there are few countries where you encounter more stray dogs than in the land of smiles. The many street dogs in particular are a problem. Many animals are malnourished and suffer from mange and other diseases. The stray dogs multiply rapidly and are often a nuisance. In addition, these dogs pose a danger to traffic and you often come across dead dogs on the road surface.

Dozens of dogs can be found in every residential area. The rooster crowing accompanied by the barking of the dogs will be experienced by many tourists as funny and rural. As a resident, if you are cruelly awakened at dawn, you will want to curse the beasts. Yet the average Thai cannot be called animal-unfriendly.

Rage

With young Thai ladies it seems like a fad to want to pamper a small dog like her own child with a kind of maternal instinct. Jacket around the body that should protect the animal from a cold shiver and also distinguish it from an ordinary street dog. A collar with decorations should demonstrate the loving bond of the owner with her sweetheart. The most extravagant thing I saw recently was a white poodle wearing four shoes.

Had to think back to my dear mother who once said: "You don't go crazy if you don't want to."