Thailand 'How long will your Dog Survive' survey!

Expats, Thai's and visitors to Thailand, want to know how long your mutt will live for? Take this scientifically accurate survey to predict the lifespan of your mutt whilst living in Thailand the Land of the Land of the Smiles!

Please answer the following questions:

1. Where did you get your dog?
A) He is a pedigree, very expensive
B) A friend of a friend
C) Temple stray
D) The motorway

2. Where do you live
A) In a large mansion house, on a vast expanse of land
B) On a soi with a normal garden
C) In the jungle
D) The motorway

3. Where does your dog remain during the day?
A) He remains in the confines of our modest 15 rai plot
B) I let him wander, but he is inside during the evening
C) Dunno
D) The motorway

4. How often do you feed your dog?
A) 3 times, tom yam gai in the AM, a light lunch, followed by steak dinner in the evening
B) 2 times a day, dog meal in the morning, bowl of meat in the evening
C) Sometimes
D) ?

5. Where does your dog sleep
A) With me, under the covers
B) In the house
C) Dunno
D) The motorway

6.When would you consider taking your dog to the vet?
A) When he looks a little depressed
B) If he stops eating
C) If he stops eating, is bleeding profusely, and I have won some cash on the lotto
D) ?

7. What kind of treats do you give your dog?
A) We dress him often in a fetching pink doggie jacket! He looks fabulous.
B) Chewy bones and new collar
C) Nothing
D) I beat him with a stick

8. If you saw your dog fighting in the street, would you:
A) Call the police and run in all guns blazing, trying to stop them
B) Shout, and try to stop them
C) Watch to see who wins
D) Shoot them both

9. If you saw a dog wandering in the road, would you?
A) Beep my horn, slow down, and take any required evasive action
B) Beep my horn and avoid
C) Do nothing
D) Aim for the dog

Mostly A's: Your dog is lucky, but embarrased to be with you. Death age: Will live forever.

Mostly B's: Normal, your mutt has a fairly good chance of survival. Death age: 4-7

Mostly C's: Your mutt hates you. Death age: 1-2

Mostly D's: Your mutt is road jam already. Death age: 0-1

Couple of links to Thai rescue dog foundations: Soidog (phuket) Care for Dogs (chiang mai) SCAD Bangkok (bangkok)  soi-dog foundation (phuket) volunteer at a dog rescue centre (near phuket) dog aid Thailand (bangkok) dog rescue center (samui) Thai Animal Rescue Centre (sanklaburi) dog rescue center (samui).

Comments

[Wotchit321]

C'mon, all animals love motorways! How else do you explain so many of them getting run over there?

[Ben Shingleton]

Yep, if there is one thing that makes me mad about Thailand, that's one of them.