A lesson in letting sleeping dogs lie
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published : 28 Feb 2021 at 04:00
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As the mug-shot for this column might suggest, I do have a certain empathy for dogs and generally get on well with our furry friends. Maybe it s because I was born in the Year of the Dog. But you never know what is around the corner.
Last week for the first time ever I was bitten by a dog. Hardly earth-shattering news, but it still came as a surprise. I should emphasise it was entirely my fault the dog was blameless.
We were in Isan at the house of Thai relatives and were leaving just as dusk was falling. A combination of the fading light and my dodgy eyesight saw me misjudge the final step leading down from the house and I took a minor tumble. This in itself would not have been a problem, but unfortunately I landed on their dog, a rather large fellow with most impressive gnashers.