One thing the guide books did not tell us about Thailand: the domesticated animal situation is ridiculous.
A few examples:
1. At this very moment, I am within spitting distance of three gorgeous dogs. We're seeing at least a dozen dogs a day, maybe more. Almost all of them are very cute.
2. Walking from town (Bang Bao) to our bungalow, we pass by a whole crew of chickens. They walk around the paths during the day, and sleep in trees at night. Also, these roosters look fierce. Gillie and I give them plenty of distance (and avoid eye contact - seriously), lest they come after our ankles.
3. Last night after dinner, we saw a giant black pig (boar?) trotting down the road into the village. This guy was HUGE - maybe 800+ pounds, or several Warren Sapps. A couple of dogs barked at him for a while, but they got bored. We tried to get a picture of him as he sauntered past us, but it was too dark.
4. Our first day in Bangkok, we saw a black lab trotting around with a small bag of garbage. He had a definite sense of purpose - after walking 60 or 70 feet, he stopped and readjusted his grip on the bag. This is underwhelming in prose, but just amazing in real life. We're certain that he is a specially trained garbage dog, ridding Bangkok's parks of litter.
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