Old Thai Beliefs about their Thai Dogs.

1. A dog with a dirty-look...means a good barker.

2. A dog with black tongue... Cannot be killed by a snake biting.

3. A litter with 9 puppies... The owner will be fortunate.

4. A litter with 6 puppies... The owner will be unfortunate. Most of the puppies will not survive.

5. The number of hairs on the mole under the chin... If there is 1 piece of hair on the mole, the dog is obedient, easy to be tamed. If there are 2 pieces of hair on the mole, it is okay to have that dog. If there are 3 pieces of hair on the mole, the dog is hardheaded and too smart.

6. Taking a new dog into the house.... If there is an old dog living at the house, the owner should take the new dog to greet the old dog. The owner should tell the old dog not to harm the new one.

7. In order to have a loving, royal dog... On the day of arrival, the owner has to carry the dog in his arms when he first takes the dog into the house. It is because the dog will be grateful to that person and it will believe that this person is its only master. <o:p></o:p>

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Translated by Chuleekorn Chan and Suchada Ookcho

Re-written by James Hernandez, NJ, USA

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