Disturbing picture of the month: When Rat-dogs Attack!

Here we see FiFi trying to tear out Muffin's throat.

I stole this pic from my girlfriend, who stole it from Naver (a Korean search engine). It is a reminder that those cute little rat-dogs are still animals.

Now, it is well known that dogs are the other other white meat in Korea. If you don't believe me check out this old post from the Marmot (with pics). Unlike some other bloggers out there, I'm not in love with dog-meat, but I've had it a few times. Frankly, I don't think it's worth the price (dog meat being about twice the price of beef).

What is less well known is that many Koreans also love dogs as pets. Koreans take pride in their native breeds such as the Jindo (a nasty, ill-tempered breed in my humble opinion). Many Koreans also show obsessive affection for their little pet rat-dogs (dogs so small that no self-respecting American man would have anything to do with them). That is especially true of Korean women, who often treat their dogs like children:

A rising social trend is the "DINKPET tribe," people who choose to raise pets rather than children. The term is a combination of DINK (double income, no kids) and PET. It refers to couples that have not yet secured a solid economic foundation and because they are busy with work have put off having children. These couples generally want to prolong their honeymoon years and fill any void between them with animals such as cats, dogs and rabbits.

A housewife from Ilsan raises a Yorkshire terrier named Yeppi. The owner of a veterinary hospital who noticed that she spent a long time peering in the window whenever she passed by gave the dog to her. Yeppi's owners emigrated and could not take the dog with them. For the Ilsan housewife who has no children after five years of marriage, Yeppi is a companion and a source of laughter in the home.

On the other hand, in case of war or famine, they can always become emergency provisions.

UPDATE: I have been told by a reliable source that FiFi's fangs were pasted in by some guy using Photo Shop (you can even see the box in the picture). However, the rest of the pic is legit.

Comments

[clnsmi]

My sis has a jindo, ot's a friendly, sweet, yet dignified animal!

[SteveCarroll]

I think you need to close the Italics tag on the update blurb.

[Zully Jimenez]

hi,

I am just writting to tell you that I love the picture that you took of your dogs, they look similar to my dog that I had, but sadly a car killed him, three years ago.anyway that a nice picture.Good luck!!!

sincerly,

Zully JImenez

[jenny]

why are you fighting your sister?

[valarie magallanes]

they look so cute nice dogs

[Ron Sieck]

This is so funny!!! Love it, Hope I don't meet FiFi in a dark alley somewhere. :) Great Picture!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!

[toni]

This is a really cute picture one in a million.
Toni

[toni]

This is a really cute picture one in a million.
Toni

[Madison]

That picture of the savage rat dogs is kind of strange, but i like it anyway because it is kind of funny. Thanks for posting your picture on the internet!
-a friendly viewer

[anonymus]

that looks like me and my sister. i'm the one about to bite her head off. lol

[laila]

it was awsome

[carmen]

hey that is a very betefull pic you got there if i was i juge i will give you and the puppy 600 point well good look in it

[Alazon]

What a load of tosh, they are dogs belonging to two friends of mine in Taiwan, and they are PLAYING, I know because I have the original photo, which was not 'stolen from my girlfriend' as the first writer claims (idiot) - and the name is not Fifi. But this is the internet and occupied by lots of fools.