Who Let The Dogs Out?

This is my first post ever since I've abandoned my blog for more than a year. Also, this is my first post which isn't about movies.

Last week, I've discovered that dogs aren't so cute when they're after you. This was a troubling issue which had been bugging me for a few days. Nearby my house, lived a stray brown female dog which was quite aggressive, and will bark and chase after people if it sees them close by. I'm pretty sure that the dog has no particular owner, because there's no collar on it. It lives temporarily in a house nearby, and hangs out with another dog which I think has an owner. In the mornings I've been chased by that darn dog twice, but it wasn't so bad at all. The dog was not serious in chasing and it stopped halfway after I walked away from it. Sure, it wasn't serious but I was pretty annoyed by it. There was definitely a chance for it to really launch an attack if it wants to. It even tries to cross the busy road to go after you across the road if you walked past it. That darn dog!

I finally decided to call the enforcers. No, not the cops, but the "animal-enforcers" from MPSJ. I checked the MPSJ website and found a section called "Kawalan Kacau Ganggu" which is related to my problem. What? I thought "Kawalan Anjing" would be a more appropriate title. So the website says: "APAKAH YANG TIDAK BOLEH DILAKUKAN OLEH PEMILIK ANJING ?" (Translation: What dog owners cannot do?)... "Membiarkan dan melepaskan anjing merayau di luar kawasan premis pemunya" (Translation: Letting the dogs roam freely outside the owner's house)... "Anjing yang berkeliaran tanpa terikat dan bersarung mulut (berlesen atau tanpa berlesen) akan ditangkap sekiranya operasi sedang dijalankan tanpa sebarang notis amaran" (Translation: Dogs that roam around freely without being chained/restricted by the owner, with or without a dog license will be captured without notice). Pretty neat! Since if Browny has no owner and he runs around freely barking and chasing after people, the authorities will definitely OWN the dog.

MPSJ is quite efficient. After calling them to file a complaint, a week later (which is today) they've managed to capture the stray dog. Reaching home from work, I discovered that Browny wasn't at his "home" today. I've also received confirmation letters from them saying that a stray dog had been caught. Probably Browny found a new home at the dog pound. Well, I do hope he's safe there being locked up.



This is the final verdict. Wild dogs shouldn't be let roaming around, because they grew up in the wild without owners and proper training. They could pose a danger towards people. Even if Browny had an owner (I doubt so, cause there's no collar and it is not a common breed) they should have not let it run around carelessly.

Finally, here's an informative section which I've found from the "Kawalan Kacau Ganggu" section from MPSJ's website. Did you know that there are certain aggressive breeds of dog which you cannot keep and it's against the law to rear them? Here's a few of them:


Japanese Tosa


American Pitt-bull Terrier


Japanese Akita Inu

No offense to dog lovers/owners, but if you are going to rear a dog, please choose a less aggressive breed to put in your house. Even though it might not look scary enough to fend off buglers, but it can serve as a natural alarm. If not, I might be scared to enter your house.

Why not get a cute Beagle instead?



But for the moment, I'll keep a cat first if I have my own house. Cats are cute. Cats are also funny creatures.



Read also: Dangerous Dogs Act 1991