Wrong choice of dog as house pet

Recently we have a replacement for the blind dog who got lost when we forgot to close the gate one night.

This picture is a good example of what Lucky is capable of. Our first casualty was an old slipper of Beng which is really light and comfortable. Since then, he has gone through a number of my old shoes and one pair sandals which my wife forgot to put it away. Yet, despite countless complaints from me Lucky is here to stay. Efforts like taking him to the factory and bringing him back in the evening fizzled out especially very often she was in a hurry.

Lucky's aggressive barking has been a source of problems with schoolboys walking past our house. Boys will be boys and some even threw stones at him. The last straw was when I actually saw a student throwing our bag of rubbish like throwing discus into our compound and landed in front of our door! Since then I would scold each and every attempt. When questioned why, a student actually said because the dog was 'garang' (fierce). When I put the dogs at the back of the house, the students will provoke by imitating barking sounds and stamping their feet. I even complained to the Student Affairs teacher at SMK Sultan Yussuf to make an announcement to the students. My rising blood pressure as a result is of no concern to my wife. Living near a school is a definite disadvantage especially with the increasing indiscipline of students.

Incidentally, SYS is my wife's Alma Mater which just celebrated its 100th Anniversary. Our beloved Sultan is also an ex-student of the school which is named after his father. His frequent visits to Batu Gajah had seen prompt improvements to roads, especially the first flyover in Perak when he was Agong.