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Thursday, October 28, 2004

When a dog bites, it bites hard..........

And they say 'Dogs are men's best friends'.........

I've a confession to make. I beat dogs. But before you call the SPCA hotline, hear me out first.

I've always got an affinity with dogs. I was born in 1982, the year of the dog. And my family used to keep dogs when i was a kid. So when I was posted to my current Army unit, I immediately volunteered myself for dog course and dog patrol duty. The 2 weeks course was enjoyable and that's saying alot for an SAF course. Unfortunately, my duty was not........

The first few dog patrol that i carried out was quite alright. Just 'walk the dog' and you called that 'duty'? Indeed life as a dog handler in my camp was pretty slack. However 2 weeks later, due to some inknown reason, the dog that I was assigned to was sick and I was given another dog. A Labrador Retriever named 'Eric'. And that was when hell starts.......

There are different types of men in this world. Some are wimpy while others are bullies. Same with dogs. 'Eric' is completely different from any dogs that I've handled before. He doesn't listen to orders and is extremely untamable. My first patrol with him took almost an hour as he refused to walk. I had to literally drag him with the leash with me. Thinking that he was still unfamiliar with me, i decided not to pursue the matter with him (he is afterall a dog). But when he tried to bite me when I was brushing his tail, I knew this was the last straw.

Rule number one for guard dogs: Never ever bite its own handler (or master). And 'Eric' actually dare to break this 'taboo' for guard dogs which would led him to be put to sleep. And when i mean he bites me, he really do. He bit my leg and used his paws to scratch my hands. I immediately kicked him away. Luckily he was tied to an area or he would have continue his attack and who knows what will happen to me. Still recovering from the shock of the attack, I immediately take his leash and whipped him hard. Real hard. Then i kicked him in the head and splash some water on him. Luckily my injury wan't that serious or i would have continue my 'judgement' on him.

The next day after sending him back to dog wing, a senior dog handler told me that 'Eric' was indeed untamable. In fact, he will bite at anybody that tried to muzzle him or touch his tail. So much so that their officers also gave up on him and refused to bathe him (as he 'll bite those who bathe him too). The senior also told me that guard dogs are very dominant creatures. If they sense that their handlers are very weak and not very firm, they'll actually 'heck care' about the handlers so to speak. He told me that in order to have the dogs under my command, I sometimes have to beat them if they are naughty. Of course, they are special ways to beat them and the thing is never kick their stomach or their skull. He also told me not to treat them like pet dogs because they are obviously not and can be dangerous.

Almost two years and lot of scars, I can proudly says that now, ALL guard dogs under my command are extremely obedient to me. Don't believe me? This is the evidence. I have become some sort of veteran trainer of guard dogs (and yes, i know i am smug :P).



Till somebody call the SPCA, so sue me !!!

Wednesday, October 27, 2004

New Singapore Internet Law: What it means to me.........

This week had been not a good week. First off, the singapore govt announce a new law that states that, by next year, all unauthorised download will be consider a criminal act and if caught, will be fine up to $20000 max or 6 month in jail. What does this means to me ? No more BT download from next year onwards !!!!! WTF !!! I am a heavy net user and most of the time, i spent time looking for things to download. Now the Singapore Govt is taking my number one hobby away!!! Argh !!! No more mp3 !!! No more games !!! No more animes !!!

In actualty, i think my isp (singnet) will not be able to catch me since i got alot of protection installed on my system (Firewall among other things). So i guess i will continue this 'criminal act' until they got on me !!! Yes, i am playing with fire but for not letting me download is like cold turkey to me !!!! Argh...the torment, the agony !!!!!

Till then, so sue me !!!