Saturday, September 13

Dogs R' Us

I attach here a short gringoes.com commentary on my least favorite part of Brazilian inner-city life: The Barking Dog ' (ssssssssssssss + infinity)

Irish: (notice he writes all in caps, which, yes, is exactly how I feel)

"HELLO ALL,
CAN SOMEONE ANYONE HELP ME TO REACH A SOLUTION ABOUT SHUTTING DOGS UP. WHICH DOG DAZER IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND WHERE CAN I BUY ONE IN BRAZIL? WHY DO BRAZILIANS THINK ITS OK TO TRAP DOGS BEHIND GATES AND NOT WALK THEM AND HAVE THEM BARKING AND HOWLING CONSTANTLY?
ANY SOLUTIONS OR ANSWERS ON THIS ONE PLEASE.
THANK YOU"

Man of Leisure:

"As LL says, welcome to Brazil. Dogs barking all day and night is normal here and people will be surprised that it bothers you. I suggest you say nothing as this will alert the owner to your presence. Meanwhile, go the farmacia and buy Ibuprofeno (Ibuprophen) in 600mg tablet form (as this does not require a prescription in Brazil) and then melt some chocolate and coat the pills. Ibuprophen has a minimum lethal dosage of 600mg per kilogram bodyweight in dogs so a small 3kg poodle will need 3 chocky treats and larger dogs probably a few more. Just throw them over the wall or through the letter-box. Renal failure and death follow swiftly."

London Lad:

"IRISH, who is noted for his gracious manners, was awakened one morning at 4:44 A.M. by his ringing telephone.

"Your dog's barking, and it's keeping me awake," said an angry voice.
IRISH thanked the caller and politely asked his name and number before hanging up.

The next morning at precisely 4:44 A.M., IRISH called his neighbor back.

"Good morning, Mr. Lucena, Just called to say that I don't have a dog."

Me:

"Hahahah.....the chocolate coated pain killer. That's an instant classic.

Barking dogs are in my all time top 3 of Brazilian pet peeves (like the pun?). Worse still, Brazilians seem to have a soft spot for my LEAST FAVORITE of all mongrels, the black eyed curly haired demonic yapper known as "The Poodle". Why anyone would want a dog that is as ugly as sin, and absent of any redeeming qualities is beyond me. And because no one seems to walk their pets, all of these screaming headache makers have gone completely bug nuts insane. I walk by this one every time I come home from work and I swear to god we mental battle.

I think "Bitch, I'm gonna squash you!" And it thinks "Yap, Yap, Yap, Yap, Yap, Yap, Yap, Yap, Yap, Yap, Yap, Yap, Yap, Yap......you get my point."

Exactly This:


4 comments:

AkuTyger said...

Are these Villa Matos yippy-shits?

Ray Adkins said...

Leo,

I have one word for you:
Ear plugs!!!!!
I get them here in Rhode Island at CVS Pharmacy, you can buy a box with 100 ear plugs for U$9,56, see if you find them in your local pharmacies or get someone to mail you a box from the US.
Yes, we also have dogs barking in the neighborhood, they bark to foxes, possums, squirrels, dear and my favorite, the skunk.
The favorite breed around here is the beagle and the welsh corgi.
We have a corgi golden retriever mix, but we think he might be mute or too intelligent to be barking for no reason, he never ever barks.
American Airlines has the "Bose Sound Reducer" headsets on sale this month, it is the same they offer their first class passengers, it is really good, it is padded and super flexible, you can even sleep with it and it won't bother you.
So you have two options, ear plugs or "Bose" Headsets, if neither of these can be found in Salvador I recommend some good old cotton balls to protect your ear drums and your sleep.




Take care

Ray

Ray Adkins said...

oops, I meant deer...

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