A lesson in letting sleeping dogs lie
A lesson in letting sleeping dogs lie 7 published : 28 Feb 2021 at 04:00 7 As the mug-shot for this column might suggest, I do have a certain empathy for dogs and generally get on well with our furry friends. Maybe it's because I was born in the Year of the Dog. But you never know what is around the corner. Last week for the first time ever I was bitten by a dog. Hardly earth-shattering news, but it still came as a surprise. I should emphasise it was entirely my fault -- the dog was blameless. We were in Isan at the house of Thai relatives and were leaving just as dusk was falling. A comb...