Oh My Dog...

I went to the Market a few days ago and had an interesting experience. I tagged along with the German Ladies Club of Seoul (I don't belong to the group yet....) They would allow me to join the group even though I'm not German or a Lady - Nice ladies [a little decadent but a little decadence is nice], who like me have plenty of time on their hands...

Anyway, as we were going through the Market, we stumbled upon a stand which sold cooked dog meat, whole and chopped, with and without head. In front of the Butchers table and scale was a tiny cage with about 7 dogs inside, alive. The breed they use is called "Nureongee", although they do use other breeds as well. Now as a dog owner I was appalled but on the other hand I have to say that we as westerners, eat pig, snails, frogs, cows, baby cows.... etc etc etc... so even though I wanted to open the cage and let all the dogs out, I was able to understand that it's not bad that they eat dog. It's simply their culture and I have to respect that. Still, I came home and had to give Brady the dog a hug. I still freak out when some people look at him with a hungry look about them..