::A Geek in Korea::

When I bought my dog, no one told me he was a cold blooded killer. All the people in my apartment know somehow, because when he gets into the elevator with me, they look as if I had just brought on a bear, and not a 3 kilogram lap dog. People actually retract in fear, grab their children and put their bodies in between the hunter and it’s pray. Their eyes say, "Take me, but spare my children!" as offer themselves up in sacrifice to my dog  when I walk down the sidewalk in front of my apartment.

It’s so bad, they’ve posted rules on the elevator door, stamped by the security guard.

The translation I was offered states that there was "some law" (that specific), that prevented dogs from living in apartment buildings and villas where other people live. They said there were people that felt that dogs were surprising them when the doors open to elevators, lunging at them. Also, that they defecate or urinate in the elevators, cause too much noise, and aren’t clean enough. It’s actually just selective hassling by "The Man" that I’m going to choose to ignore until someone says something to me directly.

Whoever owns the small bear cub posing as a dog that is pissing these people off does need to do something with their pet. My dog Yoshi is doing none of these things. He never barks. My dog gets more frequent cleanings than the elevator does, so I don’t think it’s us causing the problems. He never does anything wrong in the elevator. The only time he’s ever "lunged" out the door, the person that complained was standing directly in front of the door.

Anyone that stands directly in front of an elevator door that is opening and doesn’t expect anyone to come out is an idiot in the first place. The man made a bunch of tough guy "Fucking dog!" sorts of swears to look tough in front of his girlfriend, wife, or mistress, but honestly, he should have been doing the "Oh, I’ve got the vapors from that frightful dog!" routine the way he was acting. My dog weighed less than his man-purse.

Even if it is, Yoshi’s not going anywhere. The "posting of rules without actually addressing the problem" is the passive aggressive way that Korean people deal with problems that I can’t stand. If the security guards have a problem with the behavior of my dog specifically, they can either tell me directly, or I’ll just ignore anything on the walls. I’m a responsible pet owner who cleans up messes, keeps my dog fed and well attended to when possible, and doesn’t deserve getting dirty looks in elevators because someone wants to give all pet owners a hard time.

There are people in buildings that have barking dogs tI know, so perhaps this is a blanket sort of paper that covers everyone in the building. Perhaps others aren’t as responsible as I am when in the company of other people with my dog. I don’t know. I still shouldn’t have to deal with anyone else’s problems if they don’t apply to me.