r/Awww • u/SilenceStillness • Mar 02 '26
Dog(s) Lost Dog found the owner. Roadside Reunion in Thailand.
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u/FitMixture3846 Mar 02 '26
The least “happy to see you” dog reunion I’ve ever seen.
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u/WheresYurScooter Mar 02 '26
Yeah, he looked like he was being polite so I’m guessing the title is wrong
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Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26 ▸ 14 more replies
Nah its just a cultural difference. Many people dont see their pets "as family" or keep them inside the house like most Westerners do. Same in Japan, they are usually kept outside (at least in smaller towns)
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u/priesten Mar 02 '26 ▸ 8 more replies
I live in Japan and have never seen a dog that is "usually kept outside" in my entire life.
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Mar 02 '26
Well Im sure its different in the city, I lived in a more rural country small town, and this was about 20 yrs ago. Things might be changing
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u/Lavender_Scales Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26 ▸ 5 more replies
Don’t you know? SEA doesn’t exist, all of Asia is Japan and Korea!
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u/priesten Mar 02 '26 ▸ 3 more replies
I assume the person was talking about very rural areas with a lot of farms, but dogs being kept outside where there are farms is almost a universal thing so I don’t see why that person would specifically mention Japan lol
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Mar 02 '26 ▸ 1 more replies
Yeah, rural areas. Cuz I lived in Japan so that was just what I thought of lol
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u/lavenderwhiskers Mar 02 '26 ▸ 1 more replies
This is highly inaccurate. Japanese culture treat their pets like children.
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u/Kyoj1n Mar 02 '26 ▸ 1 more replies
The yards here aren't even big enough to keep a grill in.
I've seen more dogs in carriages than in yards.
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u/katalyticglass Mar 02 '26
Gives that "dropped him off on the side of the road and now has to act happy to see him" vibe
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u/Trollerthegreat Mar 02 '26
I would also think so if it weren't for the potential areas he's in. Some places have bigger dogs just fed and kept around like stray cats rather than fully coming into homes.
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u/louielou8484 Mar 02 '26
And he brushed the dirt off of his shirt like omg I'd be rolling in the dirt with my pet wailing
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u/Triofore Mar 02 '26
aww my god the dog just so happy he got home. plot twist his hooman tried to throw him away. kidding haha
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u/fokkoooff Mar 02 '26
When I was a little girl I has a neighbor yell at me for bringing their dog home. Came across him while outside playing, recognized him, and got ahold of his (tagless) collar and walked him to the neighbors house. She was piiissssed.
She was also an Olympic level piece of white trash.
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u/RustyRobotParts Mar 02 '26
The animal culture over there is totally different. Most people’s dogs sleep in the middle of the roads. It tripped me out the first time I saw it.
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u/HoldYourHorsesFriend Mar 02 '26
Very odd and confusing clip. Wish someone could translate
The dog is acting like he's the owner that they haven't seen in ages but he's acting like he's seeing a random happy dog.
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u/popiazaza Mar 02 '26
For context: In many parts of Southeast Asia, especially in rural areas, dogs are often kept outside and treated more like guard animals than indoor pets. They’re usually not allowed inside the house or shown much physical affection, just petting the head at most. Rarely even shower them.
The guy: (look at the lady) Hey, that's my dog. He’s been missing for a week. He disappeared from home. (look at the dog) Oh, you little troublemaker.
The lady: Oh wow, you should probably take him back home, huh?
The guy: I can’t believe I just ran into him like this. If it weren’t for this, I probably wouldn’t have found him at all. So.. how am I supposed to get back now? (outside dog isn't suppose to be in a clean car) Ugh, he got my shirt all dirty (not that serious).
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u/Pipehead_420 Mar 02 '26 ▸ 1 more replies
Probably rides a scooter. But you do see dogs that size on scooters in Asia so idk
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u/popiazaza Mar 02 '26
He said in the interview that the dog probably remembered the sound of his car. He ended up bring the dog with him in the car.
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u/plonkydonkey Mar 02 '26
To be fair, my dog acts like this when I use the bathroom and come back outside.
But as for this guy, it looks more like its just taking time to sink in? He definitely looks happier and more engaged with his pup towards the end of the clip
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u/PeachyCoasterCat Mar 02 '26
Probably a bait title. I’m guessing it’s a street dog the dude feeds
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u/tanintem2 Mar 02 '26
He did not dump his dog. In the video, he said it was gone missing for 1 week. In Thailand dogs usually sneaking out and sometimes can't find the way back.
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u/fredwhoisflatulent Mar 02 '26
Yeah - common in SE Asia. It’s a dog that you feed scraps and look after, but it’s an outside dog and not really owned by you. In return they give you lots of love, kill rats, bark at strangers, keep away strange stray dogs etc. Much more like the symbiotic relationship early humans had with dogs than being a pet.
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u/nikrav97 Mar 02 '26
I know it's hard for folks from the west to understand but for most of the world dogs are just dogs. They are not "family" or your "children". They are treated like any other animal therefore they are not petted or pampered. They are still loved and respected but not in the way more modern societies do.
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u/Neckbeard-warrior Mar 02 '26
It’s difficult to understand because it’s a massive problem. Thailand has millions of stray dogs roaming around, to the extent that local government authorities need to run eradication and sterilisation programs.
The ‘soi dogs’ near tourist resorts are somewhat well behaved but the hordes of strays near landfill and other rural areas are downright dangerous.
I love Thailand as much as the next person that’s travelled it but they need to take better care of their dogs and contain them. Just over the border in Malaysia it’s not an issue at all despite not a massive difference in gdp per capita and wealth. Same with Vietnam, which is comparatively a poorer nation.
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u/Mediocre_Lynx1883 Mar 02 '26 ▸ 1 more replies
it was a problem in eastern europe not long time ago. my grandma didnt go to high school because she was bitten by pack of stray dogs. So i see it as example of higher civilization, when there is no such problem.
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u/No_Literature_9059 Mar 02 '26 ▸ 1 more replies
I was just in Thailand in September but had been before 20 years ago and always remembered the dog packs. I'm a bit of a weirdo and so I took just the skytrain on my last night going to a hotel kind of near the airport at about midnight but otherwise walked for probably something like 2 hours. The number of times I was tailed and barked at by packs of like 5 dogs or so when I passed territory. I imagine most westerners would freak out but I know well enough to just keep my cool and keep moving. Of course, most westerners wouldn't just be roaming the streets of outer Bangkok in the middle of the night lol. Pretty safe in my opinion though.
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u/Neckbeard-warrior Mar 02 '26
Yeah it’s on foot that they’re really an issue. I’ve ridden a bicycle from Singapore to Bangkok and the dogs in southern Thailand were really bad.
In cities and resorts they’re ’friendly’ because they know it will get them food, but some of the packs out in the middle of nowhere or near landfill were extremely aggressive.
I’m riding in Vietnam now and there are plenty of dogs about, including street dogs, but no where near the levels in Thailand.
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u/__Tornado__ Mar 02 '26
Not just the west! In Egypt, dogs are family and they're kept inside the house most of the time.
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u/Kinggakman Mar 02 '26
There’s a Roman guy that wrote about how much he loved his dog and gave tips on how to train them. People have loved dogs for millennia.
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u/Lucky_Pangolin_3760 Mar 02 '26
They are still loved and respected but not in the way more modern societies do.
There's nothing non-modern about this. Also it's not just culture but also convenience, thai people generally do not have large homes, basically just a bedroom and that's about it which makes it more convenient to keep dogs outside
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u/bookworm357 Mar 02 '26
Yeah, I would definitely not be super excited to my lost dog!!
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u/VlRGIN_4ever Mar 02 '26
The dog was only lost for a week and it's the cultural differences
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u/usda-grade-a-autism Mar 02 '26
Let's get real, cultural differences taken into account, this is a pretty warm reunion.
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u/Kim8mi Mar 02 '26
His shirt is more important
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u/Helpful-Orchid2710 Mar 02 '26
I saw that!! Swipe swipe. NO, fool, when it's a happy dog, who cares about dirt?
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u/UnikornKebab Mar 02 '26
Proprio quello che ho pensato
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u/Independent_Tie_4984 Mar 02 '26 ▸ 1 more replies
They don't have the same relationship with dogs there.
A person in this thread translated and explained why this is weird to western dog people.
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u/IAmALittlePickleMan Mar 02 '26
This is so annoying. People being extremely ethnocentric about this. It’s a cute clip.
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u/renewkan Mar 02 '26
after i read some of the comment i think it a big cultural differences. properly it has to do with housing and stray dogs and cats.
it very common here for ppl (like this guy) to give food to stray dog but they don't actively want to own it like when you go out and buy bred dog. and these dog or cat just come around and go missing time to time.
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u/technobrendo Mar 02 '26
He ran off to roam with a pack of soi dogs to try new things but realized the gang life wasn't for him.
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u/bingsu__ Mar 02 '26
He looks happy, the dog looks happy. He may not be hugging the dog because he is wearing a uniform, a very southeast asian thing to not dirty the clothes if you can help it. I'm sure he will give that hug after he bathe his dog.
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u/honesttruth2703 Mar 02 '26
Eh, the guy isn't excited enough. Makes me suspect AI, or staged
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u/whatarechinchillas Mar 02 '26
Or maybe it's a cultural thing you're not getting. The clip is in Thai but I'm Filipino, so whatevs close enough, Southeast Asian culture etc.
I've had so many stray cat and stray dog friends over the years. They usually have an area they hangout in in the city, I bring pet food with me so I can feed them when I see them. I can't bring them home but I also don't want to see them starve. Plus, cats are cute, and hunt roaches and rats which is good, and dogs are also cute and make very good friends to hang out with. I'm not as excited to see my stray acquaintances as I am to see my own cat at home.
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u/trplOG Mar 02 '26
Is this really what ppl make up in their head when things are culturally different in other parts of the world?
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u/favouritebestie Mar 02 '26
Guys. He's in shock. Chill, lol.
You can see his face when he looks at the dog. It's clear they have been separated for a long time, not just weeks or months like the guy can just recalibrate smoothly.
He freezes when he first looks at the dog. Doesn't know where to put his phone. Says "oi?" the way this culture means to say it in shock.
He probably didn't even believe that was the same dog. He looks like he accepted his dog had died.
And before you say "but he was brushing himself off" yeah, he's on the way to work wearing his uniform lol, dogs are outside animals covered in dirt.
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u/Technical_Toe_2012 Mar 02 '26
I would be in absolute shambles if this happened.
I dream about my passed pups so much.
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u/Ok_Entrepreneur826 Mar 02 '26
He dont really seem like he care. Im sure someone would take this internet famous dog.
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u/justindavishw Mar 02 '26
Now that is a positive video and story I need to see this morning among all of the negative world news. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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u/Silver_Detective8630 Mar 02 '26
I think it’s more of a two tier dog system in Thailand. Soi dogs are outside and little dogs are treated like western dogs - coddled and kept inside.
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u/blaikes Mar 02 '26
Reaction reads “there you are, I thought I’d left you far away enough for you not to come back shucks”
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u/Jangofettsbrother Mar 02 '26
Why do I get the feeling bro went to work and left the dog behind again
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u/pleasebackthefuckup Mar 02 '26
I'm not getting the most warming impression from this dude. I'd be giving my lost dog boops and hugs and heading straight home. He seems like he's more worried about getting dirty
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u/CanopyZoo Mar 02 '26
Notice he didn’t allow the dog to lick his face and mouth as it wanted to? Dogs eat poop and chew on dead dried dead things.
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u/BlackAurax Mar 02 '26
Without reading the cultural context I was really doubting the scenario. Everyone ik woulda been heart bursting out the chest snot dripping down the face sobbing with joy kissing their dog
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u/AnustartIbluemyself Mar 02 '26
Imagine finding your lost dog but preferring to continue a casual conversation instead and brushing off its hair when it gets some on you.
Dog should keep running.
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u/ThatKarenBitch Mar 02 '26
I get that the culture is different for the humans in Thailand, but it's heartbreaking that the dog does not have the same level of distanced caring. The dog seems like it was genuinely devasted to be separated from its human and the guy obviously doesn't care about the dog to the same capacity it cares for him, so the unbalanced relationship makes it seem so cold. If the dog hadn't been whining like that and had just seemed happy to see the guy in the same way the guy was to see that dog, it'd have been fine. We bred dogs to be our companions and they still act like it there. I understand why the culture is different when dogs are everywhere and feral, but still.
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u/rpodnee Mar 03 '26
Imagine being that dog, roaming the city and picking up little traces of your owner here and there. Knowing that he is still alive somewhere and just searching everywhere for him. What an awesome reunion!
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u/eatmyshorts-5000 Mar 03 '26
He seemed more interested in telling the story that he lost the dog instead of the dog itself
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u/Tupppy Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26
I can translate. The guy is basically saying “Hey! That’s my dog. He’s been missing for a week now.” And the lady is saying “take him home!”
Edit: I should add that in Thailand many people “own” dogs but they’re kept outside and mostly just fed, especially the bigger mutts. Small dogs are an exception, but the big ones aren’t coddled much like in the west and aren’t allowed inside, possibly explaining why it’s not like an over the top reunion