Mr. Buk Bik, quiet reserved Shih Tzu

bukbik3, originally uploaded by Jon Fernquest.

Here's Mr. Buk Bik when he was younger

He died two months ago

He was hit by a truck in Maesai, Thailand a year ago

Mother used to bring him with her to her house in Maesai

Buk Bik would run around on the street with the other dogs

He became a young tough gang member

Mother said the other dogs respected him

Because he had hair

He was a lot smaller than the other dogs though

Most of the dogs on the street in Maesai end up getting run over

Buk Bik's daughter Fang got her tail run over, ouch!

After dinner one night

Buk Bik ran out onto the street

Without looking

A truck hit him

He had a hard time breathing for a while

But eventually he got better

But he still had

His little gangster habit of fighting with the other dogs

One day Saipin and mother came back from the store and found him dead

They buried under a tree in the yard

We don't let any of the dogs run out on the street in Maesai anymore