Khmer dogs for the dog lovers among us

Gogi, Whiskey, and Coka are dogs that came with Arwen and Bryan's house along with a bunch of puppies.



Khmer dogs are indeed strange looking to us but they have personalities that make the usual American breeds seem like beach blonds or something. They cause one to speculate on the symbiotic relationships the canines establish with humans.



First of all, I think Khmer dogs are skinny for the simple reason that dogs in some Kymer households are considered a protein source - though not a common menu item. (Black dogs are considered tastier than other colors.) So there's possibly a Darwinian predisposition to remain scrawny-looking.



Secondly, most we've seen seem somewhat low to the ground - perhaps to better spot the crickets and other bugs upon which they seem to munch quite happily. And since they are used as guard dogs, they're very handy to have around.



But personality-wise they seem to observe humans with a philosophical eye - a permanent under class just above chickens in the social hierarchy.



Gogi is Arwen and Bryan's 8 week old black with a kind of long snouzer sort of nose and he's quite the spoiled little Khmer pup. He watches and listens attentively and then runs off to do what he wants. He's Coka's puppy and already he's almost as big. His father is a tan Khmer dog from the neighborhood who shows up outside from time to time to mark the fence on his rounds.



Gogi is cute beyond cute and Arwen and Bryan hope to bring him back to the states.