12.29.25: The Street Dog Network

Every neighborhood in Thailand has a dog network. They look like strays, but they've carved out territories with the precision of diplomats. The brown one outside 7-Eleven gets morning scraps. The three-legged guy near the temple owns the evening shift. They've negotiated truces humans could learn from. I watched two dogs meet at a territorial boundary once, sniff each other extensively, then walk away without incident. Pure professionalism. Sometimes I think they've figured out something about coexistence that we're still struggling with. Or maybe they're just tired and food matters more than fighting.