Yes... I do agree the situation with dogs is out of control. But 100% because the owners are abusive or neglectful of their duties. I am one of two owners in a district with well over 200 dogs who cleans up their dog poop. My dobie has got coccidiosis twice because the wu guan deals with dog poop by spraying it with a hose, so there is disease and bacteria spread through all the grass.

What I find strange is that these illegal breeds can be purchased at the two biggest pet markets in town. Weird eh.

Oh well... my baby and i are headed to the US in October. Let's hope she doesn't get caught up in the big dog genocide between now and then.

In 10 years of living Kunming, I've dealt with alot of bullshit, but some asshole taking away or hurting my dog because she's a certain breed would push me over the edge.

I have been following threads in Beijing about crackdown on dogs.

www.thebeijinger.com/[...]

"They hit my dog over the head with a pole then stuffed her in a net."

I also saw a local newspaper article yesterday implicating some large dog breeds like dobermans and german shepherds in attacks on people.

I am a doberman owner. She is extremely well behaved and totally harmless to people. It seems the government has taken the stance that breeds are the problem, instead of all the shitty abuse that dogs here receive. Dog experts outside point to the the owner as the source of the problem 99% of the time. I suppose expecting a rational approach to dogs here is just beyond hope.

Has a serious dog crackdown arrived in Kunming? Anyone seen or heard anything?

Been here 9 1/2 years... already making plans to leave. Polluted food and air is a big concern. It's becoming more and more expensive at alarming rate. Foreigners are disliked by Chinese more than ever which makes me feel like no matter how long I am here I will always be just a laowai. I used to like to ride a bicycle to get around, but now it's too dirty and dangerous. Getting around by car or taxi is a major hassle due to traffic jams at all times of the day. Why am I still here... ?!?!

The western food choices are depressing... the sanitation and food quality of Chinese restaurants is disturbing to the point where I basically won't eat out anymore.

Moving to Santa Fe at the end of the year... gonna get me fresh and air and some Hatch chilies in my food!

I am in the US now... feeling like I don't want to bother coming back. Take my wife and dog and GTFO. 9 years in Kunming, but how can you run an online business without un-fettered access to the internet?

So what's the govt run option for VPN...?!? what a friggin' joke!

Anyone using StrongVPN with non-standard settings? Is it working? I managed to tweak it in mid-November and it was working then. How about now.

bummed out on China!

Anyone else having problems with the internet?

Could it be related to the pigeon ban? Perhaps they are having to route my network packets via horse caravan?

VPN is resetting endlessly... if I don't use my VPN it's worse.

?!?!?