donno
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Jul 10, 2005, 6:53 PM
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Consider something. If the British derived constitution looked after the interests of its citizens, you have to remember that in Malaysia, Muslims form the majority of our society, and as in Britain or most other apparently more "dog friendly" societies, sensitivities and acceptabilities do take into account of the majority of neighbours/pedestrians/park-users/mall-visitors, etc.
In Malaysia, I think acceptability is more something that needs to be developed. For generations, most dog owners have kept dogs in close confines, and things like walking dogs, taking them for rides or to parks and public places have not been the norm. In fact, most people grew up with the impression that a dog roaming a public place is a stray with no responsible owner accountable for its actions. Of course sometimes the occasional dog-bite injury, frightening growl at a jogger, or dog-dung experience can spoil great efforts to make dogs more acceptable in public.
From experience, its not only Muslims who avoid dogs and prefer dog-free premises/outlets/venues. Non-muslims who also cannot accept dogs in shopping malls and restaurants for other reasons (whether personal, misguided, or real) are probably more common than Muslim dog owners in the middle east too.
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i love dogs alot, everytime i go europes or states, the dogs can walk freely everywhere...i feel so happy for them, but feel bad for my doggies at home. singapore is slighty better then malaysia but still lots of places doesnt allow dogs.. 
. Anything goes n dats d country’s main selling point. Just hv 2 b courteous n follow some ground rules n u’ll find ur dog being more willingly accepted at makan minum premises with outdoor seating (c thread ‘Msians love eating out…n so do deir dogs’ 4 some of d ground rules). 
Shopping malls r a totally different proposition all together…ven it comes 2 welcoming dogs. 
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