No, not me, I am married already.  I just want my dog to have babies.

But saying all that in Korean well enough for the vet to understand is difficult. SaTang is almost 3 years old and we haven’t fixed her yet. We have a number of friends who like the dog and would want a pup should she have a litter.  I’d like to keep one, too, but MyeongHee isn’t so sure.  Let her play with a few cute little puppies and she’ll change her mind.

In the meanwhile, SaTang is in heat and it’s time to do the deed. A lot of the dogs around here are pocket dogs – constantly held and not allowed to run free in the park. The dogs that do roam the neighborhood are scruffy mutts that live on the nearby farms. They live on the wrong side of the tracks, according to MH.  So, I ventured to the vet to see if he knows of any un-neutered male dogs in the area.  That was not an easy conversation. I know some Korean, but asking for a date for my dog is not something I studied much on.

He checked SaTang’s privates and then popped the question, in English: “Martin, you want married?” I didn’t try to correct him. I just went with the flow.

MyeongHee thinks he’ll charge bug bucks for a hook-up with one of his other “patients.”  Sounds like a pimp deal to me. I’m not convinced he’d charge too much, but I’d expect a small fee. We’re supposed to call back in a day or two on what he’s found. We’ll see.