Pets or Meat

Westerners are particularly freaked out by the idea of dog meat on a menu. We haven't seen it yet and we probably won't. That's certainly not to say that it isn't just around the corner. Guide books suggest it is more common in the North.
That said, we have seen a lot of pet dogs here in Mui Ne. Last night we were at a restaurant and the family that runs it have two dogs. They are little puppies full of energy and as happy as you could hope to see. What struck us as interesting was their lack of names. They were household pets to be sure and the family would play with them and paid attention to them, but they didn't pet them or name them.
It is the lack of names for their pets which sticks out most to me and not the willingness to eat them, because if you have ever seen Roger & Me or the follow up film Pets or Meat, it is clear that we feel the same way about rabbits.