A dog's life: Bangkok street sweeper carries pet to work

A dog's life: Bangkok street sweeper carries pet to work
Thitirat Keowa-ram, Bangkok's street sweeper, carries her 1-year old poodle-shih tzu mix breed as she works at a street in Bangkok, Thailand, August 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jiraporn Kuhakan Copyright JIRAPORN KUHAKAN(Reuters)
By Reuters
Share this articleComments
Share this articleClose Button

By Jiraporn Kuhakan

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A street sweeper in Thailand has become an internet sensation after a picture of her carrying her dog on her back while sweeping the streets of the Thai capital went viral.

Mazda, a year-old Poodle-Shih Tzu mix is seen calmly hanging in a vest attached to the back of his owner like a backpack while she sweeps the street in a Bangkok suburb, not bothered by passersby and the traffic.

"I asked my boyfriend to buy me a dog to keep me company," Mazda's owner, Thitirat Keowa-ram, 28, said.

"My boyfriend agreed under the condition that I bring it to work," she said.

Thitirat has kept her promise and carried the fluffy black and white dog to work every day for a year now, not bothered by the almost 10 kg (22 lb) of weight in the pooch pouch on her back.

A bring-your-dog-to-work trend has been gaining popularity in Thailand in recent years particularly in firms with irregular work hours that see the dog-friendly policy as a way to alleviate employee stress.

(Writing by Panu Wongcha-um; Editing by Robert Birsel)

Share this articleComments

You might also like

European Union announces €7.4 billion package of aid for Egypt

Bitcoin stock surpasses €55,000 mark

EU Enlargement: 'I see more benefits than risks', Bulgarian Deputy PM Gabriel says