[KS] Korean attitudes towards "German" Shepherd Dogs, again

[Aaron Skabelund]

Thank you for all the responses to my earlier query (below) and please
excuse me for asking a related follow-up question.

In regards to my search for 'textual evidence' of a dislike for "German"
Shepherd dogs among some older Koreans who experienced the Japanese colonial
era, and continuties during the American occupation and subsequent large
U.S. military presence on in South Korea, Kelly Jeong recalled a "short
story by a war generation
Korean author that explicitly pits a weak, Korean dog (a symbol of the
narrator, a disabled Korean man) and a
strong, aggressive German Shepherd that is associated with America and
especially American soldiers."  Professor Jeong thought that this offer
might be Yi Ho-ch'ol but was not sure, so I checked his stories that have
been translated into English, "Wearing Thin," "Torn flesh," "Sultriness of a
Cold Evening," and "Midnight" but it is not one of these. (I am a historian
of Japan and, unfortunately, do not yet read Korean.) It could be another
author, or perhaps a Yi story that has not been translated into English.
Does anyone have any ideas, or know of anyone who might know who is not on
this list?

Most appreciated,

Aaron Skabelund

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In relation to a larger project on human-canine relations, I have a
question about Korean attitudes towards "German" Shepherd Dogs. I
have heard from a number of Korean specialists that an older
generation of Koreans dislikes these dogs because of their
extensive deployment by Japanese colonial authorities. Similar
attitudes exist among older people in Manchuria and Taiwan, where I
have been able to find textual and visual evidence of such
historical memories. I have so far been unable to find any material
for Korea, except for some anecdotal evidence. In addition, I
recently heard that some Koreans refer to the breed as "Yankee
Dogs," presumably because of their use by the Americans after 1945.
It would seem that negative attitudes toward the dogs translated
smoothly across eras of colonial oppression and American occupation
and a large U.S. military presence. Any ideas, references, leads, or
suggestions, and even additional anecdotes, are greatly appreciated.

Aaron Skabelund
Research Fellow
Hokkaido University