Captain Nik and his furry, four-legged crew

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Former chief pilot for Malaysia Airlines now operates a campsite in Janda Baik with dogs and cats to keep him company.  📍ATV Janda Baik @ Rimba Valley Motor Campsite PT 22066, Jalan Ulu Benus Janda Baik, 28750 Bentong, Pahang  Written & shot by: Sheela Vijayan Presented by: Theevya Ragu Edited by: Selven Razz  Read More:   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTLifestyle #CaptainNik #Dogs #Strays

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00:00I know, I know you go through this all the time, but you're now a celebrity dog and along with the territory, you got a post lah, kan?

00:10Huh, Rusty boy?

00:17Nick Ahmad Huzlan Nick Hussain, fondly known as Captain Nick, was a former chief pilot with Malaysia Airlines.

00:25He once flew airplanes with a well-dressed cabin crew.

00:29These days, he operates ATV Janda Bai at Rimba Valley Motor Campsite with a crew of dogs and cats.

00:38I was ambivalent. I, you know, okay dogs, don't be, don't be, don't be bad. They are irrelevant in my life.

00:46Of course, I've seen Rin Tin Tin, I've seen Lassie, Disney movies about dogs and it's very nice, but that's as far as it went.

00:55Staying in Petaling Jaya, we have dogs that we didn't like because the owners let them bark and bark.

01:00But Rusty, a skinny stray dog who showed up at the campsite one day, completely changed Captain Nick's perception of canines.

01:09Although Rusty was initially wary of humans, he learned to let his guard down after experiencing love and kindness from Captain Nick and his wife.

01:20And the level of appreciation when you give them love is just amazing.

01:24The sounds they make, you know, when you start petting them, so they turn on their tummy, want to tummy rub.

01:31Stuff like that is totally new to a Malay person.

01:35How would I know you look so nice?

01:37Used to be a scrawny mongrel, suspicious of people, and now you bring joy and love to this place. Why?

01:45See, all your dogs, they don't fight with the cats. All the cats, they don't fight with the dogs.

01:50They all live in harmony. Something that we need, our country.

01:53Dogs and cats can live together, apart from all the multicultural races in Malaysia, right?

01:58Shouldn't be a problem there. Right, Rusty? Good boy.

02:02Good boy.

02:04Very little life left, you know, we're counting the years.

02:07Still got 8, 11 years probably. He's about 8 years.

02:11So it's going to be different when eventually everything comes to an end.

02:16After Rusty, other stray dogs and cats started showing up, and they now live as one big happy family.

02:23So I have girls with two dogs coming here doing selfies.

02:27You know, so what I see is this, with Rusty and my dogs around, those who come here not liking dogs end up okay with dogs.

02:37Apart from bringing joy to humans, the canines also keep the premises safe from wild boars and snakes.

02:44Still, for hygiene purposes, Captain Nick shares that there are certain areas that the dogs are prohibited from entering, such as their house.

02:53And then when we say, okay, this place, dogs cannot go in.

02:56Yalla, this Muslim country, like that.

02:58They never realise that if you go to the US, beaches don't allow dogs.

03:01They have nothing to do with Islam.

03:03Parks don't allow dogs.

03:05If they work and they care for you, I don't think there's any religion that tells you not to repay this gratitude.

03:14Surely not.

03:16Islam is a religion of a billion, more than a billion people.

03:21It's a religion that makes no sense.

03:25Part of it is the softness, the soft side of Islam.

03:28All that is hurting.

03:30It does not make sense for you not to be nice to something that's taking care of you, that's devoted to your well-being.

03:37Ugly before, handsome now.

03:40So, adopt an ugly one.

03:42Watch them grow beautiful and watch them love.

03:47So you will love them back.

03:49Doggies.

03:51A new era in my life.

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