From Thimphu, Bhutan: To ‘go to the dogs’ is an idiom that means an organisation or a country is ‘deteriorating shockingly’. Apparently it originates from the 16th Century and refers to criminals or outcasts expelled from cities who lived among the rubbish – and the dogs.
Bhutan is a beautiful country full of spiritual, generous, and beautiful people.
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