Alright, heres the story: eating dog was seen as a normal thing to do in Korea
nobody made a real fuss over it. But when the Olympics were coming into town, the president basically asked everyone to chill out on the dog eating, since there was the fear it would freak people out (well, freak Americans out). From that point on, some continued eating dog meat, and with vigor, sorta like a pride thing, and most others sorta stopped doing it. But trust me, it still goes on, everyones just doesnt want to admit it, and has therefore gotten the backwoods stigma associated with it.