Lead Stories
Party Party Party – Thank you everyone for coming
Chiang Mai in June can be hot & wet. Sunday 7th June was just that but people who wanted to share the celebration of our 3rd successful year were committed enough to brave the weather.
After a blessing by the Abbot from the neighbouring temple, the food preparation got underway and the dressed & blessed shelter [...]
Available for Adoption
Dalmatian family of 3 with more on the way – All need a home» This week we are sad to learn of 2 females and a male teenage Dalmatian family in desperate need of a home.
To add to the current foster carer’s problem’s, we hear that one of the females is already pregnant and puppies are due in the next month or so.
We are very concerned about these dogs [...]
Urgent home needed for Dom Mee; dog with a taste for chicken!» You may have read the recent articles on the Care for Dog website, Tragedy at the Temple and Now Dave Disappears along with last Monday’s vet trip concerning 3 out of the 12 dogs that reside at Wat Nong Pla Mun.
Whatever happened on that ill-fated day of June 11th, left one dog dead, one that [...]
Sally – Dog of the Month – July» Here she is………that gorgeous Thai Lady you’ve been waiting for!
She’s attractive, has a fantastic personality, is a sociable, loyal companion as well as a fabulous guard for your property!
She’s a charcoal colored Standard Schnauzer/ Wolfhound cross or something similar, small to medium in size and goes by the name of “Sally.” She is about 1 [...]
Lo – Dog of the Month – June» Lo is quite a handsome guy, a Bankaew-Mix, with beautiful white-black-brown markings on his face and a white soft longish coat.
He is about one year old, got all his shots, is healthy and fit and ready to find his own place to live. He loves to get attention, and he would like to get it [...]
Two Affectionate Puppies Looking for a Home» Apona and Akeela are two warm and wonderful puppies in need of an equally warm and wonderful home.
These sisters were abandoned on the road as puppies, initially were taken care of by a school and have been staying with us as foster parents for almost a month now. They have stolen out hearts, but [...]
More»Cats for Adoption
Cats rejected by Temple – Kittens need homes»
Earlier this year, Care for Dogs agreed with the Abbot at Wat Doi Kam to progress the sterilisation of the many dogs at the temple and also the cats that were now living there.
Indeed we went along & successfully blow darted many of the dogs that had previously eluded capture for sterilisation and the monk [...]
Already found a home
Fester – Needs a home and a decent barber!»
**Update – Fester made it to the other side of the fence !! He has been adopted **
This poor guy was found tethered to the front gate of the shelter this week.
Yep, unceremoniously dumped, purposely brought to the shelter by the family that wanted rid of him and sadly in a right mess.
No they were not the ones responsible for the punk hair cut, that’s a Care for Dogs short back & sides
More»Fostering
5 Kittens and their Mum – Update – All re- homed»
Great news, today we learn that all the kittens were able to find homes, thanks to Eric and Mira’s hard work to publicise the plight of this homeless family.
And despite saying that their house was full, they just couldn’t turn the mother of the kittens away, they have taken her into their family.
Good news all [...]
Volunteer Feedback
Sibylle talks about her volunteer experience»
Care for Dogs is constantly approached by people that want to volunteer and get up close with the residents at the shelter.
Recently, we were fortunate to meet Sibylle. This is what she has to say about her time in Chiang Mai.
The whole month of february i stayed in chiang mai and went to the shelter [...]
Elsewhere
Chino is dead»
Seven months ago Chino came to our house. At the CfD shelter she had half a square meter that she had to protect against one hundred other dogs and she didn’t like people – except for Sarah who was allowed to touch her occasionally. Chino was old and not happy.
When my wife heard the story [...]
Published Media
Verve Earth»
Thanks to an open mind approach by people who want to share the internet for what it was designed for, we are very happy to be included in the VerveEarth Database of blogs and websites which is displayed on a google earth mapping background.
Check it out here …
Despite desperate attempts to get the address right, [...]
More»Photos and Videos
May 2009»
A few images of some familiar faces at the Care for Dogs shelter during May 2009.
More»Dogs with Special Needs
Street dogs in need of flight partners!»
** Update – airline KLM, flight Bangkok – Amsterdam suitable too! **
Care for Dogs is looking for travelers that are willing to take rescued and already adopted dogs with them to Germany, where their new owners are longingly waiting for them. All the expenses will be beard by the new owners. Are you on a flight from Bangkok to Germany with LTU/Air Berlin or to Amsterdam with KLM? And do you want to help dogs in need in a simple way?
More»Rescue Stories
News Flash…..Thai Boy Gets Happy Ending!»
Snowy was rescued from a soi in Chiangkien.
He was spotted limping on three legs, bleeding from a wound on his shoulder blades and being chased by a pack of less than social other dogs. All this and in the rain too!
He was taken to the vet and diagnosed with inflamed joints from a road accident, [...]
Feedback from supporters
Jeff Kennel – Photographer visits Care for Dogs»
We are very pleased to have received a visit by a wonderful generous hearted guy and a brilliant photographer, who spent a short time at the shelter to capture some of the characters in the above slide show.
More»Vet Trips
It’s Monday! – Vet Trip Day»
Star, the sweet & innocent, unfortunate girl who was severely beaten at a temple where her mum died last week after being shot 3 times, joined me today in the cab of the truck on the vet run.
In the back were Perry, Muli, Wawee, Jenny, Kai Dao & Maggie.
The journey was fairly uneventful except to [...]
TvT
Transmissible Venereal Tumor – Progress»
Today at the Care for Dogs shelter near Hang Dong, 13 dogs were seen by Dr Tarn and her team treating their Transmissible Venereal Tumor conditions.
11 of the dogs are living-in and one is a visitor from a nearby village, who trots along next to his companion who rides her Honda Wave to the shelter [...]
Shelter
13 new shelter residents within two hours»
In the early morning at 6.00 a.m. the phone was ringing – the display shows “Shelter”.
I always worry when I get an early morning call from our dog caretakers. We take in regularly sick and injured dogs for medical treatment, and though bringing them to the vet for diagnosis and treatment and providing medical care [...]
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SiSi & Sandra»
This pretty little mother and daughter came to us in a very distressed condition.
They arrived with two of SiSi’s 8 week old puppies having been thrown out of their home by an owner who, it appeared, just stopped caring.
As with a lot of cases, we very quickly re homed the youngsters but because of the [...]
Education
Village Workshop at Baan Roi Jan»
Many groups contact Care for Dogs with the intention of helping dogs in some way or other, but few act on them.
The young people from Global Pact came through and did just that. While other groups in their organization focused their energies on other social issues, this group of 3 Thai and 3 American university [...]
Pet Network Chiang Mai
2 Lady cats need a home»
Please see this desperate plea from someone who is leaving Thailand and cannot take his cats with him.
He has already left the cats with Lanna Dog Rescue who are looking after the cats until they find a home. (Sadly their website & email are not available for us to advise you here)
If you or someone [...]
Streets and Temples
Now Dave disappeares from Wat Nong Pha Mun» Another contact from Joy – the Care for Dogs volunteer working with the students at Prem Center on their Hand to Paw Outreach Program.
Sadly, Khun Grib confirmed my worse fear yesterday. I have not seen “Dave”, an all white male dog from Wat Nong Pla Mun that we had, with the help of the [...]
Tragedy at Temple» Joy & Sandy along with the students at Prem Center in Mae Rim, had just got started with their Hand to Paw Outreach program when tragedy has dealt them an awful blow.
This is an account written by Joy of the distressing situation at Wat Nong Pla Mun.
Please beware of the upsetting content of this awful [...]
7 University Pups, Mum & Grandma» Today it was raining puppies! I got a call early morning about 6 puppies (turned out to be 7) at CMU (Chiang Mai University). I ventured over in the rains, that didn’t stop all day, to check the situation and take some photos.
They were easy to find taking shelter under the Faculty of Economics building.
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