The deliver of Snuggles from 4H Sewing Stars, arrived at the shelter today and the puppies were the first recipients of these marvelous comforters.
They immediately appreciated the warmth and softness of the Snuggles and as you can see in the photos, they look very happy rolling about on them.
There was a little bit of a [...]

Rocket.
Never have I known a dog with so apt a name, the life of any puppy party. A pocket sized parcel of mischief!
When we first arrived at Care For Dogs 5 weeks ago, Rocket and her siblings were a mere 5 weeks old, yet already you could spot the live wire in the bunch.
Every [...]

We recently received an inquiry from a generous and kind lady in Kuala Lumpur, saying they wished to send us a parcel of Collars & Leashes for the dogs at the Care for Dogs shelter.
We were delighted at this prospect, as we always are, whenever people make donations, whether it be in kind, material or [...]

In a previous post, we spoke about the contact we had received from a school in America, who were searching the internet for animal welfare causes they could help in some way.
Today we received an email update from Class 4H of Ascension School, Louisville USA who have now re-branded themselves “Ascension 4H Sewing Stars”. They look [...]

Last weekend at the shelter 10 teenagers came to visit, carrying huge bags of dog food, rice, and chicken. 
They were students at Prince Royal’s College and took it upon themselves to contact Care for Dogs to set up a time to visit and feed the dogs.
During their visit they got to know many of our residents [...]

A month ago, whilst trawling around the back streets of Chiang Mai looking for Sonja, the wonderful girl who everyone at Care for Dogs just adored, was ‘on the run’ after slipping her collar and feared confinement after being adopted in the Nimmanhaemin Road area.
Out on the Super Highway (the name given to what must [...]

Just back from a walk with some ever willing dogs that delight in walking on leads along the roads and in an orchard in the vicinity of the Care for Dogs shelter, Rachel and Kate took a closer look at this poor old boy who was rescued by one of our volunteers, Fred, who saw [...]

Today at the rescue centre, I took a few photo’s of Tim, to show the marvelous improvements his Vincristine treatment is having on his nose and the internal TvT.
The tumor within is now well under control and receding, therefore his face looks less swollen. But more importantly, he is able to breath through his nose [...]

On arrival at the shelter it is clear to see that Sarah and her team working in the shelter, have been busy, beautifying the entrance and what a lovely job they have made of it.
Outside of the shelter, adjacent to the road, the walls have all been washed clean and trellis with climbing plants, put [...]

I just received an e-mail from Karin letting me know that two young bubbly black puppies we’d rescued from a temple and had been adopted by a nice couple this summer were recently dropped back off at the shelter, now all grown up. The owners explained that they had decided to move back home to [...]

Today Care for Dogs were delighted to welcome children & teachers from Anubahn School in a “Field Trip” outing as part of their inclusion in the Professor Paws program.

Volunteers prepared themselves with 4 stations of interest for the 4 groups of children in and around the shelter, meeting and greeting dogs, handling puppies and grooming [...]

Photos of dogs at the shelter courtesy of Karen Ngo Photography.

In July 2007, Classic Cars of Lanna (CCL)visited the shelter during one of their regular Sunday Runs. Just prior to that event, Nico Thiel one of their members, suffered a terrible loss of his close friend and companion Blacky.
Blacky was always accompanying Nico where ever he went. Indeed, he became part of the Sunday Run’s [...]

A recent visitor to the shelter captured a short video interview.
This is a video filmed at “Care for Dogs” in Chiang Mai. “Care for Dogs” is an animal welfare charity. The aim of the organization/shelter is to improve the life of street and temple dogs by organising sterilisations, vaccinations, and medical care. They also offer [...]