Blood Today Tim came along for a blood test and the results demonstrated a vast improvement from other tests done daily this last week. TvT is a terrible disease but it can be cured if treated properly and if the dog remains healthy. Vincristine, the medication used to combat the tumor, hurts the liver and [...]

To be effective, sterilisation of cats and dogs, needs to be methodically performed on an area where after successful completion, there will be a significant reduction in homeless animals. During a ‘Road Trip’ with the team to various locations in Mae Rim, we stopped off in the Ched Yot area to look at a scene [...]

Today I visited a temple that I call into from time to time, to look at the dog population, offer medication and sometimes drop off a bag of food to the monk living there. On this occasion Lek, another volunteer with Care for Dogs came along too. I started going to this temple because of [...]

This last week we received a couple of photo’s of some lucky dogs in Mae Rim, just north of the city of Chiang Mai. I say lucky but maybe just fortunate. It would seem that when some friends of Care for Dogs agreed to “house sit” a property whilst the owners went on their vacation, [...]

Nak is a delightful short legged, short haired dog with a lovable nature and a pleasant manner. She likes to run around & play with people & gets on well with other dogs. She is about 18 months old and will not grow any bigger than she is now. She has been sterilised and would [...]

Today, 1 June 2008, Care for Dogs is celebrating it’s 2nd birthday and the the core team must be very happy that progress and improvements have abounded in the last 12 months. Not only is the team growing, with increasing numbers of people willing to help and support the aims of the group, the overall [...]

Sonja has been in & out of the shelter for over 2 years now. Initially she came to the shelter from Wat Doi Kam for sterlisation and then returned there to be with her brother and other friends she had come to know. Then over time, she came back to the shelter for various reasons, [...]

Coke was living next to the house that volunteer Amandine had rented. One evening Amandine saw that the dogs there were mating and the owner hit them with sticks and stones to separate them! Amandine run out and told them to stop (the people) and then took the 3 dogs for sterilization the next day. [...]

Here is a lovely letter to Care for Dogs, giving us a good feeling and encouraging us to find homes for more homeless dogs and puppies. Hi Karin, Sarah, Amandine and the rest of the carers, Well, Ivory, India and Spotty have settled in and taken over their new home, although it took them a [...]

Every year during the first week of December, Nimmanhaeminda Road Soi 1 is transformed into the Nimmanhaeminda Arts & Design Promenade or “NAP” as it is referred to locally, attracting thousands of visitors from far and wide. This year, the Care for Dogs stall was attended by the entire team, along with a few puppies [...]