Recently Care for Dogs were very pleased to welcome Sophie who came to Chiang Mai from Singapore, specifically to volunteer at the shelter.
She saw the website, read all the info and stories and felt compelled to come an help out for a while.
Sophie got in touch, accommodation in the village near to the shelter was [...]

Below is an extract from an email from 2 folks who recently spent some of their vacation helping out at the Care for Dogs shelter in Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
As with so many volunteers, they see the true characters of the dogs through prolonged exposure and their situations touch their hearts.
This is what Chanel [...]

For the last 2 years I have been registered with a website that calls itself the “Expat Blog” and they list my earlier work with Care for Dogs in the category of Thailand, Volunteers etc.

Amazingly, today I receive an email from them to ask if I would like to update my profile…

Your blog content doesn’t fit expat blog’s policy. I regret we can’t accept it in our directory.

If you would like to consider taking time out of your life, your travel around the world or holiday plans, why not do as Lisa and Rachel have done, visit Care for Dogs in Chiang Mai and find a holiday romance of an extremely satisfying kind.
Lisa expresses her feelings by writing the following article on [...]

Care for Dogs could not wish for higher praise than that expressed in the following post found at this site mandyandbryan.com

On our last day in Chiang Mai I volunteered with Care for Dogs, and it was a pretty emotional day. I was really excited to play with dogs and it felt good to give attention [...]

Irene spent a great deal of time with Care for Dogs recently and this is what she has to say about her stay:
My stay in Chiang Mai was hugely enriched by doing volunteer work at Care for Dogs.
I visited the centre regularly cuddling, grooming and playing with the lovely creatures. They loved the attention [...]

Recently, Heather spent a short time at the shelter and managed to develop a keen understanding of the volunteer experience with Care for Dogs.
With an eye for a nice portrait, she captured a few of the residents on camera and you can see more of her photographs here … (this time regarding Sharks!)

Photographs in [...]

Care for Dogs is totally dependent upon volunteer assistance and this testimonial from one volunteer speaks volumes about the two way street that becomes apparent when volunteering with this type of activity.

Someone once said “Properly trained, a man can be dog’s best friend” and with around one hundred eager teachers in attendance, CARE FOR DOGS [...]

Sue volunteered with Care for Dogs during her brief stay in Chiang Mai.
Here is what she had to say about her experience:

Thanks Sue & we look forward to seeing you when you are able to return to Chiang Mai.
Nice stationery from Tamarind Village too !