This is what Irene has to tell us about her time at Car for Dogs: I really like Chiang Mai and try to visit the city on a regular basis. When there I always make a point of going along to the Care for Dogs Rescue Centre. Every visit I meet more dogs saved from [...]

My name is Michael Würth and I’m volunteering for Care for Dogs for quite a while, usually I try to help from the distance out of Germany doing some support around the web site. But now after more than two years since my last stay it was real time to refresh my hands on experience [...]

I came to Chiang Mai in December 2009 and it was my first time in Thailand. I was amazed to see so many street dogs. And because I love dogs very much and had never seen this many street dogs before in my life, I was really overwhelmed and I didn’t really know how to [...]

Animal welfare, rescue and volunteering seems to bring together a very nice mix of people. At Care for Dogs, we are always pleased to meet new volunteers and enjoy their company, no matter how long or short their stay with us will be. Some volunteers come to us and stay for weeks & months, some [...]

Roxy & Tom are on a mission right now, taking time out to travel Asia and getting stuck in with caring for animals. They chose to stay at a local resort called Nugent Waterside for a week and cycle to the shelter every day to give us some help. As you can see from their [...]

Julia is a dedicated carer of animals and with a desire to help dogs in Thailand, contacted Care for Dogs to see if she could come to Chiang Mai on a holiday, live near the shelter & come to the shelter every day and HELP ! Well you can imagine our response to an offer [...]

This morning a willing volunteer visited the shelter during a stay in Chiang Mai, giving up her time to help out with what ever needed doing. There is always something to be done at the shelter and she immediately got stuck in to a really valuable task. In one of our enclosures, E6, there are [...]

Though I volunteer with Care For Dogs several months at a time, I work at a veterinary clinic in the US the rest of the time. This story ties in lessons learned from both. I walk into the room with hesitation. They told me when I started this job that it never gets easier. There’s [...]

Last Sunday proved that our new booth is a great success with an EXCELLENT result in sales, donations and interest from the public. This will increase adoptions and we’ve already got some new volunteers. Not to mention the positive outcome these extra funds will have in helping the many dogs and cats in Chiang Mai and help fund our many new projects in the planning. We’re always looking for Thai or English speaking volunteers. If you are interested in joining our team at the Sunday Walking Street Market Booth then please contact me at teresa@carefordogs.org

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 [...]

Travellers throughout the world who have had to leave their beloved pets for extended periods are always the first to pat a stray dog or cat in a foreign land. Those lucky enough to be touring Thailand, will know that this country has an abundance of neglected, abused and unloved dogs. As a tourist myself [...]

Volunteer from Australia – Vern is a nice guy. Right now he is spending a great deal of time in & around the shelter. As well as systematically working through the entire shelter list of residents to ensure they were all up to date with their vaccinations, he has spent endless hours in the hot [...]

This week we have the pleasure (speaking on behalf of the dogs & the other volunteers!) to have Emma & Marco volunteering at the shelter, during their holiday in Thailand. Today they were getting their fair share of fun with showers and even had time to join the rest of the team for a trip [...]

This morning, like most mornings this last week, Evan & Marina popped in to the shelter to get up close with the residents and give them a cuddle and have a natter. These guys are just what the dogs need to bring a little cheer to their stay. A pair of ‘hands-on’ people that are [...]

We are always pleased to see new faces (humans that is) at the shelter and last week, Alice & Joe came to Chiang Mai and helped out at the shelter during their journey through Asia. This week they wrote about their stay, this is what they had to say: Hi Karin and everyone! We just [...]