My husband, Nok, came back from paying the rent today and changed my planned afternoon of work. The  landlord told him there were 2 stray dogs in soi 4 of our Muu Baan (lane 4 of our housing village), 1 of which was pregnant but has disappeared possibly to give birth somewhere. Mmm… I could sense another street project about to be born, at least this one is closer to home!

Nok urged me to go & have a look for the pregnant dog, we did with no luck.

The landlord had also told him about 2 puppies that had appeared in the Muu Baan about 5 days ago so off we went to see them too on the opposite side of the Muu Baan. There was 1 black male puppy and 1 black & white female. They were very skittish and scared, about 4 months old.

I pretended I had food to see if they would come to me, the black one almost did. I went back home, got food & water  & came back. They woofed it down, poor little things were starving.

I then went back home & got dry food for them and again they hungrily munched away till eventually full.

I stayed with them for ages & ages just sitting and waiting for their curiosity to keep bringing them closer to me and to finally trust me. Once they were in a submissive state I managed  to get close to the little black one & he started licking my hand which led  to patting & stroking him. He of course then fully gave in to me and the affection and I was able to pick him up & sit him on my lap. A thorough investigation found no fleas and only 2 ticks so I was pleased. Bit of a skin problem though but nothing major so will be easy to treat.

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Haven’t won the trust of the white & black puppy yet although she’s much closer than before. Don’t think it will be long. Poor little things, they look so lonely and are sleeping on an empty piece of land with no shelter from the cold or rain. Will be back to check on them and feed them tomorrow. I’m naming them Blackie and Bess.

These pups were most likely unwanted and dumped in our Muu Baan which unfortunately is all too common here in Chiang Mai and many other parts of the world.

I then met the landlord in the street and she guided me back to soi 4. Could only spot 1 stray dog. The security guard told us that the pregnant dog had given birth in the car port of an empty house of soi 5. Off we went and found 8 puppies all of which seem quite healthy. They’re only 12 days old, a lovely mix of colours and sooooo cute!

The mother is a street dog that wandered over from the local temple and decided soi 5 was better. The lady on the corner feeds her daily but only rice & chicken soup (better than nothing I guess). She had a litter of 6 puppies last year too. Need to get some nutritious food and vitamins into her along with a good nail clipping.

A woman in the same soi wants the 3 male puppies and that now leaves 5 females that we need to find homes for. I’ve instructed her to keep them with the mother for at least 6 weeks for her to continue feeding them her milk. Once the feeding has finished we’ll organise for her to be sterilised.

I was also told another resident of the Muu Baan no longer wants her 2 dogs. As they are already living in a home I feel they are not urgent so will deal with the puppy situation first. I just hope she doesn’t dump her dogs like various other dog owners have. I’ll be over for a coffee & chat with her soon.

Many dogs in our Muu Baan have been poisoned which unfortunately is also a much too common occurrence in Chiang Mai. Our landlord has stated to me that she does not want all these stray dogs in the Muu Baan. I fear if I cannot find homes for them soon they ‘will’ be poisoned. They cause a commotion at times as they wander the soi’s of the Muu Baan exciting owner dogs when they pass their gates and territory resulting in lots of barking, fighting and agitated owners. They would be much better off in a loving home where they will feel wanted. **If anyone can help in adopting these lovely puppies then please contact me as soon as possible.**

Phew… all in a day’s work hey. And I had planned on having a quiet day at home catching up on work for my business, yeah right!!