An old man asked me at the Tha Mai II temple, where I have been taking care of the dogs for eight months, if I could have a look at the dogs at the Don Chai Phadaed temple. So, a couple of weeks later, I went to the new temple and, apart from the dogs [...]

June 14, 2010 – Alas, home from work, a quick change into comfortable clothes, a glass of red wine and I was heading to the back veranda to sit with my dogs and watch the approaching storm…or so I thought. For those of us in Thailand that work with dog rescue or in my case [...]

Introducing Job… Job is a good natured 2-3 year old girl who can be shy with men she doesn’t know. She’s sterilised and very healthy with all her shots in place. She enjoys her walks and will grub around in the woods like a little truffle pig, sneezing and whiffling and digging where necessary. She [...]

I want to find someone who can do the adoption follow up visits once a week, since they are so crucial, as you might understand now.

So please, anybody who is interested in helping the shelter team, whose team members are very, very busy with lots of equally important work regarding the well being of the dogs, please don’t hesitate to contact them and offer your help for 3-4 hours (one evening) per week. In doing the adoption follow up visits, you would fulfill a very important part in the care for dogs’ team work for the dogs!

This week a guy named Rob was driving along the Samoeng Road and came across what he considered to be an obviously lost dog. Knowing the Care for Dogs shelter was nearby, he thought it would a good idea to bring the dog to the shelter. Blondie, as we have named her, is now standing [...]

THAI Volunteers Needed for Sunday Walking Street Market Booth Can you help? We urgently need Thai volunteers to work on our Sunday Walking Street Market stall/booth to help raise funds for Care for Dogs. You would be required to stand at our booth with other volunteers to sell Care for Dogs t-shirts and other merchandise, [...]

Can you help?
We urgently need both Thai and Western volunteers to work on our new Sunday Walking Street Market stall/booth to help raise funds for Care for Dogs.

You would be required to sell Care for Dogs t-shirts and other merchandise, collect donations and spread public awareness of Care for Dogs with other volunteers. Full shift hours are Sundays approx. 3.30pm until 11pm. Half shifts 3.30pm till 7.30pm & 7.30pm till 11pm. These hours are still to be confirmed and may change.

If you are able help out for either a full shift or half shift or some weeks only then please contact us immediately at teresa@carefordogs.org

Out of the blue, Care for Dogs were approached recently by a warm hearted individual, Kevin R Butters, who suggested he would like to improve our internet visibility by including a link to his site on our site. Well that’s no problem, we can do that ! But in return, Care for Dogs gets a [...]

Bingo is a black Labrador boy – he is a very friendly and trusting dog with a lot of patience and tolerance for children. He loves to get attention and likes to go for walks and appreciates a good swim – just a typical Labrador. However, Bingo turned blind at the age of two and [...]

You may have read the recent articles on the Care for Dog website, Tragedy at the Temple and Now Dave Disappears along with last Monday’s vet trip concerning 3 out of the 12 dogs that reside at Wat Nong Pla Mun. Whatever happened on that ill-fated day of June 11th, left one dog dead, one [...]

This pretty little mother and daughter came to us in a very distressed condition. They arrived with two of SiSi’s 8 week old puppies having been thrown out of their home by an owner who, it appeared, just stopped caring. As with a lot of cases, we very quickly re homed the youngsters but because [...]

Na Song San was found lying at the side of the road covered in blood. It was thought she had been hit by a car, but when the vet examined her, she said that she had been in a very serious dog fight, probably involving many dogs and she was covered in bites. She was [...]

Frances Wood is a dedicated and very capable volunteer who focuses her attentions in her local community which is fundamental to tackling the often desperate situation of dogs living on the streets or in temples. This story by Frances is very sad. As I compile this post for publication, tears are streaming down my face [...]

A few happy snaps taken by Emma & Marco who are visiting the shelter regularly during their stay in Chiang Mai.

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 [...]