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 [...]

We see so may dogs suffering with this condition and feel we need to discuss it more and let people know how important it is to treat. For nearly 3 years now, Care for Dogs has routinely treated approximately 10 dogs on a weekly basis for Transmissible Venereal Tumor (TvT). Dogs don’t catch this at [...]

Eva Hamann, who is a longtime supporter of Care for Dogs, visited the shelter in Hang Dong in September. With this visit, she and her husband could directly see what kind of work they have sponsored. She used this moment to present Karin personally another donation by a friend of hers, Ursual Albert from Germany. [...]

Fritzi first came to our attention when he turned up at Wat Vivek in Mae Jo in 2008, where we regularly feed the Temple dogs. We noticed that he was almost blind so maybe this is the reason he was dumped there. We took him to the vets to see what was wrong with him [...]

The purpose of this article is to raise readers awareness of some of the work that Care for Dogs is involved in, apart from Sterilisation, Adoption and caring for sick or wounded dogs at the shelter in Hang Dong, Chiang Mai Thailand.
Dogs that suffer with this awful condition pass it on to one another very easily. Either via intercourse or contact with the blood, a dog can easily contract it and pass it on to all those that are in their vicinity.

We are always very pleased to receive donations and this week we received donations on-line from kind & caring people in Holland and also here in Thailand. Thank you Greta & thank you Nong & Maew! Your contributions will make a difference directly to the dogs in the stories you read on this site and [...]

Oreo is now just under 2 years old. She has a wonderful nature, gentle, playful, loving and warm. She deserves better than to spend her life at the shelter. She deserves a home where people can enjoy her and she can show them what love she has to give them.

Can you find a space in your life for Oreo? Can you adopt her and make the rest of her life a happy one ? It’s easier than you think, just get in touch, come and meet her and maybe you will know there & then if you get along or not? Why not give it a try.

We are really excited about a new contact we have received from Patty (Pensom) Vidayanakorn, one of the teachers at International School Bangkok (ISB) They want to help Care for Dogs and and this was their initial email. This is Patty from ISB. We met at the PYP workshop and Deva Montra restaurant last July, [...]

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 [...]

Care for Dogs is pleased to announce the launch of our Exclusive On-Line Catalogue ! “Store for the Paws” We are able to offer people the facility of shopping on line – to the benefit of the dogs and cats of Chiang Mai. ‘Shopping’ means paying money for something in return. We hope you can [...]

** Update – Simba found a new home !!** Simba is a beautiful male Bankaew dog, approx. 1 – 2 years old. He has lived a miserable life: for more than a year he was kept in a cage 24 hours a day – for a young and energetic dog this must have been an [...]

In a recent post you may recall we wrote about a guy who saw a sick dog and the “owner” unable to properly take care of Striper with such a health condition, so Ken took it upon himself to get her the emergency care she needed and do all he could to help the poor [...]

On receipt of a donation recently, we sent a note of thanks to the sponsor. The in  turn sent us this response: To my friends at carefordogs, It was a wonderful surprise to receive the collection of photographs. They were very moving and I greatly appreciate the time you all took from your busy days [...]

Little puppies just like this one live at the shelter until they are adopted.

Some however fail to get adopted when they are young and just stay at the shelter indefinitely.

Can you contribute towards their food general shelter costs and vaccinations?

Can you sponsor puppies staying at the shelter?

If you are able to sponsor boarding of dogs and puppies or are interested in adopting, please contact:

Phone: Thai 0066 (0) 86 913 8701 / 0066 (0) 847 52 52 55 or

e-mail contact@carefordogs.org

Sponsorship Can you help “Jet”? www.carefordogs.org This dog lives on the steps of a Chiang Mai Hotel in the Chet Yot area and in addition to being undernourished he is suffering from Mange. We have named him “Jet”. He needs regular medication for a sustained period, to reduce the irritation he suffers and to clear [...]