2 Great Dogs Need New Home

[vultureintree]

These are the greatest dogs a man or woman could own. They are very friendly, dedicated, bright and will never runaway. Both are approximately 1 year old, healthy, male, been vaccinated for rabies and other assorted dog illnesses and given heart worm medicine every month. They are outside dogs 24/7.

We are moving out of Thailand and they must find a good, new home. They don't deserve a street life. 087-1778190 anytime.

[distortedlink]

I have words for people like you, but could not mention on this forum.

Why if not secure in Thailand do foreigners get dogs? IRRESPONSIBLE.

Now you will probably put 2 lovely dogs through terrible suffering.

Where ever you are, hope what those dogs are going through is constantly on your mind. Dogs probably dead now anyway.

[chanchao]

Well that's a bit heavy handed a response isn't it.. Though I admit I was taken aback slightly too at the last line, 'take them or they'll be out on the street to fend for themselves'. Shades of 'Save Toby' ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_toby )

And, if they're such great dogs, why not take them with you?

[NaiGreg]

These are the greatest dogs a man or woman could own. They are very friendly, dedicated, bright and will never runaway. Both are approximately 1 year old, healthy, male, been vaccinated for rabies and other assorted dog illnesses and given heart worm medicine every month. They are outside dogs 24/7.

We are moving out of Thailand and they must find a good, new home. They don't deserve a street life. 087-1778190 anytime.

Any luck finding homes for them, yet? Neutered? Do either of them have experience being (outside) with younger children? Are they yappers?

Note to Distorted: your response to the OP is irrational and hateful. Nothing wrong with making an effort to find a new home for pets. (If you want to see what animal cruelty is really like, spend some time with an animal rescue league ... I did)

[lotus eater]

And the OP may himself have rescued them from the street; and may have good reasons for not thinking of taking them with him. Elementary first step before judgement is to know all the facts.

[Goldenbead]

To the OP, I feel for you. We are planning a move home within the next year and we will also have to re-home our dogs. I could take them, but it would mean a six month quarantine in the UK, which I think may be just too difficult for them to bear. It would be better for them if we could find a loving home here for them as much as it would break my heart.

Good luck to you. To Distortedlink, your thinking seems a bit, ahhh, distorted?

[Allyt]

This is an all too familiar story that we hear at Care for Dogs (www.carefordogs.org).

We have over 60 dogs & puppies at our shelter in Hang Dong, that have been rescued from being dumped on the street, at temples or just left outside dog friendly peoples doors. We do try to rehome as many as possible and manage on average about 12 per month but I can tell you this is very hard work. Folks typically want a pedigree or a fluffy lap dog and even if they take a cute little pup, there is often a reaction after 5 - 6 months growth of - " the dog doesn't get along with our ...... can you take it back?"

Recently we held an Adoption Fair at Airport Plaza with great success, because we were able to reach folks that otherwise might have not given it a thought.

Adopting is always better that buying pups from a market for so many good reasons that it is a real shame more folks don't recognise the benefits.

We often get Expats who, for one reason or another, need to return home or move longterm away from Chiang Mai, calling us for help. Our intitial questions are similar to those posted above, take them with you if you love them enough or find a friend to adopt them. But many just turn the dogs out on the street without a thought. Take a read of my blog www.allycfd.blogspot.com to see some of the experiences I am talking about. For example, a 30,000 baht Bull Terrier dumped in Doi Saket or a Golden Retriever dumped at the temple on Suthep, let alone 9 pups abandoned at Mr Chan's.

I respectfully suggest the OPtry all options availabe for the sake of your best friends and think how easy it would be to spend a little money on the transportation back to the UK along with appropriate paperwork & vaccinations for an happy & healthier future for these 2 guys with the family they love & trust.

warm regards

Ally

[ThaiPauly]

Good Post Ally

I just don't understand why the OP does not take them with him if he cannot find anyone to take them..and even if someone does take them on..how does he know it will work out and they won't get dumprd on the street. As he says they are "TWO GREAT DOGS"

I bleiev that "A Dog is For Life" ....etc.

If I was going back home there is NO WAY I would leave my Dog behind, even if She had to spend time in quarantine.

TP

[Austhaied]

Good Post Ally

I just don't understand why the OP does not take them with him if he cannot find anyone to take them..and even if someone does take them on..how does he know it will work out and they won't get dumprd on the street. As he says they are "TWO GREAT DOGS"

I bleiev that "A Dog is For Life" ....etc.

If I was going back home there is NO WAY I would leave my Dog behind, even if She had to spend time in quarantine.

TP

I would take the dogs and leave the missus.. No brainer really..

[Ta22]

I started a small pub and resturant . and will be up in a few days or about 1 week time .

after reading the topic - i am more then happy to help ..

what i can do is . you give me the photo - and i will put it up at my shop -- and if possile all my friends shop also - and we can start a network - of shop and bar and so on

maybe we can call it " Doghouse " project

where we can match Dog to people who wan one .

so this poor dog can have a home .

give me your contact and of cos the doggy photo - i can laser the photo black and white .

and put it up at the pub and contact ,.

thanks you

Pm me if you have question

i like dog . and i hate them too .

[Nienke]

We often get Expats who, for one reason or another, need to return home or move longterm away from Chiang Mai, calling us for help. Our intitial questions are similar to those posted above, take them with you if you love them enough or find a friend to adopt them. But many just turn the dogs out on the street without a thought. Take a read of my blog www.allycfd.blogspot.com to see some of the experiences I am talking about. For example, a 30,000 baht Bull Terrier dumped in Doi Saket or a Golden Retriever dumped at the temple on Suthep, let alone 9 pups abandoned at Mr Chan's.

I respectfully suggest the OPtry all options availabe for the sake of your best friends and think how easy it would be to spend a little money on the transportation back to the UK along with appropriate paperwork & vaccinations for an happy & healthier future for these 2 guys with the family they love & trust.

warm regards

Ally

Good post Ally.

Just this morning I saw an add for a full breed adult Husky for sale. I know the dog. Have been training it together with the family. They loved their dog so much . Later I heard they got a female as well (for breeding), and now the dog can go .

This is only one story from the sooooo many, that are (going to be) dumped.

Of course, there can be circumstances owners just really can't help, but usually these people are really very distressed and do there utter best to find a new good home. Or the dog stays with me, untill they have found a solution. They will NEVER say something like in the OP <They don't deserve a street life> (this is actually the reason why I did not react in the first place, as I do not (want to) understand a remark like that, and I also do not know the person and the circumstances why s/he wrote something like that ).

As for quarantine: I have on regular basis dogs in boarding long term. To my experience, most dogs are doing quite fine, as long as they have sufficient time and space to run and play on a daily basis. So far as I've been told first hand, quarantine in Singapore isn't bad at all (I've heard dogs going to Australia have to stay in quarantine in Singapore for 6 to 7 months. Please, correct me if I'm wrong in this). The dog has space for exercise and receive good care.

And quarantine in England isn't that bad either, and so far I've understood well, most of these institutions have dog behaviorists who can and will deal with mentally distressed dogs.

It is usually the costs that dog owners aren't willing or capable to pay: costs of the quarantine period, costs of the travel and costs for the rabies titer (which also can be sky-rocketing high if one has to send the blood by agency to the country where the dog is going to stay).

And, of course, there's the issue of where the owner is going to stay where s/he can keep dogs.

But, IMO, owners need to think about this BEFORE they get a dog.

Nienke

[Ulysses G.]

'Nienke' date='2007-05-11 10:01:39' post='1296640']But, IMO, owners need to think about this BEFORE they get a dog.

We have all seen the terrible loneliness and suffering of animals without owners in Thailand. If you have no other solution, at least bring the innocent creature to a vet and put it to "sleep".

ANYONE who dumps an animal here is the worst kind of scum!

[WaiWai]

But, IMO, owners need to think about this BEFORE they get a dog.

Indeed.

[p1p]

We currently have five dogs, down from nine a year or so ago. All are rescue dogs. The latest two to join us are Fila Braziliero, the Brazilian Mastiff, purchased by the previous owner for something like 150,000 for the pair as puppies. They got too big and the owners couldn't cope. They were going to shoot them until I stepped in and gave them a home.

We had a Husky, now rehoused, as were two Rottweillers. I only take large to Giant breeds, but could give homes to one or two more, (only large,) dogs in an emergency.

(I do not take small "rescue" dogs because the giant breeds are invariably difficult to look after and not many people can cope. It is best to specialise.)

[julesdick]

I see from the photo you're feeding them Supershit. I've been looking for that stuff everywhere. Can you get it in Chiang Mai?

[lamphun]

We currently have five dogs, down from nine a year or so ago. All are rescue dogs. The latest two to join us are Fila Braziliero, the Brazilian Mastiff, purchased by the previous owner for something like 150,000 for the pair as puppies. They got too big and the owners couldn't cope. They were going to shoot them until I stepped in and gave them a home.

We had a Husky, now rehoused, as were two Rottweillers. I only take large to Giant breeds, but could give homes to one or two more, (only large,) dogs in an emergency.

(I do not take small "rescue" dogs because the giant breeds are invariably difficult to look after and not many people can cope. It is best to specialise.)

Perhaps if you take on a supply of "small" dogs it might help with the onorous food bills for your Giant breeds.

Point of note, thai vets are not very enthusiastic about putting dogs to sleep.

Edited May 11, 2007 by lamphun

[Nienke]

We currently have five dogs, down from nine a year or so ago. All are rescue dogs. The latest two to join us are Fila Braziliero, the Brazilian Mastiff, purchased by the previous owner for something like 150,000 for the pair as puppies. They got too big and the owners couldn't cope. They were going to shoot them until I stepped in and gave them a home.

We had a Husky, now rehoused, as were two Rottweillers. I only take large to Giant breeds, but could give homes to one or two more, (only large,) dogs in an emergency.(I do not take small "rescue" dogs because the giant breeds are invariably difficult to look after and not many people can cope. It is best to specialise.)

Well, Khun p1p ... THAT's a veeeeeeerrrryyyyyy dangerous remark you made here, with people like Allyt and me on the list

If I knew that before, i had once an English Mastiff dumped on my doorstep. Luckily I found a new loving home for him.

But now there is this most lovely available St. Bernard bitch (at least I think she is still looking for a good home). Her name is Bossy. She's about 5 years old. And she has a most wonderful dogganality. Extremely friendly with people, always in for lots of cuddles (and a treat), and pretty good with other dogs.

She is not without health problems, though.

She was brought to me, by her former owners, carried on a blanket as she couldn't walk and completely shaved, almost bold. That's how weak she was. They thought she might be paralized. I thought, she might be so anemic due to the tick disease (for which she received treatment), that she just did not had the strenght to get up. 'Luckily' I was right. I made a deal with Bossy, that within a week she could walk again. Well, she didn't. But she DID try after a week. It took about 10 days to two weeks before she really could do a small round and within a month she could walk fairly normal again.

She has been enormous fat (according to the former owners), and that has made her back weak. So, I kept her on a diet (no treats!), keeping her slender. She also has elbow displasia and a growth on her hind leg, that turned out to be benign (but, said the vet, keep an eye on it as it might start growing again).

She stayed three months, till the owners told me that there was no possibility for them to take care of her anymore (and from what they told me I sympatize with (for???) them).

As I could not keep her as my own pet, Lanna Dog rescue has taken her. So, in case you are interested and would like to see her, please call Mrs. Roshan 053 212 810.

Here some pic's of her from the time she was with me. Although, it looks like she is a smooth-haired on the pic's, she is not. She is a long-haired one.

After seeing these pic's, your heart melts, right?!

Nienke

[p1p]

Heavens, you have put me on the spot here. I have previously only taken difficult dogs who's owners could not cope and, after retraining, have found homes for many of them elsewhere. I fear that my wife would have a flying blue fit if I accepted a dog from another rescue organisation, where it was being looked after well. I shall, however, have words with her and see what can be done.

[Nienke]

Heavens, you have put me on the spot here. I have previously only taken difficult dogs who's owners could not cope and, after retraining, have found homes for many of them elsewhere. I fear that my wife would have a flying blue fit if I accepted a dog from another rescue organisation, where it was being looked after well. I shall, however, have words with her and see what can be done.

Just give Roshan a call first if Bossy is still there. Then, bring your wife to Bossy .... and she will fall like a bloc for her.

It's nice to have an easy-going giant, so once in a while, you know?!