Globeliner Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 On a recent trip up to the north of Thailand I came accross this poor St Bernard tied up as you can see. No food or water was supplied, a nasty scar from the collar proved she had been tied up for months. Because I am a farang the 'owner' would only part with her if I paid. What a heartless fellow this Thai man was , the chain was wired to her collar , and she was in obvious discomfort. So she's now with me, free to run around in my garden and enjoy her life. As the saying goes, 'a dog is for life not just for christmas' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyTheMook Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Good karma for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienke Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Good karma for you. Absolutely!!! Thanks Globeliner and family, for showing such a good heart! Nienke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsFigure Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Only if there were more people like Globeliner Your new family member looks absolutely gorgeous and I'm sure that she will love her new home. She still looks like a pup, do you know how old she is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfe Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 well done!!! i would have done the same, as the owner sold her in a minute you can imagine the love he felt for his dog wish you lots of fun and a wonderful life together with her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunlungphudhu Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 My nephew works as a ranger on Intanon and often brings home abandoned dogs. Seems many people think they can lose unwanted animals so easily up there! When I left to return home for Christmas there were eleven at the house. Fortunately people know about them and many are found new owners quite quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globeliner Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 Only if there were more people like Globeliner Your new family member looks absolutely gorgeous and I'm sure that she will love her new home. She still looks like a pup, do you know how old she is? Hi MsFigure, yes she's a real beauty, about 1 year old and growing fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 No doubt you will be rewarded with the famous St Bernard slobber Had a crappy day today, and this story made it all go away. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globeliner Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 My Golden Lab tries to mount her every 5 seconds, sometimes the head end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoodrob Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 My Golden Lab tries to mount her every 5 seconds, sometimes the head end im afraid too many thais do not take care of there dogs and im not sure why they want one when they just leave it tied up all day...so well done i think you will have to invest in a ladder soon if your golden lab is still keen over the next few months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 This behavior is not restricted to Thai people. Living on a tourist island, I see the other end of the scale. Too many tourists come, find some puppy, feel sorry for it, feed it and take it back to their resort, without asking the owners if they want yet another dog or not. and then leave the dog behind when they return home. Then there are the people who come to live here for a while, a few months or a year or so, adopt a dog and then wonder why they can't find a home for it when its time to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prakanong Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 This behavior is not restricted to Thai people. Living on a tourist island, I see the other end of the scale. Too many tourists come, find some puppy, feel sorry for it, feed it and take it back to their resort, without asking the owners if they want yet another dog or not. and then leave the dog behind when they return home.Then there are the people who come to live here for a while, a few months or a year or so, adopt a dog and then wonder why they can't find a home for it when its time to go. Sorry SBK but I just knew you were going to say this behavour is not restriced to Thai's before i opened the thread. I do agree with you that tourists or people not staying forever in Thailand should not adopt dogs though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 One of my neighbours has had 3 dogs in 4 years, starting with a German shepherd puppy, then a medium size dog puppy, last one was a poodle puppy, when they grew up it was to much for her and her 2 girls, 8yrs and 6 yrs, and she gave them to friends.. her present dog is ideal……. Big earthen ware dog, needs no care, not bark, no need for grooming or feeding.. How can anyone keep running out of food to feed a dog?? I always have food, have 3 dogs, 8yrs + daughter aged 5 yrs and another now 3 years old, the oldest one was the son of my friends here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 This behavior is not restricted to Thai people. Living on a tourist island, I see the other end of the scale. Too many tourists come, find some puppy, feel sorry for it, feed it and take it back to their resort, without asking the owners if they want yet another dog or not. and then leave the dog behind when they return home.Then there are the people who come to live here for a while, a few months or a year or so, adopt a dog and then wonder why they can't find a home for it when its time to go. Sorry SBK but I just knew you were going to say this behavour is not restriced to Thai's before i opened the thread. I do agree with you that tourists or people not staying forever in Thailand should not adopt dogs though Just getting tired of the one-sided viewpoints on this forum Yes, there are many Thai people who should not have dogs, one woman I know does not want a dog, does not really do what it takes to care for a dog but her son wants a puppy so she gets one. Puppy grows up, kid doesn't want a full grown dog anymore. Someone else usually ends up taking the dog or it gets run over in the road. On the other end of the spectrum is a neighbor of mine who has a German Shepherd mix, she loves that dog, takes it to the vet whenever it gets ill, spends money she doesn't really have to buy him medicines and feeds him well. Both Thai people. Lets face reality here, there wouldn't be an SPCA in the West if it weren't needed. There wouldn't be literally millions of unwanted dogs and cats put down in the west if people were responsible pet owners. The big difference is that in Thailand there is no animal control to pick up unwanted, uncared for pets and then put them down--out of sight out of mind, as in the West. Here it is all very visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienke Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 So very true, sbk! How much is it again in The States? 4 million dogs per year put down (read somewhere this figure)? Dunno about Europe or Australia/New Zealand, but won't be surprised if figures aren't much better (relatively seen). Nienke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaigerd Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Very very well done, thank you Max, Puean & Lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globeliner Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Well all, she's pregnant, my Labrador obviously found the right end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globeliner Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Wonder what the pups would look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiksilva Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Well that didn't take too long!! Congrats!! I'm sure they'll be huge and lovely, in any event no matter what they look like they should have a great temperament!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurgen Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 My Golden Lab tries to mount her every 5 seconds, sometimes the head end Golden Lab AKA an intelligent blond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 (edited) Then there are the people who come to live here for a while, a few months or a year or so, adopt a dog and then wonder why they can't find a home for it when its time to go. this is true, i see it happening all the time... i used to take the puppies in myself too thinking it is better to take care of them than to leave them to their fate, but i have since learned it is impossible to take care of them all. now i just keep walking when i see a puppy. i take care of the 3 (fixed) dogs i have ended up with and that's it. can't blame the tourists for trying to make the little dogs lives better while they can though. i wonder why the owner of the dog in the OP didn't just drop it at the temple instead of tying it? Edited March 15, 2008 by girlx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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