What To Do?

[pokoal2000]

My GS had 10 pupies and I advertised on Thaivisa for a month now. I only managed to reserve 5 pupies to farangs. They have very good pedigree and look great. I don't really want to sell to Thai, because most of them don't look after them. We can not look after 7 German Shepherds ( two adults and 5 puppies) they are beautiful but and my wife is getting a bit worried and trying to make me to sell localy. I think they would end up as a street dogs, they are great now, but GS needs to be a part of the family. I don't know what to do, if no more people get in touch. Any ideas ?

Alex

[Nienke]

There are many Thais who DO look after their dogs.

You could advertise on their GSD website or facebook page.

[overherebc]

Where are you.

Can you post some photographs.

Have they been -hip scored. ?

[pokoal2000]

Have a look at classified section, some pictures there. We are in Rayong province

[pokoal2000]

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[Pseudolus]

If they have a good pedigree, perhaps advertise them globally then. GS will often end up as yard dogs / guard dogs in Thailand.

I hope as a result of this you will get your dog neutered to prevent this in the future.....

[Pseudolus]

Call up this group and offer them for free;

http://www.gccfthail...tion (Thai RDA)

http://thai-rda.org/...DA/Welcome.html

Not a joke - GS make great Search and rescue dogs; and they appear to be their preferred breed. Have no fear about them going there - they will ha e a great life, lots of attention, exercise, mental stimulation etc. The only reason not to would be that they would most likely not pay you money for them and surely that is not the reason you had puppies in the first place..... is it?

Adding to this; Army, customs and excise....many different places would love them. They would all be looked after and well trained. If they went to customs, you could bring back as much smokes as you like as the dog would be on your side...

Edited July 5, 2012 by Pseudolus

[meatboy]

There are many Thais who DO look after their dogs.

You could advertise on their GSD website or facebook page.

there are tooooooooooo many that dont,what i see every day is most of the old people who want a companion will take good care but these are big dogs that need a family and loving care,not like the one near us that bit at least 2 and was let to run loose sadly it died last week.

[pokoal2000]

Thank you Pseudolus for that link. I will try that if no more people come forward for the puppies

Alex

[Sheryl]

I agree that you should not rule out Thais. I have homed many stray cats and initially had the same prejudice. but as it turned out, the ones that met with bad fates were with foreigners and the Thai adoptions went beautifully. But, of course, these were to people I know personally.

in one case I let a neighbor adopt 2 beautiful khao manees which she badly wanted o n the understanding that I would pay for their annual vet visits, neutering and purchase of dry food. We had a frank discussion in which she told me she really wanted them but that she recognized that it was true she would not be able to care for them to my standards as she couldn't afford it. She was delighted when I suggested she take them and i take care of the food and medical bills.

Every few months I shell out a few hundred baht to buy a large sized bag of kibble for them and once I year I pay a couple hundred baht apeice for their vaccines and deworming. She is taking great care of them, really loves them (and they her) and as an added bonus the fact that I "foster" them gives me unlimited visitation rights! A win-win for all.

The vet I take my pets to for anything serious is a government animal hospital affiliated with a large vetinary school. As such, the waits are long and the waiting room always packed so I have ample time to observe and chat with the others there...all of them Thai and most of them having travelled some distance to obtain what they know is the best level of care. And all of them giving up huge chunks of time for it. I've met Thais who home cook meals for their pets and Thais devotedly caring for disabled pets. yes, they are an exception to the rule, but there are a surprisingly large number of them. And not all of them well to do either, by any means,. i have seen some very poor families sacrifice a great deal to care for a sick pet..

Love of animals has no nationality.

[pokoal2000]

Well, I wish I can meet people like that who care about animals. We live in a small community, mostly people working on rubber plantation and nobody cares about dogs.Most of them are skinny and negleted.They would like a German Shepherd, but only to guard the house. Maybe sometime they would feed it with leftover rice.

[LeCharivari]

I would advise you strongly not to donate them to the RDA, the Army, etc, if you are worried about their future. This may sound a great idea in theory, but the reality is that there is no guarantee at all that they will be suitable as Army or RDA dogs and as they are also far too young to start serious training they could end up anywhere now or in the future.

Its a nice idea and you may think you're doing the right thing, but I am afraid its simply ignoring the possible pitfalls.

The suggestion that Thais don't look after their dogs or that 10,000 baht dogs will end up on the street or as yard/guard dogs is simply wrong - look at the number of vets in Pattaya and Rayong, most of whose customers are Thai. Yes, Thailand has a problem with stray dogs but that is a very different problem from one of neglect or abandonment of expensive pedigrees. Try putting advertisements in the local vets (most will be glad to let you put up an ad) and there will be more chance of their going to a dog lover than just going on what language they speak.

[Nienke]

Here's are some Thai GSD lovers facebook sites:

https://www.facebook.com/TheGSDC

https://www.facebook.com/pages/GSDA-Thailand/402069893163779

https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%9F%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%94-German-Shepherd/154958911207225

https://www.facebook.com/ThaiVolunteerSARDog

I echo LC's remark about police and army. These dogs don't always end up nice. I've got one GSD dog that had been trained by police or army, obviously found unsuitable as he then ended up in a petshop at the age of approximately 1 year, where he was bought by a foreigner. This dog was VERY insecure and anxious at that time. During the 2 1/2 years with the foreigner this only got worse. Then this person got fed up with the dog and tried to dump him with me. This very bad start in his life has done permanent physical and mental damage to this dog.

Most of the dogs that were dumped at my place were full-bred and from foreigners. My Thai neighbors got two Chihuahua's from an Australian guy. The male was rescued by my old staff and the female died. Currently Soi Dog Foundation sees an increase in abandoned Shih Tzu's, Poodles and other small dog breeds.