Puppies

[alans]

I am living with my Wife in Ban Kham, Ron Thong, Satuk. About three weeks ago the families dog gave birth to seven puppies and with the current large number of "village dogs", the last thing we need is another seven dogs joining their ranks. 

It's probably a long shot, but is their an animal shelter/pound in the Satuk area?  The last thing I want to do is have them euthanised, but if all else fails, this may be the last resort.

Any advice would be appreciated.

[Freddy]

Euthanasia for dogs is not legal in Thailand and that is why you see so many dogs living out a long and painful end. Even if it were many Thais wouldn?t spend money on a dog regardless of its suffering. Some vets will do it on the hush hush but they are few and far between and hard to find.

I don?t want to offend you mate and I know it is hard here but if this is your family dog then you were/are responsible for securing it when in season and therefore have responsibility to care for the puppies. Dropping them at a shelter does nothing to help or assist the problem here and just gives you an out from the situation.

I had 3 dogs, fully walled and gated property. However, one of my bitches got out and ended up with 9. I found homes for 3, but am left with 5, now totaling 8. All vaccinated, all booked to be fixed next week. The way to help the problem is to try and find good homes and those that you end up with, get them fixed and stop further problems at source. Or have the bitches injected every 6 months to prevent pregnancy. It?s very cheap.

Dumping them for a miserable life in a shelter or even considering killing them because you didn?t take the proper care or responsibility of/ for your family dog and them trying to justify it by saying you don?t want to compound a village problem is pretty lame in my book. Fence them in, vaccinate and fix those you can?t find homes for and feed them well. That?s how you help the situation.

[alans]

Thanks for your reply Freddy. I should have been a bit clearer with what I posted, but didn't expect to be told I wasn't caring for "my" dog!  My Wife and I only moved to Satuk, from Bangkok, at the start of last month and the bitch gave birth a week later.  I have had dogs all my life and know how to look after them. In the month we have been here, we have fenced and gated the whole property, so it is now "dog escape proof". It is a very sad situation with dogs here in Thailand and some I have seen are quite dangerous, we have a very aggressive pit bull terrier that roams the streets of the village.

Thanks for your "advice"

[DeputyDavid]

Couple of years ago we had an animal coming by the house at night searching for food. Thought it was a dog until one day we saw her, a pregnant cat, very wild. Well now we have five cats all fixed and they get regular vet visits. They are so loving, even mama.

A few weeks ago there was several people at the farm as we were doing a survey. Someone snuck by and dropped 3 pups next to the river. Doing a bit of research I estimated they were two weeks old. Damn. I took one and a couple other people took the others. Off to the vet for milk replacement powder and exam. Little pup is adorable. No idea what breed, wife insists ?Thai dog.?  His name is River. I only post the above because it saddens me to see the way they treat pets here. FFS can?t these people take care of anything??

[alans]

I understand completely and totally agree that the Thai's need to take a good look at how they are treating, or more accurately, mistreating animals.

A neighbour suggested taking them for a drive and leaving them somewhere near houses!!! For people who do not allow painless euthanasia, this suggestion made my blood boil.

I would love to be in the position to keep them all, but my problem is, we are located on a small block of land, in a small village and having 8 dogs is a real concern.

[DeputyDavid]

Cute photos and word of mouth will hopefully help you find loving homes for them.