Chiang Mai Temple Dogs

Friends of Dogs at Wat Chedi Luang

2007-11-20T21:42:00.000+07:00

Some photos of some dear friends who visited Wat Chedi Luang with me recently.

Wat Chedi Luang

2007-11-20T21:40:00.000+07:00

More puppies dumped... more die

2007-11-20T14:40:00.000+07:00

Some recent pics of the residents at Wat Pha Gee enjoying a bit of social entertainment and receiving some donated food ( thanks Gwen ), all under the watchful eye of the Alpha softy called Hippo!

Previously there were 3 pups born to the brown short haired mother, all completely covered in ticks, in every crevice & orifice, literally hundreds in their ears. Back in the summer of 2007 Care for Dogs made their first visit here and de-ticked all the dogs with spray & patient tweezer removal from stubborn areas. I have been back at regular intervals with food and the story is always the same, ticks, ticks & ticks.

In September, my last update, there was just 1 of those pups left alive.

Sadly, 6 more pups have in the meantime been dumped and on each visit I see their slow decline due to poor health. The tick problem here is killing the smaller weaker individuals. On the particular visit when these photos were taken, the black wrinkly fella(he is in the background of the standing monk pic)not in these pics, I had my hands full to catch him & treat his ticks)is still hanging in there but totally emaciated and a pair of short legged, long haired pups are doing ok. There is also just one of another litter that were dumped in October, still alive. These pics were taken on 5 November 2007. The day after, the little short haired fella with a bloated tummy, looking straight at the camera sat on the steps, died, laying in his own poo and vomit.

The monks were very grateful for the steady trickle of food that was now coming to them and as is so typical of this scenario, expressed their annoyance of peoples disrespect for the creatures by assuming that dumping at temples was acceptable.

The small white fella is blind and the ridgebacks are muzzled

2007-09-25T23:08:00.000+07:00

Wat Chiang Mun

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A temple in the heart of Tourist Area

Wat Suan Dok Pack

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Wat Suan Dok

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Approximately 40 dogs

Some of the pack

2007-09-06T20:06:00.000+07:00

Typical feeding frenzy at Wat Nong Ba Klang

2007-09-05T23:35:00.000+07:00

Wat Nong Ba Klang

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Nakorn Payap International School - Temple Aid Program site

Wat Doi Kam

2007-09-05T22:41:00.000+07:00

Dumped at a temple on top of a mountain, away from civilisation

Only 1 puppy left now

2007-09-05T17:51:00.000+07:00

These pics were taken by Amandine during August

2007-09-05T00:12:00.000+07:00

Wat Pha Gee

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Wat Than Tham

2007-09-04T19:30:00.000+07:00

One lady of over 60 years of age feeds these 20+ dogs daily