Where to take a troublesome soi dog?

[fach3003]

Hi all,

Our Soi has went from 2 dogs to 11 in one year...
As much as we are all dog lovers here it is becoming an issue
especially when we have guest staying...the noise sometimes

We are all doing our part now to relocate half of them too good homes......

One of our thai dogs 'Fanta' has started to go a bit bonkers....
The last few months she has been causing trouble...
Barking like mad at the neighbours dogs.....when there locked up
Trying to bite the Mailman and waterman etc
you turn an eye and she killing neighbours chickens....

This has caused said thai chicken owner to start
leaving poisoned meat around....

The other dogs are fine.....
but i fear some of our dogs are going to be brown bread because of one bad egg!

Is there somewhere i could take her... temple i dont know ?
need shot of her asap .....

hell of a guard dog mind and great with my son....

Any help would be great......

Regards to all......

Cheers

Fach

[Vital Spark]

I feel for you Fach, because of your dilemma. You obviously have some affection for her, but she is causing massive problems.

Do you live in Hua Hin? A friend of mine took a stray dog to the temple on the Pala U road (up the hill, round the bend at the top, and it's on the left-hand side). He gave the temple a large bag of dog food, along with the dog. She'll hopefully be looked after there, and fit in with a pack of dogs. Then you have to just forget about her.

It sounds rather harsh, but (being a dog lover myself) I feel it's your best option.

Good luck,
VS

[dtaai-maai]

A friend of mine took a stray dog to the temple on the Pala U road (up the hill, round the bend at the top, and it's on the left-hand side). He gave the temple a large bag of dog food, along with the dog. She'll hopefully be looked after there, and fit in with a pack of dogs. Then you have to just forget about her.

It sounds rather harsh, but (being a dog lover myself) I feel it's your best option.

Not harsh at all, given the alternatives.
VS - are you sure you don't mean the temple by the Elephant Village - i.e. on the right-hand side? I thought that's where the dog care place is?

Fach - speak to your neighbours and let them know you're aware of the problem and are sorting it out.

[fach3003]

Hi VS....yeah its a dilemma...

She is the mother of our pups and generally ok
but the issues are becoming worse....
as much as we want to keep her the decision is for the greater good.
Where in Cha am.....dont think there is anywhere here to take her.
Think the temple your talking of ......is the answer....
not alot of options for a 2 year old mid sized thai dog it seems
Cheers

DM......i agree
We have spoke to the neighbours as another chicken bit the bullet 2 nights ago...
the fingers are pointing at the said dog....he's not a happy bunny.....
but least were going to do something....

Wish there was a home for her........but have to act fast...

Thanks for the replies

Cheers

Fach

[Takiap]

Fach.....I think VS has given you the best advice, although I'm not sure the monks actually approve of people dumping dogs on their hands.

You're actually quite lucky that your neighbor sees the dog as a soi dog rather than seeing it as your dog, or else you would be paying for all those chickens, and if a big cock gets killed, you'd be surprised just how quickly that dead cock becomes one the greatest fighting cock this country has ever seen, and now it's dead, and then you could find yourself having to pay thousands of baht in compensation, and, the law/police would be there to ensure you did.

Thais generally see chickens as being more valuable than dogs. I know because we keep some chickens, and the in-laws really value them. They can be eaten and/or sold, whereas a dog is just a noisy nuisance. There's a soi dog that hangs around here that's killed at least 14 of our chickens, but the in-laws only know of him killing 3, and even, I had to stop my FIL from putting down poisoned meat.


It also doesn't help when neighbors put food down for dogs, since that encourages them to hang around, and it also attracts others. There's a guy in Natural Hill who stops his car outside our place and his wife puts left over food down for the soi dogs. Not a bad gesture, but then we end up with bits of silver foil everywhere. Why not feed the dogs outside their own place?

Anyway, good luck.

[fach3003]

Fach.....I think VS has given you the best advice, although I'm not sure the monks actually approve of people dumping dogs on their hands.

You're actually quite lucky that your neighbor sees the dog as a soi dog rather than seeing it as your dog, or else you would be paying for all those chickens, and if a big cock gets killed, you'd be surprised just how quickly that dead cock becomes one the greatest fighting cock this country has ever seen, and now it's dead, and then you could find yourself having to pay thousands of baht in compensation, and, the law/police would be there to ensure you did.

Thais generally see chickens as being more valuable than dogs. I know because we keep some chickens, and the in-laws really value them. They can be eaten and/or sold, whereas a dog is just a noisy nuisance. There's a soi dog that hangs around here that's killed at least 14 of our chickens, but the in-laws only know of him killing 3, and even, I had to stop my FIL from putting down poisoned meat.

Hi Takiap ...

cheers for the reply.....and insight in the situation...
the neighbour is actually a policeman as well....
the missus has spend alot of time talking to his girlfriend to explain what we are doing....
Last week i caught 'fanta' red handed in the chicken cage with male chicken in her jaws...
(had to be careful there ) .......Hence the asap reason for having to letting her go....

Cheers

Fach

It also doesn't help when neighbors put food down for dogs, since that encourages them to hang around, and it also attracts others. There's a guy in Natural Hill who stops his car outside our place and his wife puts left over food down for the soi dogs. Not a bad gesture, but then we end up with bits of silver foil everywhere. Why not feed the dogs outside their own place?

Anyway, good luck.

[usual suspect]

I'm stuck with a damn noisy Soi-dog that has been brought specially to bark and growl at anyone 'new' in our small Soi..!!
The man half-way down our Soi keeps 'singing birds' and this is his way of keeping theives away I guess..Oh that damn animal is the bain of my life..but I'm unable to do much..it barks ALL night long!!

Where to take a troublesome soi dog??..how about we go halves on chartering a boat..take them about 3 miles out to sea!!

[Harry Bosch]

Muzzle (250B) to stop the chicken killer and a trip to the veterinary hospital just past Banyan towards Pranburi for Spay/Neuter no more pups (approx 500B).

[fach3003]

Hi HB,

Had the bitches Spayed already so no more additions : )

Visitors here also have to put up with noisy nights at times : (

one of our farang neighbours who is never here employs a thai lass
to come here twice a day to let out his 3 dogs for an hour each time
not fair really...there slowly going insane and bark a fair bit....
I know i will have to put up with this for a long time...
the missus wouldnt let me relocate them to the country !!!

Are Chicken killer is off to the Wat after the weekend....
wonder if i can off load the thai mother in law there as well ????

Regards to all

Fach : ) : ) : )

[fach3003]

Hi all

One of our 'well behaved' dogs has come in limping...
The chicken owner now is shooting our dogs with a BB gun...
mind this comes from a neighbour havent seen it with my own eyes...

Trying to keep them in all the time now : (

Not a happy bunny !

Regards

Fach

[ozuncle]

Shouldn't you have been keeping them in all the time?

You complain about other peoples dogs and let yours roam free!

[Lung Per]

There should be no, repeat NO, dogs in the sois without a leash..
Dogs should only be let loose in assigned areas or in their fenced yards.
As far as I am concerned, stray dogs represent a potential danger and are consequently fair game. Period.

[Sukku]

Huhu..

have you tried to get in touch with http://huahinsoidogs.com ??

There is a dog shelter in Hua Hin too.. (the adress/phone no is in this article Edit: link to competing site removed, please post the info)

Perhaps they'll can help with such problems?

[Sukku]

Since the link has been removed:

Hua Hin Dog Shelter
Dr. Nirun Nimitthawin
Wat Khao Ittisukhato
Hua Hin

Telephone: 03-253-2476

I don't know if this is up to date though..
You may use a search engine to finde other dog shelters etc.

[fach3003]

Sorry

i didnt explain it before but
when ours roam free...
the mother in law wanderers around them
and when they have had the exercise and
done their business the lock within the gates....

Cheers for all the info.......

We are keeping a watchful eye on them....
but there still getting poisoned....by someone
not nice...