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My name is Kanom and I have a long
way behind me to come here. Well, I am still a young girl but
the first maybe 4 months of my life already pushed me to the
edge and almost took all my hope to ever lead a normal life. I
was dumped during the rainy season and then walked the streets
of my neighborhood until I finally ended up on that bus station
somewhere in Nonthaburi. I was fortunate enough to find a small
bush which provided me with some protection but as you can
imagine: there is little shelter from a real monsoon rain. There
were of course a lot of people around that bus station but they
all went away with one of these buses and no one really took
notice of me. I imagined it to be easier to attract people but
although I am a real eye catcher I was still hanging around the
bus stop for several days.
There I was when Paporn just drove along the busy street of
Prachachuean in Nonthaburi having her mind still on the job when
she recognized me on the sidewalk. Since the traffic was slow
moving she managed to park her car, came closer and what she saw
right in front of her was me. Since I was so cute she decided to
call me Kanom, the Thai word for sweets. However, I was dirty,
had bite wounds and was obviously dehydrated and very hungry.
But today was my lucky day and Paporn put me in her car and
brought me to a vet where I was thoroughly examined, cleaned up
and administered the necessary medicine to bring me back to my
feet.
Paporn was busy to find me a new home since Khlongdogs was
obviously overbooked. She was lucky in a way and I was taken to
my new home. But somehow this did not work out well for me and
after two days my adoption parents already called Paporn to take
me back. So I ended up in an animal clinic again and waited in
the confines of a small cage. While waiting for my fate to
unwind Paporn was again busy to find me a home and she was again
lucky and found a place in the far south on the isle of Kho
Samui. Then the nurse came and took me out of the cage and there
was Thomas waiting for me. I met him in the other hospital
before and he reached out to me and took me in his arms. He
talked to me and asked me if I want to be his friend. I was
shaking all over not fully understanding what all this meant but
after some minutes I felt warm and easy and I had the feeling
that my real lucky day just started.
Thomas paid the bill and took me away to his car. It was again
raining but this time my place was not under the bush but on the
front seat of his car. Together we drove to Khlongdogs and I
already heard the other dogs when we left the car. And then
there was Khao, Dream, Doi and Hiso who guarded the gate and
gave me a warm welcome. I saw the other dogs as well and Thomas
took me in his arms and showed my around, introduced my to the
other teams and I even met Klinsi who is the strongest of them
all. I was impressed and I told myself that I should behave well
now to make sure that I will not lose my home again.
The first days were not without difficulties since a new dog
usually is reason for jealousy and so I had one or the other
argument with my fellow dog friends. But here I have my food and
I get lots of belly rubs over the day. I also have a room with
Khao and the others and from now on I do not have to mind the
heavy monsoon rains in Bangkok any more. Dream told me that
there is great health care around here and he immediately showed
me all the places important to a dog. I feel good now and I
start to understand that it was more than a lucky day – I have a
home and friends and people who love me.
Please consider to help other dogs and cats who must still live
out there on the streets of Bangkok. |
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