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My name is Paula and I am a real
Thai dog. Born a street dog I shared the fate of many Thai dogs
living in the streets of Bangkok. Although I do not exactly
remember the street where I was born, I certainly remember the
living conditions of our small family. My parents did the best
they can to support us kids but live on the streets takes its
toll. So I actually did not look that well and I turned into
quite a skinny creature.
People in Bangkok talk often about us that we bother them a lot.
Some of them even hunt us and try to get rid of us. But in my
days we had a new governor here in Bangkok and he seemed to have
some good ideas about us street animals. One day I was picked up
by what appeared to be city officials and I was taken away to a
place where many other dogs where gathering. I was still very
young and I started to be afraid not knowing what to expect from
my future.
The time in the camp was not that bad although I missed my
friends. Together with all the other dogs in the camp I was
examined, cleaned up, vaccinated and spayed. We also got food
and water, not in abundance, but it was already much more than I
ever had before. Suddenly they started to put a colored ribbon
around our neck with a number on it and then they put us all in
cages and brought us to a place they call Lumpini Park.
I was now sitting in this park on a nice blanket and a
fence around me. I stared at all the people passing by and
curiously looking at us. I did not understand what happened but
most of my colleagues where taken away and it looked as if I
would remain there as the last one.
But all of a sudden a couple arrived and they smiled at me.
After talking to some people they turned back to me and took me
in their arms. I then learned that they will adopt me and take
me to their home. I was exited. Some paper work had to be done
and then we started to my new home. Well, almost. A cameraman
approached and the governor Dr. Bichit Rattakul greeted us with
a friendly voice asking what name I will have. Well, it will be
Paula which appears to be a German name. They talked for some
time and I was so proud to be on TV on this important day of my
life.
The house of my owners was nice and the garden large enough to
run around as we dogs like it. There was another elderly dog who
actually liked me although I needed more time to build up my
strength. In these early days I was too weak to climb stairs and
I always fell down. But the food was good and plenty and I
quickly became what people will call a beautiful dog. Some even
admired my shiny skin and my strong appearance but you know what
people say. In the following years more dogs joined us in the
house and lately they even allowed cats in the house. Can you
imagine?
We all live now in a new house and we
have a nice garden. We dogs took over the responsibility to
guard the house and especially the fence. This is what we dogs
do very well and in some way we have to protect our property as
well. However, in the evening we go inside our
team house where we have our own
room to sleep. This is great since the
mosquitoes can be quite a menace during the night and we dogs
hate when they bite us. Sometimes we take
a walk in our neighborhood and I can see street dogs and cats in
every corner. I feel sorry for them and I hope the day will come
when they can find a home of their own. So, this is my story and
I hope you understand when I say that I am so happy not to be a
street dog any more. |
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