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Hallo! It’s me, Spirit speaking.
Yes, yesterday in the late afternoon Thomas and Paporn came but
this time not only to visit me but to take me home. Believe it
or not but as of today I am a full member of Khlongdogs and that
means: I have a home! I already spent the first night with my
new friends who treated me very nicely and with respect. As a
matter of fact they actually gave me a warm welcome with all
that doggish things we do to get to know each other. I already
spent some time to investigate the area and I find it great.
Khao seems to like me a lot although she is a bit undecided how
to associate with me. Well this is because my legs are still
weak and I cannot really play with her as much as I want to.
Besides some of my wounds are still open and I must take care
that nothing bad happens. But we will manage that, I am sure.
The doctors agreed to release me from hospital because my blood
values improved, my wounds are healing pretty well and
altogether I show a much better condition as two weeks ago.
There will be quite some time before I am in my prime again but
here at Khlongdogs they promised to take care of the rest. So,
we will see the vet regularly for wound dressing, blood tests
and general check-ups. But hey, what is this compared to two
weeks in the hospital. Now I can walk around, sleep wherever I
want and I have friends around me. And if you could see me now,
you would understand what it means to have a home.
I still carry my old attitudes around such as eating much too
fast but I heard them saying that it is better that I eat too
fast than not at all. And I am very hungry all the time. I
actually developed a small belly and now I look a bit funny
since my legs and hips are still very skinny. However, I topped
the 9 kilo mark already and I will work my way up to a healthy
level. Fortunately that doesn’t seem to be a problem since there
is plenty of food available. Yes, the old habits follow you for
quite a while but when you didn’t get food and water for a long
time or had to fight for every crumb with others – you will
understand that such things go deep.
There are many other dogs in the other teams but I prefer to
keep to my team first before I try to associate with the others.
Yesterday I even got the chance to stroll around the garden and
I dug my first hole. This is great. There are trees and bushes
and lots of interesting things. In the night I still sleep in a
spacious cage to make sure that there is no problem during the
night but early in the morning the door opens and we all run out
to start the new day. Somehow the whole things does not feel
real to me since all the threats are gone, there is food and
there is lots of love around this place. Oh yeah, there is even
a belly rub in the standard daily program – something I did not
experience for a long, long time.
So, what can I say? I am home and this is my first real day. I
feel so grateful to all of you who helped to support my medical
treatment and made it possible that I left the temple to become
a Khlongdogs member. You not only donated money but I can surely
feel that you have compassion and even over a long distance feel
love for me. That is more than I can ever ask for and please
accept my deepest gratitude for something that does not appear
to be self-understanding in this world. It is your love for us
animals and the will to help. I will never forget.
Here’s looking at you!
Your Spirit
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