It's always tragic when dogs get abandoned at temples but there was something special about these two siblings that the monks immediately took to. A lot of the dogs at the temples don't even get named but these two got their names on the first day by a very creative monk. Mango and Sticky Rice is a Thai dessert and the two are always served together so I suppose that this is an appropriate name for two dogs that at least for now, are inseparable.
The dogs are getting along just fine with the other temple dogs although I wouldn't say that they have been fully accepted by the pack. There hasn't been any fighting or anything but I think they are too young to fully understand their situation. Mostly the two of them just stick to themselves in some hidey-hole somewhere and they stay hidden until some of their human friends come by.
Well this time we weren't just coming by to give snacks as we were also vaccinating both dogs. For some people out there whether or not to vaccinate is a personal choice and I'll go ahead and agree with the people that are strongly anti-vaccine but also want people to understand that what works in a controlled home environment is one thing, but fighting off all the various infections and diseases that exist in the harsh reality that is the life of a street dog is very different. In order to give these dogs a fighting chance at life we kind of don't have a choice but to protect them from as much as we can. In the years that I have been doing this we have never had any adverse effects from vaccinations but we have seen a lot of bad effects in animals that were not vaccinated.
Anyway, Mango and Sticky Rice didn't resist the injection and I don't think that either of them even realized it was happening. I just had my assistant distract them with cuddles while I jabbed them. It was over in 5 seconds.
Then we hung around for a while and gave them more treats and belly rubs until they eventually got tired and then accidentally showed me their hiding place, which I found very amusing because it appears as though they have a friend of a different species that also frequents the place.
Monkeys and dogs coexist here at the Tiger Cave Temple but I wouldn't exactly say they are friends. The monkeys are for the most part afraid of the dogs even though if push came to shove, my money would be on the monkey in a fight. Thankfully interactions like this are very rare and according to the monks that have been here for many years it only happens once in a blue moon.
For Mango and Sticky Rice, we have high hopes that they will be adopted although right now is still not the time. Tourism needs to return before this can happen and I've heard news that the Thai government is going to make getting into Thailand even easier starting the middle of this month. Let's hope that is true because our operation has been on a shoestring budget ever since most of our funding was completely cut off by the country being locked down.
No matter what happens, we will continue to do all that we can for all the animals in need in Krabi.
If you would like to see how you can help out or simply spread the word, please visit our website at
http://krabianimalwelfare.org
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