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The Strange Case of the Frozen Tail
Well this is a weird one. New to me anyway. A couple of weeks ago I noticed Gassie (the drop-dead gorgeous English Setter we adopted) was holding his tail in a very odd way. As it is usually carried banner-like...
Some Good News from the Kennels!
Did my stint at the Casentino kennels yesterday. I don't think I mentioned that we volunteers are taking more of a hands-on role since the amazing Domenico who runs the kennels on a day to day basis...
Dogged Determination
I read the most heart warming story  in La Nazione the other day. It was about how a German Shepherd called Rocky managed to walk over 600 kilometres from Salerno to Carrara to find his owner. I...
Dog Rescue in Thailand- Gemma Ashford's story
I first came to Sangklaburi in Thailand to work in a refugee camp in 2003. I taught English here for ten months in various different organizations including Baan Unrak Children’s home. I particularly loved working...