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Lobo4819, on 2012-05-20 12:14:55, said:

Is she the lady from the cat shelter in Doi Saket? I heard about this shelter but have never been there.

Guess nothing would stop someone from using someone else's handle on their nametag!

The staff will be informed today ask for Som, my wife is the owner.
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I'm very sorry for what you, your family, and especially your daughter, are going through. But happy to read that she is recovering.

As for finding a small sized dog, you could visit a few dog shows and then decide (but usually expensive), search on the web for breeders (unfortunately in both cases it’s hard to say whether the pup doesn’t carry a hereditary disease) or, contact SCAD and have a look there first. Recently they have joined together with Soi Dog Foundation, and are caring for many dogs that are looking for a good home (many rescued from the dog meat market). Not sure about SCAD, but SDF has a shelter in Phuket where you can go and visit the dogs. Talk with the people there. Tell them your needs, and they can advice you.  It may be that you and your daughter fall in love with one particular dog, possibly even an older dog.
Of course, as most dogs at the shelter are mixed breeds, there is the possibility that the tiny puppy you may adopt develops in a medium size dog.

You say in your OP, that you would like to give the puppy as a BD present. I would, however, suggest choosing the (puppy) dog together with your daughter. What kind of dog does she like and fits into your household and life-styles. Working together towards getting a puppy, can already be very helpful for the recovery of your daughter. Plus, it gives you both the time to choose your perfect (puppy) dog.

During the time of finding a suitable dog for your daughter she can start reading up on how to take care (including getting familiar with the many side-effects caused by over-vaccination. I do, for example, come across pups with behaviors similar to ADHD and autism. And currently there's an outbreak of distemper under both unvaccinated and vaccinated dogs in Chiang Mai), how to train aka educate the dog (I suggest she reads primarily about positive reinforcement and clicker training), dog behavior development and their language. If the new dog will be a female, read up about how early spaying can affect a strong-willed dog.
She can also start looking for a suitable dog training school in Bangkok where they provide puppy classes (if the dog will be a young puppy) and positive reinforcement training for both owners and their dogs, so that she can be totally involved in the training process of her own dog.

If you go for a puppy I'd rather suggest adopting one at 7 or 8 weeks old. The socialization window closes at around 3 months of age. Better to keep this socialization in your own hands. A proper socialization or lack there-of, lays the foundation for the behavior of the dog later in life. And socializing such a young puppy with cats is easier.

I wish you good luck with finding your daughter a wonderful new furry companion.

i know of quite a few small breed dogs looking for homes in bangkok. they had been rescued from the dog meat trade and obviously had been stolen pets. please look and contact here

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Dog need to be micro-chipped and vaccines up-to-date.

Blood drawn for serum, which then has to be send to a registered lab in the EU or UK for serological Rabies testing. Form the day of the blood drawing dog need to stay another 3 months in Thailand before it can enter the UK. No more quarantine required in the UK, IF the serological test s done properly. You can find this info back on the DEFRA website.

Just before the travel export permit and health certificate need to be acquired at the Animal Quarantine station at Suvarnabhumi Airport (Chiang Mai is also possible). Not sure about Phuket.

Costs involved:
* micro-chip: dunno (500 baht?)
* combined 5-in-1 vaccine around 300 baht
* blood drawing around 300 baht
* sending blood to EU or UK by EMS 990 baht
* serological test 50 euro
* Health certificate and export permit 50 - 100 baht.

Be careful with those who say they can do the blood drawing and sending blood for you, and charge you between 12 and 15,000 baht. Yup, there are several pet owners who were told this price.

If you need more info, please feel free to send me a pm.