Look what the Kids Dragged In
For months now, Greg and I have been under siege as the kids begged for some kind of a pet. We had originally said to wait until we move to a village before we discuss any pet procurement.
Before we began with NTM, we had dogs and cats, and then for a time before we left for Thailand, we had a turtle. We all loved the turtle, even me. She was very well behaved, quiet, and could entertain herself for hours at a time, days, weeks even.
Very unlike a dog.
Leah attended a birthday party two weeks ago, and the family hosting the party happened to have three little puppies who would soon be in need of a home.
For the past two weeks, all members of my family, except for me, have been pining for the cute little girl puppy.
When Greg returned from his trip to Kanchanaburi he was still thinking about the puppy. We ‘agreed’ that if it was still there, we would take it. It was. Shucks. Her name is now Ginger.
Actually, she is pretty cute. I do like dogs, I just don’t really like the ‘baggage’ that comes with a dog. Hair, muddy footprints, whining, you know.
But so far she is doing well, and only one accident in the house, which I did not have to take care of. That was one of the requirements for getting a dog. I am not responsible for any messes it makes. I have done dog messes, and I am done with them. Unlike when we got our previous dogs, which my husband brought home for the kids to have, the kids are acutally old enough to take care of this one, and its oops-es
Of course she had to have a bath before sleeping in the house.
I can hardly stand to tell you how many ticks Greg pulled off that dog. Do you really want to know? Triple digits. ick, ick, ick.
As far as we can tell, she is now tick free. I was very pleased with how compliant she was while she was searched, multiple times for ticks. Very mellow.
I do think she will be a good dog. I will like her I am sure. She is sort of cuddly, and looks at me beseechingly with her doggy eyes. Ok, I like her too.
And yes, she speaks English. 
January 31st, 2008 at 8:30 pm
I just came over for your giveaway and am taking a look around. My hubby and I went to Thailand for our honeymoon, and we had a joke that Thailand only had one dog. Over and over again. Light brown and kinda small. And there he is again!
Except in those big crazy markets, does any other kind of dog even EXIST there?
We also noticed, at least up north, (maybe this was just amoung the hilltribes) that there was an odd attitude (to us) that dogs were something that co-existed with humans, but shouldn’t be touched or considered playmates. One dog was birthing and they were kind of put off that we were gathering around admiring the puppies.
She is a cutie.