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**textarchive** · 03-05-2011, 06:34 PM

Even if the neighborhood dogs would be friendly to the newcomer (not unimaginable), she would be at risk catching diseases and parasites from the strays. Perhaps choosing an area not already populated by dogs would lessen this problem.

Another potential danger comes from the fact that Thailand is a tropical country. A variety of wild animals and creepy-crawlies harm domestic animals regularly. This is true not only upcountry, but in the cities as well. For instance, my sister's dog got severly injured from a bite. The culprit, as we later found out, was a 15cm long red centipede lurking underneath some boxes. Scorpions, spiders and snakes pose similar danger.

03-05-2011, 06:34 PM	#6
textarchive Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 433 Senior Member	Even if the neighborhood dogs would be friendly to the newcomer (not unimaginable), she would be at risk catching diseases and parasites from the strays. Perhaps choosing an area not already populated by dogs would lessen this problem. Another potential danger comes from the fact that Thailand is a tropical country. A variety of wild animals and creepy-crawlies harm domestic animals regularly. This is true not only upcountry, but in the cities as well. For instance, my sister's dog got severly injured from a bite. The culprit, as we later found out, was a 15cm long red centipede lurking underneath some boxes. Scorpions, spiders and snakes pose similar danger.
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