Aether Here Was Rescued In May 2019 After Being Fo..

Aether here was rescued in May 2019 after being found underweight and limping with a horrific maggot-infested wound on his paw. Today we’d like to share a #furrytailending story from his adopters, Ian and Corinne – a story that spans 19 months from rescue in Thailand to forever home in the UK! 🇬🇧🏠

“Frankly, I blame beach WiFi for starting all of this. In January 2019, we were in Phuket and I was checking TripAdvisor for places we could go. ‘Soi Dog Foundation’ came up. Off we went the next day. We were given a tour by the visitor team then came the fateful line: ‘We welcome lots of volunteers. You can come and spend time with us if you want.’

We came back to Soi Dog in 2020 as volunteers. We had our induction then spent the afternoon in the enclosures with our dogs. Within the first few minutes, Aether came to introduce himself to me with a lick on my arm and was always a pleasure to walk the whole time we were there. He was the perfect dog and made a big impression on me.

When our time volunteering ended, and seriously pondering adopting Aether, we left Soi Dog for the next trip with a tear in our eye and spent the week wondering if we could make it work. We couldn’t stop thinking about him. It’s hard to say exactly why we chose Aether. In fact, I don’t think we did. I think he decided we were going to be his people. Every animal at Soi Dog deserves a home, but there was something about Aether.

Aether eventually made it onto UK soil in December, arriving just before Christmas – perfect. Now it’s hard to think of the house without him in it. From a starting point of being afraid of the TV, he now totally owns the sofa and loves to sit between us and snore while we watch. His bald patches from skin infections and on his elbows from laying on concrete are growing over. The signs of how hard street life can be are slowly fading.

He loves the sofa, hates getting wet and loves his tummy and sleeping. He is basically us but with fur and a tail. He loves cheese and ham and a yoghurt pot to lick. He hates vegetables and actually pulls a face when tasting them. His best friend on walks is Graham, an older man who always has biscuits in his pocket for him. Aether now wants to meet anyone who looks like Graham. He now checks everyone he meets for biscuits just in case.

To think we helped by giving him a home may not be accurate. He has given us so much while asking for so little. The Soi Dog trap caught us, but we are so grateful for that and feel so lucky to be part of the Soi Dog family”. 🐾🧡

For the full story, check out the latest issue of the Soi Dog Post: https://links.soidog.org/-july21-newsletter

Source: https://www.facebook.com/108625789179165/posts/6085415428166..

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Established in 2003 in Phuket, Thailand, Soi Dog is Southeast Asia's largest organisation helping stray animals. The Gill Dalley sanctuary in Phuket is home to over 1,600 animals. Soi Dog also has a treatment facility in Bangkok and responds to crisis situations throughout Thailand. The organisation is dedicated to implementing effective, sustainable solutions that reduce the suffering of dogs and cats in Asia, runs entirely on donations and works efficiently so all donations are used to help animals as effectively as possible.

The foundation is a registered not-for-profit organisation in Thailand, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, France and Holland. It has a maximum 4-star rating with Charity Navigator, the largest and most-utilised independent non-profit evaluator in the United States, a platinum seal of transparency from Candid, the world’s largest source of non-profit information, a Top Rated award from Greatnonprofits and the Travelers’ Choice award from Tripadvisor.

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