Cha Yen (it means iced tea)'s life has been a tragic one and sadly it is not a unique on. Abandoned as a puppy at a temple, she struggled to integrate with the other dogs that were already there and because of her small size she was a bit bullied by the other dogs. There isn't really a lot we can do about this and the dogs themselves tend to work this out on their own without much issue. When you see dogs growling or snipping at one another, chances are they aren't going to actually cause anyone any harm. It is just their way of letting one another know who is boss. It is kind of tragic to see though, because Cha Yen just really wanted to have someone to hang out with.
She grew quite skinny until we intervened to make sure that her food wasn't being stolen by the other dogs and things were on the up and up as some dogs started to seem to be ok with her joining the pack.
Time went by, she got more comfortable and seemed to be integrating to a certain degree but still stayed around on her own or just with a select group of other younger dogs for the most part and then one day, she wandered off the temple grounds and we discovered that she had been hit by a car and injured quite badly. I'll spare you the gruesome photos of the gaping wounds on her underbelly, but while we were not concerned she was going to die or anything, she was in pretty rough shape.
That purple paint is an anti-bacterial solvent that is commonly used in Thailand and it is dyed that color so you can know that the chemical is still on their skin and doing its job.
It would be a while later, but the monks started to notice that she was walking slower and frequently bumping into things. It turns out that one of the injuries was some sort of eye damage in her right eye socket and she went blind in that eye later.
We tried as much as we could do help this situation but with eye injuries like this it is similar to when it happens to a person: There is a chance that it can be fixed involving specialized invasive surgery, but for the most part this has a low percentage of success and it is also thousands upon thousands of dollars that we do not have. We simply couldn't afford it and just showered her with more love and paid more attention to her at the temple.
She was in foster care for a while because we were concerned that the bullying would resume since it is very common for dogs, even nicely behaved dogs like the 100+ we house at the Tiger Cave Temple, to pick on the weaker members and she is definitely that.
She is just so good with people though and we feature her story and her regularly because she is a good candidate for adoption. She seems to enjoy being around people a lot more than other dogs and I guess it is easy to understand why. People are nice to her, the other dogs it is 50/50.
She's still young and is also sterilized and vaccinated and while we are not terribly positive that she actually will get adopted, there is always this hope that day will come. If I had the ability to, I would adopt her myself but my small house and tiny garden already has 3 dogs in it and I simply cannot take on any more.
Cha Yen still has a great attitude despite her life being basically one bad happening after another and this is something I always find truly inspiring about dogs: They just get on with it and seem to celebrate tiny thins in life that us humans just take for granted.
We will be keeping a close eye on her but that really isn't necessary. When I pull up in my truck Cha Yen is always one of the first ones to come and greet me in their welcoming party.
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