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THK giveaway winner is a Taiwan dog

28 Saturday Jun 2014

Posted by M.C. in Bowdu the shiba inu, Bowpi the basenji, Sightings

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animal rescue, formosan mountain dog, giveaways, honest kitchen, meetups, sparcs2014, taiwan dogs, tugou

So busy lately! Finally here to announce the winners of our last Honest Kitchen giveaway!

Our runners up, receiving sample packets of Perfect Form, are as follows:

  • J. in Nevada, with Leo the dog
  • Joy H. in Kentucky, with Paisley, Drover, Sookie, Abby, and Cali the dogs
  • Kelly M. in California, with Pud — our first feline prizewinner on the House of Two Bows!

Our main prize winner is Mio in California, who will be receiving a two pound trial box of Love, THK’s beef formula!

THK Winner

Mio was lucky number one, the first commenter to jump right on the giveaway. First is just as eligible as last, according to the whims of Random.org. I’m especially pleased to announce Mio as the winner because I know she’s a Taiwan dog, and despite what cranky critics of international street dog rescues might say, is quite fortunate to have the life that she does here in California.

FMD Meetup 5.31.2014

We’ve never met Mio, though she’s apparently a local-ish tugou. We did, however, get a chance to meet several other Taiwan dogs at a meetup last month. Like I said, I’m waaay behind on my blogging… so I’m finally getting around to posting the pictures now.

FMD Meetup 5.31.2014

The park had a very strange layout — relatively narrow in width, a long stretch of unshaded, woodchipped land with most people concentrated right at the gate, near the drinking fountains.

FMD Meetup 5.31.2014

Knowing that this kind of setup gets claustrophobic for Bowdu in particular, I didn’t mingle as much as I would have liked. I was keeping an eye on my dogs to make sure they weren’t getting bored and acting out.

Unimpressed FMD 5.31.2014

Not that many of the dogs were as thrilled to meet me as I was to meet them. That’s a cool and guarded Formosan dog attitude for ya. They just buzz by with minimal interaction, doing their own thing.

FMD Meetup 5.31.2014

FMD Meetup 5.31.2014

FMD Meetup 5.31.2014

FMD Meetup 5.31.2014

FMD Meetup 5.31.2014

I was fascinated by their body language of hesitance, caution, curiosity, anticipation — some consistent expressions seen amongst the group.

FMD Meetup 5.31.2014

FMD Meetup 5.31.2014

Those are two different brindles similarly craning to get a careful sniff of Bowdu. Maybe it’s something about Bowdu that brings that out in other dogs, no matter the end of approach.

FMD Meetup 5.31.2014

And then there was mighty Bella, petite tuffstuff.

FMD Meetup 5.31.2014

FMD Meetup 5.31.2014

Bella’s person is a reader of this blog, and tipped us off about this meetup which was hosted in honor of Mary, a prolific Taiwan dog rescuer whom I had a chance to meet when I was last there. Like her dogs, she sometimes travels across the Pacific, and was in town for ongoing dog training education. Mary’s commitments are exemplary, and part of why I continue to feel that international dog rescue for Taiwan dogs in particular is justified, critics be damned. Not only does she send her dogs abroad, she shares her knowledge and experience which flows in both directions.

Such international, transnational communities of dogs and their associated dogpeople were on my mind during the presentations at SPARCS 2014 this year. I doubt I’ll get around to a proper recap of the conference though it will continue to filter into future writing. But that’s the point of education — knowledge accumulates, changes, flows. Most importantly though, knowledge belongs to those who continue to feed themselves on steady diets of the new and fresh, whether it be food or information.

Dog-friendly neighbors and adoptable Ashley

12 Friday Jul 2013

Posted by M.C. in Human escapades, Sightings

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animal rescue, pit bulls

When you have cool, dog-friendly neighbors, you should never take them for granted. We haven’t always been so lucky.

The neighbors on one side predate us by a couple decades. The single mother is all right, but one of her teenaged kids has just recently taken to teasing Bowdu during his late afternoon backyard basketball sessions. A sharp word from mom, directed to her son, seems to have halted any escalation of problems. Hopefully this is all I’ll need mention about the neighbors on that side of the fence.

The neighbors on the other side are really good dog people. Like, foster parents good. They’ve housed several pit bulls over the years, the irresistible ones they’ve inevitably fallen for as volunteer walkers at the local animal shelter. Over the July Fourth weekend, we met their latest foster, Ashley.

20130704 Ashley with the perky ears

She has perfectly folded rose ears and strangely evocative eyes.

She watches her surroundings very intently…

Ashley watches foster momma

… but very calmly, and with great restraint, considering the amount of food that’s being passed around!

Watching for dropped veggies

Maybe she knew it was a vegetarian feast.

Mmmm, grilled veggies

Kind of a bummer when you’re a dog at a barbeque. Well, she’s supposed to be on a diet, anyway…

Chill Ashley

Good thing the occasionally squirrel runs along the back fence to remind her of the promise of meat!

Ashley saw a squirrel!

Okay, so she does have a bit of a prey drive — not uncommon, but always something to be aware of. She also seemed a bit leery of RJ, whose height and lankiness elicited some uncertain barking. However, when he sat down, she approached with no trace of aggression. She also refocused towards her foster parents quite easily.

Ashley with the inquisitive nose

Definitely a people-oriented pittie, with just the kind of settled, mellow temperament that I appreciate in mature adult dogs.

Ashley is currently adoptable through Home at Last Rescue.

California Bay Area residents should check out her adoption listing here, including a very thoughtful video.

One transport, nine dogs, 6400+ miles

24 Friday Aug 2012

Posted by M.C. in Human escapades, Sightings, Taiwan reminiscences

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animal rescue, animals taiwan, china airlines, labrador mixes, labrador retrievers, mutts, rescue transport, SFO, taiwan dogs, TPE, traveling with pets, tugou

On August 10th, I helped transport nine rescue dogs from Taiwan to their new homes in California on behalf of Asians for Humans, Animals, and Nature (AHAN). Suffice to say, it was one of the least lonely trans-Pacific trips I’ve taken in quite some time!

10 August 2012 Kelly, Henry, Mei Mei

I really didn’t have to do much other than arrive at the airport a little earlier than scheduled, wait and watch as the local rescue crew prepared the dogs for flight, then claim the dogs on the other side.

Assembling at the China Airlines rest area

Each dog traveled in a separate crate. Each crate was clearly labeled with the identity of the dog, a packet of their medical records for their adopters, and a spigot for a water bottle attachment. Each dog would also have their crates lined with absorbent pads and a crate mat.

Preparing the crates

The lids and bases of each crate were secured with zip ties.

Securing the crates

China Airlines opened up a separate counter in a more convenient corner of the airport to facilitate check-in. They’re not usually my airline of choice when traveling to and from Taiwan, but since they are the most economic choice for rescues, I took one for the team.

Check-in729

Each dog had to be weighed and tagged separately, which was perhaps the most tedious part of the process, especially when there are many dogs to account for! Most of them were charged as one extra piece of luggage, but some of the larger dogs exceeded normal weight limits, so they had to pay a little more.

Angie?

The two Labradors, Angie and Miso, fit in that category, as well as Hobbit, the three-legged hound. Apparently, hacking a limb off was not sufficient to dodge overage fees. Joking, joking… (The more serious version of how Hobbit lost his leg is forthcoming.)

Hobbit getting his tummy scratched

Again, the rescues took care of all the fees. While all this was being sorted out, the volunteers bade farewell to their charges.

Mei Mei

Hobbit and Liza

Mio and her very concerned ears

While most of the dogs were quite gregarious and had no problem expressing their friendly personalities, I was most drawn to Mio, the one lying on the floor in the picture above. Her size, her airplane ears, and her reserved demeanor reminded me a bit of Bowpi. There was a lot of stimulation at this busy airport, but she was taking it all in stride.

Final farewell

Finally, it was time to secure all the crates and send them along for X-ray and inspection. This is where everyone loses it as they watch the crates disappear through the machine and down a long conveyer belt to the loading corridor.

Because I’m an overly sympathetic dork, I couldn’t help but be touched by the tears of these volunteers who had invested so much time and obvious care into these pups. My help barely amounted to anything — I was just a name, an escort for all these canine passengers. Witnessing the genuine connection of these volunteers to their fosters, I was resolved to see the task through as conscientiously as I could.

Of course, during the flight, everything was out of my hands. I couldn’t even see when the dogs were loaded, and there was no sound that would have alerted any of the passengers that a whole pack of dogs was currently traveling along in the cargo hold.

But upon landing in San Francisco, they surged back to mind. After a 12 hour flight, the dogs were surely getting stir-crazy, and I was eager to get them through. I had to go through immigration myself, then to the baggage pick-up area where I looked for the appropriate signpost.

Animal Carrier Pick-Up Zone at SFO

It took some time for all nine crates to come out. I paced the row and spoke to them calmly, though I doubt any of them connected me to the beginning of the trip. How I would have loved to glimpse their thoughts as they were unloaded one by one from the plane, descending into a new world of difference that they could surely feel down to every whisker, muscle, and nerve.

Four crates, waiting for five more

I have to admit, not everyone smelled like a dream. Some passersby had rather unflattering things to say about the stench emanating from some of the crates. Just as well that they not linger to close — the dogs surely had enough to take in without suffering the probing eyes of curious rubberneckers. Nevertheless, I was impressed that the majority of the dogs had not soiled their crates. In an effort to share in the dogs’ bodily experience, I had attempted to hold it for the entire duration of the trip, as well.

I couldn’t make it.

Henry really wants to get out

So I was sympathetic to the few pups that couldn’t, either.

I flagged over two porters to assist with the crates. This was the only part of the process that was “off the books,” as it were — the porters need to be tipped at least $10 a head, and since we’re talking about moving around live animals, we don’t want them irate! The rescuers back in Taiwan had already accounted for this, and a special hongbao, or red envelope with money, had been packed for this purpose.

Getting organized, Hongbao for the porters

Just the cost of doing “business” …

Ramon and assistant move the dogs at SFO

Everything went extremely smoothly. All the adopters were assembled in the greeting area, and there was a palpable shift in the atmosphere as the dogs rolled out to meet their new families. I stepped out of the way at this point and watched the AHAN coordinator sort things out. Faces lit up, voices keened, limbs gestured in excitement.

Greeting new pets at SFO

The families were eager to get their new pets home, as they were instructed not to release them until they were back in a secure area. So the crowd dispersed rather quickly and I barely got a chance to meet everyone! There wasn’t even time for a group shot, since I had touched down in the evening, and it was getting late by the time I made it through customs. Luckily, I was able to hitch a ride back to the East Bay with Mio’s new owners.

Stowed

All in all, a smooth transport — just as easy as if I was getting in my own car and driving a dog across the state. Frankly, the only hitch occurred right at the customs gate, when the officer wanted to niggle my conscience for importing rescues when “PETA already has dogs for adoption.”

I’ve outlined my stance on such protectionist impulses against overseas dog adoption many times already on this blog (see here, here, and here, for example), so my resolve was unshaken by the officer’s pointed critique. However, it took incredible effort for me to maintain a cheery grin at his offensive suggestion that American adopters would be better off with PETA as a domestic option than an entire, global network of animal charities.

He was also mistaken if he assumed that the foreign is so easily separated from the domestic, as the same rescue groups that work with Taiwanese rescues also help domestic dogs.

The fact of the matter was that these dogs had already been chosen by their adoptive families, who were fully apprised of their circumstances. The motivations for what ultimately stirs an adopter’s heart and moves them to choose that dog as the one they want to help above all others are varied, emotionally complex, and often irrational. I didn’t have it in me to explain or argue all this with the officer who was surely not seeing this for the first time, and who was really just doing his job.

All I could say was, “The dogs are with me. They needed homes. I just want to get them home.”

He didn’t pester me too much more, and waved me through.

Mio sniffs about

And that is how nine Taiwan tugou came home.

Hoping to see some of them at next year’s Taiwan dog reunion!

Supersized Shiba or Jindo?

03 Friday Aug 2012

Posted by M.C. in Bowdu the shiba inu, Links, Sightings

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animal rescue, canine body language, jindo, korean dogs

A couple months back, I answered a transport call for a Jindo in need. Since then, I’ve found myself on alert lists for Jindos and mixes in California shelters. I’m a little overwhelmed by how frequently they show up, especially relative to how sporadically I used to hear about the breed. Suddenly, I feel like I see them everywhere — including the dog park, though I’ve previously found Jindo meetings to be a more unexpected occurrence.

14 May 2012 Jindo?

This white (albino?) Jindo (Edit: according to the owners) has such a serious countenance and elegant legs. His body shape threw me off at first, until I learned from The Girl with the Gae‘s very informative site that lean figures comprise a type of Jindo. Even if his pigmentation and proportions don’t fit the breed standard, he really catches my attention every time.

Shiba chases Jindo

This one is a Jindo for sure — his owner has corrected me enough times that I’ve finally learned to note the difference. Bowdu follows in pursuit.

And this one I think is an imposter…

2 June 2012 Like a GIANT Shiba!

But what an uncanny resemblance to an Asian spitz! If he is a Shiba (which I doubt), he’d be a monster — compare him to Bowdu, who’s already on the big side at 30 pounds.

T-ing off

Bowdu tried to push his buttons, “T-ing off” as he sometimes does with those breeds too similar to his own and -HEYNOFAIR!- bulkier . Luckily, the other guy was too cool to care.

Head and butt

If I recall correctly, his owners adopted him as a “mix” of unknown parentage, and I suppose it’s possible that his resemblance to a Shiba or a Jindo is purely due to genetic happenstance. I’m just tickled by how much this guy looks even more like a “giant Shiba” than even a Japanese Akita.

I freely admit my preferences for certain physical types. Maybe that’s why I noticed these dogs, regardless of what breed or mix they are. That said, the leaner looking Jindos really appeal to me. Besides, it’s hard to resist adoptables like these two sisters:

Sarghee & Soogenie, two adoptable Jindo sisters (picture by Two Dog Farms)

Sarghee and Soogenie (Anglicized names Susy and Sarah) are currently seeking a more long-term foster or ideally, a loving adopter in Sacramento/Northern California through Two Dog Farms. Inquire at the link if you’ve got space for these girls!

If you found us searching for Taiwan dog adoptions and animal rescues…

11 Wednesday Jul 2012

Posted by M.C. in Links, Taiwan reminiscences

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AHAN, animal rescue, animal shelters, animals taiwan, asians for humans animals and nature, buddhism, dog adoption, dog photography, photography, rescue, shelter animals, spaying and neutering, taiwan, taiwan dogs, tou chih-kang, tou yun-fei, tugou

The Associated Press picked up an evocative story about a photographer of Taiwan shelter animals, Tou Yun-fei 杜韻飛 (real name Tou Chih-kang 杜志剛). Tou’s basic mission is to photograph austere, noble portraits of shelter dogs that force a confrontation between their animality and the viewer’s humanity, moments before he or she is taken away to be killed. Since last week, the story has been getting a lot of traction on major news sites, from ABC to the Daily Mail to Yahoo News to Huffpo to Dogster. If you haven’t read the story yet, go ahead and click on any of those links… they’re mostly the same content from AP writer Tassanee Vejpongsa.

Tou is working on a better online collection of his photos, but for now, he has a small gallery here.

original photo by Tou Yun-Fei

Starkly composed and tightly framed, each portrait leaves you with no other option but to look back into the eyes of the already dead. The photos shared are not gory or grisly. They are haunting, pathetic, dignified, somber… necessary. I am glad to see Tou’s work getting such wide exposure from international media outlets, though the accompanying article itself is pithy with history and context, leaving many questions and open-ended generalizations.

Oddly enough, many well-meaning internet wanderers have found their way to the House of Two Bows, apparently attracted to a few stray articles I have written about Taiwan animal rescues. Instead of answering every e-mail individually, I thought I’d try to contribute a more streamlined response via blog.

One message reads:

I am an American who is just learning about the animal crisis in Taiwan from Tou Yun-fei’s photojournalism. Although animal abuse and maltreatment is a problem globally, it seems as if the issue in Taiwan is more than a problem. From my reading, I am learning that part of the issue is that many practicing Buddhists believe that dogs are humans with negative karma reborn… is that true? Does Taiwan have spay/neuter clinics for animals or is that part of the problem? Overpopulation?

Additionally, my most important question is how can I (someone so far away) help build awareness and education of the issues facing animals (predominantly dogs) in Taiwan? How I can help you?

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

I leave my hasty, poorly-researched response here. Keep in mind that I write NOT as an expert, not truly an “insider,” and currently geographically distanced by an entire ocean from the island.

But I know the problem is multifaceted, systematic, leviathan as it is here in the US. It’s impossible to reduce the problem to religion. I’m not even convinced this explains the magnitude of the issue (though I’ve heard similar analyses from Taiwanese people), though it might contribute significantly to solutions. Buddhist non-interference is one of an array of responses which could include Buddhist activism, as well. There’s certainly an argument to be made that you can’t stare suffering in the face and not act if it is in your power to do so, since we are, after all, blind to how our own karmic scales will tip at journey’s end. Anyway, not everyone in Taiwan is a practicing Buddhist. This is to say very little of how Taiwanese Buddhism is a syncretic amalgamation of Taoist and Neo-Confucian influences as well, and there are many Christians, other religions, and non-religious citizens on the island too… but that’s getting a bit off topic.

6 July 2008 Longshan Temple
Local temples get a lot of traffic. Not everyone who passes through is there to pray or to worship. In more rural areas, stray dogs are more likely to congregate, as monks and temple keepers provide leftovers for them.

Though there are many spay-neuter options, I still found quite a bit of reluctance from pet owners to desex their pets. When Bowdu was neutered at six months, even our vet commented that it was a “pity” to neuter a purebred because we would miss the opportunity to breed “valuable” puppies. This sentiment would be repeated by numerous strangers and familiars. Perhaps pet owners found it illogical to spend money to deny oneself an opportunity to make money, and the greater social benefits of spaying and neutering had not yet caught up to the rise of pet owner conceit.

Cost and convenience was really not much of an excuse. The regular price we paid for neutering was about $60 US dollars, and we were literally in and out of the clinic in an hour. Furthermore, the Taipei county government reimbursed vets about 1600NT for every spay/neuter they perform, in the hopes that this would encourage vets to perform more spays and neuters, as well as extend discounts to rescue, animal welfare organizations, and other well-meaning citizens (not sure if they still do this — will need to follow up). My family in central, more rural Taiwan was either more progressive in that they willingly spayed all their tugou, or perhaps just more practical about the matter since Grandpa, at least, still permitted his bitch to roam, like in the old days.

Yet, I think the vast majority of pets in Taiwan remain unspayed and unneutered, though I don’t doubt that this is changing — I don’t have the statistics right now though. There are also more mobile rescue groups who will catch, neuter, and release packs of stray dogs (more common in non-urban areas) and sponsor spay/neuter campaigns. The abundant pet stores and individual breeders, however, do nothing to educate on appropriate spaying and neutering (and they really could take the initiative on advocacy, by raising the standards amongst breeders — whom we’re not opposed to), let alone the government shelters. A lot of city shelter “services” are outsourced with the goal of eliminating immediate problems (mass round-ups and extermination) instead of long-term welfare.

Overly familiar with the sordid practices of government bureaucracy, a lot of people refuse to bring stray or unwanted dogs directly to the slaughterhouse, as it were. Leaving dogs to fend for themselves on the street seems like a more humane option to those who can’t feed or take them in. Strangely enough, I can understand that perspective. What I (and more and more Taiwanese people) can’t condone is the choice made by those who buy puppies when they are little and cute, grow tired of the commitment, then release and abandon their pet thinking it a “kinder” fate than a shelter death. And of course, their dog is most likely not spayed or neutered… and so they mate with other street dogs, more dogs are born… and the problem regenerates.

20080727-hell07
Somewhere in the Eighteen Levels of Hell, there must be a special place of punishment for those who abandon their dogs without trying AT ALL to properly rehome the animal through a trusted friend or responsible rescue. Maybe instead of being sawed in half, like this adulterer, night after night they are torn apart by Poochie and her progeny?

There’s a lot more going on, of course, but this is what I thought to fill in “behind the pictures,” for the time being. Meanwhile, you ask how you can help?

If you live in or near San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, or Toronto, it’s very likely that you have a rescue organization near you that works directly with animal welfare groups in Taiwan, as these are the major North American destinations accessible by China Airlines and EVA Airlines, Taiwan’s two main commercial air carriers. Volunteer passengers typically get the dogs out of Taiwan by “sponsoring” flights for the animals, since it is prohibitively expensive for them to be shipped alone as cargo. The volunteers get no compensation other than the satisfaction of escorting great dogs to a better life and better chances of adoption on this side of the Pacific.

If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, I know these rescue groups work with Taiwan animal welfare organizations:

  • Asians for Humans, Animals, and Nature (AHAN)
  • Northern California Shiba Inu Rescue (plenty of purebreds in Taiwan shelters as well as mixes)
  • Rocket Dog Rescue
  • Doggie Protective Services (DPS)
  • Walkin’ the Bark
  • Norcal Golden Retriever Rescue – Taiwan Gold Project [Edit: rumor has it that this project has been disbanded…]
  • Love and Second Chances (San Ramon, CA)
  • Homeward Bound Golden Retriever rescue (Elverta, CA)

If readers are aware of any that I have missed, please let me know so I can update appropriately.

Here are other rescues in North America that network with Taiwan groups (not a full list):

  • Dogway Dog (Vancouver, BC)
  • Ocean Dog Rescue (Vancouver, BC)
  • Salty Dog Rescue (Seattle, WA)
  • Motley Zoo Animal rescue (Redmond WA)
  • Sweet Home Rescue (Irvine, SoCal)
  • Collar Scholar (Poway, CA)
  • Dogs Without Borders (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Rescue (SoCal)
  • Hopeful Hearts (Wilmington, DE)
  • Paws on the Go (Durham, ON)
  • Paws United (London, ON)

And of course, there can only be progress with the efforts of those working in Taiwan itself. Here is a list of some groups that I know of — you can research each organization, reach out, and donate if you are so motivated. Be forewarned that the Taiwanese are not reticent about exhibiting more graphic pictures of sick, deformed, mutilated, and abused animals:

  • Animals Taiwan (Taipei)
  • Taiwan Animal S.O.S. (Taipei)
  • Taichung Universal Animal Protection Association (TUAPA), also on FB
  • Animal Rescue Team Taiwan (Taichung / Kaohsiung)
  • Taichung PAWS (Taichung)
  • Stray Dogs Rescue (Taoyuan, currently inactive)

Finally, I acknowledge there is controversy over how much foreigners should invest in other countries’ humanitarian efforts when we already have plenty to deal with on home turf. I’ve briefly addressed this in previous posts, and don’t have much to add at this point. My life is lived in multiple Heres and Theres, so my considerations perpetually flit between. But this mobility and transnational traffic of physical bodies isn’t uncommon now. Perhaps the same will eventually be said for concepts like compassion, respect and responsibility towards animals. If not your dollars, your attention, or your adoptions, create a world that fosters and rewards empathy, from wherever you might make yourself at home. I think that’s the best I can really suggest for anyone who wants to know how they can help there from here.

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