Hi
canuk
Very nice to hear from you on this forum, especially since this particular topic has not exactly inflamed many others to respond in huge numbers.
Our two dogs, Sophie and Arno, "live in our house". We have a sizable garden so they have plenty of room to run around in. Of course, the big world outside our gate always beckons.
We took considerable measures, (time and expense), to modify our main gate so that they couldn't get out. Didn't work. Arno, especially, always figures out a way to open them, much to the surprise of the local "gate-modifiers" who assured us (on the second or third "modification"), that
no dog could ever get out of here. Well, they were wrong.
These days, we just let them come and go as they please, except at night. It's certainly not the best thing to do, but the dogs are happy (and still alive).
Unfortunately for us, our dogs now bring/invite various of
their friends here, so it's not unusual to see six or so "extras" hanging around lately.
Then there are various Balinese who come daily with their religious offerings and
always leave the gate open!
We installed a bell on the gate - that "worked" for a while until it became more hassle than it was worth.
A few of the big hotels and other organizations have recently offered to lend their ear to
BARC's project (with a little prodding, I might add). Hopefully, something good will come out of it.
Everybody is more than welcome to volunteer their time, services, skills, etc. Money helps, too, of course.
BARC currently needs about 200kgs of dried dog-food per month, just for starters.
One last thing,
canuk:
...though am ready to pick a dear dog up off the street and take it to a vet...
Many of the dogs that BARC find on the streets of Bali don't look very good. They get veterinary treatment, as a matter of course and, perhaps more importantly, some loving care. Some even get some owners who do look after them.
The
BARC website is:
http://www.freewebs.com/balidogs/ [color=green]<link corrected by moderator>[/color]
:D
