The Elborn Family Volunteer.

Trying to be lazy no more, we have upped the home-schooling to all morning and have begun volunteering a couple of times per week at the Soi Dog Foundation. They are a wonderful organization that cares for the 20,000 stray dogs here on the island of Phuket. Probably the most important thing they do is spay and neuter all these homeless dogs, as well feed them, clean them and house them until they are restored to health. They welcome volunteers of all ages, so it is a perfect fit for us and our dog-loving boys. You can read more about the great work they do by clicking on the link above. 

Here's some more details from Mitchell and Jackson . . .

Mitchell: We heard about a foundation called "Soi Dogs" here in Phuket, which means "street dog" in English. They rescue stray dogs there, and they give them a home and take them off the streets. They also let people come and walk dogs, so the dogs get a chance to run around and socialize. We came one day, and Jackson and I got to walk dogs. I picked a nice blonde dog named Tesco, because he was found in the parking lot of the Tesco Lotus supermarket. He has a big scar around his mouth, because he had a bad owner who wanted to starve him, so he tied a wire around his mouth so he couldn't eat or drink. Jackson picked a white dog named Shirley. We walked them to the end of the street and back. Since it was very hot outside, we couldn't walk very far without getting very hot quickly.

For that day, we only walked those two dogs. But the next time we came, we walked Shirley and Tesco, with another dog that had bad fur who looked like he wanted to walk, so we took him too. After we took them, we brought them back and took another group of three dogs for a walk. This time, Jackson took a big brown and white colored dog, I took a big black dog, and Dad took a big German Shepherd-looking dog. Mom didn't walk a dog because she carried all the supplies and water bottles. The dogs were really big and hard to control, but they were nice dogs. After that, we went back home and are looking forward to going again. I like Soi Dogs because I think it is a good foundation and it was fun to get to walk dogs.

Jackson: We found out about Soi Dog Foundation, where they keep stray dogs and sometimes cats from the street. They take care of them and you can play wtih them. We became volunteers and we go two times a week to walk, brush, and play with the dogs. We took a dog named Shirley and a dog named Tesco each time and some more dogs. It's fun doing it.