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Wednesday 2 September 2026 · Education & Impact

August Happy Tails

Written by Laws for Paws Vietnam

New milestones

Last month, we had no new arrivals, which gave our older puppies undivided attention to work on their leash training. Mina, Rina and Tilly are heading out daily with our amazing volunteers, learning the basics and building their confidence — all in the hope of finding their forever homes.

They may not have mastered it perfectly just yet, but one thing is safe to say: they're determined!

  • A young brown dog on a lead, standing on a path in front of a hedge, ears up and mouth open.
  • A pale dog in a yellow harness walking through long grass on a red lead.

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The Care Collective is the community of monthly supporters whose ongoing contributions provide the stability needed to sustain rescue, rehabilitation, and shelter operations at Laws for Paws Vietnam.

More puppies means more first vaccines, tick and flea treatment, dewormer and blood test panels. Monthly support allows us to plan ahead, maintain consistent standards of care, and provide the long term care our dogs require.

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Driving change

Do you remember Lucky? The senior poodle who came to us with severe infections and parasites, an enlarged spleen and liver, and a bullet lodged in her forehead.

Thanks to the Critical Care Fund, Lucky has undergone intensive treatment for blood parasites and a fungal infection, and has completed her first surgery to remove the bullet. She's recovering well and will soon undergo her spay and dental surgery.

But perhaps most importantly, Lucky has found her forever home with the family who rescued and fostered her. Recently, she went to the beach for the very first time with her furry siblings. From a life of suffering to beach days with her family — living the life she deserves.

We are currently identifying our next case. Every case supported through the Critical Care Fund is tracked, treated, and shared with full transparency.

  • Lucky, a small apricot poodle in a fleece, sitting upright on a canvas garden chair.
  • Lucky asleep across someone's lap on a bench, her head resting on their knee.

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Adoption spotlight: Gabbi

Gabbi found her forever home with a foster fail. At just six weeks old, Gabbi was found alone on the streets, weak and in pain after being cruelly stabbed with a sharp object. She was also battling demodex, a skin condition that left her fragile and uncomfortable. By every measure, this tiny puppy had been through more than any dog should ever face. And yet she held on, trusting and sweet from the very beginning.

Gabbi was placed in a foster home to recover, and the transformation was remarkable. Her skin healed beautifully and her coat began to grow back, along with her confidence and joy. It was there that she met Maria, one of our volunteers, who took her on as a foster and simply never looked back. What started as fostering became something permanent and beautiful. Gabbi never had to say goodbye.

  • A white dog with large ears curled up on a patterned bed indoors, a water bowl behind her.

August recap

To celebrate International Dog Day on August 26th, the team and two special guests — Abbie and Mina — visited local businesses across the city to spread a little puppy happiness and a break from the work day. The girls had a wonderful day being pampered by so many community members.

Joining InterPetFest for another year, our team got to share our mission, our next chapter — Urban Glamp — and some puppy cuddles. And Wink Hotel kindly invited us to celebrate our four-legged friends at their pet-friendly hotel: a lovely afternoon talking about what we do alongside our special guests Son, Bruno and Abbie.

  • Two dogs on leads on a tiled café floor, one reaching up towards an outstretched hand.

What's coming up

Tito's Handmade Vodka is donating 38,000,000 VND to our mission: every bottle you buy at Mercantile Fine Drinks through August and September supports rescue dogs in Ho Chi Minh City. And save the date — The Compassionate Canvas comes to Yassou in Thao Dien on September 18 and 19, bringing local artists together in support of Laws for Paws Vietnam and Urban Glamp. Two days. One collection. All to build a forever home.

The walks behind this month

Every walk our volunteers took in the month this went out — the dogs, the photos and the people behind the writing above.

10 walks · 7 dogs · 18 photos · 6 volunteers

    • Frank sitting in the shelter yard in a green collar, looking at the camera
    • Frank lying flat on the concrete in a red harness, tongue out, front legs stretched forward
    • Frank in a blue paw-print bandana on red-tiled steps, tongue out

    Frank

    Linh N.

    “Long loop, then flat out on the concrete. Best boy.”

    • Tilly on a blue lead, standing on grass beside a bush of pink flowers
    • Tilly asleep on the warm ground, chin down, ears up
    • Tilly sitting beside a printed tote bag, looking up

    Tilly

    Daniel W.

    “Her first walk with me, she checked on me the whole way”

    • Hazel in an orange paw-print bandana, tongue out, sitting on a white cushion
    • Hazel in a harness on a city pavement, tongue out, a white car behind
    • Hazel grinning on a speckled floor with another dog behind her

    Hazel

    a volunteer

    “Sat like a statue for the bandana photo, then zoomed”

    • Frank close up in a blue and orange paw-print bandana, grinning at the camera
    • Frank sitting in long grass, looking up and to the side, mouth open in a grin
    • Frank, a tan medium-sized dog, sitting on grass with his tongue out and a blue collar on

    Frank

    Mai P.

    “sat for every photo like a pro 🐾”

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