Dogs are so friendly..

Tick-plagued dog finds new home Published on: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 daily Express Kota Kinabalu: After living with hundreds of ticks latched onto its body for weeks, a stray dog in Taman Millennium Heights here is finally on its way to recovery. The dog, named Max, has a new family who took him in as a new member of the family thanks to efforts by members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Kota Kinabalu who came to its rescue last week. "Max is now has a healthier and has shiny coat," said SPCA volunteer Jenny Chung when met on Sunday. "We are happy that this dog is recovering from ticks and we are also very happy that the Mogan family are willing to adopt and give a stray dog like Max a chance," she said. Last Sunday, Chung and SPCA Head of Education Committee Dr Roslee Abbas came to the residential area after being alerted by a resident about ticks crawling in nearly every corner of not only his porch but also along the pavement and grass near his house along Jalan Bundusan here. It was later found that three neighbours were also battling armies of ticks crawling on their porch. On further investigation, it was found that three neighbours were also battling armies of ticks crawling on their porch. The source of the ticks was later traced to a dog seen roaming around the neighbourhood for the past few weeks prompting residents to alert SPCA for assistance. Meanwhile, Susan Undih and her husband Krishnan Mogan recalled seeing Max roaming near their home a few weeks ago. "Several dogs would come near our house and return to their owners, so we thought Max belonged to one of our neighbours, but after a few months, he remained near our house and we realised that its fur was covered with ticks when we fed it," said Susan. She said even their dog, called Dashy, was infected by the ticks and they had to call the pest control for assistance. "It is a good thing SPCA came and assisted us with Dashy, now she is healthier," she said, adding that the family decided to adopt Max as they had grown attached to it to