Dog's best friend: 'sick as a dog' takes on a new meaning in Thailand, where the king has opened a hydrotherapy pool for ailing pooches.

From: Pool & Spa News | Date: December 12, 2005| Author: Green, Linda G. | Copyright information

Thailand is going to the dogs ... but in a good way. With the help of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a hydrotherapy pool for canines was opened in May at Kasetsart University's Animal Hospital in Bangkok.

It seems the 78-year-old king of Thailand has a soft spot in his heart for dogs. At last count, he and Queen Sirikit had 40 of them. (No word on what their four adult children think of the large royal pack.)

But one pooch in particular captured the monarch's affecti...

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