born to daeng, a homeless dog living around the medical development clinic on rama IX road, thong daeng was offered to hm king bhumibol when he went to the opening ceremony of the clinic. after seeing what a sorry state its mother was in the king accepted thong daeng to his villa. since thong daeng was younger than mali's puppies by just a day , it was made over to mali as a stepdaughter. thong daeng grew up and looked like a Basenji but was bigger. so the king called thong daeng a 'super basenji' Thai breed dog. because og its intelligence, thong daeng became the king's favorite dog.