You are very right Sloot. I tried adding one of the boys to my "shopping cart" but he seemed to fall out before I could check him out and wheel him home.
But some of these obscure places do bear fruit...Gentle and Bandung in Udon for example. Also:
hi5 - Hero KhonKaeN
looks good and responds well to SMS messages.
It is a long way on a bus but! But as with Udon, it's all worth it. You can fly to the airport and rent a car when you arrive.