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Sophie at five

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Five years ago beautiful Sophie was rescued from a street in Goa by a very kind man.  An equally kind friend of his decided to adopt the puppy. And so Sophie became an Indy Princess.  She has lived happily with the nice lady and her family ever since. Every year her rescuer sends me an update about Sophie, with photos. I feel very privileged to be able to share her story here. This update actually came to me MONTHS ago, and I am inexcusably late in posting it - so sorry, Sophie!    If you're new to this blog, you might want to read her earlier posts first: Sophie  Sophie's choice Sophie at three Sophie at four And now for her fifth birthday story: For those of you who have been following Sophie's story...Yes, we take pictures of her all the time, but specially at her birthday time - 5 September every year. Just to chronicle her progress and keep a record of what one of the cutest and most mischievous Indies is up to in Goa. These pictures were taken in and aroun...
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Charlie

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Here's one more cutie! His name is Charlie and he lives in Gauhati with his human, Rakesh R V Bharali. 'I found him in a drain in very bad condition,' Rakesh tells me.  'He was one month old at the time. I picked him up and brought him home. He was given medical treatment and is now fine. He's three months old now.' Another beautiful lucky puppy. I simply can't get enough of those.  Photos: Rakesh R V Bharali Gauhati Please do not use images or content from this site without permission and/or acknowledgment
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Putu

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We have quite the INDog blitz this month. What a treat! Next up is pretty Putu, who lives in Shantiniketan, West Bengal. She was an orphaned pup, but like all our blog puppies she is now a pampered member of a human family. She also has a best friend, who happens to be feline! These photos were sent to me by her human Prithwi Hazra. You can see many more on Facebook where she has her own very popular page  @putu.the indi pup   Incidentally I'm very happy to see hundreds of people using the term 'indi/indie' nowadays! It's a term first used by me, in this blog, as a derivative of 'INDog.' I think I first used it in a post about my dear friend Leela, in 2008.  Photos: Prithwi Hazra Shantiniketan West Bengal @putu.the indi pup   Please do not use images or content from this site without permission and/or acknowledgment
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Coffee

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This is a very special and deeply moving story sent to me by Gunjan Pai.  My greatest respect for the man who saved this puppy's life, and for his brave lovely family. Thank you for sharing this with us, Gunjan 💜 'We literally picked up Coffee, our 17-day Indie, while returning from a morning walk in Kolkata,' writes Gunjan. 'While the docs gave up, my husband chose not to. 'We nursed her for weeks until she was totally maggot-free and healthy. By then, we fell in love with her and welcomed her to our home in Mumbai. 'Why I choose to share this story now is because I lost my husband last month a little after Coffee turned one. While he passed on, he has left behind a life he loved and saved - one that spreads joy into our lives, unconditionally. 'That's our story and we just want to make the world a little happier through it :) ' Text and photos: Gunjan Pai Mumbai Please do not use images or content from this site without permission and/or acknowled...
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Jilu

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Ready for the next post? We have several lined up this month. And of course all the dogs are beautiful! Here's lovely Jilu, a one year old INDog who lives with her adoring human Sayari Parui and her family. 'I found Jilu on 28 December, 2017,' says Sayari. 'I was coming home from visiting one of my friends, and I was kind of thinking "I have to do something great today." Looking into the street back there I found a puppy so weak that she looked as if she were dying. I felt I must do something to save her life. So that's when I took the decision to adopt her. My age is only 15 years so there was a risk that my parents would not accept my decision. We are a small family, just me, my father and my mum, and now suddenly I wanted to bring home a puppy. So this was a risk for me, but at the same time my mind was like "No, I should save her life." She was literally shaking in the cold and she couldn't even walk. It was so sad to see. I managed to pi...
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