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More on Kathmandu-born  Babu's experience as an artists' model in Maastricht!  From proud owner Severine Gagnieu: 'At the end of last year, Babu, 14 years old, got asked to model at the Academy of Fine Arts of Maastricht.  This was for the section "scientific illustration" where advanced students have to study dogs' anatomy. Babu was the lucky dog to be chosen for this purpose. This unusual drawing class lasted two hours and Babu did it perfectly. After having inspected the classroom and met the new people around him, he went back to lying on his comfy blanket just as if he were at home.  Teacher Jacques Spee explaining the anatomy of a dog to the students He just shifted his side from time to time or walked around a little before lying down again...but he kept quiet enough to give the students the opportunity to make very good drawings.  Of course he got a lot of attention from everyone...and I think he wouldn't mind doing this over again. I wish to than...

Babu is a very handsome dog from Nepal, which makes him very close to an Indian dog! In fact he seems to have some Himalayan breed in his family tree. This lucky boy was rescued from the street by  Severine Gagnieu , after which he shifted to the Netherlands. Another beautiful (and beautifully told) adoption story! Read on: It was during one of my many trips to Asia that I met the puppy who would soon be named Babu .  It was 1999 in Kathmandu. Babu without a name at that time was a little puppy of about two months. He was all alone, no mother, and used to stay in the courtyard in front of my hotel.  Some generous staff members of the hotel provided him a little food and water, but it was apparently not enough to keep him in good health. He was so skinny! 1.5 kg was his weight at that time. Nevertheless it did not restrain him from living a playful puppy life as most of them do at that age. He quickly got the habit of waiting for me to come out of the hotel so he could pla...