Some little dogs - Arunachal Pradesh and Assam

My first trip to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh was in March this year; and I managed to click some lovely village dogs in spite of all-day birding and wildlife-watching. 

Earlier in this blog I've posted photos of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh dogs clicked by Gautam Das and Kiran Khalap.

Assam INDogs are somewhat shorter and smaller than the dogs in the peninsula (which also vary in height). There were also some distinctly short-legged dogs that may not have been mixed with any other breed. I've seen a very few natural 'dwarf' dogs in Mumbai over the years, but the trait seems more common in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh than in the rest of the country. I remember 
seeing similar short dogs in Thailand and Cambodia many years ago. Their heads, ears, coats, tails and everything else were the village/pariah dog type.


His tail was lowered because I was staring at him and clicking his photo
























In Arunachal we were in Tenga Valley and went up to Eaglenest. The village dogs look like mixes of INDog and some other breed/s with heavier coat.

I'm only putting the short dog photos in this post; I saw and clicked others too. 
His name is Ankit and he lives near some army quarters. He and his family are looked after by staff who seem very fond of them.  
I'm not sure what will happen once these particular personnel are posted elsewhere.


Ankit with family. The one in the foreground got burned when he sat on the hot embers of a bonfire. 
The army people medicated the burn and he had almost healed up when I saw him.
One of a litter of pups near the Jia Bharali river, Assam. All attached to a tourist resort nearby.





The pups near the Jia Bharali river










From the Jia Bharali river family






















































































Assam - Sonitpur District
Arunachal Pradesh - West Kameng District

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