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INDogs have high prey drive and were in fact used for hunting by villagers - mostly aboriginal peoples - for hundreds if not a few thousand years, judging by rock art hunting scenes . They are still used for poaching in areas where law enforcement is weak. They are also used for livestock-guarding in large parts of rural India; and in those areas village dogs rarely attack goats or other domestic animals, even though they kill wildlife if they get the opportunity. Click here and here for images of flock-guarding INDogs. When dogs aren't socialized to livestock this is what happens. Kiran saw this incident a few days ago in Assam. Luckily his companions shouted and chased the dogs away.  This kind of behaviour does not make free-roaming dogs popular and these two might well get poisoned by villagers if they make a habit of livestock-killing. In this case the goat lived to be killed another day, but possibly not by dogs. (Reminds me of the Don Marquis poem ' a esop revised by ...

This handsome young INDog-mix belongs to Lalita Iyer. I love his pale eyes and serious expression! Lalita shared his story and photos: Momo before adoption Momo is our six-month old INDog-mix male. We adopted him over a month ago from CUPA in Bangalore. He was rescued by a good samaritan at four months when he had his leg injured in a car hit.  He is all fine now and as naughty and active as a six-month old should be. He has an extremely affable personality...loves to play with everyone, people and dogs! Momo with his friend Kariya, a free-roamer who stays part-time at in my brother's compound He doesn't bark much...though when he does he has a lovely deep-throated bark. However this makes him just perfect for apartment living! He has absolutely turned our lives around and we cannot imagine how we ever survived before he came into them! He is indeed a true blessing.  Photos and text: Lalita Iyer Bangalore Please do not use images or content from this site without permission an...

Brocoly made her first appearance in this blog early last year. Read her adoption story here . This beauty recently turned five and we are celebrating with some cute photos sent in by Tursha. Enjoy! Photos: Tursha Sarkar Kolkata Please do not use images or content from this site without permission and acknowledgement

Remember pretty INDog-mix  Roshni  who was adopted in Hyderabad by Minna Lintu?  They live in Delhi now, and Roshni has a baby 'brother', cute little black-and-white       Puru.     Minna sent in his story: Last day of January I woke up around 4 in the morning to the cries of a puppy somewhere outside our gate. Naturally I went out to investigate and found a fat little black and white puppy behind a concrete slab leaning on the neighbour's wall. There were no other dogs in the area at the time so despite his growling protests I picked him up and brought him inside to meet a not very surprised hubby. "Look what I found" I told him and he gave the puppy and me one look and said, "No matter how much you try to deny it, I know he's not going anywhere any time soon." Or something along those lines. I of course tried to argue that we'd put him up for adoption once he got better, but he just rolled his eyes and tried to hide a knowing smile. I sent ...

Yes, LittleDog Brand is now in Mongolia! Probably the first Dog of Indian Origin in that country! A giant step for dogkind!!! "He is loving his walks here," says Dominique."With big open spaces he can run around off the leash more than ever before." At the airport   First encounter with snow...not quite sure what to make of it Read about LittleDog's early life and travels: LittleDog Brand , Travels in Thailand with LittleDog . Photos: Dominique Brand Mongolia Please do not use images or content from this site without permission and acknowledgment