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This handsome INDog-mix belongs to Birgit Drawe and her family. He was adopted in Tamil Nadu and now lives with them in Spain. Birgit sent me his story: For the past two years I've been the happy owner of Goldi. Goldi was one of seven puppies born at a church in Kottivakam/Chennai. One day my neighbours decided to take him to their place in Akkarai. When they realized the dog was damaging shoes and stealing food, they chased him out of the compound. Happily our caretaker's dog befriended Goldi when he was lonely, sitting by the side of the road. Step by step Goldi entered our hearts. Now a life without him is unthinkable. Last year our company shifted us to Spain. I was not sure whether he would adjust to his new life, but he managed perfectly. In Spain you find dogs with features similar to Goldi. They are called Podencos. Often people tell us how beautiful Goldi looks, and they ask us whether he is a Podenco or an Australian Dingo. Then I tell them very proudly, no he is a na...

I've been admiring Bhuku for a long time on our  Facebook page . She's a beautiful Kolkata INDog owned by Arup Chatterjee and his family. Lots of funny expressions and of course those gorgeous INDog ears! I asked Arup for some more photos of her. And here they are, along with her adoption story:  My wife and son rescued a street puppy that someone left in front of our gate. She was extremely ill. Almost paralyzed and could not stand up or even raise her head to eat any food. We started treating her. After seven days she could stand up a little. And with continued treatment she is fit and fine. S he is extremely naughty and playful. She runs with such speed it always amazes us (we didn't think she'd ever be able to even stand!) Loves to eat and play. The way she greets me when I return home from work fills my heart with joy. She is like the daughter to us that we never had. We named her 'Bhuku' - seems strange? The reason is when she was small she used to bark w...

In the winter of 2010-11 Koel Chatterji rescued seven beautiful INDog pups in Kolkata.  Here is their story: "It was the morning after Christmas, 2010. I woke up to my aunt Moon Moon's call: she lives a few houses away from me. A bitch called Leju had given birth to a litter of six pups on the ground floor of a house that was under renovation. My aunt had named her Leju because of her incessant tail wagging - lej means 'tail' in Bengali. Leju hadn't been doing too well and my aunt wanted me to check on her. I found the dog roaming around restlessly, unable to sit for more than a few minutes at a stretch. In spite of the obvious pain and discomfort she was in she kept going to nurse her pups. My friend Indranil, who currently has 15 INDogs at his home, arrived and managed to catch Leju, while I bundled up the pups, three boys and three girls, in an old bedsheet much like Santa's sack of gifts! And then I brought them home. We started Leju on IV fluids. She calm...

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...