dogs club

Last year a few cute little INDog-mix pups from Gokulam, Mysore were befriended by some yoga students and travelled to loving homes in the US and Canada, and one to Peru! Here's one of them: Nokhi, who went to Miami with Day Christensen. Another,  Raaji , was featured on this blog a few months ago. 'Nokhi is the sweetest dog,' writes Day. 'She has yet to meet another animal she doesn't like. She is friendly and loving.  'When I found her she was a pathetic thing, shaking and lost. Now she still has some anxiety when she is near traffic or big crowds. She is a little scaredy but like I said she is the sweetest. I am the luckiest person to have found her. We love each other tons!' Photos: Day Christensen Mysore, India Miami, USA Please do not use images or content from this site without permission and acknowledgment

I've always loved Rupam Borah's portraits of his doggy family. They have such a tranquil contented mood and capture exactly what is so special about living with dogs.  Adorable bright-eyed INDog-mix Gizmo was featured in this blog back in 2008. Tragically, Gizmo passed away from a serious heart disorder last year. There are two Indy princesses in the Borah home now. Here's one of them: beautiful alert Fifi with the pirate eye-patch. The other princess, Bella, will be on the blog soon. Rupam adopted Fifi from a dumpyard.  'We named her Fifi because that very day we had returned from a Phi Phi Island trip,' he writes.  'Fifi brings in a holiday feeling every day at home. The love of our life.' 'A holiday feeling'...what a perfect way to describe a dog. First day at home 'Cleopatra' Birthday special! 'Daughters are special' Photos: Rupam Borah Delhi Please do not use images or content from this site without permission and acknowledgment

Beautiful tricolour Frances was on this blog two and a half years ago. For her earlier post click here . Erin just sent in recent pictures of her. Stunning as always, and very striking portraits! She also  has more of an INDog look than most Delhi dogs.  Photos: Erin Kathleen Bishop Vancouver Canada Please do not use images or content from this site without permission and acknowledgment

Like most INDogs and INDog-mixes, the K Gang love the outdoors. And so do we. We work pretty hard at keeping the KGang entertained and taking them to new and interesting places. Apart from their regular beach holidays , they've shown some interest in rock-climbing and trekking . So Kiran, the other human, arranged an expedition to Sunset Point, Matheran, in the beautiful Western Ghats range. He knows lots of hiking routes by now, and he carefully selected this one because: a. there's a safe path all the way b. one doesn't meet many dogs, as there is only one small village at the base c. it isn't heavily forested, and leopards are not seen in the area (they would be a danger to the K Gang, not to us humans) d. it's easy to reach from Mumbai. I'm the only member of the family who doesn't much like climbing and heights. I much prefer level ground. But of course I went along to keep an eye on the Gang. Here are some of our photos! So much to sniff... Watering so...

Nicole sent these recent photos of Shalini and Somu , now well settled into their new life. Shalini has started walks in the woods, often without leash, and behaves very nicely! Somu suffered ill-treatment as a pup and is a much more nervous dog, but Nicole is working on making him calmer.  Shalini even did some sleuth work recently! 'Shalini helped today to find an escaped Collie, who ran into an electric cow fence and then ran away in panic,' Nicole writes. 'I took her along for the search and we knew the forest where the dog was last seen. At a junction I asked her "where is the dog" and she smelled and looked up the hill. It turned out that the missing dog indeed went that way and they found him an hour later.' Enjoy their latest photos: Shalini: classic INDog Out walking In the woods Getting some rest Somu, beautiful INDog-mix 'But it's only 11...too early to get up on a sunday!' Photos: Nicole Poyyayil Switzerland Please do not use images or ...

An update on the beautiful INDog family in Palakkad: Chocos and her daughters Vanilla and Jelly. Their sister Cheese was adopted by Amritha Krishnan.  Click here for more photos of  the family. Chocos - love her expression! Chocos and her daughters on a chilly morning Sleeping beauty The 'spotted a cat' expression Sunbathing Chocos looks good even covered in mud. Climbing on to walls and high places is a typical INDog trait, seen in other pariah breeds as well. Vanilla and Jelly enjoying a lazy day on the roof Chocos: signature goofy grin Chocos: No pillow can replace good old mud Photos: Vandana SB Palakkad Kerala Please do not use images or content from this site without permission and acknowledgment