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This is Diya, an elegant INDog from Delhi, now living in Minnesota with Michelle Orcutt.  Isn't she superb?                                                                                                                                                Michelle's description of her is very interesting, especially the results of her DNA test, which show some Eurobreed admixture (like most urban free-roamers). * 'I recently adopted this INDog-mix from Gurgaon through the International Street Dog Foundation. She turns a year old on May 15 (or thereabouts).  Her history is, she was found as a solitary, approximately six week old ...

'Our own weak olfactory sense has, no doubt, limited our curiosity about what the world smells like. A growing coalition of scientists is working to change that, and what they have found about olfactory animals, dogs included, is enough to make us envy those nose-creatures. As we see the world, the dog smells it. The dog's universe is a stratum of complex odors. The world of scents is at least as rich as the world of sight.' - Alexandra Horowitz,   Inside of a Dog. Which is why the K Gang are allowed to spend as much time as they like sniffing, on every outing. With only very reasonable restrictions on what they sniff. Trash of any kind is a strict no-no.  A word of caution: was your Indy ever a free-roaming dog? Because free-roamers almost always have the scavenging habit, and they don't give it up no matter how much gourmet food you may give them at home.  Under the guise of just following scents, Kimaya sometimes tries to snatch up a piece of bone or rotten fish dr...

Indies love outdoors! Like most dogs, or perhaps even a little bit more! Check out these pictures of Grumps and Honey and their humans Vidya and Samik, on a recent Sunday trek with other dogs and their owners. The place was Camp Temgarh, about 50 km away from Pune where they live. (New to this blog? Read some earlier posts about these lovely INDog-mix girls:   Grumpy ,  Grumps and Honey   and Honey . ) 'The girls had a blast!' writes Vidya. 'They had such good fun. Grumps went around "protecting" her mum and dad from other over-enthusiastic canines who wanted to get a bit too friendly for comfort. Honey was a big surprise. This was her first big social event and she was so calm, poised and sweet. I didn't dare leave them off-leash, but after a while we did, and they kept following us around. Later we took a short trek to the nearby stream, where all the labradors jumped and swam, and got mucky and dirty, while the Indy girls sat at a distance and watched like ...

Foxy Junior is our first Indy princess of 2016!  Manav Pandey wrote in about this dainty, elegant INDog-mix: 'On a rainy evening in the suburbs of Mumbai, I met a pregnant Indy with the largest ears you could find for her size. I named her Foxy.  In a matter of weeks Foxy had a litter of five beautiful, noisy puppies. Now in Mumbai I have been volunteering with a non-profit organization that helps street animals. They biannually organize an 'Adoptathon'. So when the pups were about three months old, I took them for the Adoptathon. After an exciting and amazing day, I had four puppies adopted. Just one remained with me and I was worried about having to leave her back on the streets. But she was a fighter. Along with her mother, she survived till the next Adoptathon. After an excruciating day, I was again about to take the pup back to the street, when an amazing lady, Mrs Bajaj, offered to take her to her farmhouse. She just needed me to get the pup spayed. But to my misfortu...

Last sunday was our wedding anniversary - the 29th!! - and Kiran thought of this wonderful way to celebrate. (He has most of the wonderful ideas in our family). An evening boat ride in the harbour, to watch the sun set on the Arabian Sea. With Kiba and Kimaya of course! Kiba was nervous to begin with, but he calmed down later and even took a nap. And Kimaya loved every minute and posed nicely for many photos.  Enjoy the album! Miss Jack Sparrow! Mumbai from the sea Photos: Rajashree Khalap Mumbai Please do not use images or content from this site without permission and acknowledgment

This beautiful little INDog-mix is loving her outdoorsy life in upstate NY, with family and 'sister' Sasha. Have you seen her earlier photos on this blog? Click  here .  And, this update is long overdue: Her human Vandana sent these photos a few months ago! Isn't it nice to see happy dogs? One of my favourite sights in the world!  Enjoy the pics! 'Five, six,  pick up sticks' Indoors is nice, too Photos: Vandana Deshpande Vaidya NY USA Please do not use images or content from this site without permission and acknowledgment

Far far away from the street where he was born, Tommy roams the quiet Devon countryside, winning hearts and rosettes wherever he goes. Monique sent all his recent news! To read all his earlier posts, follow the links in this story , and this . 'It has been a hectic summer with lots of competitions and training. To promote the book , I entered Tommy in Novelty Dog Shows in all kinds of different classes. When he didn't win 'Most Beautiful Eyes' (he came second), I got very upset! Strangely enough, as much as people here love meeting Tommy and think he is so handsome, and always ask if he is a fox or a dingo, and love hearing about coming from India, the judges were never impressed in the 'most beautiful dog' classes. It was always a cockapoo (hybrid between a poodle and a cocker spaniel, very fluffy dogs) that won. At one show I decided to skip the beauty classes and enter him in 'best rescue'. It was a big agricultural show and there were 15 dogs in th...