dogs club

Something nice to report, for those who read our last melancholy post,   'Our lost world'   in January! Back in Nagaon earlier this month, we actually did have one morning with no cars nearby.  So we decided to let the dogs run off leash for a bit.  The only difference from before is that we had to muzzle Kimaya for her own safety. The trash is still there, and we can't stop her scavenging if she is free. So I bought a muzzle for her before the trip. She didn't like it at first, but she had fun playing with Kiba anyway! And, we went to visit our darling Brownie at his home about 10 kilometres from our place. He was so excited he howled and howled for a few minutes! Kimaya was nervous at first because Brownie's Gang were all there - Rowdy Sasha and the others - but they were kept in the house and she soon relaxed.  Now the photos! Hope you like them! Brownie! With Brownie! At Brownie's place Home Nagaon, Alibaug Raigad District Maharashtra Please do not use ima...

Monique describes King Tommy's big day at Crufts following his win at Scruffts in November last year! You can read Tommy's story through the links in the Scruffts post. It's been a long journey, from the qualifiers to the semi-finals and finally D-Day has arrived: The Scruffts finals at Crufts.  After eight months, when the first qualifiers took place, little did we know that our King would be the first Indie dog to ever represent India at Crufts! Countless dresses and collars had been tried on, tested and returned; finally I chose red and gold for Tommy and pink and purple for me. We also went on a diet and I enrolled Tommy at swimming school to get his muscles really toned. We have come far, Tommy and me, and this day was the day to show the world that the sky is the limit for a free-ranging dog from Anjuna! Perfectly groomed and with our entourage in tow, we entered in style followed by a TV crew. Finally we met our competition: The other five finalists that we were goi...

The K Gang and I just learned about this adorable Indy living in our neighbourhoood! We're very excited!  His human Vitek sent in his story and these cute photos: Eliot was born on the roadside in Bangalore, outside a friend's building. His litter had been run over by a truck and many of his siblings were killed. My friend put up a post on Facebook looking for people to adopt them. This was in 2008, and I was living in a city away from family and friends. At the time I was not looking for a dog. I knew what a big responsibility it was. But I was in a transient phase of my life, and I went over to see the pups, if anything, just to play with them. They were all friendly and loving, and I decided I would adopt one. Choosing a pup is difficult, but one of them kept coming up and jumping on me. The choice was easy. A few minutes later, he was in a cardboard box in my car off to start his new life. The first few nights he whimpered and shivered - it was equally scary for both of us....

In February 2008, two gorgeous Indies appeared on the Martha Stewart Dog Show in NYC. They were Yvonne de Kock's Leela and Caroline Walker's India. Yvonne talked about Indian Pariah Dogs and how unique they are. Another woman named Yvonne, in another part of the US, watched the episode with great interest, because she had adopted a dog from India too - a beauty named Katie, who happened to look quite a lot like Leela! She 'googled' Indian Pariah Dogs and found our project. And that's how Katie first appeared in this blog, back in 2008. You can see her adorable puppy photos and read about her in these posts: Katie  Katie revisited Katie turns 15 And today she makes her last, and posthumous, appearance in this blog. Katie passed peacefully in March, just short of her 16th birthday.  Her health had degenerated and she was put to sleep to prevent more suffering. 'She had lost mobility in her back legs, and could no longer get up and down stairs or out to the yard,...

Manik Godbole's wonderful happy Indy family regularly appeared in this blog since I first started writing it in 2007. Tommy, Blacky and Chinky were friends of mine and I am so grateful I had the opportunity to show them off here. (At the end of this post there is a list of links to their stories). Here is Manik's story about INDog-mix Tara, her old friend who has recently become her family member! 'The first dog is the dog that gives so much that the first dog is often the reason for the second dog!!' So truly quoted... Tommy came into my life and brought along so many more canine friends to grace my life with pure love and bliss. Blacky followed Tommy and then came Madame Chinky... Blacky passed away very young due to hemangiosarcoma, when he was barely five and a half years old. Tommy passed in May 2015, and Chinky decided to follow him...she passed away on 2 October 2016. She was barely ten years old. In January 2008, a small brown frail female dog was first spotted ...