Dogblog

When mama was in Ganeshpuri in February, her friend George had just lost hig dog. He was very upset, and mama was too. Then they found out that somone poisoned the mother of these cute little puppies. George decided to adopt the little black one. Mama doesn’t need another one – she has me!

Photo: Mama with Ganeshpuri puppies

Photo: Mama feeding a dog

My mama loves India, especially Ganeshpuri. It’s a little village near Mumbai.

The dogs in India have a pretty hard time – in all sorts of ways.  Mama feeds them biscuits because they are often hungry.

Photo: Skinny puppy, Ganeshpuri

This pitiful-looking little fellow lives in Ganeshpuri, in India. My mama took this photo when she was there recently.

Many Indian street dogs have a terrible life. They struggle to find enough food to eat. They are not vaccinated. Many suffer mange and other treatable or preventable diseases. They are not desexed and wander the streets fighting with other dogs. Many have infected wounds from fighting.

Life on the physical plane in India is tough. The condition of the dogs is a constant reminder of this. Mama says I should be thankful I was born in Australia. I am!

My mama has just come back from another trip to India. She told me about this sweet little street dog that she fed each day. She said he would meet her near Umesh’s chai stall in Chapel Street, and she would buy him some biscuits. He was very gentle, and didn’t snatch the biscuits from her hand like some hungry dogs do.

He has part of his right ear missing (street dogs tend to get into lots of fights because they aren’t desexed), but I think he’s still cute.

Photo: Ganespuri dog with part of his ear missing

Photo: Puppies in Ganeshpuri

In a country like India, these little puppies have the odds stacked against them. Fortunately, they don’t know. For the moment, they were contented – as contented as you can be with a half-empty tummy.