Dogblog

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.

Photo: Unloved puppy in Ganeshpuri

This little puppy was sitting on the road by a pile of rubbish in the Indian village of Ganeshpuri. There are many street dogs in India and most females look like they’ve had several litters. While breeding goes unchecked, little fellows like this one don’t have a lot to look forward to.

Photo: Street dogs, Udaipur

These two dogs live in Udaipur, in the Lal Ghat area near Lake Pichola.

Udaipur is known for its lake, home to the opulent Taj hotel that sits in the middle of it. The hotel was the location for the Bond movie Octopussy, and all around the town are signs advertising this presumably a way of establishing credibility with the Western tourists who visit.

My mum says Udaipur is one of her favourite places in India even
though she’s not a Bond movie fan. The dogs certainly look like they love it!

Photo: Zues (left) and Raven

I got this email and photo from some new friends recently. Aren’t I lucky!

Our Dad Laurie was talking to your Mum at work yesterday and she told him about your website and blog. This sounds pretty cool, so we thought we’d drop you a line to introduce ourselves and give you the link to our webpage.

Anyway Mum and Dad are running a bit late for work this morning, so we’d better cooperate and get moving.

Our website is at www.geocities.com/longstrider88

And we are: Raven (I’m 11), Odin (I’m the special one), Zeena (I ’m
the water baby) and Zeus (I just do what everyone else does).