Hello there! I am Siri and I am a female dog from Indian streets of Gurgaon (Delhi) India. I am almost a year old, docile and calm dog. I love human and dogs company. I love car rides most and enjoy evening walk a lot. I am healthy, vaccinated, neutered and micro chipped. In March I will be joining ISDF family and will be fostered at Wadsworth IL.
My story: I must have been around 3-4 months old when I was spotted by my rescuer. I had my paw crushed with some vehicle and I was sitting listless on the side of the road. When my rescuers stopped their car to check on me, I was so happy to see them that I somehow managed to sit and wagged my tail and licked them. They put me in the car and took me to the nearest vet. The doctor did her investigation and informed my rescuers that I was suffering with severe infection and my entire paw had all the bones completely broken. Doctor advised crate rest till infection was curtailed and then amputation of the paw. The moment I put on crate rest, I slept through 3 full days and nights and only woke up to relieve myself or to eat. My rescuers thought I was not going to make it. However, on the fourth day, I sat up and was so happy to see all the people around me that I wagged my tail silly. I was basically just resting to my heart’s content for 3 days – as resting on the bust streets is not always possible for us dogs – especially for puppies.
After the fifth day, my paw also looked better already. In the repeat visit to the vet, she agreed that I would not need amputation and would recover by rest + medication. It took about 2 months for me to fully recover. In those 2 months at the boarding, I stole everyone’s heart. I also put on weight and my hair started to look longer and lovelier. My rescuers think that I have some genes of Himalayan Shepherd Dog in me as where I was found there was a family who had a male Himalayan Shepherd Dog that had not been neutered, who looks like me!
So here I am in Chicago, looking for a home where people will love me and be gentle and kind to me. I have survived a tough first few months on the street and despite that I am full of joy and positive in my approach. I look forward to finding a family who benefit from my joy and experience my love.
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Desi (day-see) —or Indian— Dogs live on the city and village streets of India. There are an estimated 260,000 street dogs just in the capital, New Delhi. Also called Indian Native Dogs or Pariah Dogs, these incredible animals are intelligent, good-looking, athletic, and full of character! In India, the dogs face extreme temperatures (damp, chilly winters and 115-degree summers), cars and other fast vehicles, disease, monsoons, and violence from people, as well as other street dogs. Some “community dogs” are sterilized, vaccinated, and fed by wonderful volunteers, while most street dogs experience indifferent cultural attitudes and survive on their own efforts and luck. Litters of pups are often drowned, buried alive, stoned, or removed from their mothers. Most citizens do not know about dog sterilization and vaccination, and if they do, many cite religious beliefs against spaying/neutering. In the cities, there is major cultural interest in the “superiority” of “purebreeds.” Unfortunately, even the labs, pugs, Dobermans, St. Bernards, boxers, and German Shepherds are frequently abandoned as many families do not have the funds, space, and knowledge about responsible long-term dog ownership. In recent years, compassion and interest towards the native street dogs is slowly, slowly developing, but there are not nearly enough potential adopters to welcome the huge number of rescued street dogs.
If you are interested in adopting SIRI, please contact Dawn Trimmel at info@istreetdog.com. You can also find our adoption application here. Your application must be approved before scheduling a meet and greet.