GREAT NEWS….. Sandy is HOME!! Sandy is a rescue from the streets of New Delhi, India. She is now home with her new family Angela and Brad Matthewson and their two lovely daughters Daphne and Gwyrn of Evanston IL
It was a love affair. Sandy took to them right away and the love was reciprocated equally. Sandy has waited a long time to find her family. Good days ahead…
. The Matthewson’s has been waiting awhile to find just the right dog and they just knew when they saw her picture. Something in her eyes spoke to them and it was confirmed upon meeting her.
Thank you to all who have helped Sandy on her journey. Meredith Allen, Premlata Choudhary and so many others that worked so hard to give Sandy an opportunity for a fulfilled life. It is nothing short of a miracle.
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SANDY’S RESCUE STORY
Scene: Puppy sees person and is happy, happy, happy! Human sits down, so pup sticks face in between person’s legs! Doggie wants love! Yeah!
Here’s the best part… you don’t even have to imagine the scene! Just check out my darling photo! I am exactly what the photo shows: an innocent, beautiful, loving young dog. I was born and rescued in India, and this week I will be traveling a long way to the U.S. to find my Forever Family. I am about eight months-old, but I am a tiny little lady! I certainly would not have survived on the street for long. Thankfully, a compassionate animal rescuer named Shikha found me just in the nick of time.
Shikha had sent one of her rescued dogs to the U.S. a few years ago, so she wondered if I might be lucky enough to travel there, also. I was about three months-old when she discovered me all alone in her neighborhood. I don’t remember how I became separated from my family, but I do remember the local street dog pack being very unwelcoming! Shikha scooped me up when she saw the animosity from the older street dogs, and I have lived inside ever since! Besides being dirty and thin, I was covered in fleas and suffered from wounds on my lower back. I was also really weak and had a fever. For several weeks, I was tired and lethargic. I guess I was just so malnourished and “roughed-up” from my early months on the street. One day, I started playing, and I haven’t stopped!
I was fostered by a wonderful family for some time, and now I am enjoying extra kisses back at Shikha’s home before I travel. I am healthy, vaccinated, and spayed. I have a beautiful tan coat with a gorgeous dark muzzle and fantastic wing-like ears! My coat is still healing from the wounds on my lower back. (I have been under vet care, but when Shikha is not looking, I lick the spots! Then the areas look worse, again. I’m a silly girl!) When I take my medicine, I do not complain at all. I am learning appropriate manners and skills for a pup my age, such as leash-walking, potty-training, and command-following. I’m also learning to feel comfortable in my crate. Shikha says I’m a “big foodie” because I eat everything, including onions! In the house, I show typical puppy inquisitiveness, but overall I am well-behaved with an average amount of energy. I am a smart girl and good with other dogs. I love people and am great with children; I lived with a toddler and a seven year-old. Shikha says, “She is an amazing kid. The family who adopts Sandy will be really lucky. They will love her company.” I can’t wait to meet you and be your companion… forever!
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 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, 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.
If you are interested in adopting Sandy, please contact Dawn Trimmel at info@istreetdog.com. You can also find our adoption application here.
Rescue Partner: Shikha Sharma (rescuer)
Arrival: January 26
Age and Weight: 8 months and 30 pounds