GREAT NEWS…. Brownie is HOME for the holidays!! Brownie is a rescue from the streets of New Delhi, India. This weekend she joined Diane Eisen of Shorewood, WI.
It was evident from the moment they met… Brownie was destined to be with Diane and Diane with Brownie. So much so it was as if they were in a bubble and it was difficult to get either of their attention
?. The love affair started and has continued.
Thank you to Jyoti and Anupriya for rescuing this sweet girl and thank you to Meredith K. Allen and Premlata Choudhary for adoption/flight logistics. This girl has so many angels that came together to give her this beautiful new start. I know she will be forever grateful.
Most importantly – thank you Diane for opening your heart and home to this special girl.
You too can save a life.
Pre-Adoption – Brownie’s Rescue Story:
Look into my beguiling, kohl-lined, topaz brown eyes and fall in love! I am Brownie, an 11 month old girl from India. Good fortune has shined on me, and I will be arriving on the U.S. on December 21. I’m hoping to celebrate my first Christmas with the best gift ever–my own forever family!
I was separated from my first love, my mother, too soon, when I was hardly a month old. A poor family thought I would make a cute toy, but soon found out that my hungry puppy belly strained their already meager resources. When this family was forced to move to other slum housing, they left me on the road, all alone and defenseless. Big dogs tried to attack me as I searched frantically for my family. Thankfully, a kind woman named Jyoti had been watching my plight, and swooped in to save me from a tragic end.
Jyoti guessed I was about 6 months old; I was very malnourished, just skin and bones, but my beautiful eyes looked straight into her soul. My rescuer was so sad on the day she saved me, as she had had to say goodbye to her beloved dog Brownie just hours before we met. Jyoti’s heart swelled from my sweetness as I snuggled close and fell asleep in her lap. It was only natural that I would become Brownie’s namesake.
For the past 5 months, I have been looked after by my rescuer in boarding and have been so happy to have safe shelter and ample food for the first time in my young life. I am an easy-going girl and get along well with other dogs. I love everyone I meet, including children! I am surprisingly mellow for a teenage dog; after I get my daily exercise, I settle in for more beauty rest. I have classic Native Indian Dog coloration, fawn with a light underbelly, and the beautiful sight hound build, intelligence, and alertness that have characterized my forbears for thousands of years.
I am doing well learning basic commands along with potty-training, leash-walking, and crate-training. I’ve been spayed and am current on all my vaccinations. They say the sky’s the limit, and it’s hard to believe, that after the lowliest of beginnings, I’ll be up above the clouds soon! I can’t wait to expand my education and my horizons, as I settle in to a wonderful new life with you!
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. Most dogs in India are Indian Native Dogs, sometimes called pariah dogs; these incredible animals are highly intelligent and alert, good-looking, athletic, adaptable, and full of character–they are dogs as dogs have been for thousands of years! In urban areas the Desi dogs often have European breeds in their recent ancestry too. Dogs in India face many challenges: extreme weather (damp, chilly winters, 115-degree summers, and monsoon floods), chaotic traffic, disease, and violence from people and other street dogs. Some community dogs are sterilized, vaccinated, and fed by volunteers, but most street dogs experience indifferent cultural attitudes and survive on their own efforts and luck. Litters of puppies often meet tragic and inhumane ends. Most people are unaware of animal sterilization and vaccination, and if they are, many cite religious beliefs against spaying/neutering. And in cities, there is major cultural interest in the supposed superiority of European “purebred” dogs. Unfortunately, purchased 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 BROWNIE, you can fill out and submit an adoption application here and call Dawn at 414-426-4148. You must be approved for adoption prior to scheduling a meet and greet.