Hi! My name is Josie and I am a 3 years old, female, Desi dog from the streets of Gurgaon, India, with some German Shepherd ancestry. People tell me I’m very pretty and so petite!
I used to have a home, you know? I had a family who I loved. For some reason, they did not allow me inside their home, though. They used to keep me tied outside in the balcony and wanted me to be a “guard dog”. I really hated being in the sun, in the rains and in the cold, away from the humans who I loved so much. I wonder why they did not love me back? Even though I am so pretty?
My rescuer, Jyoti, decided to counsel my previous family. They got really angry at her and left me on the roads. She grabbed me in her hands that day, it was the first loving human touch I had felt in a year. From then on, I never wanted to leave Jyoti’s side again. She took me to a lovely home with lots of other doggies like me, with similarly heartbreaking stories.
I am now travelling to Chicago! I hear it is a great city. I love the attention of humans, and absolutely love to play with balls. I am still practicing how to behave inside the house and be a good girl. I am slightly wary of other dogs, but once we are carefully introduced, I warm up quickly!
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Desi (day-see) dogs live on the city and village streets of India, with an estimated 400,000 in the capital Delhi, alone. Also called Indies, Indian Native Dogs, or pariah dogs, these dogs have changed little over thousands of years. Desi dogs are highly intelligent, alert, good-looking, athletic, and full of character. Many urban desi dogs have recent European breed ancestry too, along with sighthound sleekness and speed.
While most street dogs experience indifference at best, some neighbors and business owners look after their community dogs. Delhi’s extreme weather (cold winters, sweltering summers, thick smog, and monsoons), dangerous traffic, disease, human violence, and attacks from other dogs, ensure that most desi puppies die before reaching adulthood. It’s a great irony that increasing numbers of status-conscious Indians are buying expensive and ill-suited foreign breed dogs, while more resilient and regal-looking native Indian dogs often have to travel internationally to find willing adoptive homes. Most of the desi dogs that ISDF places could not survive on Indian streets due to early orphaning or injury, or have been rescued from especially threatening situations.
If you are interested in adopting KALLI, 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.