My name is Laung (or Lou lou :)!
When I was just one month old, my mom was badly hurt by a
cruel person with a rock. It injured her eye so badly that she went half
blind. There were maggots eating away at her eye, so she was having a hard
time surviving, much less feeding me and my 6 siblings!
Someone told the folks at Peepal Farm about her, and they
came to pick her up. They didn’t know about us, but my mom showed them before
they could take her! Luckily for all of us, they took all of us in. They healed my mom, and helped us grow up strong.
When we were 2 months old, they found homes for as many of us as they could
and my and one of my sisters went to nice foster homes!
I am a confident, sweet boy. I’m a kisser and love to cuddle. There is nothing I like more than to jump on your legs when you sit on a chair or a sofa! I’m potty trained (aren’t I clever?) and friendly with dogs and humans of course. I’m always ready to play! I get along with dogs and cats, and just want my own family now. Could you be them?
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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 me, 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.