Hi Human Friends..My name is Lucy. I am a very lucky girl to be here today and even luckier to be able to fly to Chicago to find my forever home soon. I will arrive in Chicago on October 28, 2019 to find my forever home. I am 4 months old and approximately 20 pounds. I resemble a whippet mix and will probably be 35 to 45 pounds when full grown. Here is my rescue story. Thanks for reading it.
My rescuer, Simmi, found me in the middle of night when I was crying and howling to save myself from some big dogs. It was a close death experience when suddenly a loud human voice diverted the attention of the dogs and I ran towards the locked gate of a house.
This human boy wanted to lift me but the other dogs were around him so I refused, howled and tried to bite to save myself. The boy left and I was traumatized fearing my death. But soon after another human lady came and gently took me in her arms while the boy was feeding biscuits to other dogs.
Though I was feeling safe and warm in her hands but the place she took me was crowded with big dogs. I was confused and lay stunned in her hands while she got me to a room with 2 my kind of girls but bigger than me. Simmi examined me thoroughly to make sure I was OK and gave me food. Simmi could tell that I was intentionally left outside her home in the hopes Simmi would take her in. Unfortunately that is all too common in my country India as there are no public shelters to surrender me too and street dogs are common place. Simmi could tell that I had been tied up outside for too long based on my short and pressed hair on my extra thin neck.
Thanks to Simmi I was safe but still a bit frightened and confused. I long for a family of my own to love and to be loved.
Simmi got me to a vet to be treated for malnourishment, get me up to date on my vaccinations and test my blood to ensure I was healthy. Thanks to Simmi I am a healthy and happy young lady now.
While with Simmi, she continued to look for a foster home for me as with 40 other dogs many of which have special needs, there is simply too many of us and only one care giver. It has been challenging for all.
I have become good friends with my 2 room mates and play all the time. I walk on leash and randomly taken for walks but not much as my mom gets tired.
Like most puppies I like to play with my friends and snuggle with my human when she has the time. I have a submissive personality and am really very gentle however due to my past I can be frightened of new dogs until I know they don’t intend to do me harm.
Thanks to the kindness of strangers I am being given a second chance to live a healthy and fulfilled life as a loved pet. Please give me a chance and I promise not to let you down. I am a smart girl and really want to please my new family.
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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 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.