My name is Muneca which means “doll” in Spanish. I am a 4 month old girl rescued from the streets of New Delhi, India. I am arriving into Chicago on December 29, 2018 to find my forever home. I weigh just 18 pounds and will be between 30-45 pounds when full grown. I resemble a Beagle and have big floppy ears.
Here is my story. Thanks for taking the time to read about my story of survival. I know that I am lucky to be alive and even luckier to have this chance to come to the USA in search of my family.
My siblings and I were found along with our mother (Charlie) trapped in a drain in August month at Sohna Road, Gurgaon, India. This is the “Monsoon”
season in India and it rains really heavy. It was raining that day too and the drain was filling up. It took one full day of rescue to remove the boulders trapping our family inside and rescue all. Our rescuers Jyoti, Smita and Satya, shifted all of us in to the boarding. That day my life was saved and everything changed. Changed because of 3 people who cared enough. I don’t want to get sappy but we all can make a difference and sometimes it’s small acts of kindness that set the ball in motion. What we do matters. If you are able to contribute to my travel costs I will be forever grateful.
About Me
I love nothing more than being around people and playing with my toys. I look for attention and always on a look out for all the cuddles and affection one can get! When I see you I will run to you and greet you with kisses in hopes of receiving a pet and if I’m lucky a cuddle. I am your typical happy go lucky puppy. I will need help learning the rules but I am very smart and I want nothing more than to please you. I am completely healthy, vaccinated and micro-chipped.
In India people are biased against adopting females in fear of the “mess” with the cycles or chance of unwanted pregnancies. Therefore
our adoption in India is quite impossible. We are blessed to get a chance to find home in Chicago, ISDF founder Ms. Dawn promised us to find home for us.
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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 sight hound 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. Would you like to take me home?
If you are interested in adopting me, please contact Dawn at info@istreetdog.com. You can also find our adoption application here.