Hi My name is Pebble and I am a 4 month old rescue girl from New Delhi, India. I am 4 months old and weigh just 13 pounds. I will be arriving from New Delhi, India into Chicago on December 29, 2019.
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.
About Me:
It would be hard to believe that I was the runt of the litter. Now I have caught up on my growth and I am a bundle of energy. I love people
and other dogs and food. I need a family who would be gentle with me and love and cuddle me, besides feeding me all my favorite things –
which are almost anything that is eaten by a dog.
I am completely healthy, vaccinated and Micro-chipped. I with my other sisters are arriving on Dec. 29, 2018. If you can help with my travel cost I would be so appreciative.
My chances of adoption in India are almost nil as most people prefer to adopt pedigrees only. That is really tragic as most pedigrees have some or the other birth issues due to generations of inbreeding and backyard breeding. Indigenous mixed breeds, on the other hand, are wonderful dogs, healthy and evolved through natural selection. Most of us make for perfect pets as generations of living on the street dependent on mercies of kind people who throw some leftovers to us, we have evolved into being extremely human-friendly and intelligent. Most of us also know how to cross the road only on a traffic signal to avoid hit and run injuries. But many are not and only 1 in 25 puppies make it to adulthood on the street…. OK back to ME.
Because I was rescued off my precarious location and kept in the boarding, I am now not capable of fending for myself on the street alone. Besides, my rescuers do not have the heart to drop me back on the streets where the average life expectancy is only 3 years if we are lucky to survive to adulthood.
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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. 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.