My name is Softy. I’m a gorgeous 1 1/2 year old Indian girl born along with 4 sisters and a single brother on Christmas Day in 2016. You may have already learned from my sister Pixie that we are peas-in-a-pod, even though we look completely different—we love to be together! My sister Pixie got adopted into a wonderful home and now it’s my turn to find my people…. my family.
I was named Softy because I have a golden coat which feels soft like silk and I have doe-like eyes, just like my mother’s. I love to play with dogs and hoomans, and to play fetch! I can run really fast, and that is why the bullies in our apartment complex could never hurt me.
Seema is our fairy godmother—the kind woman who’s looked out for us ever since our birth in her building’s courtyard. Every evening when Seema came home from work, I would follow her along the path until she disappeared into the building’s elevator—I always hoped she would let me ride up with her. But I know there are too many of us, and she can’t take us all home, as much as she might like to. Pixie and I spent most of our time there on top of big SUVs in the apartments’ parking area—they were our islands of safety in an often hostile world.
Once Seema decided we deserved families of our own, and would need to fly to the US to find them, she moved Pixie and me to a lovely boarding facility. It’s been our finishing school: we’ve been learning to walk on leash and to get our beauty rest while sleeping in our crates. We’ve been getting ready. So much in our lives is about to change. We’ll be flying thousands of miles across the globe to become Americans and find a forever home and family. It would be a dream come true for the two of us and Seema if Pixie and I could be adopted together—we’ve gotten each other through the hard parts of life, and now we’d love to share in the sweet rewards!
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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 SOFTY, please contact Dawn Trimmel at info@istreetdog.com. You can also find our adoption application here. Your application must be appryoved before scheduling a meet and greet.