History

Before the centre was built in 2010, Kate and Doug, a New Zealand couple living in Kathmandu, used to take in old, injured or sick dogs to keep them under treatment and put them back into the community.

Then in 2010, a small shelter was built on freely available land adjacent to their home where up to 12 dogs could be kept. Then the shelter was extended onto Monastery owned land that was also freely available.

After the earthquake of 2015, CDW had the opportunity to rent land with an old dwelling on it. This enabled CDW to design a new centre to accommodate more dogs with sub-divisions to cater for dogs with different needs. Healthy dogs have sub-divided kennel space with access to open pens during the day. Six secure kennels have been built to keep incoming dogs, while separate pens and kennels house puppies, old dogs, special care dogs and dogs under special treatment such as chemotherapy for dogs with CTVT (canine transmissible venereal tumour.)

The centre today has the capacity for 100 dogs in 10 secure enclosures, situated in a rural area with access to open fields. The old farm house has been converted to provide shelter for some dogs, a treatment room and a storage room. The old cow shed is now the kitchen and a bathroom and isolation room were built.