Pema arrived in January 2018 – a 5 month old, disabled pup – dark gold and white in colour. She was brought in by two Sherpa boys from Tinchuli, near Boudha. She had been abandoned, and no-one in the area seemed to know the dog. At the clinic, Dr Sushil recognized Pema as a pup brought in by its owners …
Luri, a black adult dog, came into the centre in October 2014. He was brought in by a friend, who thought that he could not survive on the streets. He was very thin, hence his name “Luri”, meaning thin one. There was physically nothing really wrong with him, just that he was not getting enough to eat on the streets. …
A close, dog-loving, Nepali friend brought Judy into the shelter as a 6 months old pup. She had a congenitally deformed front leg, and was thought not to be faring well on the streets. Judy has now been with us in the shelter for five years. She is very content and the shelter is certainly her home. She loves people …
In August 2015, Kate was alerted to Usha, a miserable very thin older pup, by a local tourist guide at Pashupatinath temple, who cared about dogs. Kate and Shell, the Aussie vet nurse, picked up Usha on the motorbike. She was diagnosed with some mange and tick-borne Erlichia cannis infection. Usha thrived on decent food and treatment, and was soon …
Tsering, a lonesome little Lhasa Apso breed dog, was found by a brother and sister in Saraswati Nagar in January 2019. He was not injured or sick, just quite old – practically toothless – and helpless. They took him to Dr Sushil where Kate met them. He was found to be in reasonable health with only a bit of a …
Princess was left at Kate’s gate in the night along with her five siblings, while still very young puppies. Sadly one of the females died young. Two years later, the two males, Goofy and Big Boy, had grown into very big handsome, boisterous but friendly dogs – sadly Goofy passed away recently. Princess, also a large dog, is retiring, affectionate …
Pemba was dumped anonymously at the shelter as a relatively healthy young puppy 3 years ago. He has spent all of his life at the centre, except for a brief period in 2014 when he was adopted by a local family. Another failed adoption, he was abandoned shortly thereafter to find his own way back to the centre. For some …
A young girly found huddled and whimpering in a corner near Pashupati Temple during a community spaying program. She had a severe crusty fungal infection covering her face, as well as mange and bare, bleeding, sore-covered legs, neck and chest. She seemed very lost and no-one in the area knew the dog, so Kate picked her up and brought her …
Minnie and Mickey – black pups in poor condition – were dumped at the end of the road in March 2013. Mickey died soon after. Minnie had a severe skin condition – allergy, infections and mange – which responded slowly to treatment. Shell, an Australian vet nurse, volunteering at the centre a year later, took an interest in Minnie. Shell …
We saw Minka on the roadside one day while passing to Chuchepati in a taxi. She was the thinnest dog that we had ever seen. Still just a big puppy, she would not have survived much longer on the streets. So we bundled her into the taxi and she came back to the shelter to live in August 2016. She …
