Shaky

A few days after the passing of Suri, lovable little Shaky died. He had not been very bright for a few days.  As Kate was carrying him to the taxi to take him to Dr Sushil, he died peacefully in her arms. Although Shaky had only been in the CDWK centre for about 7 months, he was quite a character. …

Suri

On 10 June, 2018, our beloved Suri passed away quietly in our garden. Suri was one of the first dogs that came into the shelter nearly 8 years ago. She came to us as a malnourished hairless adult dog covered in sores. Suri recovered slowly but surely from her initial condition but has been beset by numerous other illnesses over …

Poppo

Poppo was dumped at Boudhanath Stupa in early 2018. When he was found by our friend Kimberley, he was extremely emaciated, weak, and covered in ticks. Kimberley fed and treated Poppo at the stupa for worms and tick fever for several weeks. Although Poppo improved slightly, we decided it would be best to take him into the centre where he …

Shelter upgrade May 2018

The kitchen roof has been completed and today the broken brick soling for the floor was placed. We hope to have the window and door of the isolation room completed and the kitchen floor concreting/plastering done within the next few days. We do need to build a new shelter for the puppy area at the back of the old house …

Dorje 2

Dorje was found wandering in nearby forest by some local children. He  was evidently an owned dog who had been dumped. He came to live with us in the shelter until a local family requested us for a large dog to help guard their new house. Dorje went to stay with his new family, only half a kilometre from the …

Progress May 2018

Progress has been slow but steady. We have put up a shelter in part of the new area and have the structure for the toilet/washroom and isolation room almost complete. Walls, roof and floors done, windows and doors to be fitted. Washroom still to be plastered.Have today (30 Apr 2018) purchased the materials for the kitchen roof – corrugated iron …

Special thanks to Atsuko and John from Canada

Special thanks to Atsuko and John from Canada for offering to pay the rent for our new piece of land. This land is adjacent to the present area and has an old house on it where we can develop a clinic and kitchen and space for dogs in poor condition. We are about to start a fund raiser for the …

Sempa

Sempa was abandoned, curled in a little ball in the middle of a busy Kathmmandu intersection.  Christiane, a visitor from Germany, saw him, and brought Kate out to rescue him.  He had a large aggressive tumour on his nose.  Christiane, who became a wonderful volunteer in our shelter for 3 months, lovingly saw Sempa through his chemotherapy and his rehabilitation.  …

Ginger

GINGER Ginger came to us as a puppy who was found abandoned at Kopan Monastery.  She remained with us for a few years until George, who was here during post-earthquake relief, fell in love with her beautiful hazel eyes, and decided to bring her back home. So…… Ginger was rehomed with George in Atlanta city, Georgia, USA.  She is extremely …