Now here's the first Indian dog who has not just one great home but hundreds! Because her home is, quite literally, the whole world.
Meet Vaga, the globe-trotting desi dog.
I first heard about beautiful Vaga and her unusual lifestyle yesterday, when her owner Andy posted a message in my Facebook INDog Club.
Vaga was born in Goa in December 2001 and soon after met Andy, who happened to be in India with the Earthcircuit crew. Read about Earthcircuit here.
They were travelling overland and took her back to Europe with them.
Since then she's been part of the crew and their mission, sharing their adventures across Europe and Asia. Currently she is on a world tour, has passed through Russia and reached South Korea.
Andy writes that EVERYONE she meets falls in love with her. Isn't that the case with all Indian dogs abroad? It's only here that they are ignored and neglected (you can read my rants about that elsewhere in this blog so I won't repeat them here).
I've posted some pictures of her here, and you can see more in Vaga's Gallery and the DeftwhitedoG gallery.
Above: Vaga at Lake Baikal
Above: At Irkutsk, Siberia
It's a bit late to wish her bon voyage since she's been travelling almost continuously for nine years already. But if this desi girl ever passes through her original country again, I am so hoping I'll get to meet her.
Photos: Andy,
Earthcircuit
8 comments:
indies are the best! people just need to realise their true value!
It seems that Vaga is giving a yoga class for the Irkutsk puppies:)
You're right :-) :-) That's Shwaan asana - "shwaan" means dog in Sanskrit!
Btw Veera, doesn't she look a bit as if she's mixed with a Rajapalayam? Very strange because that breed is kept only in South India as far as I know, and not in Goa.
Maybe she's a lab mix?
That's what I thought at first but she doesn't look so heavy. My Puppy seems lab+Indi mix for sure and has a heavier kind of build, and so did Lucy.
Amazing amazing blog and site, I LOVE the doggies of India. This is such a terrific resource.
@Animal Talkies: Thanks :-)
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