My City My Dogs
An introduction to some of the street dogs of Mumbai - who they are, what they love and dream
about.
Mumbai has many people,
trains and taxis.It also has
many happy dogs who live
on its streets.
Let's take a walk down its
many by-lanes and meet
the city's street dogs.
Traffic loves to help the
traffic police.
When someone breaksa
rule, Tratfic chases the
vehicle and stands next to
it. No one can get away
under his watch.
Chickoo lives by a movie
theatre. He eats and plays
with the security guards.
On cold nights, Chickoo
snuggles into a poncho that
his guard-friends made for
him.
Periappa's favourite food is
idli and dosa.
Every day. he visitsthree
different restaurants for
breakfast, lunch, and
dinner! Periappa is always
eating or dreaming about
food.
Champi lives neara big
ground where children play
cricket and football.
Mauryaj, a sugarcane juice
seller, found her. At that
time, he was taking a head
massage, which is called
champi. That is how she got
her name!
Asa puppy. Hole was
rescued from a rat hole by a
manager of a church. So
they decided to call him
Hole.
Hole sits on the theatre
steps, wagging his tail and
greeting moviegoers.
Captain lives in a park where
Sachin Tendulkar played
cricket.He loves to run.
Every year, he trots
alongside the people who
run in the Mumbai
marathon, Captain even
finishes the race. No one
gives him a medal, but he is
happy with a biscuit!
Bogie is fascinated by trains.
She was found living in a
first-class ladies
compartment of a
train. Bogie had boarded the
train, looking for adventure.
But she did not have a ticket.
Kalu is usually exploring
different parts of his city.He
doesn't even needamap.
Some days, he walksby the
sea, and on other days he
heads to the railway
station.One day. he jumped
onto a train, when following
a triend.
Kali loves to play with
children. She enjoys it when
they cuddle her. She even
lets them sit on her backt
Kali is looked after by a
family that lives on the
streets.
The Dogs of Mumbai
It is hard to imagine Mumbars roads without street dogs.
These stray dogs, as well as the ones you met in this book,
are looked after and fed by thousands of people across the city
They could be the neighbourhood shoeshine man, the policernan,
the street vendor. the street dweller or even people living in
high-rise buildings. The dogs have names like Kalu. Tommy Jule
or are even named atter film stars such as Aishwarya,
Salman and Shahrukh. The Welfare of Stray Dogs (WSD) has
been looking after the medical care and vaccination of these
stray animals for over twenty years.
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