REUNITED !

This is one of the most unusual and unlikely scenarios we have witnessed. These two pups are litter mates, and the tiny black and white one started out as the largest of the litter! 

Apparently there were three puppies born to the mother in Ram Juhla. One was said to have been killed by a dominant female in the area. This does happen; alpha females do not want puppies from other litters in “their” territory. Mommie dog then made a very good hiding spot for the remaining two, and guarded them continuously.  We brought her food of course, and worried for the safety of the remaining two pups. Then one day, while they were still just about 4 weeks old, the large, robust black and white pup was gone. People said he had also been carried off and killed by the alpha female of the area. I was crushed.

Although I did not want to do it, in a few days I took the remaining puppy, for his own safety. He was male, handsome, and would be adoptable, if he survived.

So, he came to my home, ate well, thrived and led a happy few weeks.

In the ashram garden where we kept dogs, one morning a new puppy had been placed in the garden. He looked terrible. He was emaciated, full of fleas, and looked the size of a three week old puppy. He was close to death. I quickly took him home, to give him a chance, and 24 hour care. What I saw stunned me. The large brown and white puppy scratched and scratched at the door to get to this puppy; and  new puppy did the same from his side. It was the missing brother! He had not been carried off by another dog, he had been carried off by some children who lived in the ashram 2 kilometers from where the puppies lived. And they could not take care of him properly, and he deteriorated.

The two puppies were overjoyed to see one another, and wrestling, and cuddling, and licking and sleeping together became the norm. I was not sure if little black and white puppy would ever catch up in size, but he almost did. He never grew to what would have been his full stature, but it was close enough, and he regained his health.

The string of miracles continued… both of them were placed together, in a small ashram on the Ganga, where they have since lived together and thrived.