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This post is a part of my final attempt to find my chocolate labrador lashley who was abandoned 5 years ago by my father. I will first post a short introduction before explaining lashley's story in detail.

About Lashley:

Chocolate Labrador Retriever

Nicknames: Boochie, Dachaley, Laboli

Distinctive white patch on his chest also known as bolo marks

Age when he was abandoned - 3 1/2 years old

Current age - 8 to 9 years old

Last known area: Domlur, Bengaluru (near Jogupalya, Indiranagar & Ulsoor)

If anyone living in Bangalore recognizes him, knows someone who might have adopted him, or have any information at all—even if it seems insignificant—please leave a comment or contact me through WhatsApp/call +91 8660826795

Detailed explanation of what actually happened & why he was abandoned

Back in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, my family was going through a very difficult time financially and personally. Also during this time my father was suffering from severe chronic depression and other mental issues. After some time we had just moved to a new house, so my dad left Lashley to stay at my grandmother's house and claimed he would bring him to our new house. My father told me he would bring him to our new home once everything settled down. But few months passed by and this did not happen. During that time I used to visit him during the weekends. Some of the pics & videos i have posted here are during that time

So one day without my knowledge, according to my grandmother's account he claimed to take lashley for a walk and when he had returned lashley wasn't there with him. When he was asked about it he told her he had sold it or given it to someone but did not mention the specifics like to whom. When he came home he did not tell us about this. A few days later, my father took his own life at my grandmother's house. It was only then that we found out. During that time, our family was consumed by the shock, grief , funeral, legal matters, and everything that followed after my father's death so our thoughts were consumed by this and finding lashley wasnt at the forefront of our minds I also did not want to disturb my mother and other family members by bringing this up.

After some time we decided to search for lashley but had no idea where he went or with whom he was. We visited some well known breeders and rescue organisations but couldn't find him. Also found out that my father had also given away lashley's vaccination certificates & other things like prescriptions from the vets. So i had lost hope and finally decided that it was almost impossible to ever see him again. I loved him so much and wanted to be with him till his final years this was what made it so bad. I couldn't even see him to wish him a final goodbye before he left me. He was an extremely expressive and affectionate lab who always loved to be around me. I can't imagine how panicked and lost he must have felt after he was given away. He loved me like no other dog ever did. So I just suppressed those memories and went on with my life. But it just didn't work. For the past few months I have been feeling intense regret that I didn't do enough to find him, that I had in a way betrayed him. I kept dreaming about him regularly - both positive and disturbing dreams. So i finally decided I need to make a final and serious attempt to find him before he leaves this world. I want to be with him through his final years.

My search efforts will be both offline and online - I will visit every rescue organisation, veterinary clinics , breeders, pet boarding schools and kennels in my city. I will also be creating pages on every social media platform where I will be documenting and updating my search efforts. Even if the search fails i atleast get to preserve lashley's memories and get to tell his story to many. Hope this post wasn't too long. Thank you for reading

I don't even know where to begin. I'm crying while writing this, but I genuinely don't know who else to talk to.

I've been feeding street dogs in my area for many years. I'm a student so I am obviously not able to feed them every single day. I just do whatever I can to make sure they don't go more than a day or two without food. In all these years, I have fed more than 60 dogs. Only around 7 are still around now. Some died in accidents, some disappeared because of territorial issues, and some were poisoned/killed by people in the area, which I strongly suspect but obviously can't prove.During covid, when I was still a school going kid, I emailed the district Collector, PETA and several other organisations asking for help. I got nowhere. I am still a student now, although I've graduated college, and I still don't have the money or resources to do much more than what I'm already doing.

The current problem is with the 7 dogs I feed now. They mostly sleep in front of my gate.

I completely understand that there are problems with this. My house is beside a busy road and between two bends, so buses, cars and scooters sometimes have to stop suddenly to avoid hitting the dogs. At night, the dogs also run behind vehicles, which scares people and has sometimes nearly caused accidents. I know this is a genuine problem and I have tried to deal with it as much as I can.

But I live in a neighbourhood where there are very few, if any, people who actually like or care about these dogs. And yes, I have also experienced hostility specifically from some Muslim families in my neighbourhood. I'm saying this because it is genuinely part of what I've experienced, not because I want to make a statement about every Muslim person.[ I am not islamophobic, one of my close frnd is muslim, so pls don't hate me saying this]

People have directly told my father that I should stop feeding the dogs. My father has been asked to make me stop. There is clearly a lot of resentment towards both me and the dogs.

And now something much worse has started.

For the last three days, two neighbouring children have been coming near my house every evening and deliberately throwing HUGE rocks at the dogs while they're sleeping in front of my gate.After throwing the rocks, they chase the dogs around on their bicycles and continue hurting and frightening them.I confronted them and scolded them. They simply didn't care. today they made an injury to one of my stray. she s hurt.

I spoke to their mother too, and she basically just walked away as if it wasn't her problem.

I told my mother what was happening. She says we're helpless because if we turn this into a huge issue, the entire neighbourhood could turn against our family.thats literally hundreds of people.

And honestly, I understand why she's scared.We still have to live here.

My mother keeps telling me to stop feeding the dogs and just let them go somewhere else. She told me that I'll probably leave this house in a few years, but she'll still have to live here and deal with an entire neighbourhood that could become hostile towards our family.

And that's what has completely broken me.

Because I don't know how to stop.

These aren't random dogs that I started feeding yesterday. I've known some of them for years. I've watched them get injured, disappear, have puppies, get sick and recover. I've tried to help them whenever I could.

But I'm also not blind to reality. I know I can't save every dog. I know the dogs being near a busy road creates problems. I know my family can't afford to have hundreds of people against us. My father is a retired police officer, but even calling the police isn't something I feel I can realistically do. It could create an even bigger problem, and my mother has made it very clear that she doesn't want me taking things that far.

So I'm stuck between two horrible choices: keep feeding them and risk making things worse for my family, or stop feeding them and basically abandon animals I've been caring for for years.

And the children hurting them is what I can't get out of my head.They are literally throwing big rocks at sleeping dogs.

I'm crying while writing this because I feel completely helpless. It's just me and these dogs, and I don't know what I'm supposed to do.

Also, before anyone asks why I feed them when there are already so many problems with stray dogs here-our area has extremely strict waste management. Food isn't casually dumped around, even in villages, because people can be fined for it. So these dogs don't have the same access to leftover food that street dogs in some other places might have. there r like 30 more stray dogs in the market area , just 300 metres from my house barely living. I feed whoever comes to my gate and sometimes feed them secretly too at night by going to the market at midnight [ my dad helps me ]. most dogs are sterilised by government.

I am NOT saying I'm perfect or that my way of handling this is perfect. I just started feeding them because I couldn't watch them go hungry n I just love animals. the only thing I hurt is mosquitoes because they cause me allergies. I dnt even kill ants . but yes I am not a vegetarian, because I was put on a non-veg diet by doctors when I completely went malnourished n fainted due to lack of protein in my body. still recovering.i am sorry.

If you look at my profile, you'll see one of the stray dogs I nursed back to health when she was very close to dying.

I just need advice from people who have dealt with something like this.

What can I realistically do to protect these dogs without putting my family at risk or turning the entire neighbourhood against us?

Please don't tell me to simply "stop feeding them". I know that's the easiest answer. I'm asking because I genuinely don't know how to walk away from them.

I'm just really, really tired and upset right now. sorry for the long post

Her name is Bougie✨ and I regret to inform you she took it personally.

Duck and quinoa for breakfast. Vet approved, before anyone starts.

Attends my yoga. Participates in nothing.

Naps through the afternoon and takes bone broth while I eat lunch, because we do not eat alone in this house.

Evening walk and she is dignified the whole way. No mud, no mystery items off the floor

Comes home to a full wet wipe treatment, then treats and another half pack of duck and quinoa 🤣🤣

An indie who has never acknowledged a single street in her life. But Baddest of them all ✨✨✨

EDIT : foods from sara's wholesome, comes already portioned and yesss duck and quinoa is safe. check with your own vet before switching thoughh, I did the samee

Pet Parenting = No Days Off! 🐶❤️😂

Tired or not… if Chutku wants to go outside, his walk is NON-NEGOTIABLE! 😅

After being alone at home all day, he just wanted some fresh air and a little change of scenery. 🌿🐾 And of course, I had to fulfill his wish because that innocent face is impossible to say NO to! 🥹❤️

That’s the life of a pet parent—their routine comes before your rest! 😂🐶

Hmu if you want to know the story of our bonding! ✨

We feed him home-cooked rice with some veggies and chicken, egg yolks, fish (alternatively).

I want optimal nutrition for him. Is packaged dogfood better in terms of nutrition or home-cooked food? How to ensure he is growing well? I am a new dog parent, so I need some advice.

I met this cutie right outside my stay on my trip to Udaipur and I kid you not - She was the best part of the trip 🥹

Won't let me go, demands to be pet, a cute attention seeker..

He is an old man now.

People keep disturbing her in her sand castle....

Previous posts- https://www.reddit.com/r/Indiedogs/s/P5JER60j81

Good news is her wound is no longer infested with maggots and her temperature is normal but it’s still healing much slower than it should.
I spoke to a new vet who said there is a risk of gangrene since she’s having less sensation in her tail. the blood flow is still intact so for now he’s going to try to get the wound under control with medicines. If it gets worse he said amputation is the last option.She’s also being dewormed because her stomach was very bloated and she’s been given antibiotic injection again.
I’m not going to release her until she’s better, so she’ll be staying with me for now. I’ll be taking her for dressing and check-ups every 2–3 days. I’m hoping she responds to the treatment and heals without needing surgery.
Thank you so much to people who helped her so far and supported me in getting her the treatment she needs ♥️
If you’d like to contribute towards her treatment, any help would mean a lot.

1 min footage of this absolute football to make ur midweek better. Thank me later

My dog nangi has been eating lesser than usual lately and has been acting like she has bipolar, sometimes she's very loving other times she just growls if I try to touch her. She'd just want to lay on her bed cuddling her penguin toy and not interact much. It's been like this for almost a week. I tried introducing her to new snacks, car joyrides, she just seems very dull and occasionally angry lately.

So I found this cutie roaming around our residential area so I bought him home. Suggest me what all should I feed him in the initial days?

The Real Bodmash of our area 😎. Everyone is bodmash until real bodmash arrives.

Bruno has destroyed my toothbrush the third time already😭 somehow he still gets it from the highest places and he’s not even guiltyyy😞i was scolding him for this and his whole attention is still on the toothbrush🫠