Meet Saket  

Our Founder had just left for vacation and was hoping to have a relaxing couple of days away from the stress of rescuing dogs. As one can imagine rescuing dogs from India has a huge impact on our emotional state even though we all try our best to not become too attached to the dogs we are helping. That morning we received a message on Facebook about puppies living in a gutter across the street from the Hilton in Saket, Delhi. We were told one of the puppies was very ill, as it was non-stop shaking. Unfortunately, the person who reached out to us on Facebook was just a tourist visiting India and didn’t know what to do for the litter of puppies.

The Foundation quickly put out a plea on Facebook asking for someone to go check on the puppies and bring them food and water. As soon as it was posted, we got many responses and found someone to go check on the litter of the puppies. The person who checked on the puppies was very worried about the medical condition of the shaky puppy. Learning this information we could not stand by and watch this litter of puppies suffer, especially the shaky pup. This meant we needed to take immediate action and had out vet in India retrieve the puppies. Sadly, by the time they arrived three of the puppies had died. We are still so fortunate that we had the opportunity to save the other four puppies in the litter.

When the shaky puppy, now named Saket, was rescued we weren’t sure if he was going to survive. But, Saket received around the clock care. We tested him for Distemper thinking that is what caused the neurological damage but it was negative. Our best guess is that Saket was poisoned.  Since, Saket no longer needed around the clock medical care he was moved into a foster home.

Patricia, his foster mom, fell in love with him immediately. Saket received the best care from Patricia and enjoyed playing with his foster siblings. We all knew that Saket deserved the best home that could be with him 24/7. And guess what happened? A Dutch family living in Delhi full time wanted to adopt Saket. We knew it was a perfect fit since his new dad works from home. He went to his new family on February 9th, 2019.