What beautiful pups!

Thank you , I think they are cute too.

They look fabulous Ram, and the tolerance she is showing towards the other dogs is a testement to her nature, and more to the point, you as the pack leader, it's so great see, you should be very proud of yourself and your dogs!

what do you feed your dogs? they look in good shape. What changes in their diet do you give the mama while she is nursing or when pregnant? sharon

jenny>> My mother tongue is Tamil. It is a very ancient language.


Sharon>> I do not have a specific diet. I feed what I can get my hands on. But here is what I feed 95% of the time.


Kibble is strictly reserved for a few days during monsoon when we cannot light up our stove.

1) Raw chicken 2) Raw Mutton 3) Scapula bones of young goats 4) Leg bones with muscles of young goats 5) Rice with Lungs of goats 6)Rice with Chicken liver 7) Rice with chicken muscles 8) Raw eggs cracked open on steaming hot rice and yogurt mixed later after eggs have cooked and cooled 8) Raw coconut 9) Condensed milk (not store bought) 10) Cheese 11) All types of veggies and green leaves mixed with all their rice dishes 12) A day of hunger if they are being snooty with their food and not eating 13) Any thing I am eating as long as it has no chocolate or onion in it....etc etc etc.

What I feed bommi is more of the same stuff , just 3-4 times a day.

After Bommi gave birth, (I have added to the other stuff) I feed bommi a porridge we make with cracked wheat that is cooked in milk and has Jaggery added to sweeten it.

My! don' think I'd mind being a dog at your place!

Whats that about onion? Are they bad for dogs?

Some one told me Onions are toxic to dogs. But I see street dogs eating onions all the time and they seem to be OK. However, I have not pushed my luck on the onions.

Dogs can get hemolytic anemia if they eat too much onion/garlic.

Ram, that is simply amazing! The control you have over your other dogs & understanding their nature is fabulous! I'm so glad you post on here so we can see another facet of dog ownership from the (literally) other side of the world!

What fat and happy puppies too! Do you know if anyone in the USA breeds these dogs? Just curious.

Deb, thanks for your kind words. I doubt if any one in USA breeds these dogs. These are pretty rare even in India. They are thought of as dogs for "hicks" (no offense intended). So far, I do not have a solid enquiry for even one pup .

I find the breed to be EXTREMELY intelligent which develops a very strong bond with it's master/family. I feel very lucky to have her.

She always focuses on me. I have never trained even the look command. It is in her blood to be attentive. There are an other 100 things I love about her, but too lazy to type.

I love her and she knows it :P