I’m sure Gulabo will grow up to pleased she’s the first dog to make it to my blog – specially the cat section of my blog. Ha. Well, she’s way too cute not to. This little milky looking Labrador puppy lives in South Delhi, with eight other dogs – one mommie, six siblings, and a hyper-terrier. She doesn’t look anything like my black Lab puppy used to, but she sure makes me miss him. Sydney, as we called our riot of a puppy, was an intelligent, bouncy full-of-beans dog who would fill the house with joy – when he fell asleep. Everyone would then walk on tip toe and whisper and warm each other to shhhh, the dog is asleep! Sadly, sadly, sadly this most adorable of dogs died from that awful Parvo virus. It’s strange though how, many years later, I feel that dog is still a part of who I am.

Golabo looks like a polar bear but is sweet-tempered and docile. I swear these guys are just made for human beings! They’re the most people-friendly dogs there are. Gulabo’s siblings were pretty cute too. You couldn’t stand in that room because in a second one fat puppy or the other would waddle up and begin trying to figure out how to play with your toes. That tickles! Oh, she’s named for the pink ribbon she wears at all times.