Feral Dog Capture and Handling Workshop In India

First Day in the Field After resting a day to acclimate myself to the 10,000 feet elevation, I went out with Kunzang, Sonam, and Tsering to capture dogs.  Although the Tru Catch (48F) folding dog traps had arrived long before I arrived no one wanted to take them out until they were shown how to [...]

A Wonderful Ladakhi Home

A Wonderful Home for Three Weeks I flew from Dehli to Leh with the most incredible view of the Himalays and Korakoram mountains. Leh is the second highest airport in the world at 10,000 feet elevation. I was greeted by Kunzang, the director of the Ladakhi Animal Society, and by Dr. Ruth and Dr. Janet, [...]

Feral Dogs in Ladakh, India

Making the Connection For about 3 years, a non-profit group, Vets Beyond Borders, had been contacting me about humane methods for capturing feral dogs. They were conducting trap/neuter/release programs in Sikkim and Ladakh India. I had been as helpful as I could by sending them information on box traps, Y poles, capture pens, and drugging [...]

Welcome to my Feral Dog Weblog

Welcome! The purpose of this site is to initially tell the story of my trip to India to help an animal shelter capture dogs for sterilization. This will expand to provide more information on tools and techniques for humane capture and handling. My goal is that with donations, I will also rewrite my website and [...]