My name is Leo!

Leo is an Indian Pariah dog aka Indian Native/Desi dog who was rescued from the streets of India and flown to the U.S. for a chance at adoption. Please scroll at the bottom to get details on this breed.

Leo is a very special dog! He is aptly named Leo short for "Law Enforcement Officer". He is a great watch dog who foiled a break-in leading to multiple arrest. Leo also loves to recycle; he likes to pick up empty water bottles, which he will carry and drop for the handler to deposit in the nearest recycling can.

Leo is a loving 2-year-old male Indian Pariah/Desi dog who is friendly, happy, very smart, loves people and loves to play. He is a medium-size (39 lbs.) very handsome dog who has a soft red short-hair with striking golden brown eyes. He is a crate and leash trained and knows many commands. He is up to date on all vaccinations, neutered and microchipped.

Since Leo loves to play so family who has time for daily long walks and playtime would be ideal. Leo also loves going to the dog parks and be most playful with young dogs preferably a friendly medium-large size female. An dog savvy home with older children, and a fenced yard would be ideal home.

Experience with high-energy dogs would be great; he is strong for his size and a fast runner. Leo would make a perfect jogging partner. As Leo is a very active and engaged dog; he will need couple of long, fast-paced 30-40 minute walks on-leash every day plus playtime/potty breaks in a fenced yard. He is a lot of fun to be with and would be perfect for an active owner or family who enjoy being outdoors. He will then settle down and nap during the day and sleep through the night after getting enough exercise and playtime with people or dogs.

Leo does well on car rides now. He especially loves to get a bath (with hot water rinses).

Leo has an Instagram account @LeoIndianPariahDog with over 100 followers
https://www.instagram.com/leoindianpariahdog/. The account can be transferred over to the new owners.


Leo's rescue story-
Leo was born on a busy commercial street of New Delhi India. He is probably a sole survivor of his litter who got separated from his Mom and got lost. Because of his wits he managed to survive on his own by winning over the hearts of local vendors who would feed him scraps. He would try to stay away from busy traffic by hiding under parked cars or carts of the street vendors. Fortunately Leo caught the attention of a kind animal lover who decided to bring him home knowing that it would be hard for Leo to survive on his own at a tender age of 8 weeks where the chances of him getting run over was high. Our rescue was contacted to help Leo find loving homes as sadly no one adopts locally. Leo flew to the U.S. as a 4 month old pup and found a home in NJ. Sadly the family who adopted him couldn't keep him due to dire circumstances. So poor Leo for no fault of his own is back with our rescue looking for a new home.

Leo is currently in East Windsor, NJ. Please email Rescuewithoutborders@gmail.com if you are interested in adopting Leo.


Information on the Indian Native Dog breed:
IN (Indian Native), Desi (Local) or Pariah Dog is a pure, ancient, indigenous dog of India that abounds the Indian streets. A long time ago, thousands of years before the arrival of modern pure breeds, a race of dogs much like this one inhabited the Indian subcontinent. These were the very first domesticated dogs and Man's earliest animal companions. It has evolved entirely through natural selection without human intervention of any kind resulting into a very hardy, extremely intelligent, alert and independent thinking dog.

This is a natural breed of dog that is pure in a true sense and how nature intended a dog to be; hence they are way superior to the artificially developed man made breeds that we call pure breeds today. Its origin dates back 12,000 to 15,000 years – older than any other breed. This is a natural primitive breed which is a direct descendant of the early domesticated dogs. These dogs are found to be genetically healthy with no known genetic diseases and a very strong immune system. They are perfectly adapted for survival; a free-roaming life on the street for these dogs is always difficult and often hostile and hence requires high order of intelligence, quick and independent thinking to survive. On the streets it is the survival of the fittest, usually out of a litter some will get run over by cars while others will succumb to hunger and malnutrition. Only the most hardiest and intelligent ones will survive to produce off springs. When this survivor is adopted as a Pet, their owners are often awe struck with their beauty, grace, intelligence, loyalty and hardiness.

They are highly adaptable, quick learners and versatile and are known to be even smarter and definitely calmer than the intelligent Border Collies. They are very agile and excel at many dog sports such as agility and also make great jogging/running companions and can be even faster than Grey Hounds. While active outdoors, they are usually very calm and quiet indoors. They have tremendous stamina and hence need an active family who will take them for a daily brisk walks or a run.
IN Dogs are sensitive by nature and do not respond well to harsh training methods and hence need an even tempered, gentle but firm and loving owner who knows how to calmly and consistently communicate the rules of the house.
These dogs love children and are known to have a calm and gentle demeanor around them. They bond strongly with their people and make an excellent family pet that is very loving, loyal and intelligent. These dogs do not bark much but are always alert; they are friendly yet wary of strangers and make good watch dogs.

IN Dogs are low maintenance dog as they are generally very healthy and like to stay clean; they hardly shed and have virtually no doggy odor. Their smooth, fine short hair coat is easy to groom. They have an all-weather coat that allows them to easily adapt to different weather conditions.
A well-looked after pet IN dog will rarely need to see a vet and may live a healthy life of up to the age of 12 – 16 years.

This is a medium size dog with an average height of 20-25 inches (51-64 cms) at the shoulder and generally weigh about 28-55 pounds (12 – 22 kgs).
They are found in all colors and variation with erect or floppy ears; however, a typical IN Dog usually will have erect ears, a wedge-shaped head and a tail that curls over its back. Most IN Dogs are similar in appearance to other prehistoric dogs like the Australian Dingos.

In the last few years we have successfully rescued, rehabilitated and found homes over 500 IN dogs throughout the Northeast United States and more recently in the West coast.

Please visit our Face book page to see the IN dogs adopted through our rescue.
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