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Dedicated to improving the lives of street dogs In Nepal since 2018. We are experts at street animal rescue, rehabilitation and homing.

Known for pet relocation, and disaster relief, specialized in rescue logistics in Nepal and internationally.

02/10/2025

PHOEBE NEEDS A FRIEND like you.
Phoebe is a Sweet soul looking for her best friend. Phoebe was hit by a vehicle in late 2024 and suffered a hip injury.

She has recovered from her injury and she would prefer a backyard and short walks to hikes and long walks.

Phoebe is 6, spayed and up to date with vaccines, weighing around 40lbs. She loves affection, has impeccable manners, and is great with people.

Phoebe enjoys:
rolling in the grass
bellyrubs
sunbathing.

She’s also a loyal companion and will follow you everywhere (even into the bathroom!) and has the cutest little snores, almost like a purring cat.

Phoebe lives with other dogs. Whether solo or part of a pack she will benefit from regular interaction with other friendly canines. If you’re looking for a sweet, gentle soul to be your forever companion, Phoebe will be the perfect match!

She’s in Southern Ontario and can be relocated anywhere in Canada. For more info, please message me or email Lesley Mapstone at [email protected]

07/09/2025

Musi is up for adoption!
Please consider giving this young girl a home. She’s socialized with dogs. Interested in cats but also not a violent threat to anyone. She’s gentle and young and she will learn.

Vetted to international standards.
Microchipped.

Available when you are.
Thank you
💗

25/07/2025

Times are ruff. Want to help but can't afford it? There are plenty of ways to help out any rescue without sacrificing your budget.

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Lesley

19/07/2025

💢URGENT💢 RAVEN needs to secure a home to be able to fly in FIVE DAYS.

Gentle soul. No time left.

We have 5 days to get him safe — or he stays behind.

He’s sweet, quiet, and craving a warm spot to rest his head.
Fully vet-checked and ready to travel.

✈️ Ready for adoption

You can be his miracle.

📩 DM us now or email [email protected]

18/07/2025

🇨🇦 RAVEN is Coming to Canada and he needs a home to fly to🇨🇦

Meet RAVEN, a 7-year-old street dog who's about to trade alleyways for couches — and he’s hoping for your help.

🐦‍⬛Playful couch potato
🐦‍⬛Low energy, chill vibes only
🐦‍⬛Soaks up the good energy like a pro
🐦‍⬛Survived life on the streets his whole life
🐦‍⬛Male
🐦‍⬛Neutered
🐦‍⬛Healthy
🐦‍⬛7 years old
🐦‍⬛Great with dogs, men, and children.
🐦‍⬛60lbs
🐦‍⬛He is a pack dog. He needs a backyard and at least 1 friend.

Despite everything, Raven is incredibly affectionate, grounded, and ready to finally relax in a place where he’s safe and loved.

He’s patient, gentle, soulful — and he deserves peace after 7 long years of survival at Asia's busiest temple

📍Will you be his soft landing?

📩 DM us to adopt Raven

17/07/2025

If you've been following the rescue, then you're no stranger to RAVEN.

He is still available with ZERO INTEREST.

Stay tuned for an Info post about him and where you can apply.

16/07/2025

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19/01/2025

Did you know that the Central Asian Village Dog of Nepal and Mongolia is the oldest living dog on earth? It is the ancestor to every breed dog that has ever been bred by humans. This was discovered in a scientific study conducted by Cornell University and funded in part by National Geographic. Local dogs are the strongest and most diverse dog breed on the planet and have been for as many as 15 thousand years. These animals are incredible and deserve respect.

02/04/2024

Update on Namche from ‘Namche Bazaar!

You might remember that Kaylan Marie Morley asked for help to get a stray dog out of the mountains 1.5 years ago. He was a street dog living in Namche Bazaar, a high elevation village on the route to Everest Base Camp. Kaylan met him on her way to Everest and she was determined to help him.

We had a small window of time before the lodges closed up and winter set in, which would make it next to impossible to get him out. We looked at many options for his rescue. The final decision was to send Prakash there. He hiked the two-day trek from Lukla in one day, with an increase in elevation of over 1000 meters! Namche had been corralled, with all of the other street dogs, into the worlds highest dog shelter. While they’ve done their best with good intent, you could arguably describe it as a confinement camp for dogs, with no vet care.

After retrieving Namche, Prakash took a Jeep back to Kathmandu where Namche had a stay at KAT centre before moving into foster care with the wonderful Arjanne Rietsema, where he thrived.

It took us almost a year to move Namche to his home outside of Seattle with Kaylan. Now that he’s there he is living a beautiful life.

Kaylan sent this picture taken today. He visited the dog park for the first time and he did great! He was friendly and gentle with humans and animals. His big brother Eggroll has been a patient teacher, and his mom Kaylan has been generous, patient and resilient. All of this has paid off in spades for lucky Namche.

Hooray! 💕

31/01/2024

Who is gonna LOVE this baby to bits?

Our beautiful local girl KODA from Wasauksing First Nation has been living it up in southern Ontario at an incredible foster home. She’s ready to move into her forever home now.

KODA has such a beautiful personality. She’s gentle and playful, and she loves to be at the centre of her pack or resting nearby her humans. She also likes cats.

Message if you’d like a hiking biking walking and cuddling companion. KODA will be the perfect all round dog at 4.5 years young. She’s overcome the puppy terrors and has settled into being a fantastic companion animal that still has plenty of energy.

KODA is represented by Temple Dog Rescue. [email protected]

20/12/2023

😍 SEEKING LOVE AND COMPANIONSHIP 😍

The following Temple Dogs are up for adoption to the best dog guardians only. You guys know how we do things around here. Many of you are already adopters, so you know how tight we are when it comes to our adoptions.

Here are the newest faces seeking homes in the USA or Canada today. They will be located in New York as of tomorrow and fostered with their rescuers Nico Frank and Jacqueline Victoria Manno until the right people come along. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🏡

Meet Lucy and Doug! Who will give these gorgeous animals a life they deserve?

06/12/2023

♥️ TWO MORE ADOPTIONS!!! ♥️

Wow wow wow. This group is so powerful. I have more special news for two more dogs.

Our Canadian rescue Aki (formerly Dasma) has been adopted by our member Beth Stinson and her family.

We also have a newcomer to the Temple Dog family. Nims, not my cat Nims. This Nims belongs to our member Suki. We love that name!

Thank you so much to Beth and Suki for opening your hearts to animals in need of love and protection.

More to come on the dogs in later posts. First meet Aki and Nims. 🇨🇦🇳🇵🎄. Copied from our private adoptions group on Facebook.

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