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Indian street and community dogs have a way of ending up famous: a viral Instagram contest, a meme, a shop mascot the whole neighbourhood campaigns for. This is where we cover the lighter side of desi dog culture, the internet moments and local stories that don't need a how-to angle, just a reason to smile.

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A handler in an Uttarakhand Police tracksuit training a tan street dog to shake hands on a training ground.

Trending & Viral6 October 2026

Thenga: The Street Dog Who Became Uttarakhand Police's First K9

Meet Thenga, the Dehradun stray who became India's first street dog trained for a police bomb and sniffer squad, outjumping German Shepherds and Labradors.

A framed portrait of a plump tan contest dog surrounded by smaller photos of other well-fed community dogs from the Fat Dogs of Delhi contest.

Trending & Viral3 October 2026

Delhi Just Held an Election for Its Chonkiest Community Dog

Campaign posters, polling booths and an inked finger: the Fat Dogs of Delhi Instagram contest turned the city's best-fed Indian street dogs into local celebrities. Here's how it played out.