

Look at this FACE! Shawn (aka Schwanzles) is a VERY good boy, a very good eater, and is a regular recipient of Street Dog Care’s medical assistance, whether it’s mange, an eye infection, or just a regular ol’ bath (and that was literally just last week). Will you help Shawn pay his medical bills?
How can I help street dogs?
Our aim is to raise money for local dog welfare groups. The one we work most closely with is Street Dog Care, and there are many other remarkable groups in the Kathmandu Valley. Resources dried up quickly for these organizations during the pandemic, and their daily feedings and regular medical care have literally kept these street dogs alive during Nepal’s extended lockdown.
To give you an idea of how far your money goes here in Nepal, here is a list of possible places your donation can do the most good:
- Spaying: $30 USD
- Chemotherapy injections: $15 per shot
- Ten rabies vaccines: $10
- Ten DHLPP vaccines: $20 (for Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, and Parvo)
- Sponsor a dog inside Street Dog Care’s dog center: $30 per month ($360 for a whole year)
Street Dog Care’s total food costs run $900 per month and medication bills run as high as $350 per month. This is in addition to all of their rent and utilities, staff salary, transportation costs, and more. Street Dog Care also runs an annual rabies vaccination campaign where they vaccinate 1,000 street dogs in the area each spring.
- Venmo @Lauren-Rathvon
- PayPal @L.S.Rathvon@gmail.com
- Donate via credit card here
- Email Lauren for an address if you wish to donate via check
Receive a blessed wrist mala with every donation of $50 or more!
Want to rock a stylish mala bracelet AND help street dogs at the same time? For every donation of $50 USD or more, we’ll send you a mala bracelet of your choice! (Sorry, we’re only shipping to the U.S.!) And every penny you donate goes to the dogs, the malas are OUR gift to you!
We custom ordered these handmade wrist malas and had them blessed by a local monk at Boudha stupa in Kathmandu when we were there in November. You can choose between lotus seeds or bodhi seeds and each comes in a stylish brocade bag. Both styles are completely adjustable using by sliding the braided part of the cord.
These malas are valued at more than $50 by the big name mala shops online (who are supplied by the very same folks who made these malas for us!) We’re also including free shipping and a lovely brocade bag. 100% of your donation goes toward street dog welfare programs.
Check out the photos below, make your donation using the links above, and then head to Bit.ly/MalasForMutts to tell us which mala you’d like! Please allow 3 business days for your mala to ship (my mother has offered to do it while we are out of the country!)
Watch some of our friends in action below!
Celebrating Kukur Tihar in Nepal
BJ and I were fortunate enough to finally spend the holiday Kukur Tihar in Nepal with our finest fuzzy friends in November 2021!
Kukur Tihar is just one of the five days of Nepal’s Tihar holiday, a Hindu festival very similar to India’s Diwali celebrations. The second day of Tihar is set aside to honor the dog (kukur in Nepali) for their role as the guardians of the gates in the afterlife; everyone wants to get in good with the gatekeepers, right? Pet dogs and lucky street dogs alike are given food, marigold garlands, and adorned with a red tika mark on their foreheads as a sign of respect.
Enjoy some photos and video about our Kukur Tihar celebrations, and then check out the photo album below to see how YOU can help street dogs–and score yourself a fantastic wrist mala in the process!


Meet our gorgeous (and very sensitive) friend Noah. This year we had him sterilized and he recovered in our apartment. You can learn more about Noah in his videos further down this page!
Jamyang about to get his garland. He actually flew to Germany the NEXT day to be adopted!
257798447_6414433441961892_6180668648099735720_nRinzin with Junu & her wonderful mother
257999389_6414439805294589_5192599724040672326_nTASHI!
257996658_6414437398628163_6328642750827029427_nPutali by the Big Bell
258189154_6414437091961527_5464962422546736110_nFats ❤️
257846339_6414439661961270_2058732681363143163_nTsampa and the masks
257900019_6414433618628541_331663365428178026_nNewcomers to the stupa! Fred Meyers (L) and Nubalu (R)
257963655_6414437598628143_6608819037386286096_nSeti ❤️
257876252_6414440725294497_8488533901972498551_nNoah and Ralphie
258125453_6414433961961840_3097192052161782175_nNoah
258490619_6414440825294487_3427650475823316718_nKrishna
258533574_6414440965294473_2899592639577830052_nShawn
258176510_6414440061961230_6966097860787943677_nShawn shows off his painted feet
258300776_6414440355294534_2527013893653036624_nIvy & Junu's mother ❤️
257951591_6414438801961356_260107182893307448_nRinzin
258166494_6414440478627855_6883655672933177914_nDubchen is so smiley!
258191358_6414437811961455_4984850865381899566_nToto Ralphie
258097425_6414438651961371_8482039146052395075_nDubchen
258328538_6414438781961358_209531202965372957_nTashi
258115972_6414439738627929_2685686338262338464_nTashi
257753307_6414436575294912_6717353904723015700_nKhaire ❤️
258111293_6414439871961249_8615498576637230752_nBobita
258136337_6414437321961504_1886470509810918895_nTara, protector of the dog center
257779002_6414438268628076_4920722183935833357_nFeast!
258363067_6414438608628042_7492894444785846957_nKai
258149645_6414438451961391_1138365666380740885_n258445687_6414440645294505_1147222216371108308_n
Kunsang
258414033_6414436908628212_2215997494936882333_nLauren, Dorje Bear, and Kai. Bear and Kai are brother and sister and we pay for them to stay at Street Dog Care's center
257751761_6414438175294752_4897925532950201676_nLauren, Dorje Bear, and Kai. Bear and Kai are brother and sister and we pay for them to stay at Street Dog Care's center
239576068_6414439321961304_8332448760045158409_nLauren, Dorje Bear, and Kai. Bear and Kai are brother and sister and we pay for them to stay at Street Dog Care's center
258390002_6414438515294718_7749492563231880556_nBear & Kai share some sibling love
257784967_6414440205294549_8714904740140526572_n258038999_6414439581961278_4207226179264456301_n
Sabita
257918071_6414436368628266_547338152721815525_nIvy
257752404_6414439031961333_6555744454897077884_nKai
258071505_6414436708628232_5671982388452048930_nKai
257931447_6414440578627845_4044993338889948243_nDubchen
257779403_6414437551961481_2192046700649495024_nDubchen
258055775_6414437748628128_2685789572809887793_nNoah
258137730_6414437681961468_1972154651623094594_nScotti
258081536_6414440275294542_9100410132032263243_nShawn
257806503_6414436748628228_8408067084351471034_nJamyang
257920854_6414440395294530_8193274590929249912_nNoah
257971288_6414439395294630_6016737629569547186_nKai
257921997_6414439111961325_6361393468480539767_nRalphie
258354264_6414436531961583_7294509081208005035_nDinner time!
257951569_6414439491961287_7344651490892494454_nRalphie and Scotti
258093011_6414437911961445_6820164092286369730_nPenelope Tara
258033215_6414440511961185_2129652579775518020_nKhairu and Penelope on a date night
258233915_6414438938628009_6571188177333899362_nBaby Sprankles
258357037_6414439205294649_5893182619071689760_n257999800_6414437998628103_6028473733603911111_n
258119549_6414439955294574_40698318841481426_n
Fats ❤️
257625501_6414434051961831_3597106609903159525_nFats ❤️
257609484_6414436955294874_8030103906226961797_nShelley
257940055_6414438338628069_6079881523711456359_nNoah
258308743_6414437038628199_4053512711941174372_nBaby Sprankton
257778576_6414440915294478_7313052895331462955_nBaby
257771074_6414436411961595_2501917301818969839_n
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