Stray Puppy’s Life Is Changed For The Better When A Tourist Saves His Life

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When a Pennsylvania woman went through a bad breakup, she decided to go on the trip of a lifetime to try to find herself.

“I wanted to do something that would allow me to become more independent,” Jessica Haltzman said. “I decided that after my AmeriCorps year of service was finished I would travel.”

That’s when Haltzman learned about a tree conservation organization in India called Sadhana Forest. “I decided that would be the perfect place to start,” Haltzman said.

Haltzman was staying at a hostel in New Delhi, India when she heard crying. She rushed outside to see who needed help. “What do I find? I find a tiny little puppy laying on the street in front of the hostel,” she said. “I knew at that moment I needed to save his life.”

Haltzman immediately picked the little dog up who was obviously injured and in pain. “I ran around the streets of New Delhi frantically trying to figure out where I could find a vet,” she said. “Finally, this one tuk-tuk driver knew of a vet and took me there.”

Haltzman discovered both of the puppy’s hips were broken, and he had a wound that was infected. The vet wrapped up his legs in casts to help them heal. In the meantime, Haltzman found a pet shop where she bought everything she needed to take care of the little puppy.

“Of course the amount of anxiety I had was insane,” Haltzman admitted. She still had a lot of traveling ahead of her, and now she had an injured puppy in tow. “How am I supposed to travel Southeast Asia with a dog?”

Haltzman canceled her flight to Nepal and instead booked a bus ticket so she could take the puppy with her. She got the puppy all his shots and named him Delhi, after the city where he was found. “I was a ball of anxiety and I could not sleep. I could not let this dog down,” she said.

Haltzman took a 12-hour train ride to Varanasi, and the next day Haltzman and Delhi boarded a bus bound for Kathmandu, Nepal. The ride was 24 hours long. “Delhi was a perfect boy and slept the entire time and had no accidents,” she said. “He was a perfect angel.”

It was clear right away that Delhi and Haltzman both love to travel, meet new people and see new places.

“He has charmed everyone he has met and has made so many human friends,” Haltzman said.

Delhi and Haltzman will travel to Thailand together, and that’s where the pair will separate, but only for a little while.

“Luckily my mom is meeting me in Thailand. She is going to fly Delhi back to the USA while I continue my travels until the end of February,” Haltzman said. “My mom will be watching him till I get back. He is going to be the most spoiled dog.”

After Haltzman returns to the U.S., she’ll be off on a new adventure with Delhi by her side. She and her new dog will be moving from Pennsylvania to Seattle, Washington. “He will be my adventure pup as I love to hike,” she said. “We will be hiking a lot in Washington and all over the U.S. I hope to travel again with him internationally.”

“I eventually want to start my own shelter,” she said. “We were meant to find each other.” Haltzman wants Delhi’s story to help raise awareness for street dogs all over the world.

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