The Story of Osho – Man about Town

For stray dogs living on the streets of India, territory is everything. If not born into a territory you're going to have to carve one out. And that can be fatal.

Territories provide everything, but in limited quantities. Water, food, shelter and if lucky, the companionship of a few human beings. And of course, there's puppy love – twice a year or so.
All the dog pissing we see is just territory marking – this is my patch of earth, stay away or else. And so they generally do. They stay within their well-defined territory, rarely venturing beyond the borders.

So it was strange to meet Osho, a very different dog in this regard.

Osho, formerly a street dog but now a pet dog, disregards borders and limitations, roaming across any territory he feels like whenever he wants. In each territory he has a girlfriend or two. And everywhere he goes humans warmly greet him. What a great life.

Yes Osho comes and goes as he pleases. Sometimes gone for days at a time. But he always returns home safe and sound.

The most remarkable thing about Osho's roaming is that other male dogs don't seem to be bothered by his intrusions. Certainly there's the occasional scrap but most all the males give him clear passage whenever he likes. Even in mating seasons. But how is this possible?

After careful study I've come to the conclusion that Osho gets away with his gallivanting because every dog in Tiruvannamali knows about his master Leslie. He's lifted the suffering of thousands upon thousands of their canine friends.

Yes, they know all about the founder of Arunachala Animal Sanctuary and Rescue Shelter and what's going on there. Friends that have been sterilized there or treated for accidents and wounds tell stories about the gentle, loving humans that work there.

They have therefore given Osho a great deal of respect and a lot of slack ... to go anywhere his heart desires, do anything he likes. "Just take good care of your Master" ... is all they ask of Osho in return.