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#straysofmoldova – part 10, the Baptist

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#straysofMoldova in the aftermath of the Chisinau April snow storm

#straysofMoldova in the aftermath of the Chisinau April snow storm

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#straysofmoldova part 9 - Mashka

#straysofmoldova part 9 – Mashka

Mashka is a hero of one of the most controversial stray dog stories in Chisinau.  There is a middle-aged lady in our neighborhood. She is often seen walking her dog – a male rottweiler-griffon cross-breed. When Mashka was in heat, she let her own homeboy procreate. The she let him do that again… She’s caring – in a way… This woman feeds the stray dogs, but she also effectively helps their numbers…

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#straysofMoldova part 7 - Sausage

#straysofMoldova part 7 – Sausage

Imagine a puppy whose fur felt like the softest of plush toys. A puppy that also happened to look remarkably like a wolf cub. That’s her. Sausage, as she was known to local kids.  Sausage was ran over by a car some 30 cm from the sidewalk. The driver did not bother to stop, she lay on the road hours after the incident. Sausage #portrait #straysofmoldova #chisinau #straydogs #dog A post shared by…

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#straysofmoldova part 4 - Red

#straysofmoldova part 4 – Red

Red is one of the offsprings of a cat that lived near a huge supermarket just across the street. Sometimes, there’s Red the First. Sometimes he’s joined by Red the Second (a brother). One is fatter than the other, he also is cross-eyed. Both were grew up on those steps. Chisinau is home to thousands of stray cats and I would refrain from giving even a modest estimate of their numbers. There are…

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#straysofmoldova part 3 - the pups that lived under a tennis table

#straysofmoldova part 3 – the pups that lived under a tennis table

Back in the Soviet days, most of the neighborhoods had playgrounds that could put modern equivalents to shame. The remnants of the former cult of sport remain scattered around Chisinau courtyards. This particular courtyard – a two minute walk from my apartment block – had table tennis tables made of solid concrete. These days these weathered and worn things hardly remind of their former purpose……

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#straysofmoldova part 2 - the Nightstand

#straysofmoldova part 2 – the Nightstand

Tubochka, or the Nightstand, lived at Dinamo stadium in the center of Chisinau. Was she well-fed or just sick and overweight? I wouldn’t really know, but her short, stocky and angular body earned Tumbochka her peculiar nickname. (more…)

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#straysofmoldova, part 1 - Nameless

#straysofmoldova, part 1 – Nameless

This can hardly be called a personal project, but I suppose, in a sense it became one. You see, I’m one of those people that says hello to dogs. Any dogs. Stray dogs, pets… While I was still employed, on the weekends I’d go out to buy bones for the stray dogs that lived scattered around our Chisinau neighborhood. My mum once called me “a dog mummy”, even though I am by far doing much, much less…

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