The Spaniel From The Roof Of The World

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202 – October, 2026

By Lee Connor

I’m sure, just like me, you’ve been horrified by the scenes recently coming out from the Nepalese/Tibetan border; truly apocalyptic scenes of terrifying flash floods that look as if they had been plucked from a disaster movie, but were sadly all too real.

I’ve known numerous Nepalese/Tibetan folk over the years and they have all–without exception–been some of the kindest, most generous people you could possibly wish to meet, which makes their current suffering even more heartbreaking and impossible to understand.

But this breathtakingly beautiful region, described as ‘the Roof of the World’ is certainly no stranger to natural disasters.

It was formed through the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, leading to the significant geological uplift that created the Himalayas and, of course, the highest mountain in the world (above sea level), Mount Everest.

And all this turbulent action makes the region prone to all kinds of natural disasters, earthquakes, floods, avalanches, and extreme weather events.

To survive here, you certainly have to be tough. That goes for the people, the wildlife and, of course, the dogs.

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202 – October, 2026

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