We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our most dedicated and fervent community volunteers, Chungda Jamba Gurung, affectionally known to the team as Chungda didi. Since the Himalayan Mutt Project began our work in 2014, Chungda didi, who loves dogs, has fervently supported our efforts in her home district of Manang. Chunda didi had wanted to neuter her Himalayan mastiff, a yak herding dog named Puppy, in 2014, but he was at the higher elevation guarding her