Paw Tales

Strays need not be abandoned! All we have to do is understand their superpowers of being so loving and robust! Enactus at Moti Lal Nehru College (MLNC) in Delhi University is doing an excellent job of creating awareness about strays and giving them forever homes. Find out more about their Project DESI.

Lucky our feisty paw hero is Oliver’s “Lucky Charm”, here Lucky narrates how he saved the day from martin who was planning to rob them…read on. Home alone I was alone in my house when I heard someone coming in. He was chubby and I was scanning his long, curly, yellow hair. I was about to bark at him then I noticed it was Oliver’s friend Martin! I nudged him to play with me, but he was going near…

I remember the day when I finally got my Oreo in my hand. Reason was simple—I had really waited for him my whole life. –by Sonali Gupta I met my fur baby Oreo on Facebook. I always wanted a puppy when I was a kid... but like most of Indian moms, my mom also said, “…pehle tum log to pal jao”. So that time didn’t come sooner until I shifted to Bengaluru with my husband. We both love to…

Every pet parent will admit that you have to say ‘yes’ to walks every time your pet comes to you with those puppy eyes and wagging tail. It is really difficult not to cheer up with this display of paw-applause! –by Agnes Davies Walkiez is the magic word! Simba will prompt you with frequent eager reminders to step out of the house for fresh air and exercise. Dog households follow the rule – the…

You can block love in 99 ways, but in that one powerful way it’ll outshine. Here’s a story of little fur-ball called Beauty whose presence on our premises subsided our pandemic blues. She just walked into my life and left footprints on my heart. –by Dr R Jayashree While the world was struggling in its own ways during the pandemic, we were blessed with Beauty in lockdown. Beauty – our furry…

I was introduced to my goofy fur ball, Elsa, about a year and half ago. In the process of raising her, I learnt more about life. The greatest trait a dog has is the ability to love their family with unconditional love that surpasses their instincts. You are always the number one priority in their life and always will be. You may yell at them and they really don’t understand why, but with one…

I’m Aayushmaan Malik from Panipat in Haryana, a Class X student. I am pet parent of a four-year-old German Shepherd named Dennis and a nine-month-old English Mastiff named Oscar. To join the team is a one year old Persian cat named Ginger, a feline fellow who is forever busy in looking and trying to get to the fishes in the aquarium placed in our lobby. All my pets live happily and enjoy spending…

They say you give a dog a LIFE; but in our case, it has been quite the opposite—Krushh is our LIFE, he is the spark of Kathpalia House and the only brother to three sisters. Yes! Brother who cares, who is there before anyone else, who doesn’t expect any favour in return, who is a giver. Krushh is all of that. Be it his sister’s wedding or Raksha Bandhan every year, Krushh has been right besides…

If dogs were music genres, then Chihuahuas would surely be Jazz. If dogs were musicians, then Kiwi was Michael Jackson - simply enigmatic. If dogs were books, then he was Harry Potter - simply magical. Apple of our eyes I will never forget the day I laid eyes on the most precious miniature Chihuahua at a pet shop in Janakpuri, New Delhi. He exuded love and invited adoration. Never again will I…

Robin, a German Spitz, is 13 years old and elder to my granddaughter Aashna by 5 years. He takes no opportunity lost to express his feeling that Aashna is his BFF (Best Friend Forever). Both drool upon each other to such an extent that no one can intervene when they are together. My son Col Yashdeep Sinha is these days posted at Thiruvananthapuram while we are at Ghaziabad with Robin. Telephonic…

Our furry heartthrobs are not just family, they are more than that. At times they become our whole world. When furry friends are around, there is no day you feel sad and alone. Once they depart from your life you miss their greet you receive whenever you come home. Their love is therapeutic when you feel alone; they hear all your troubles and keep the secret. They are more trustworthy than human…

Guddu is cute & sweet. She loves to play with me all the time. I love to be with her.Guddu is my only friend with whom I love to spend my free time and she is the only friend who supports me when I feel lonely. Sulagna Doll, Howrah, West Bengal

SR Prakash, who voluntarily retired from the Indian Railways, spends most of his time with homeless animals, especially cats. He says rescuing and nurturing stray cats is his passion. Opposite the bus stand on the Luz Church Road in Mylapore is one of the secured spots where he feeds cats. Prakash takes care of around 75 cats around the city. Independent nature and cleanliness of cats allure him.…

The universal phrase ‘Man’s Best Friend’ signifying dog’s loyalty and companionship with humans is not enough to describe the relationship between Buddy and his pet parent RR Aiyar, Executive Sr Vice President, Amity University Press. Buddy is a seven-year-old German Shepherd whom Aiyar calls him his family member and treats him like son. Here’s the story of this furry member of the Aiyar…

Ask and you shall get ANSWERS – WORDS of WISDOM by our WISE BUDY HIRANI Q: Buddy your view on Swach Bharat please. Will it ever be? –Venkat Reddy, Hyderabad Buddy: Of course it will be, if you want it to happen. It’s all in your own hands my fellow citizens. You do your own bit and keep your own surroundings clean. If you see someone littering around point it out to them. And this message is for…

One of the best ways to build a healthier relationship with our canine is to use the principles of positive training that allow us to foster a relationship based on mutual trust and respect. It helps to teach them life-skills as every dog needs to learn how to live successfully in a human environment since living in a human world comes with certain unique pressures. Teaching them the skills and…

n 18In 2013, Naughty (a female English Crooker Spaniel) and King (a Golden Retriever) joined our family. Unfortunately King passed away in 2016 from a cardiac arrest. Naughty to me is my family. She is very caring, protective, understanding and full of joy. Due to my husband’s job, we have moved from Mumbai to a remote area where every now and then our house is visited by some unwanted guests,…

So this is about me—Sparkle, as my mom says I’m the most adorable and handsome Springer. Read on about my secrets to know how I train my Mom and Dad to dance to my tunes. I surely do train them all well. I’m handsome but not vain, I catch a lot of attentions—people stop, stare, pet me and drool over me, over my eyes, six dots on my snout, even my flying ears—it just gets too much! I rather get…

My bonding with Mario started when I saw him for the first time; and we both knew right well in the first place what our destiny had set for us. At first, I was a bit scared of him, but now I can handle him alone. I love spending time with him and it seems like he enjoys my company too. It is such a wonderful pleasure to have him as part of my life. Recently an incident occurred and that made me…

It was in May in the year 2014, my birthday was approaching and my husband had decided to give me the world’s most beautiful and precious gift one could ever gift his wife—a Life, i.e. MAX, a Neapolitan Mastiff. We had already decided his name a month back. The day he joined us, our life changed beautifully. It was such a warm moment when we held him in our arms and he was licking us all over…