The fear of dogs-and the routine calls for them to be muzzled inside society premises-is, frankly, a symptom of a certain kind of urban detachment. I say this not out of cynicism but from repeated experience. Step into an elevator with your dog in most apartment complexes, and you’ll witness a familiar scene: residents gasp, recoil, and exclaim, “Oh my God!” as if the animal should’ve somehow folded itself into a handbag or taken the service lift like a condemned appliance. They often refuse to enter, even when I say, “It’s okay. He’ll stay calm if you stay calm.” But […]
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Stray Dogs: Understanding, Compassion, and Friendship For much of my life, I was neither a dog lover nor someone with a strong aversion to stray dogs. Our relationship was built on a cautious distance—a mutual “you do you” understanding. So much so that sometimes when the number of strays in the vicinity increased I have even raised a request with GHMC to take corrective measures. However, everything changed a few months ago when we adopted a rescued puppy. That experience opened my eyes to the world of stray dogs and led to a fundamental shift in my perspective. Taking a […]
Friday, after picking up the kids from school we went to walk Baggu at Neopolis. As we were walking back after a nice long walk a family was walking towards us. I shortened Baggus leash and kept walking. As we got close the child lunged to pet and cuddle the “cute puppy”. I pulled back the dog and quickly told the parents “he’s teething, he might nip and bite”. They reeled in the kid, smiled and moved on. I know this is quite unlike the usual daro mat daro mat yeh kaatata nahin hai… (don’t worry he does not bite)… […]