To be fair, for every bite of biscuit or apples she receives from Sumana or her mom, Cookie thanks them with a loving lick before moving on to the next. “It’s only when I feed Birdie that ...

Bond with your dog The concept of “dog parenting” is still new to India. “Here many people consider themselves owners of their dogs,” said Sohini. “Such people buy dogs ...

Pogo refuses to believe that he’s a Pug. “He is convinced he’s human. Previously, when our family would sit to eat at the dining table, Pogo too would pull up a chair and try to clim...

Every early morning, around 2am, my sleeping partner wakes me up because she’s thirsty and needs a bathroom break. Fortunately for her, she has no trouble going back to sleep. I know this becaus...

Human fondness for dogs displayed through acts such as petting may have played a much bigger role in the domestication of dogs than the lure of food, research by canine behaviour biologists in India h...

I wanted my children to grow up with dogs just as we had, so, when my son was four, we got a puppy, Mowgli. My children’s interaction with dogs would have been just like mine — bringing up...

When Amrita Das first went to bring home Zero as a puppy, the breeder had just one word to say about him: “duronto (restless)”. Within minutes of reaching home, Amrita would know why. &ld...

The best way to overcome fear of dogs is to get one, Ishita Datta would say. “I have always liked dogs but was scared of them. Then when the lockdown was imposed last year I found myself depress...

You may be working from home these days but a Siberian Husky from EC Block continues to go to office. Even on Sundays. “Every day after breakfast Google lets out a bark, as if to announce that ...

A tent that drew a steady stream of selfie-hunters had three huge dogs — Belgian Shepherd Julie, St. Bernard Sandy and German Shepherd Dog Vaspa. Sukanta Mondal, who had got his Caravan Hound S...