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Bonding with Mario

Eshanika & Mario 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 […]

Detector Dog

Author: Pam Mackinnon Publisher: Hubble & Hattie ISBN: 9781845849634 UPC: 6-36847-04963-8 As a drug detector dog handler with HM Customs & Excise, Pam Mackinnon searched all over the UK, from oil rigs to cruise ships, postal depots to airports, and vehicles to houses Combining her detection skills with her work as a dog training and

Shunning the puppy mills!

Puppy mills need to be shunned for the inhumane behaviour meted out to dogs. Here are a few tips to stop the practice of puppy mills. Before buying the pups one should enquire about the parents of the pup and their details. If the seller is not so sure about the parents, then that puppy

May June 2017

Editorial It’s never a goodbye! Summer care Cool tips for hot summer Dealing with summer pet care challenges Summer care for our canine friends 4shared Download for pc Features Where do our dogs come from? 5 must-know tips for paw care Say no to puppy mills! Shunning the puppy mills! Choosing a pawfect pet resort

Summer care for our canine friends

With temperatures soaring across the country, it is important to help our canine friends in beating the summer heat. Dogs don’t sweat. They have no sweat glands except in their foot pads. Water evaporation occurs on the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory system and mouth which is the most important means for dissipating body

MAX—The best gift ever

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

Digi-Dog: The First ever Municipal Digital Service for Dogs

The Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality in Israel has launched ‘Digi-Dog’, a first-of-its-kind initiative to equip dogs and their pet parents with the digital tools they need to thrive in a ‘Smart City’. Tel Aviv is home to 25,000 registered dogs, and the ratio of dogs to humans (1:17) is considered one of the highest in the

Kuttush still in my mind!

My dog Kuttush, whom I picked up from the street, was a bouncing baby boy who kept everyone on their toes around. But never in my wildest dreams could I imagine him gone today. I dreamt of Kuttush again. I saw him in the pink of his health, doing circles on our roof top, the

Designer Nikhil Thampi’s romance with Fashion & Furry Friends

Nikhil Thampi is an established fashion designer who is known for making heads turn on the red carpet with his evening glamour wear looks. He is one of the new age trendsetter designers. Nikhil Thampi is a psychology graduate who decided to satisfy his ‘creative itch’ and headed into a successful career in the Indian

Choosing a pawfect pet resort

Making holiday plans involves a lot of decisions – what to do, where to stay, how to travel, what to take with you. For pet parents, one of the most critical decisions they face is what to do with the much-loved family member. Here’s how to choose the best facility for your pooch. Look for

First ever Indian VETopia 2017 organised at Gurgaon

National Veterinary Foundation (NVF) has recently organised the first Indian VETopia 2017 and PetExpo 2017 India in Gurgaon. The three days of the event from 7th – 9th April 2017 at Kingdom of Dreams in the Delhi-NCR city received an overwhelming response from the attendees, which comprised leading veterinarians, pet industry professionals and animal lovers,

Say no to puppy mills!

Hundreds of thousands of dogs in India suffer in puppy mills; they are made prisoners of greed, locked in small dirty cages, freezing in winter and sweltering in summer, never getting out of their locked cages. They are made to breed over and over again until they die. The only way to free them from

Ask the expert…

Dr K G Umesh (MVSc, MSc (UK)) is a Postgraduate in Clinical Medicine. He has been a lecturer in clinical medicine at Vet College in Bangalore for 15 years, and has won the ‘best teacher’ award in the year 2000. He is a member of European Society for Vet Dermatology and is currently working for

5 must-know tips for paw care

With little steps they walk into our life and leave footprints on our heart for a lifetime. So, it makes sense to take care for our dog’s paws as well. A dog’s paws provide extra cushioning and protect their joints and bones from shock, and protect the deep tissues within the paws. They also provide

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