“Bruno… Come here… BRUNO! NOW!” you shout as your pooch walks slowly towards you, detouring to cock a leg at a few bushes on the way. You wait impatiently for him to hurry back to you. “BRUNO!” …you’re getting increasingly angrier! He knows his command, and is being stubborn, you think. Wait till he gets […]
. Reader’s Query from Bapsy Dumasia: I’ve been having a wonderful time training my Doberman to fetch. However, I have a small problem – when he returns with the ball, I can’t get him to release or drop it. I have tried changing the tone of my voice, but it doesn’t work. A tap on […]
“There’s no way my dog will eat a morsel from her bowl, unless she is spoon-fed,” proudly claimed a client of mine recently. “And not just that, she will only eat the choicest meaty morsels, cooked in the right spices – add even a hint of vegetables and she won’t go near the food; the […]
. There is a certain sense of responsibility that comes along while feeding animals on the road, since we collectively as a society are responsible for the wellbeing of our fellow animals. Feeding stray animals regularly helps activists/animal lovers to break the barriers of fear between man-animal to make the following easier: Satiating the […]
Little Hoshi, all of ten, had been pestering his mother for years to bring home a dog. That was until last week when he was viciously attacked by a friend’s dog, leaving him not only with physical but psychological scars too. When his mother contacted me, Hoshi was having nightmares, trouble at school and couldn’t […]
The hectic and stressful city life calls for many to pack their bags and head for a vacation. Nowadays, more and more pet owners are opting to take their pets along with them. Dogs make great travelling companions, but for a lot of dogs and owners, long journeys are stressful; not every pet enjoys long […]
For all its repute and the amount of research done on the breed, few historians can agree on the precise origin of the Beagle. The dog, believed to be one of the oldest breeds, is one of the few breeds closest in appearance to the original hounds. The breed developed in the British Isles was […]
A GOOD TRAINER USES HUMANE TRAINING METHODS: Dog training has evolved considerably and the most effective training methods do not involve hitting or intimidating a dog into obeying a command. At no point will a good trainer hit, shout at or yank a dog on a choke chain; nor will he/she use cruel training equipment. […]
Rani is a gorgeous, less than two-year-old, purebred Doberman with the temperament of an angel. She understands basic commands. She’s been vaccinated and spayed – so there is no scope for breeding. She’s very gentle and loves cuddles and being a lap dog. She’s not guard dog material. She gets along with other dogs given […]
Originally descended from the Land Spaniels of Spain, the Cocker Spaniel was developed in England as a hunting and retrieving dog. The English Cocker Spaniel initially belonged to the large family of Spaniels and got its separate identity from the American Cocker Spaniel in 1892. The description of ‘Cocker’ probably originated from the use of […]
. Four gorgeous puppies are looking for loving, forever-homes for Adoption in Mumbai only. They are 45-days old and are half German Shepherd (father) and half Black Labrador (mother) mix (three girl-pups and one boy-pup). These little innocent angels have beautiful temperaments and are extremely loving and intelligent. They love human companionship and can play […]