A Fun Guide To Teaching Your Pooch Parsi Commands! Shireen Merchant Shirin Merchant is India’s pioneering Canine Behaviourist and Trainer. For over 25 years now, she has worked hard to ensure that dogs in India are trained using reward-based methods. There are dogs in this world, and then there are Parsi dogs! […]
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Annual Training Camp By Homavazir’s 11th CBDA Scouts
Homavazir’s 11th CBDA Scout Group, which has been training boys since the past 92 years, held its annual training camp with 33 Cubs, Scouts, Rovers and Scouters, from 12th to 15th May, 2019, amidst the picturesque landscape, at Marazban Sanatorium, Khandala. After reaching the campsite and the flag-hoisting, the patrols settled down in their allotted […]
Why You Should Ditch The Concept Of Just Exercising And Start Training!
The terms, exercise and training, are two separate concepts but often used interchangeably, and this isn’t correct. Exercise has always been in the list of recommendations of all health and fitness professionals alike. Just a cursory look at any medical organization’s website would show you exercise recommendations ranging from a mere75 mins up to 150 […]
Hello Doggy! – Teach Your Dog Greeting Etiquette
Most dogs jump up on people because they are happy to see them – it’s their way of showing affection and receiving attention. “No! Get down! Stop jumping… I’m so sorry – he doesn’t mean any harm… I said stop it! ROVER!!” Sounds familiar? Is your dog one of the many that loves to greet […]
Rex In The City
Help your dog adjust to life in the city. Arena, a beautiful German Shepherd, was put up for adoption when she was just ten months old. Her vice? Barking too much when left alone at home. The pup was bought to complete the family, but with both owners out all day, the energetic, young dog […]
Pet Puja: Golden Oldies
The Benefits Of Adopting An Adult Dog For the past few months the Shroffs were debating getting a new dog. It was three years since their last dog had passed away. But with the tight schedule the family had with school, tuitions, the cook on vacation, and Mr. Shroff working longer hours, Mrs. Shroff just […]