India stands at a critical juncture in its public health journey. After two decades of remarkable success—evidenced by an 88% drop in reported human rabies cases between 2005 and 2022, and a 75% decline in estimated cases between 2003 and 2023—this hard-won progress is now perilously threatened. The threat does not come from the free-living … Continue reading The Dangerous Illusion of the ‘Quick Fix’: Why Mass Dog Relocation is an Ecological and Ethical Disaster for India
Dogs need attention-attention, not just attention
Do you know about mindful-attention in care giving for our dogs
Is your dog friendly with other dogs
A big mistake many of us make when we get dogs is that we have a preconceived notion of what a dog or a breed should be. “Dog friendly” Vs. “dog reactive” are overly simplistic boxes that we try to shoehorn our dogs into and my Cheeru refuses to fit.
Welcome your dog’s love with open arms
We are told that we should ignore our dogs when we come through the door. But when we walk in through that door, their world lights up and they express it. How do they feel when their expression of such profound love is totally ignored by us?
Should we ask our dogs to sit?
As a puppy, Nishi was trained to sit on cue, which she did often There has been a lot of debate off-late on the idea of asking a dog to “sit” as part of their training. The first time I was exposed to this debate was back in October of 2013 when I visited Turid … Continue reading Should we ask our dogs to sit?
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