On 25th February, 2018, Pune will experience its first ever ‘Canine Carnival’ with India’s pioneering canine behaviourist and PT Columnist, Shirin Merchant! Get a chance to participate in hilarious games, exercise your dog’s mind, splash in a pool, get health checks, brush up on dog training, avail veterinary and nutrition advice for your pooch and win…
Holi, the very word conjures images of colour, laughter and the arrival of spring! But amidst all the fun, often pet parents get so busy or carried away with the preparations, guests or the festivities that they lose track of what is going on with their pets. A dog that is bored due to lack…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Embarrassing habits of your pooch that you’ve been mortified to ask anyone about![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Our relationship with our dogs go back over time immemorial. Yet, when it comes to understanding our canines’ crazy quirks, we are often left stumped! With all the love and joy dogs bring us, they also manage to baffle us…
“Arf! Woof! Awhhooo! Rrruff!” It’s 5 am and that wretched dog is at it again! Fuming you wonder what has triggered off the barking frenzy this time. But before you fling your pillow at him, stop and listen. Perhaps he is trying to tell you something. Dogs are social creatures and use barking as a…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Leading Canine Behaviourist Shirin Merchant shares with us relevant FAQs put forth by our readers and dog owners for the wellbeing of their loving pets.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] . Reader’s Query: Our two and a half year old Weimeraner, Roger, loves running out of the house and eating off the garbage bin in our compound. Every…
Diwali, the very word conjures up images of multi-coloured rangolis, floral decorations, delectable mithai, gay lanterns swaying in the breeze, and vivid firecrackers lighting up the skies. It’s a time of joy, mirth and happiness. But have you ever given a thought to what happens to us dogs at this time of year? The humans…
One of the most disgusting habits our dogs can have is one of eating faeces – their own, another dog’s or even that of another species. Coprophagia, as the condition is known may be repulsive to us humans, but to our dogs it is a perfectly normal behaviour. In fact, most dogs given half a…
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…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] It is quite commonplace, in keeping with our culture which overflows with an affinity for dogs and pets, to see most of our pooches spoilt silly with all our ‘laar gela’. Let’s face it – our pooches are given way more leniency than our own family members, sometimes! Leading Canine Behaviourist and…
Originating in the villages near the sacred city of Lhasa, the Lhasa Apso is one of the three dog breeds from Tibet (the other two being the Tibetan Terrier and the Tibetan Spaniel). In Tibet, the Lhasa is known as the ‘Abso Seng Kye’ or the Bark Lion Sentinel Dog. As the name implies, the…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Shirin Merchant shares tips to help our four-legged, best friends survive the monsoons[/otw_shortcode_info_box] The monsoons may come in as a relief from summer, but it’s not too blissful for your pooch who’s wondering when the rains will stop so he can go out and play! The season with its dampness, humidity and grey…