Chronicles of a Dog Walker 3 – by Dr. Manik Godbole
Hi! I couldn’t stop myself from replying to this post as it is very close to my heart: Walking an INdog…
At present I walk 3 of them – each one very dissimilar from the other. The questions that I face, right from which breed (commonest), to their age, or if they are neutered, to how they live together under one roof, are quite astounding.
One query still tickles me… We came across this lady who owns a long-haired female INDog. She asked me if Tommy and gang get regular haircuts (all 3 are short coated-Chinky’s being the shortest).
Another common query is where I got or bought them from… and when I reply that my dogs are from the street, they usually go speechless.
In fact, one uncle kept on arguing that he thought I was joking, and when I wouldn’t concede, said that at least the black one cannot be a roadside dog!
I will have to admit, I don’t walk my dogs. It’s usually them walking me. Especially Tommy being the alpha male always gets to decide where to go for walk.
There are many more stories I have to share, but I will keep them for later. Here’s just one final word:
Tommy and Blacky just love long walks. We walk for 50 mins and approximately 6 kms in the morning. It keeps both them and me fit. What I hate is the sniffing part… especially Blacky.
He keeps sniffing stuff as if he is a sniffer dog. I hate standing doing nothing while they sniff intently!
This write-up was mailed in by Dr. Manik Godbole in response to the first issue of our series “Chronicles of a Dog Walker”. Dr. Godbole is a prominent INDogs rights activist from Mumbai and a steady supporter of Paws Awhile.
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