v Bow! Bow! Let’s swim to lose

Pooches in Bangkok have started jumping into the pool for quite obvious reason... to learn swimming. Actually more than half of the Bangkok’s pooch population is obese. So to lose those extra pounds, they are taking their swimming sessions.

Bangkok’s hot weather forces pooch lovers to generally keep their pets (specially European Pedigree breeds) indoors and air-conditioned. Besides, the affluent pet parents pamper their pets with treats and chews, which makes them obese. And a weekly swim in the special doggie pool is all what they need to battle the bulge!

v Bow! I saved Mamma

When we are in trouble our loved ones rush to help us. Well! Our loved ones include our pooches too. And a recent incident of Heimlich maneuver by Toby - a 2-year-old Golden Retriever to save his owner’s life further strengthens our belief.

It so happened while Debbie Parkhurst, 45; of Calvert was eating an apple, a piece lodged in her throat, she tried to help herself...but of no avail. Toby was watching it and he rushed for help, he started jumping on her chest and performed the Heimlich maneuver and eventually saved her life...Amazing...is the only word to describe such a loving and timely act.

v Pet miracles...curing and healing fellow beings

Pet therapy works wonders...if you don’t believe us...then meet the patients at St John’s Hospital, Bangalore, who are feeding various animals and birds and also spending time with them. An extensive research has proved that this helps in curing trauma, mental disorders and various physical ailments. And all patients, who are doing this are smiling...and showing better recovery.

The bond and love that we share with these loving angels make us feel happy. According to health experts, when we are happy our immunity improves naturally and eventually we respond quickly to medicines. Well! It’s not that you have to be sick to interact with these angels...anytime you feel low, just spend some time with them, their silent care really makes a big difference to us... and here’s wishing happy healing to all.

v Left or right...love or anger

Wagging tails...makes all pooch lovers over joyous...and we welcome it as a positive sign ...but hold on, a recent research has revealed some hidden truths about the tail wagging. It says when dogs feel good about something or someone, their tails wag more to the right side and when they have negative feelings, their tail wags to the left. It suggests that the muscles on the right side of the tail reflect positive emotions while the muscles on the left side express negative ones.

Giorgio Vallortigara, a neuroscientist at the University of Trieste, and two veterinarians, Angelo Quaranta and Marcello Siniscalchi, at the University of Bari, Italy have discovered this new wagging fact.... why pooch lovers are looking so surprised as there’s more to wagging than just love and happiness. Next time your dog wags, watch out, if it’s love or anger...we mean right or left.

v Neighbours troubling pets...dial 100!

Pedigree or pariahs... they are always loving, but it’s really disheartening to see them in trouble. No more worries, friends...as the recent judgment by additional chief metropolitan magistrate Kamini Lau ensures legal protection to our furry friends. A resident of Delhi had adopted two pets - Badam and Daisy, under MCD’s ABC programme. Soon, her neighbours started bothering these innocent angels with regular thrashes and kicks. On opposing, the lady was even threatened of dire consequences. But true pooch lover can never bow to such heinous wishes, so she filed a complaint and won legal protection for all our pariahs from the court. Now that sounds great. Kudos, Kamini Lau!

v Bollywood fights for animal welfare

The scenes featuring animals on Indian celluloid are no child’s play. Sometimes, they are subject to harsh conditions. But now film-makers have to get ‘No objection certificate’ from Chennai based animal welfare organization for not ill-treating animals during shooting, before getting a green signal from censor board. Animals are not

mute creatures anymore, we are here to voice their feelings now.