GROOMING: Golden Bling! Walks As Temperatures Are Dipping in Northern India
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RNI DELENG/2004/14425 Who's Who at Welcome to DOGS & PUPS DOGS & PUPS JANUARY/FEBRUARY, 2013 Vol 9 No 4 Editor : Shweta Khurana Jump with joy – with Pooch love! Marketing Director : Sonal Khurana New Year is not just the beginning of a new calendar, but it is much more – new Visualiser : Sunita Arora hopes, new aspirations, new resolutions, etc – in fact, it gives us an opportunity to jump with joy and start afresh. Associate Editor : Varsha Verma A UK survey was recently conducted to find how important pets are for pooch Editorial & Publishers Office : lovers, especially women and there were some interesting findings. As many as 406, Sant Nagar, East of Kailash 25 percent women would dump a man if their pet did New Delhi-110065, INDIA not like him…. hmmm… whoever said women can be Ph : (91) 11 - 26232482, 26232684 wooed with hearts and chocolates should think again! And 50 percent women say their first ‘hello’ to their E-mail : [email protected] pet when they are back home… no wonder why pets www.dogsandpups.net are so excited to welcome them at the door! Not only this, 33 percent of women would sleep on the floor Marketing & Sales besides their sick pets. Other findings indicate that North and West almost half of the pet parents are ready to incur any Sonal Khurana : 09810297693 expense on their sick pets and 60 percent celebrate East events like birthdays, Valentine’s, Mother’s and Sanjay Narwani : 09831207202 Father’s Days with their pets. South P Srinivas Rao : 09989299945 We recently conducted an opinion poll on Facebook on a select group of women (pet parents) who are Single Copy: Rs 100 dedicated to their furry babies and here’s what we Annual Subscription (6 issues) : Rs 500 found: Almost 100 percent women say ‘hello’ to their Owned, printed and published by Shweta Khurana at 406, Sant Nagar, East of Kailash, New Delhi - 110 065. pooches first when they get home… there are no two Printed at Rave India, A-27, NIA, Ph-2, New Delhi. Editor : Shweta Khurana answers about it. Similarly, all we interacted agreed that they love to talk to We stand indemnified against any claims arising directly their paw friends. or indirectly from the publication or non-publication of an advertisement. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine Pets are always a part of celebrations at home…that’s a fact that all our may be printed without the prior permission of the publisher. All trademarks and tradenames mentioned in this magazine respondents shared. What about pets and partners – Nishi Chand says, “I already belong to their respective owners. told him before our marriage that I love animals and can never live without them... Dogs & Pups does not take the responsibility for returning unsolicited publication material. All disputes are subject to the thank God he is also an animal lover.” While Ranjeeta Nath Ghai puts it, “You exclusive jurisdiction of competent courts and forums in Delhi/New Delhi only. Opinions expressed in the articles are of the authors and have to be on the same track if you have to live together...” do not necessarily reflect those of the editors or publishers. While the editors do their utmost to verify information published they do We also posted a question wherein we asked if they would sleep on the floor if not accept responsibility for its absolute accuracy. their pet was ill and we got some really interesting responses. As Stephen Game shares, “Ill or not, I only sleep on the floor... I sleep on the floor for them and Contributors them only!” While, Manesh Krishna, Vatsala Shukla, Alka Paul, Tanvi Nagpal and Sahana Saran say that their pets sleep with them every day on their beds. FEATURE: Now, that’s what we call pooch love... kudos to all our pet parents! DOG SHOW DECOded! Philip A Butt – Hyderabad, India Let’s all woof into this New Year 2013 and Sparkle is refusing to step out for GROOMING: GOLDEN BLING! walks as temperatures are dipping in northern India. Take care! Dr Lochana Baney – Pune, India CARE 24X7: 30 DAYS & 30 waYS OF Shweta pet parentinG Dr Hemant Jain – Nagpur, India [email protected] CARE 24X7: HAPPY WINTER GROOMING Varun Daroch, Bengaluru, India HEALTH: CARE FOR GLITTERING SHINY EYEs… Dr Jaspreet Mauj Ludhiana, India Dr Prabhakaran Palanichamy New Delhi, India Dr Goutam Mukherjee Kolkata, India Dr Hemant Jain Nagpur, India Asha and Rocker Geisha and Liza I D S In this Issue DOGS & PUPS ORNER 3 EDITORIAL K Jump with joy – with All you kiddies out there, we would love Pooch love! to know more about you and your dog. Do write in your poems, short stories or 4 JUST FUR FUN! anecdotes of your loving doggy and see 4 NEW FACE them splash here. Here is the checklist of 6 BREED PROFILE information we would love to have, True Terriers! e-mail it to us at [email protected] 8 Tarots 2013 30 ORGANISatioN Just Fur Fun! 9 Food allergies in dogs Innovation India: Helping 10 FeatURE with disability… All About My Buddy: Dog show decoded 32 Say ‘NO’ to kennel cough My Name is:.............................................................................Adrian Joseph 14 FRIENDS 24×7 34 INSPIRING tail My Buddy’s Name is: ....................................................................Billu Don AHMEDABAD Lola the rescuer My Buddy’s Breed is:...................................................................Labrador-Hound hybrid Pawsome 35 ASK THE EXPERT My Buddy’s Age is:.......................................................................Seven months Valentine’s gifts! My Buddy is:.........................................................................Male 16 paWSSIONate 36 HealtH Care for glittering My Buddy’s Colour is:...................................................................Fawn proFESSIONS shiny eyes... My Buddy’s Favourite Treat is:..............................................Beef treats Pawfect shutterbugs! 39 ‘WAGS’ FOR THE My Buddy’s First Love:................................................................School kids in uniform 17 Bust the myth! WONDERFUL VET My Buddy’s Character Certificate Will Say:............................ 20 CARE 24×7 NEW FACE ...................................................................................Yo Wazzup! I’m cool like my pet parent! Nurturing a pup 40 My Buddy’s Funniest Habit:............................................. made easy 42 GROOMING Golden bling! .....................................................................................Jumping to and fro joyfully 22 Happy winter... BUDDY AND ME: (Few of our favourite things) Grooming 43 30 days & 30 ways of pet parenting List of Activities We Like Doing the Most:................. 24 PAWS AND ...................................................................................................Jogging, playing tag and bouncing in the inflated castle. THEIR STARS 46 Naturally strong! What We Indulge on Sundays:............................................. 26 PICTURE 48 paW-taleS ......................................................................................................Watching movies, splashing water. PERFECT 49 eveNTS What is the Best Trick I have Taught him:..................... .....................................................................................................Peeping down the balcony and duelling with ......................................................................................................other pooches. NEW FACE Name: Pluto Date of Birth: 9th July 2012 City: Mumbai Loves to Eat: Meat and chicken Loves to do: Takes the entire bed and loves to lick little Shardul (latest addition to the family). Name: Champa Date of Birth: 20th Aug 2012 City: Visakhapatnam Loves to Eat: Royal Canin Loves to do: Loves to chase Lucky, an adult Lab Billu Don E-mail us your paw-tales, stories, remembrance, poems, recipes, new face, just fur fun, paw concern, etc at: [email protected] BREED PROFILE – by Varsha Verma Energetic, intelligent, athletic, fearless…a Jack Russell Terrier never tires easily…these little bundles of energy are suited to different dog sports such as flyball or agility. True Terriers! Dogs & Pups 6 Jan- Feb 2013 Some quick facts... Size: 10-15 inches Colour: White with black and/or tan markings Coat: Smooth, rough or combination of both (broken coat) Bred for: Fox hunting Demanaour: Friendly and outgoing behaviour Life with Jack Russell: True companions Exercise: Regular exercise a must Grooming: Very little and easy to groom Apartment life: Fine, if exercised properly Strange Pics courtesy: Sue Anne Wilson Sue Anne Pics courtesy: (2009), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) and Beginners (2010). facts about More recently, Uggie, another Jack Russell Terrier, featured in two blockbusters – Water for Elephants and The Artist. The campaign Jack Russell ‘Consider Uggie’ was launched in December 2011 on Facebook for Uggie to receive a real Some unusual things or an honorary Oscar nomination. However, revolve around Jack Uggie received a special mention at the Prix Lumière Awards in France and the Palm Dog Russell which we have Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. not paid much attention! The pooch in the book: Published by Let’s find them out. Scholastic, Jack Russell: Dog Detective is a series of adventures of a Jack Russell dog and l Jack Russell boasts of amazing agility his friends. This book is authored by Darrell as this small breed can jump five feet and Sally Odgers. high fences easily. l Having bred with hunting instinct, Popular Jack Russell chases his prey even beneath the ground by digging. His thick waterproof coat helps him Jack