Vidya

Me, my partner and my son (11) share the passion of caring for pets (and animals of all kind!!). We have always had pets at home, that is India, including dogs, cats, turtles, chickens, rabbits and cows. Our favourite family bed time book is "La Ninna", a story of an Italian hedgehog lover, vet and author, who went on to create a safe sanctuary for stranded or wounded hedgehogs.

We moved to the UK in 2021 and since then the biggest hole on our lives has been missing pets. My son Anoush is most affected by this. While we were in UK, we lost Eva, our beloved Labrador of 13 years. She was home sat by my brother and his family for 6 months after we left India.

Anoush feels the loss badly, and all of us want to do this for him, to bring happiness to the beloved pets, him and us. This is Anoush’s story :

I have walked this earth for more than 9 years (now 11) and have loved dogs all this while. My love for all dogs is as old as I am. My pet Eva was a part of my family even before I was born. I’m told that my first giggle was with Eva and so was my first walk. I share so many beautiful memories with Eva.

But Eva is not the only dog in my life. I’ve met so many other dogs at friends’ houses, in the neighbourhood and on the streets. I’ve loved each and every dog who came my way, including Bibi who is the only dog to have bitten me. But it wasn’t her fault. I was too eager to touch her in my first visit to her house.

When I meet different dogs, I observe how they behave differently from each other. They have different habits, likes and dislikes. Some are very affectionate while some may be snappy. Some are active and some very lazy. But all of them say so much with their eyes.

I am now learning to approach dogs in a way that is non-threatening to them and safe for me. It’s all about building trust.

Original story on my word post website.

We have more than a decade of experience of bringing up pet babies and caring for them. We are happy to take care of animals, walking them, feeding them and playing with them. I am still not able to brings animal to my home, since I do not have space, but happy to spend time with them outside or in their own homes.