Tagged :Dog Whisperer

Its a common sight to see me walk on the streets and to have dogs coming to me ,
wagging their tails , jumping on me and licking my hands.I've never seen these dogs
before...we are practically strangers, yet there is familiarity.

Oh ! If you think I feed these dogs , you'd be dead wrong.Dogs need not be bribed for a
friendship.A pat on the head is all they get.

When I take Moti (My dog) on walks, it is a familiar sight to see many of moti's
friends coming up to me and chatting me up.The locals have gotten used to the sight of
a boy surrounded by 8-9 dogs at a time , all clamoring to get his attention.



I once thought that this was a local phenomenon, restricted to my local city of
mangalore...but when I saw it repeat at different locations of the country I realized what I had become.A Dog Whisperer.

We, as a family might seem strange to others.
We incessantly talk with animals.
Though what people find strange is that the animals actually respond to us , as if they understand us.Similarly , to an outsider , we seem to talk their language, because dogs actually talk to us (they have a low growl/howl mix)

The credit goes to Moti.A lifetime spent observing and interpreting Moti .Every action, expression , nuance had some meaning.It was just a matter of getting it right.And with time , we did get most of it right.Now Moti and I could talk.

Right from the time I was a kid , I was obsessed with dogs.
I was never allowed to have one, so I would play for hours with my neighbour's dog.

In fact , it was the exasperated neighbours who not so mildly asked my mom to get me a
dog.(I was spending too much time at his house !)

Moti almost never made it home.
In 7th grade , on a holiday , I picked up a pup from a small nest where 2 bitches had
had 13 pups.They were street mongrels , not thoroughbreds.

I picked a pup at random and ran back home , excited, only to find that the pup had a
bent tail(a tail bent the other way).Mom wanted me to return the pup.She didn't want
any pets at home.
But it was love at first sight...I would not let go of this 22 day old angel of a puppy
that had tiny floppy ears , a stubby mouth , white stockinged feet and a bent tail.

I christened him Moti  (Literally meaning "Pearl"),  his full name being "Moti
Vajradanthi " (or "Pearly Teeth strong as diamonds") and he has been with us ever
since then.