dogs & more - September - October 2023

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This special issue has a cow on the cover! Roxanne Davur and her Probably Paradise Shelter have made the cover story. Another indomitable animal welfare personality is Taronish Bulsara, featured in Tail End. We have an exclusive feature on stray feeders for you. Almas Merchant and her five Persians are here for you to see and the cat breed this issue is the Burmese. The dog breed is the charming Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen and the Other Animal to get acquainted with is the Mole.

Robin, the Canine Crusader

After he fought crime in Gotham City as a young Robin, alongside Batman (Adam West) in the 1960s, Robin took on the cape of canine crusader.

1 min

Pets Can be Church-Going Too

Traditionalists will balk at the idea of an animal in the sanctum but all living beings are God’s creatures, we say, and as long as they stay quiet during the service, who’s to stop them from attending mass?

1 min

A Kick on the Butt

Instead of helping out a leopard in distress, the villagers of Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh ridiculed it and even made an attempt to ride it.

1 min

A Lick on the Face

It takes a young and intelligent mind with a heart that bleeds for animals to come up with a product that is like no other.

1 min

'Paradise' on Earth

That's what this formidable animal lover has worked hard all these years to create... A paradise for all animals in distress. On her two-acre plot in Karjat, she has given shelter to dogs, cats, donkeys, horses and what have you. Roxanne Davur and Probably Paradise make the cover this issue

10 mins

Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen The Charming Frenchman

This 'shaggy' dog has the sweetest face with the disposition to match. It's quite old-world, the air that the GBGV carries, coming from an interesting lineage of hunting dogs in France

3 mins

Food for the Soul

While the strays - community animals to be politically correct - of Bombay might be fed to their soul's content, it is more a soulful experience for the humans who feed them. Here are a few established feeders to introduce to you

5 mins

HEART BEAT AT MY FEET Pets Keep You Fit Too

People ask me what is the secret of my fitness, my up-beat-ness. Pssst… let me answer that today. I have dogs in my life. My pets, my saviours. For the past two decades. And they have not only kept me fit, but also sane.

3 mins

UNDER THE WEATHER Foreign Body Ingestion

I had two patients last week who came in looking miserable, vomiting, salivating, not eating. After a series of investigations we found that one had eaten a piece of cloth, the other a mango seed. The cloth came out after an injection to induce vomiting, but the other dog had to undergo a prolonged surgery to remove the mango seed.

2 mins

The Burmese A Silent Observer

Put this cat by the window and he can sit and watch the world go by. The Burmese is a keen observer of the world around and is an active breed when young and curious

3 mins

The Merchant Cats

Between Almas and her three sons and five Persians there is abundant love floating around the household. We can throw in husband Ashraf - a giant in the timber industry - and a large battery of staff, too; all who contribute in making the Merchants' home in Bombay one of peace, love, compassion, humanity and utmost humility

4 mins

The Secret Agent The Mole

They burrow their way through the earth and can remain inconspicuous underground for most part of their life. They are amazing sleuths, let's call them that. About time we bring the mole out of its hole

3 mins

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Dogs & More is India's premium pet magazine. Filled with beautiful stories of cherished pets, super pictures, great content, Dogs & More is a world class production, meticulously planned and stylishly designed.