[ This post is specially dedicated
to My Sister-In-Law, did I say in law? Nope.. she is my sister :) Shiraaji Dee , My Best Friend cum Sister of 20 years,
Neeti, My Soul Sister, Anshika ] ❤
Hello world !
As I write today’s blogpost, I am
filled with a multitude of emotions and I know all those who read this and know
me closely will be surprised as hell.
Let me start this blogpost with a
quote from Marley & Me :
“A person can learn a lot from a
dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with
unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your
heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things-a walk in the woods, a
fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and
achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught
me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.”
I think the subject of this post
would be clear to you by now :)
Now, didn’t I mention it to you that
those who know me would be surprised to see that I am the author to this?
Why surprised?
For the simple reason that I hated
dogs. I was shit scared of them. Maybe I was cynophobic! I couldn’t be at ease
if there were a dog around me, infact I could not survive with a dog in the
same room! Whenever a dog would come near and smell my toes, I had this
irrational fear in my head that it will chew my toes off !
[ weird, I know. But fear knows no
logic]
However, there was one mysterious
thing with this fear of mine.
I was never afraid of street dogs.
Only, pet dogs scared me ! :P
You know! Street dogs would mind their
own business whereas, pet dogs would be all jumpy and excited and barking and
you know the story.
I am yet to be comfortable around
jumpy dogs.. but, I believe I will come to terms with it as well.
Now that the fear of dogs has gone
and the love for them has taken it’s place. Soon, the little bit of awkwardness
or hesitation that I have yet left in me will fade away too!
However, dealing with the Ferocious
one is a different ball game!
My friends and family were very well
acquainted with my fear of dogs. My best friend Neeti, is a dog lover. Whenever
I went to her home , Softy was made to run away here and there and not come
near me till I was well settled. [ I am sorry softy :* ]
My father is a dog lover. Whereas,
my mother is crazy scared of them and maybe that’s the reason why I, from my
childhood developed a fear of dogs. Simply because, a child stays mostly with
the mother in his/her growing days. I am a single child. Close to both my
parents however, I always copied my father. You know how daughters are! But
whenever we’d go to visit someone and there was
dog at their place. My mother would immediately pull me back or that her
being scared : scared me too! So, even if I wasn’t scared. Her reaction had an
impact on me. This is something I’ve come to a conclusion to, now.
Science
has discovered that the fears a parent experiences can be passed down to their
children. The results of experiments with mice suggest that fallout from a
person's traumatic experiences may extend through generations.
One just can’t go from a Dog hater
to a Dog Lover. There must be some instincts. Some genes he/she had in him/her
which show their characteristics once they are left on their own to interact
with the environment or given friendly conditions/ friendly dogs maybe ;) :P
sometimes, it can be a matter of conditioning as well :D
Now here is a little story…
So, this marriage alliance came up
for me. We started chatting up and the usual, then one day I came to know that
they have a dog at home! I was like : O.O
I don’t think I can survive with a
dog under one roof, I said to myself. I told my father, “Papa, they have a dog
at home! :O”
My father asked me, “ should I tell
them that my daughter is not interested. No more.”
And, I was like : -_-
Sure as hell I was interested. But,
love me-love my dog theory was unrealistic to me. When Shashaank [ you all know
him by now ] and Shiraaji Dee [ the cutest & the best sister-in-law ever! ]
told me, “ kuch nahin karta yeh! Seedha sa toh hai” I was like –
Ummm… don’t all dog owners say that?
But, for those who are scared. They are scared! Plainly scared.
I did get married ! and today I
live with a Dog in the same house under the same roof, I pet him, play with him, kiss
him on his forehead, watch him sleep, feed him out of my hands, try to
understand his language pretty well, give him treats and even help Shashaank
bathe him.
Such is the love for a dog. ❤
Once it has grown on you, you can
never grow out of it :)
Meet Jolly ❤
This is the cutest dog ever! Like
ever! On earth and on mars and on moon! Everywhere!
Look at his face and you would know
that why it was easy for me to fall in love with him.
All the credit goes to Shiraaji Dee
for having trained him so well ! ❤
They say :- Happiness starts with a wet nose and ends with a tail wag. ❤
A wet nose and a wagging ,fluffy, totally adorable tail :
·
They say :- A Dog wants you to teach him new things :
Here is Jolly saying Hi 5 to you! :D
· They say :- A Dog wants you to play with him :
Here is Jolly close to dancing ! :D
· They say :- Dogs entertain you !
Here is Jolly after being bathed ! :D
Here is Jolly playing all by himself
! :D
· They say, Dogs want you to understand their lone time :
Here is Jolly, facing existential
crisis :P or maybe just thinking that I need to stop clicking pictures of him :D
·
They say, Ummm.. Dogs fall in love too!
[ mere saamne waali khidki mein ek ‘Lab’ ka tukda rehta hai ]
·
They say Dogs want you to give them a treat once in a while !
Here is Jolly waiting for ‘little
hearts’
·
They say Dogs love to be dressed up :
Here is Jolly sporting his new Red
Collar
·
They say Dogs want you to let them make new friends J
Here is Jolly with Brownie :D
&
JD with his playmate :D
·
They say Dogs want you to touch them, pet them :
Here is Jolly and JD
·
They say Dogs wants you to let them get dirty once in a while :
Here is Jolly, feeling like a culprit :D
·
They say Dogs want you to cover them up when they feel cold :
Like this :-
There is something special about a
Dog, that makes it different to all other animals :D
Specially different to a cat :P
Here are some Dog-Cat Memes to make
you LOL :D
ROTFLMAO :D
This wallpaper below seems to be true, the more I come to know of Dogs :)
Dogs are faithful and always by your side.
Dogs sense when you’re not well /
sick , when you’re feeling lonely or upset.
For Dogs, you’re their world. They
miss you when you’re gone! And they jump at you as soon as you are back !
Dogs have the purest form of heart!
Dogs celebrate your festivals to
your weddings!
Dogs love it when you talk to them
click pictures with them!
Dogs love it when you take them out
and show them the world!
Dogs protect you from what/whom they think can harm you!
Dogs love you without reason !
And, after all this when they are on their last
journey home, they want us to be there with them! And, there arises no question
for them wanting you to miss them, because you can never forget them.
They are here for merely 10-12 years, maximum 15..and, then they are gone up above. Till the time they are here, make the most of it! You would terribly miss them when they're gone!
“Such short little lives our pets
have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home
each day.
It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.”
It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.”
Thank God, I have come to this stage of life where, well within time, i discovered how amazing a Dog's love can be ! :)
I firmly believe that this world would be a much
better place if we learnt things from Dogs and not only just taught them stuff.
They can save the world!
Do watch this Song, not only because it is The Swedish
House Mafia, watch it because you love Dogs :*
P.S. If you really do love your
dog & you liked this post, please do share it !
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