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Woof, it’s love!
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Do those four-legged loveable, loyal creatures cause a rift? Hardly, discovers BINDU TOBBY. On the contrary, dogs fill homes with fondness
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Photo: Murali Kumar K.
UNCONDITIONAL Furry friends effortlessly add to our lives lots of warmth, expecting almost nothing in return
When I recently came across an article “Do dogs cause divorce?” , I read it out aloud since I couldn’t believe my eyes. When I did that, I also couldn’t believe my ears. Dogs — those lovable, licking, wagging, energy-boo
sters; and a cause for divorce? What theory could be contorted enough to reach such a conclusion? Seething and shaking I read on how the author’s friend had two dogs, who became such favourites of his wife that in course of time they not just booted him out the conjugal bed but also out the door leading finally to their divorce…
Says Priya Mascarenhas, married for the last three years, who lives in New York, with their dog Taylor “There are a lot more reasons for people to divorce and dogs are definitely not one of it! Taylor is very non-judgmental — hence he makes us see how trivial our small fights are or how unimportant the need to be always right is. His joy is his 9 O’clock four small biscuits or a scoop of peanut butter slathered over a plastic chew toy. Taylor constantly keeps things in perspective for us as a couple and as individuals.” She adds: “As for hubby, Taylor is his go-to guy if he can’t go to sleep. And Taylor although hates being held and smothered — will let him hold on to him until he goes to sleep, keeping his eyes open and without moving a muscle! I’ve learnt the ability to just quietly and simply ‘be there’ without a motive from Taylor. He teaches us so much each day and only adds to the love we share!”
Agrees Amrita Naik, who is based in California, married for the four years: “Dogs do not cause divorce. From the day Soko (her Shih Tzu) came into our life we have learned to share our duties and responsibilities and grow as a couple.
Simple things like morning feed and walk is my husband Satish’s task and evening feed and walk is mine. If I bathe her he will dry her or vice-versa. She has taught us to work together and become more responsible. If we raise our voice she gets all nervous, which instantly makes us lower our tone when we argue. She always lightens the atmosphere at home by running up to us with her toys and howling like a little wolf begging us to play! Adds Amrita: “I agree she is Satish’s number one girl now and snuggles in bed with him every morning, but I think that’s super adorable to see him love her as much as I do! We take her with us almost everywhere we can and as funny as it sounds all our holiday cards are signed off including her name!” she laughs adding “Like how parents say that their children have created a stronger bonding in their marriage, the same I could say applies to our little four-legged furry baby!”
Priya Kilpady, married for the last four years now, couldn’t agree more “Our four-legged hero, Tuffy is such a loveable creature. Of course, with dogs at home come a lot of changes like no spontaneous travel plans, time restrictions keeping in mind their food and walk schedule, but my husband and me love him and will do anything for him as our life is incomplete without our four legged baby. He is like a child - the doctor’s visits, medicines, visits to ice-cream parlours, special pizza dinners…” Dogs can only increase the love in the air - there is only unconditional love in them, always happy to see you and always willing to love more.
She adds: “I can only safely and surely say that “dogs don’t cause divorce, they can only cause loads of love!”
Turns out that the author of the article was after all a dog-lover, and his final conclusion was about proving his friend wrong and experiencing first-hand the love that these little four-legged angels add to our lives.
I’m guessing that (like me) he just used a title like this one to get you all pepped and bubbling to protest it. May be also to appreciate a bit more the joy, love and happiness that our furry friends effortlessly add to our lives, expecting almost nothing in return - every single day of our lives.
And also to endorse what we all already know. Dogs can’t cause divorce, hatred, anger, jealousy — or anything negative for that matter. They most definitely can only cause love.
BINDING FACTOR
Dogs as the third leg in a partnership help to constantly keep things in perspective
There is a constant un-biased ‘energy lifter’ around the house
Fights and arguments automatically get toned down, dogs almost have the same calming-down effect that children bring to a couple
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