A Hostel For Dogs

Pet Care

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By Staff

Monday, March 2, 2009, 12:45

Dog care assumes a new meaning with a couple in Jharkhand running a hostel for dog for the last two decades. The hostel is located at Ranchi's Kanka Road.

Manoj Kumar Mishra who is fify years old and his wife Seema Mishra, 48, take care of the dogs on behalf of their owners when services required especially like going out of station.

A homely environment with special care, regulated life style with quality food and exercise on daily basis are the some of the key aspects of care extended by the couple. The couple charges around 80 to 350 from the dog owners for the services render. Earlier the hostel accommodated around 40 dogs. However at present about 20 to 22 dogs at a time are only accommodated for the want of free space. The Mishras are now on their way constructing a new hostel that can house 70 dogs.

In the words of Manoj Kumar Mishra."It's a useful for dog owners as they can depend on us completely. We have spent almost half of our lives with these dogs as well as other animals. We enjoy being with them. We can very well read their nature and behaviour, whatever they want we can make out by looking at them as they speak through eyes,"

"If our dog falls ill, we leave it here in the hostel rather than leaving it at someone else's place. After four to five days, when we are informed that our dog is fit and fine, we take them back with us," are the words of Hari Prasad Singh, a dog owner.

Leaving the dogs at the hostel leaves them tension and anxiety free.

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