Dr Marwah Speaks - Dog as Companion
This is an extract from one of the series of articles of Dr.Kailash Marwah that have appeared in newspapers in Nagpur. Dogs have been companion to man since ages. As a matter of fact, wherever civilization has been recorded, the presence of dog has always been felt.It has been hypothesized that dogs may have originated in both hemispheres and has been domesticated in at least three separate places.In the northern hemisphere, the wolves and coyotes closely resembled the dog that attached themselves to man. In the southern hemisphere, the jackal and dingo likewise resemble many breeds of domestic dogs. ....By virtue of his superiority in scent, hearing and selfless love,the dog has become a sentry, a spy, a guide and to beat it all, a healer. He is dumb but full of expression as a companion for all ages.There is no parallel for him in the entire animal kingdom. Yet what do most of the dogs get - chained most of the time, confined for long hours and at best, two square meals. Is that what...