New Delhi: Having pets at home or having the craze to have pets may sound easy but to take care of the needs of pets is a bit tedious task. Especially, if you are public figure with high- profile personality then there are many things that you have to keep in mind.
Just like you raise a child, dogs too need similar attention. It's like child growing in your home. Right from the meal, to his/ her daily care such as bathing, outing and so on goes on if you are a prominent dog lover. It's same for every common man to have dogs whether for security reasons or just to cuddle them because of their fondness but politicians who keep dogs at their home do need to take care of their health and other needs.
Most of the hairy pets of a prominent Indian politician has remained on the sidelines but here we have got you politicians who take proper care of their dogs and treat them as their family members.
Some would say its like-master-like-dog for Rahul Gandhi and his terrier Piddi. Both prefer behind-the-scenes action. Piddi, is known for charming his master's visitors as he determinedly follows the Gandhi scion around his Tughlaq Lane home in the national capital.
Dogs of politicians may not always reflect feelings of their masters. But these pets do dictate terms to their masters. As per a newspaper report, Abani Roy, founder of the Revolutionary Socialist Party, said no to shut the doors in keeping with his principle that his house was open to all. But after he acquired two of the white Labradors seven years ago, he was forced to keep the doors closed and the dogs in.
According to a newspaper report, senior Congress leader Manish Tiwari has Tibetan spaniel Onyx as his family member. He says, ''My wife got Onyx for my daughter almost five years ago. He is almost 40 in human years now — a more seasoned veteran than I!''
Dogs of politicians are stylish in many sense. They can make their owners pay Rs 4,000 in a scant hour. Ask self-proclaimed animal lover and Congress leader Priya Dutt.
Priya Dutt's dogs pay a visit to the salon with faithful reliability, denting her designer purse. Sometimes, political pets do spark political rumours.
Closer home, many wonder about Lok Sabha MP Ajay Maken's affection for Sabrina. Now, don't go wrong over here. Sabrina is his four-legged and hairy 'lovely' animal rather than a human one.
