Abhishek Joshi founded Dog with Blog in 2009 and has grown it into a 150,000-strong community that has helped place more than 1,000 dogs and cats in homes across India. He writes evidence-based pet-care guides, runs verified foster and adoption listings, and tells the stories that move people to adopt.
His writing for Dog with Blog appears in The Book of Dog, an anthology alongside Ruskin Bond, Gulzar, Maneka Gandhi and chef Vikas Khanna.
The Maharajas of Chettinad hunted with a dog you have probably never seen: a lean, silver-grey hound that could outrun a deer and refused to eat from anyone’s […]
Chippiparai: Tamil Nadu’s silver sighthound of kings Read More »
In parts of southern Tamil Nadu, a bride once left her parents’ home with an unusual gift in tow: a tall, black-and-tan hound called a Kanni. The dog
Kanni dog: the black-and-tan hound given to Tamil brides Read More »
The Nawab of Rampur wanted a dog that could run down a leopard and still come back when called. In the early 1800s he got one. By crossing
Rampur Greyhound: the Nawab’s tiger-hunting sighthound Read More »
When the Marudhu Pandiyar brothers raised their armies against the British in the 1790s, they did not field only soldiers. They fielded dogs: red-coated, black-masked Kombais trained to
Kombai dog: the red war hound of Tamil Nadu Read More »
Two of the dogs in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security ring are not German Shepherds or Belgian Malinois. They are Mudhol Hounds, a lean desi sighthound from a
Mudhol Hound: the desi sighthound that guards the Prime Minister Read More »
