Companionship that comes on four legs

One of the reasons touted for the rise of dog ownership in the US has been the rise of single-person households and aged living as empty nesters. This could also be happening in India

Krishna is now looking old. He and his elder brother guard our private road. His brother looks far worse. Recently, my friend took a bet with me that Krishna was only five years old. To resolve the bet, we consulted the person who we knew would have the exact age of the two dogs. He, now retired from an IT services major, told us he had been feeding the dogs for over 15 years. I won. Krishna is, in fact, 14 years old and his elder brother, 16. Most dog experts know that Indian street dogs live longer than their