Canis Welfare Pet Club along with Small Animals Veterinary Association supported by Pet Practitioner’s Association (PPA) Delhi, organised 13th Dog Show on 26 Jan 2025 in the lawns of Punjabi Bagh Club with grandeur in which more than 100 dogs participated. This event was attended by eminent veterinarian like Col (Dr) Pradeep Poonia as the Chief Guest and Dr Hemant Kaushik, Addl Director MCD, Dr Sanjeet Kumar, IFS, Director, National Zoological Park, New Delhi, Mrs (Dr) Lalita Kumari, IRS, Additional Commissioner, Income Tax Dept, Govt of India, Col Narender Singh Nara, a retired Army Veterinarian, Ms Prachi Jain, Assistant Secretary, Animal Welfare Board of India and Ms Ritu Herbert, President Dog Breeders Association.
The efforts of Canis Welfare Pet Club and SAVA need to be appreciated for spreading awareness among the masses specially children about kindness, welfare and adoption of Indian Stray Dogs. They were also guided as to how to carry out pet parenting to minimize and stop cruelty. More than 50 Veterinarians representing Army, Paramilitary, Central Ministries, MCD, NGOs and Private Practitioners who were present there provided free consultation to anyone approaching them for any difficulties facing them in management and preventive health care of their pets. All dogs participating in the show were medically examined to prevent the spread of communicable disease.
After introducing the eminent guests with their achievements to the public by the President, Canis Welfare Pet Club, Col Ranadhir De, flag hoisting on this auspicious 76th republic Day by dignitaries was carried out and National Anthem played. This was followed by a short speech by Dr P D Sharma who spoke about the role and accomplishment of SAVA and the encouragement it received from Dr Vijay Kumar particularly about animal welfare activities of Street Dogs. Dr Bhupender Chahal had kept an eye on all minor details like feeding dogs, cleanliness of the show area so that the event went like a clockwork precision.
Thereafter a panel of 10 Judges from the Army, Central Armed Police Force and eminent Veterinarians started judging entries in two enclosures. More than 100 dogs belonging to different breeds participated, like German Shepherd Dog, Labrador Retriever, Rottweilers, Great Danes, Spitz, Cocker Spaniel, Golden Retrievers, Beagle, Pomeranian, Boxer, Pug, Shih Tzu, Toy Poodle, Miniature Pinscher, Chowchow, Dobermann, Lhasa Apso, Pitbull, American Bully, Dachshund. Even local Indie dogs including Senior dogs aged more than 10 yrs and Handicapped dogs with 3 legs and other disabilities showed keen interest in participation. Credit goes to the pet parents who, despite the life’s difficulties showed full energy and vigor in taking them round the enclosures to exhibit them to the judges and answered all queries. All including children were so thrilled when they saw dogs in their Fancy Dress attire trying to draw attention and applause from them.
All the awardees were given trophies and those winners who got the first position were in addition given packets of feed costing about one thousand rupees. Luckey draw was also carried out in which 3 LED TVs, 3 Mobile Phones and 3 Electric gadgets were given to the winners. The public at large conveyed that they would encourage other pet owners and friends from their neighbourhood to participate in the event next year i.e. 2026.
