my son who was working for an it firm used to come home late every day being a dog lover he befriended many furry friends on his way back he made it his daily ritual to feed the hungry souls some days they would have a bite of chicken sandwiches which he used to bring from his office canteen on others it was dog food now out of the furries he befriended two were his favourites a female dog with white fur and a male with brown fur we owned a pet dog but my son still found these two the most wellbehaved dogs he had ever met they hankered for his love and attention more than the food he offered every night this was going on for a while then something happened which enlightened him on animal behaviour and their eq one night when he reached our society gate and whistled for his favourite duo only the dog with brown fur arrived on the scene he patted the dog fed it the sandwich he had brought and waited for the white dog to arrive with time ticking by and no sign of the other dog my son became restless he handed over the leftover sandwich to the first dog expecting him to polish it off but what happened next was contrary to his expectation the brown dog instead of consuming it ran towards a nearby dimlit parking space with the sandwich still hanging between his teeth this strange behaviour aroused his curiosity and he followed the dog on reaching the spot where the brown dog stopped he found the white dog lying down almost unconscious probably some ailment had taken a toll on her health the sandwich was resting near its true beneficiaryto this date whenever i think about this incident a few pertinent questions come to mind we as human beings learn several lessons on good values during our formative years how many of us really care to follow those in our real lives how many of us are motivated by selflessness who has taught these animals the values of caring and sharing of goodness and camaraderie ritu sengupta pune are you a proud pet parent have a cute cat story to share maybe your guinea pig is giving you trouble whatever is your creature companion we are here to listen to you mention your full name and your city and send your photos queries and stories to timeslifetimesgroupcom