ahmedabad it is an unique class where a 70yearold and a 10year old can enrol in the same class with their pets they undergo behaviour training programmes and even have homework for followup and practice what they learnahmedabad is gradually witnessing a rise in the number of people owning pets with rough estimates putting the number of owned dogs at over 15000 this has led to a rise in pet accessory and veterinary shops that have a range of imported pet food and accessoriesit has also led to starting of special dog training and behaviour programmes so that dog owners can manage their pets betterlochen kharawala of the ahmedabad kennel club says that their dog training academy aims to help pet owners train their dogs and understand dog psychology this training is for both the owners and their pets and would help reduce the number of people disowning petsa firsttime pet owner may enjoy the first few days when the dog is a puppy but later as it grows many find it difficult to manage the dog some even abandon their pets when they are unable to manage them this training helps owners understand dog psychology so that they can train and manage them better he saidnamrata maheshwari a 10yearold class five student says she goes to the dog training class so that she can train her fourmonthold labrador puppy my brother and i were keen to have a pet this training class would help us learn how to train her we had a homework to train her to kneel she saysfirdaus cambatta says my new pet is a sixmonthold german shepherd he is the fourth pet i have had i decided to opt for the training classes as by nature german shepherd is a dominant breed and i wanted to train him properly besides i am learning many new things and therefore it is a useful activity for me he saidaccording to usha nayak the dog training course is necessary to understand the needs of the threemonthold great dane she has recently acquired once my children leave to study abroad i would be lonely and i am looking forward to spending time with my petwe have had an alsatian before but i joined the classes as great danes are known to grow big i want to train it so that we can take care of him properly she sayskharawala says they have seen a fall in pet owners coming to them with complaints of aggression disobedience amongst other complaintsthe animal help foundation ahf here receives at least one distress calls daily of a pomeranian alsatian or a doberman being abandoned rahul sehgal of the ahf says that in most cases they shelter the animal and help rehome it again so far we have helped 46 such animals find a new home after their owners disowned them sometimes the pets are abandoned either at the ahf or on roads he says