The Pet Parent Journal by Petraah

  The 2024 advisory, what's enforceable in 2026, and what to do if one of these dogs already sleeps on your sofa. Caption: A Rottweiler — one of the 23 breeds on India's restricted list. Photo: Serra Nur Kaynak / Pexels There's a WhatsApp forward that resurfaces every few months in Indian housing society groups: "Rottweilers and Pitbulls are now ILLEGAL in India. Owners will be jailed." It's wrong. But the truth underneath it is messier than most owners realise — and in 2026, the gap between what people think the law says and what it actually says is getting dogs abandoned, owners fined, and societies fighting in RWA meetings. Let's fix that in eight minutes. What actually happened in March 2024 The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying issued an advisory asking states to prohibit the import, breeding, and sale of 23 dog breeds described as "ferocious" — including the Pitbull Terrier, Dogo Argentino, Rottweiler, Cane Corso, Fi...

Is Your Dog Actually "Bad"—Or Are You Just Missing the Data? It’s 5:30 PM. You just walked through the front door after a brutal day at the office, looking forward to nothing more than kicking off your shoes and relaxing. Instead, you are greeted by a crime scene. Your favorite pair of leather loafers has been chewed into unwearable confetti. The throw pillows on your sofa look like a snowstorm hit them. And sitting right in the middle of the wreckage is your dog, thumping their tail, looking entirely innocent. Your immediate gut reaction is frustration. You might think, “Why is my dog being so destructive lately? Are they just being bad?” But here is a secret that professional canine behaviorists wish every pet parent understood: there are no bad dogs—there are only unfulfilled baselines. When a pet acts out, they aren't trying to punish you; they are trying to communicate. And if you want to solve the mystery of their behavior, you need to stop guessing and start looki...