There are many people we come across in our lives that we wished to be like or had a certain quality of theirs. To put it brutally, we were jealous of them! Someone’s voice, someone’s looks someone’s brains, someone’s report card, and someone’s figure. We have all seen that and craved that.

In my life, I adopted that person. Actually, the CANINE! Never in my wildest dreams had it occurred to me, that I would envy a four legged pooch. Actually, I think no one would have ever thought or envied their dog. Well, step in my shoes and one will realize why a furry little animal can stir up those emotions.

I am sure, one would have had those days where waking up from the bed was a pain but had to because of a boring but important lecture to be attended. One leaves the warmness of the quilt and the softness of their pillow so that one can listen to a middle aged woman blab. One does wake up only to stumble upon the dog that sleeps in the very place you were sleeping without caring a damn! Just look at the luxuries- no exams, no assignments, no psychic professors and no other issues in life.

Oh yes, thanks to him one has become doggy aunty or doggy didi. Its like ones identity is replaced by the name of a cocker spaniel. What about the times when ones friends land up at home? They are far more interested in playing ‘fetch the bone’ than talking or gossiping. Total Attention seeker! The trauma does not end there. It’s OK if he eats up every sock, bedspread or dirties the expensive rug but sacrilegious to touch that expensive vase. All the love a dog gets! It doesn’t really matter if you sleep empty stomach but the dog needs to be fed on time. It is brushed, taken for walks early in the morning even when suffering from lethal cold and also taken on joyrides. It’s like a conspiracy. It just has to widen its eyes, whelp and lick. Everyone’s under its spell. Even the maid!

Call it the ‘confessions of an insecure gal’ or the ‘attention craving teenager’ but watch out if there is a dog at home!