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“My parents are old; I want him to see him again. As if by an act of god, She was his favourite target; she
give them company. Will he?” I just picked up Tango, hugged him, vainly tried to befriend Tango, but
and told the lovely lady that I am his failed miserably.
“Will he stay locked when I go out?” mummy now. She asked her servant
to bring the chicken from refrigerator There were only two constants in
And the most frequent one was and very swiftly, I drove back home his life – brother Sikander, whom he
with baby Tango. He slept all the way looked up to for guidance and loving
“Is he a dog with adjusting home and I sobbed all this while. I mummy because he knew that in
temperament?” went against everyone and decided mummy’s eyes he is above all crimes.
to give him a home.
‘Will he?’, ‘Won’t he?’ was getting At the end of third year of Tango’s
on my nerves; I held my thoughts From that day onwards, we were homecoming, he started feeling
to myself to these meaningless three – Sikander, Tango, and Mummy. comfortable. Binu took full credit for
questions. How do I know the answer his endearing nature. In the year 2017,
to these questions? Biting and eating Tango and Bingo (his best friend) got
seems to be his hobby. Can’t he just married; it was a gay wedding with
be loved for who he is? vows. Sikander was his best man
and his wedding was a lavish affair
I interviewed 40–45 prospective with around 70 guests. I could feel a
owners; all of them wanted him to pure white angelic light emanating
adjust and no one was willing to from him. He ate well, loved his
adjust to his moods. I started refusing walks and drives, he got sick a few
them. One of them seemed decent; times but bounced back. At the age
he took Tango in the afternoon but of 12, he was diagnosed with heart
by the next afternoon sent him back valve malfunction, but he still kept
because he pursued his hobby at his functioning for the love of life. At the
new owner’s home too. grand old age of 14, he was diagnosed
with kidney disorder. He went into
Two weeks passed and no one was emergency 4 times in 48 hours, but
fit enough to be Tango’s parents as bounced back to my relief.

per the standards set by me. Binu
was of the opinion that I should All these years, Sikander has
not be nitpicky, but I was being one been Tango’s big brother. Tango
because I was falling head over heels prances around the house looking
in love with this little mad creature. Days became extra busy, Tango for mummy and food, his vision is
Finally, a family decided to give him became my shadow. He either limited, his memory is failing him,
a permanent home. With a heavy bit or barked at every human he but he has embraced his sick heart
heart and rolling tears, I drove to encountered. To calm his nerves, I and kidney, with grace and grit. He is
South Ex from Panchsheel. I took took him and Sikander on a vacation a cute rascal.
chicken, his vanity kit etc. with me to the hills. I was strictly told by the
to the new family. This lady and her resort manager to keep him locked Love is all there is…. Love heals!
two daughters were kind and full in the room or leave the resort.
of love for baby Tango. A visit that Obviously! Tango decided to bite two We are three now, and forever…...
would have lasted for ten minutes members of their staff, and got into

extended to 3 hours. As I sat there a very bad fight with one of their
sobbing, I realized that a huge dark horses.
cloud of guilt of leaving tango with
someone was looming over me, and I During winter break my daughter * Author is a lawyer, a Spiritual psychotherapist,
realized that I will not be able to ever came home from boarding school. and is on working committee of Charpaws

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