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Throwback Thursday with apawfive. When Cross came to us, he was very weak physically, but emotionally more so. He was abandoned when he was eight years old! That's quite old for a dog. Before we brought him home, he had already spent about six months in fear, stress, confusion and loss. There was trauma clearly, and aggression. There were just too many trigger points. Initially, for the first few days, we even had to give him food from a distance. I was bitten within the first two weeks. But what we observed was he was apologetic about it. Considering his past, he may have not accepted us as his family so soon, due to the fear and uncertainty, but he did regret his actions. It was heartbreaking to see him like that. But we learned to be more patient with him. Gradually, things started getting better. He was happy. To have a family. To have two loving sisters - Mishka and Tallulah. This photo was clicked about a year later. And it speaks of how much he had started to trust us and love us. ❤️ And today, he loves to snuggle with us, play with us and be a demanding baby, asking for our time and attention. We were lucky that we were trusted with him. But as it is with our adoptions, it still feels like he saved us just as much as we did him. There are just too many of these unexplainable emotions in my heart right now. . . . . . #apawfive #5dogs2humans #goldenretriever #adopteddog #seniordog #dogparents #abandoneddog #throwbackthursday #tbt https://www.instagram.com/p/CaXTXPqp4HX/?utm_medium=tumblr

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[T] When we visited Benaras. Nishant and I have lost a lot in the past few years. Kids we loved immensely. Kids we tried to save. Sometimes we were too late, sometimes we were wrong. And sometimes it wasn't really in our hands. Some losses have been really really tough. I have cried over them again and again, and still my tears do not seem to have dried. Many people we know personally don't understand us. They can't process how we can grieve so much over dogs, stray dogs no less. And we don't blame them. We can't expect them to understand this. What we can do is continue to love and keep trying to improve. These pictures are from our trip to Benaras in 2019. We made this trip for 'Asthi Visarjan' (immersion of ashes post cremation) for two of our beloved street babies, who fought a lot but were too young and too weak to do it anymore. They had painful deaths and we are still not over it. Spectra and Sugar - two souls that will live with us forever. Unfortunately, there are more names on this list. But we try to be strong. And we try to love more and regret less. I know it's not Throwback Thursday. But I was just going through these pictures and felt like sharing this with you all. If you're also fighting to win, or are grieving over a loss, we are here for you, sending you loads of love and strength. ❤️ Always. PS. @nidhitingling @dynsty_7 - thank you so much for always being there for us. ❤️ . . . . . #apawfive #5dogs2humans #dogparents #indiedogs #straydogs #straydogsofinstagram #straydogsIndia #straydogscare #lastrites #banaras #varanasi #ghatsofvaranasi #dashashwamedhghat #grief #doglovers (at Varanasi Ghats) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaPU-JTpRaH/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Throwback Thursday with apawfive. I have always loved to cook but I used to dread baking! But like most of us, lockdown made me experiment more. Surprisingly, the cakes were very good. 😁 That gave me the confidence to try some healthy dog cakes. Some of you might know it already that we are quite particular about our dogs' diet and what all they can eat. So, I had to work with only healthier options. Like gluten-free flour instead of atta or maida. And obviously, no sugar or chocolates! Even tried non-veg cakes to make it more interesting for them. Here are some of the cakes I have made in past two years. 1. Red Velvet cake with potato frosting - my first attempt with dog cake. 2. Coconut and Blueberry cake with curd and shredded Coconut frosting 3. Buff and veggies cake with Curd frosting 4. The buff cake's slice 5. Buckwheat cake 6. Buckwheat and Coconut cake 7. Orange and Pineapple cake with curd and fruits topping 8. Red Velvet cake with sweet potato frosting We even have a video of the Red Velvet Cake on Youtube channel. Check it out if you also want to give a personal touch to your celebrations with your dogs. ☺️ . . . . . #apawfive #5dogs2humans #indiedogs #adopteddog #rescuedog #dogparents #dogcake #baking #cooking #healthycake #glutenfree #dogfood #dogsafe #Homemade #cakes https://www.instagram.com/p/CaFK904JW7K/?utm_medium=tumblr