Dogs pucker up for playdate

CHANDIGARH: Love dogs? Then a Sunday full of fun with dogs awaits you this weekend. Aimed at promoting indie-rescued special needs dogs, the event- Stress Buster 1.0, will include various activities ranging from fashion show to brave dog march and fun zones like photo booth, session with dogs and kissing booth.

The event is being organized by Furever Friends foundation and will be organized at the Chandigarh Club on November 25.
At the event, dog lovers will also be able to meet the dogs, who survived the worst mishaps during the "brave dogs' march event".
Vikas Luthra, founder of Furever Friends, said: "The event is being organized under our initiative named- the stress buster army, which is owned by Sherkhan, who is India's first four-legged entrepreneur. Sherkhan is also a rescued indie dog, who lost his face in an unfortunate incident. So this event is by a dog for other rescued dogs."
Besides interesting events, there will also be awareness about random adoptions. The special thing about the event, Luthra said, was promotion of special needs and handicapped dogs.
"They need care and there is a need for their promotion so that people are more sensitive towards them and extend as much help as possible to such dogs," he said.
Talking about why the event had been named as stress buster, he said: "The animals are known to be natural antidepressants. When someone plays with animals, human brain is said to release hormones that makes us happy. The event is aimed at making everyone happy by letting them cuddle dogs."
The event will also have people, who have set an example by adopting handicapped dogs.