An unleashed, fearsome and ‘well-dressed’ dog growled at a person who was on his way to a shopping mall. While trying to evade a possible attack by the dog, he stared at the owner of the dog. But, instead of apologizing to that person, the owner shouted at him, “he is a baby…get lost”. In India, we are quite used to stray dogs, stray cats etc. but here in Vancouver dogs and cats are like pampered kids [The kids, of course, do not get that much attention!] It seems they humanize these animals right from their childhood—they seem to spend a lot on clothes for dogs. Naturally, they are not brought up as ‘watch dogs’ as we do in India. They do bark but sounds like the cries of the babies to the owners and immediately they are hugged and kissed! Quite often we see papers carrying the picture of a dog or a cat stuck on pillars or electric posts. The purpose is to inform the public about a lost cat or a dog and also to request them to contact the said owners if they happen to find the lost animal!