Recently, we, the students of grade 10, were shown a movie in our school to help us learn how to write a movie review in English. The review about the same movie has been included in our textbook. The movie made me marvel over something which I had always taken for granted. Yes, it’s the sense of loyalty in a dog towards its master. This article is my general reflection as a result of watching the movie. It is not a review of the movie. 

Even if dogs bring out their fierce self at times, there always lies an unassuming being underneath. The haters and non-sympathisers of dogs squarely blame the latter’s instinctive nature. But there are methods to their madness. It’s the government’s responsibility to check their menace. If we somehow had some unpleasant experiences with dogs, it would be more because of stray dogs. Developed countries with proven track records of humane treatment of animals never have stray dogs in their streets. Respect to dogs shouldn’t limit to worshipping them on Kukur Tihar and forgetting them the rest of the year. 

We can say that dogs are the only animal who defines loyalty, even better than the supremely sentient human. They stay with us through thick and thin even though people leave us like rats deserting a sinking ship. 

I have heard of a true story of a dog named Charlie in the USA. In an emergency situation, his mental reflex worked to our bewilderment and sacrificed his life to save his master’s life in a house fire. The dog rushed into the burning house and woke up the master but the dog got trapped inside. 

It is often said that God has created dogs as an apology for creating humans. God has sent dogs to heal something inside us that dogs didn’t break. We humans can learn unwavering loyalty and love at its purest form from dogs.

Mohishu GC

Grade: X

Sanskar Pathshala, Dang