a true life saga of my pet dog peter and how he earned a family title of NOBLE PETER

1. A TRUE SHORT STORY BY DR LT. COL. B. J.
SINGH.MD,FISC,FIMA,FIMSA,CCFN,MISCCM,INDIA.MNASPE,MWMO,NOMINATED/AWARDEDIN
ABSENTIA FORBHARAT CHIKATSAKRATNA,BHARATJYOTIAWARDS.
Recallingthe pastmemoriesof mychildhooddays,I amfondlyremindedof the blacklabaradorpet
dog,namedpeter.Irememberbeingsofriendlywithhimthatafterschool ,we wouldrushhome andfind
himeagerlywaitingforusandno soonerwe were close tohimhe wouldleaptall onusand lickand kiss
us withaffection.
Dogs can be such funand nice companytoo andveryfaithful aswell.oncewhenmyelderbrother
jogie(now retdgov.genandformerarmychief) waswatchingthe neighbourshhuge alsationdogbeing
forciblywashedbyaservantinthe open,this ferotiousdogbroke loose andinamad frenzie made a
dash formy brotherand caughtholdof hislegandstarted tobadlymoul him,till peterstandingclose to
me came to hisrescue byattackingthe bigalsationdog.Inthisfury mybrotherwas leftalone andboth
dogsleptina deadlyfightinwhichpeterwasverybadlybittenandleftheavilylimpingandbleeding
withrich blackshinyfurtitheredandsmearedwithbloodatmultiple sites.thislife savingactwasheroic
insavingmy brotherandcan never forgottenbyourfamily.
On the secondoccasionwhenwe lostourblack buffaloindehradun,itwasnottracedinspite of
reportingtopolice,howeveronthirddayandto our astonishmentwe foundwe foundherreturnhome
withpeteronits backas thistrue storygoesthis buffalorefusedtogive milkunlesspeterwasbyher
side andwas at timesallowedtosuckle the buffalo.
Thisspeaksso highof peterand bynowhe had securedaprime place as one of the familymembersand
he wouldshare all our sorrowsand happymomentsthroughhispretty brightbrowneyesandhis
glanceshe couldcommuniocate withme.howIwishhe wasable to talk.
On a thirdoccasionhe savedourbunglow frombeingburgled.wewere livinginaverybig princelyold
villainbolaramsecunderabadwhichwasonce usedbybritishgarrisontroopsincantonmentareaand
adjacentto bolarumrailystation.thisvillahada lotof vegetationsgrowingwildall aroundthe verandah
outside where we sleptinsummers.one darksummernightwhile we werefastasleepwe were woken
up bythe bleatingof ourpetgoat peggedclose tothe verandahandconstantbarkingof peter.myuncle
and me got up pulledoutthe torchand threw the lightall aroundand to our plightwe foundahalf clad
man withoilyskinrunninginthe shrubs.he waslatercaughtandsuspectedtobe a thief andhanded
overto local police.
Thiswas a noble act and afterwhichwe nicknamedour dogas noble peter.there afterthere are so
manysmall small acts of braveryand noblenessforwhichhe earnedacentre place inour marwah
family.bynowhe hadagedaround12 yrs of age and limpedandspentmostof histime at the feetof our
late motherRani jaspal kaur marwah.onone ill fateddayhe came undera speedingtruckonjammu
Srinagarhighway at udhampurwhere ourfatherwaspostedinarmy recoveryworkshop,he drgged
himself withhindlimbscrushedunderthe truckandreachedhome and diedatour mothersfeetafter
sippingafewdropsof water.

2. Late fatherltcol jaswantsinghmarwahwasa dog lovertooso we buriedpeterina dugin grave besides
thishut andgave hima ceremoniousburial withwreathsof flowersandthe toyshe payedwith.
Thistrue to life storywill touchthe heartsof all dogloversandmay itspreadthe message of love
affection,discipline,dedicationtodutiesandfaithfull nessexemplifiedby’’noblepeter‘’,ourpetdog.let
us take a pledge tosave all our rich flauraandfauna besidesanimalspeciesonthisbeautiful planetof
ours.SAVETHE ENVIRONMENT,BEECOFRIENDLY,POLLUTION FREE ANDNUTRITIONALLYSOUND-BY
DIRECTOR THE ENVIRON A REGISTERED TRADEMARKED GLOBAL CONCEPTBY DR LT COL B J
SINGH,MD,FISC,FIMSA,FIMA,CCFN,MISCCM,INDIA,MWMO,MNASPE.