Raju from Oval Maidan

You will find him sitting amongst his people on a quiet Sunday morning. This is Raju, Champi’s replacement. After Champi died of old age, the sugarcane juice wala (the late Mauryaji’s son) wanted another pet. He found Raju somewhere in the suburbs just like the late Mauryaji had found Champi and brought him to Oval Maidan.

He has now grown from a very good looking pup to a handsome teen. He now wanders around the area, gets bitten and comes back with some wound or the other, the latest being on his head.

You can see him in the above photograph looking towards the sugarcane juice wala, the Oval Maidan and the Rajabai Tower in the background completing a pretty picture. The sugarcane juice wala agrees that it’s time that he is ‘fixed’ so that he stops wandering around.

The Parsi kua Rani

Good Ol’ Rani has been living at the Bhikaji Behram Kua (Parsi Well) for the past fifteen years. This well is located near Cross Maidan. You will pass it on your left if you are going from Churchgate towards Fountain at the corner of the road that turns towards fashion street was dug in 1725 by a Parsi citizen as a thanksgiving gesture after being saved from a potential calamity.

Rani has slowed down over the years and you will find her sitting in the compound of the well precinct. . She would be sitting either at the door under the photograph of Zarathustra or on one of the green wooden benches or somewhere near the well. She has always been a very gentle dog loved by the Parsi worshippers who visit this holy place and of course the attendants who dote on her. They are always very concerned about her and call WSD very promptly if she is suffering from any ailment.

Arthur Road Jail dog

This dog hangs around Mumbai's famous or infamous Arthur Road Jail. This is the same jail where the 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts trial was being conducted and where Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was being housed.
This dog is looked after by the policemen who sit outside the jail. She is very sweet and makes all sorts of funny noises when she sees somebody she knows. She will also starts jumping with joy on seeing you if you call out to her. In fact, during the trial, one of the Mumbai Mirror photographer's must have seen her and published five different poses of her, dancing and jumping in the air next to a policeman who she liked.