Tails of Hope – Episode 8 Finale 🐾🎙️Guest: Kapil Patwardhan | Rescuer Turned Behavioural Bridge to Street Dogs
Topic: Learning to Listen – Understanding Dogs Beyond Words
What happens when a rescuer doesn’t stop at saving lives—but starts listening to them instead? In this emotionally profound finale of Episode 8, we meet Kapil Patwardhan, who began by fostering strays and is now a passionate student of canine communication. His journey isn’t just about helping dogs; it’s about understanding them—truly, deeply, patiently.
Kapil opens up about a world that most of us miss: the silent signals, the subtle body language, the context of every bark or tail wag.
He’s studied ethology—the science of animal behaviour in their natural environment—and discovered that dogs aren’t just reacting; they’re speaking.
“We think we’re helping them, but often, they’re teaching us—if we just look and listen.”
His insight into the stress signals, misunderstood territorial barking, and the cultural bias against Indies challenges everything we thought we knew about our furry companions. Especially for those scared of dogs, he explains how eye contact and body language can either calm or confuse an animal—and how miscommunication creates fear on both sides.
This is not a technical episode. It’s a soulful awakening. Kapil gently unpacks why empathy, not sympathy, should guide our relationship with street animals.
He speaks of black dogs blinking less, not out of malice, but genetics—and how failing to understand this puts them at higher risk of aggression or relocation.
You’ll hear:
🐾 Why every child should be taught how to read a dog’s body language.
🐾 Why many street incidents happen not from aggression—but misinterpretation.
🐾 How dogs make decisions, and why giving them autonomy is the ultimate act of respect.
If you believe in animal welfare beyond rescue—this episode is for you. If you’ve ever fed a street dog, feared one, or tried to help and felt helpless—this episode is for you.
🎧 Listen now to Kapil’s journey from burnout to awakening, from fear to trust.
🌟This isn’t just an interview—it’s a masterclass in compassion.
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Let’s be the ears they wish we had. Let’s be their voice. ❤️🐾
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Because we’re not here to control dogs—we’re here to co-exist.
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