A unique resort in Ooty to vacation with your dogs

Mr murthy this a great idea of u,Iwould be glad to come but as I live far from banglore in assam I possibly can't come

By: jahnavi_uppuleti | 14 Oct 2009

Thanks for your mail Jahnavi. You can always come down to Ooty for a holiday once the resort is open. It;s a lovely place. Happy Diwali.

warm regards

anand

By: anand murthy | 14 Oct 2009

hello sundeep..thanks for your comment - you are right all cities have this huge problem ..hence my idea..please do follow my blog [www.vacationwithdogs.blogspot .com] for status updates - whenever you get the time. I will surely keep you posted as we near opening. Have a wonderful diwali.

Warm regards

anand

By: anand murthy | 15 Oct 2009

when r u opening this resort, i would love to visit along with my pet

By: allan | 22 Oct 2009

thank u mr.murthy and happy diwali to u too.

By: jahnavi_uppuleti | 23 Oct 2009

Hi Allan..sorry about the delay in responding - was traveling..the resort is still 15 months away from opening - there's huge amount of work that needs to get done..will definitely keep you posted as we near opening date & would love to have you over as our guest :-)..anand

By: anand murthy | 25 Oct 2009

Thank you for this unique initiative. For the last one month, I have been frantically searching good resorts / hotels where we can vacation with our pet. Unfortunately, I have so far not found anything that would treat my fur-baby as a guest, not a piece of furniture :( We would love to visit your resort when you open. Please keep me posted.

By: Sonali | 25 Oct 2009

Hello Sonali..thanks so much for your mail. Pets at the SPAw will be guests like you rightly said :-) - the resort is 15 months away from opening - will definitely keep you posted via my blog [www.vacationwithdogs.blogspot .com]. See you at The SPAw ...anand

By: anand murthy | 25 Oct 2009

Hi Anand,

I run a brand communication agency and have been given the rights to conduct the 12th Indian Sieger Show. The Indian Sieger Show held annually is the premiere German Shepherd dog show in the country where the best dogs are exhibited. However so far the dog shows have been held in a style, we believe, are not yet enticing enough for the large dog loving audience and the tremendous following these shows can potentially generate. Dog shows at present are conducted in a way where an open ground is provided for the exhibitors to showcase their dogs, with the focus starting and ending there. Elements like branding of the event, promotions and engagement of the audience are usually never looked into in detail. The shows seldom had anything else to offer but the dog exhibition itself.
What we are proposing here is to re-invent the Annual Indian Sieger Show by providing the audience and the participants with a dog show in a refreshing new format that’s unlike any they’ve experienced before. A dog show positioned as a wholesome day out for dog lovers, youngsters and families with an exciting entertainment quotient. Thereby, also standardising and improving the general conduct of the shows, promoting greater awareness about the breed; educate people about breed standards and increase interaction and involvement from lovers of the breed.
I would like to meet you. My number is 9900796982, email is sandeep@quirk.co.in and we are based in Bangalore.
Look forward to your reply.
Sandeep Jayaram

By: sandeep | 17 Dec 2009

Hi Sandeep - it's a great initiative that you are attempting - i agree that the shows can be marketed better & overall there is huge scope to make the whole show bigger - if we had to compare the recently held national dog championships on the US - you will see the difference - the biggest difference being that there is 225000 USD up for grabs as prize money & in India - none - there is huge involvement of private companies in the US for these shows [www.akc.org]- our kennel club of india has not even a professional website- so i would love to meet up with you

sometime early next week - do call me at 9845699287 or mail me at cometospaw@total-environment.c om to fix time/place that is convenient to you early next week

have a super weekend sandeep - see you soon

anand

By: anand murthy | 17 Dec 2009

hi sandeep/anand. i like the initiative. i also want do sumthing of these kind. Only issue is that im living in gurgaon. please let me know if i can be of some help here.

By: Arpit | 17 Dec 2009

Hi Arpit thanks for writing in - i guess sandeep can fill you in on the details - we anyways plan to meet next week. Will keep you posted.

thanks arpit

anand

By: anand murthy | 17 Dec 2009

Hey Anand,

Presently we are trying to speak to sponsors to get this organised, some of the ideas are to actually create a platform wherein the GSDCI event, becomes a start(to replicate it to other dog shows as well) wherein a single platform is created for kennel clubs to display their dogs, dog enthusiasts, prospective pet owners and pet businesses to actually advertise here.Also other commercial businesses like Real estate builders etc because of the reach and target audience such a show will attract. Reason being right now there are blogs and some sites but all very disconnected, we intend to change this.

I would look to your enthusiastic support towards assisting me and my team in generating sponsorship for this event.

Thanks,
Sandeep

By: sandeep | 17 Dec 2009

Thanx Anand . looking forward for an opportunity

By: Arpit | 18 Dec 2009

When ever your resort opens i will be the first one to stay with my pug ,i stay near ooty in coonoor.

Richa

By: RICHA SHARMA | 06 Feb 2010

Thanks so much Richa. I look forward to seeing you & your pug. Follow the blog www.vacationwithdogs.blogspot. com for updates.

See you soon.

anand

By: anand murthy | 06 Feb 2010

Dear Anand,
a great idea indeed.....
I too have been playing with the idea that 'once i retire' (from my govt job), i would start something of the sort you r planning, but at a lower scale and based mostly on the convenience (and the delight) of the dog and the dog owner when the owners want to travel/vacation but feel constrained on account of their beloved dog....

I am playing with idea like supposing you are travelling to ooty for vacationing from Ahmedabad. you can travel by road, just to take your dog along....but where, on the way from Ahmedabad, shall i make night halts ...or eat where my dog also would be allowed?

obviously, it is not possible, to begin with, to establish a chain of pet-friendly hotels across the country...but it does make immense business sense to tie-up/enter into arrangements with like minded facilities around India so that a turn-key type, one-stop solution and travel plans, and bookings, and taxies (once a taxi driver declined to allow my golden retriever in his taxi !!!) and dog-loving drivers can be provided to happy families with dogs who plan/need to travel with their dogs...

pl do think on these lines....

best luck for your enticing resort...plan to b there...

By: Bharat Pandya | 09 Jan 2011

Dear Anand,
Good luck to your venture.
Cheers,
A.C.MalheshBhabhu

By: ACMAKHESHBHABHU | 15 Aug 2011

hi we r planning to come to ooty for dog show 10th may to 14 th may.so pl gude us for resort and rates of the hotels near by to dog show ground.we have 2 big dogs.so pl help me.

Mrs.Hardikar

By: Abhijit Hardikar | 22 Mar 2012