Your Pet Story: To all the dogs we've loved before

Noodles on a bike ride with his owner, Eric. — Photos: Ng Dai Ling

Do you have an interesting story about your pet that you would like to share with readers? Tell us in 600-800 words, with three to four photos (file size about 1MB). We’d love to hear from you. We reserve the right to edit all submissions. Send your story to: [e-mail].

I love nature and animals. All through my life, I have reared pets like fishes, rabbits, cats, hamsters, guinea pigs, tortoises and dogs. All of them gave me joy but didn't understand why many dog owners treated their fur kids like human beings – it was a great puzzle to me.