Have you ever thought of opening your pet's social media page?

Has social media gone to the dogs and cats One glance at some homegrown pet profile pages might make you think so Pets around the world have had their dedicated fan pages for a while but these days our desi furry creatures too appear to be earning their own set of devotees online Urban pet parents around have been getting creative to build an online persona for their fourlegged family memberOne question however always baffles us mdash how does one manage to get such clear unblurred captures and guffaw inducing videos given how frisky and restless these animals tend to be We get you the behindthescenes from some of the most popular pet profiles we stumbled upon during our social mediahunting spreeChingriWhat started as an amateur experiment with a cat and the phone camera developed into a page with a follower count of over 1700 It has been two years since Chingri signed up on Facebook The page is run by photographer Chirodeep Chaudhuri and his wife Rohini Bhowmick but more so by the latter as Chiro insists What sets this cat page a cut above the rest is the stellar photography with some rather luxurious closeup shots where Chingri gazes straight into the camera the lighting is perfect and the fur looks pristine A conscious call for discipline to create a proper collection of the photos led to the making of the pagePicChirodeep ChaudhuriIt is Rohinis extreme comfort level with Chingri that helps her capture the many moods of their pet says ChirodeepPicsRohini BhowmickThe shots were so good I didnt want to run the risk of them getting lost You know how careless we are with our phones says Chirodeep He continues For someone who is not a photographer to achieve this kind of perfection speaks a lot about the bond that Rohini shares with Chingri This is not wildlife photography of course but it is based on the same principle of behaviour Chingri is so comfortable around her that even when she goes too close to her with the phone she doesnt get flustered Chiro says The photos have now found hardcover permanence in The Book of ChingriNemo Bandy The BeagleNemo has been a member of the Bandiwadekar household for two years now His Insta handle nemobandy_beagle run by Navjyot and his sister Neha and has a follower count of over two thousand which could well beat the sibling duos combined friendlist When they brought Nemo home two years ago on their mothers birthday Navjyot had uploaded a couple of photos on his own profile When I used those hashtags I realised that pet profile pages are a huge deal worldwide so I thought why not make one for Nemo2k followers woof woof Thank you my Pawsome friendsI still dont like MumbaiRains since pooping outside becomes a problemNavjyot Bandiwadekar with NemoInitially some of the photos got reposted by famous international beagle handles which I think added to its popularity Also pet profiles are only catching up here now Two years ago I guess there was not much competition from the home front he says explaining Nemos follower count Capturing a hyperactive beagle is never easy So whats the trick we ask We try to distract him or talk to him so he doesnt get too focused on the camera and then he gives us a look and we are like boom theres our shot As regards Nemos voice Navjyot adds Thats the filmmaker side of me using my imaginationMiz Nina The Criminal CatThe glares you see Miz Nina wearing on her profile picture belong to my dad she stole them from him says Uma Asher who created this catty page on Facebook about two years ago It was when her friends started to notice how she would be uploading too many cat photos on her own profile that she thought of making a separate Facebook page altogether for Nina They were right I was getting a bit carried away with my cat posts Uma recalls All posts on Miz Ninas page are in first person where she describes her own life and crimes that involves endless hours of rumination by the window or breaking into a drawer and other aftermaths of cat crimesOne of the highest viewed videos on the page is that of Nina trying to open the door of a book shelf The peculiar perseverance she displays is very typical of her and makes some of the shots rather amusing Once you spend a lot of time with a pet you see the moments coming and you are ready with your phone Some of it is also attention seeking behaviour Shes very social spitfire and feisty extremely uncat like says Uma a digital media professional