Jovi was barely three months old when he came into my life, 15 days before the lockdown was announced. Like any beagle, he is a bundle of energy. I did not want Jovi to lose out on his formative months, given their importance in helping to develop his cognitive responses. While raising, training, and disciplining him, I ended up disciplining myself. Dogs have a superb biological clock — Jovi's internal clock meant that his sleep, playtime, walks, and food timings remained unaltered, regardless of the lockdown. When all my friends were going to bed in the mornings or eating at odd hours, I was waking up on time, completing my workouts, and eating right. From my dog I learnt that no matter how confined our lives are, and how little we have, we can get through tough times with discipline and order. Most importantly, I learnt that being disciplined isn't that hard.

Vidit Chitroda, entrepreneur