How much can one love one's pet? Enough to get Silicone brush testicles flown all the way from USA, just because the canine was born without one of them? That's exactly what a Ludhiana resident has done, all for a great dane, whom he loves ''like my own kid. What makes the case more quixotic is that the dog was first neutered to bring down its aggressiveness, and then given the Silicone collapsible funnel implants. The cost of the entire exercise was Rs 25,000.

Puneet Matta, a dog breeder and businessman based in Kidwai Nagar of this richie-rich town, got the idea from his US-based cousins after he shared his concerns about 16-month old Nawab (the dog). ''Nawab was born with only one testicle and was very aggressive, which had me worried. My cousin lives in USA and had got one pair of testicles implanted on his own dog last year. After discussing the issue with my doctor, I got one from USA for Nawab also,'' Matta said.