MS Dhoni Dogs: All We Know About MSD Dogs’ Breed, Price, Name

Former India captain MS Dhoni rarely posts stuff with regard to his personal life across social media platform. But, when he does, he manages to take the entire internet by storm. With fans outpouring their love by wishing him on his 42nd birthday a couple of days ago, Dhoni posted a cute video of him celebrating the same along with his pet dogs.

People praised the ‘Captain Cool’ for his modest approach towards life at large, as he is simply seeing cutting the cake himself with no one but his obedient and disciplined dogs in his vicinity.

As the video plays out further, Chennai Super Kings captain is seen having the cake after distributing it evenly to all the dogs one by one. The dogs, too, patiently line up adjacent to each other before their master. One can clearly note how assured they are of not being discriminated against as they gulp down the pieces of cake without causing any trouble to each other.

MS Dhoni Dogs

Along with wife Sakshi Dhoni and daughter Ziva, a total of five dogs are part of MS Dhoni’s extended family. These pack of dogs include a couple of Belgian Malinois (one of them named ‘Sam’), two White Huskies (named ‘Lily’ and ‘Gabbar’), and a Dutch Shephard (named Zoya).

These dogs are often spotted running around the grass banks of Dhoni’s seven-acre farmhouse located at Ring Road in the Indian city of Ranchi (his hometown). There is, in fact, a separate training space in the lawn for his these pets. Ziva, and Dhoni himself, are found playing with them during their recreation time.

Sam – The Belgian Malinois

As mentioned by Dhoni in one of his Instagram posts, Sam is Dhoni’s personal favourite from the pack. As the name suggests, this particular breed is native to the European country Belgium. The specialty of a Belgian Malinois is that they are usually very intelligent, loyal, energetic, and diligent and who love various kinds of different physical activities. These traits make this dog breed well-suited for police and military operations.

The Malinois gets its name from the city of Malines (in Belgium) and prove to be an excellent companion who form an affectionate bond with their owners. As per reports from various websites, a Belgian Malinois can be purchased at a price ranging between INR 60,000 – 75,000 depending on their pedigree.

Lily And Gabbar – White Huskies

Known for their caring and playful nature with children, a White Husky is renowned for its beauty and strength. The two White Huskies which Dhoni hail from the Siberian Husky breed.

A Siberian Husky can gel along well with animals and human being alike. Their notable characteristic is that they are friendly even with the visitors and thus, not good watchdogs. As per credible websites, the price for a Siberian Husky starts from INR 10,000 for a puppy and goes up to INR 20,000 for a two-year-old Husky.

Zoya – The Dutch Shephard

Just like Sam, Zoya loves training and other physical activities as well. This Dutch Shephard, which is native to the Netherlands, also stand-out for their friendly nature and make an ideal family pet.

This particular breed is not suited to be be left alone for a longer duration, which is part of the reason why they gel along well with dogs from other breed as well. Price of a puppy of this dog breed can range from INR 1,000 to INR 2,500, while the trained ones can cost as high as INR 20,000 as per its pedigree.