Archive · 17 Aug 2025
From Air Hostess to Dog Trainer: Tanushree's Inspiring Journey
Tanushree Rakshit, once an air hostess, is now a dog training expert.
She is the first Indian to graduate from a prestigious UK dog training program.
Rakshit uses her skills to train therapy dogs and provide comfort to people in need, especially children in hospitals.
She works with rescue animals on her farm and supports adoption of differently-abled dogs, believing they have the same abilities as any other dog.
Rakshit also participated in a TV show and ran a marathon with a three-legged dog to raise awareness.
Tanushree Rakshit is India's first and youngest graduate of the British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers.
She traded her career as a British Airways air hostess for dog training and therapy.
Rakshit trained with Canine Companions for Independence in California and the Lincolnshire Police Department.
She introduced therapy dogs to hospitals, focusing on pediatric units to help children.
Rakshit shares her farm with rescued animals and advocates for differently-abled dog adoption.
- Who
- Tanushree Rakshit, India's first graduate of the British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers.
- What
- Tanushree Rakshit's journey from air hostess to dog trainer and therapist.
- When
- Started dog training in 1993.
- Where
- Pune, India, and various locations in the UK and California.
- Why
- To help animals and people, using therapy dogs.
Supporters
Opposers
Supreme Court decision on Dog Capture
Supporters
Favor the use of therapy dogs in various settings for the positive impacts on mental and physical health.
Opposers
Concern over dog capture and shelter based on a recent Supreme Court order.
- Profession
- Dog Trainer and Therapist
- Previous Occupation
- Air Hostess (British Airways)
- Training Institute
- British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers (BIPDT)
- TV Appearance
- Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 2
- Location of Farm
- Pune, India
- Focus
- Dog therapy in hospitals and hospices