Sakthivel's interest in animals began in childhood. He liked learning about pets and fish, and that curiosity eventually led him towards the business he called Pets & Bullets Kennel.
This profile records the story shared in 2018. Personal details, business figures and services describe that period rather than the business as it operates today.
Learning Beside a Breeder
After graduation, Sakthivel's interest in pets—and in Bullet motorcycles—continued to grow. Meeting a breeder at his workplace gave him a closer look at the pet business.
During his free time, he accompanied the breeder on dog deliveries. Those journeys introduced him to practical details that were difficult to learn from the outside.
Starting Again as a Delivery Worker
When his circumstances led him to leave his job, he began doing pet-delivery work in 2013. He did not earn much at first. Financial pressure and his family's concerns made the early period difficult, but he continued learning.
His work took him across Tamil Nadu and sometimes much further away. One journey remained especially vivid in his memory.
Six Days From Tiruppur to Punjab
He recalled travelling from Tiruppur to Punjab with two pit bull puppies. The journey took about six days—144 hours—and covered roughly 2,877 km. His payment was ₹500.
He told us that the puppies arrived safely. What mattered to him was not only the amount earned but the effort, responsibility and knowledge the trip represented. I could hear his satisfaction as he retold it.
The account describes a past journey; it should not be taken as guidance on acceptable animal-transport arrangements.
The Setback That Brought Tom Into His Life
When Sakthivel tried to begin selling on his own, one of his first experiences went badly. A buyer returned a pug puppy with serious skin wounds, which Sakthivel described as a bacterial illness.
Sakthivel refunded the buyer and took the puppy home. After a difficult period of care, he said the dog recovered. He kept the pug and named him Tom.
At the time of the profile, Tom was described as five years old. The story's lasting detail is that a business setback became a long-term bond with an animal.
Keeping in Touch With Customers
Sakthivel attributed the growth of his reputation to trust and continuing contact with buyers. He said he selected puppies carefully, avoided inbreeding and did not simply disappear after delivery.
He also said he preferred not to deal in crossbred puppies. That was his stated business preference, not evidence that mixed-breed dogs are less healthy or less valuable.
His services then included delivery across Tamil Nadu and follow-up conversations about care, vaccination and the dogs' development. He described still being in contact with someone who had bought a puppy six years earlier.
What the ₹2 Lakh Figure Meant
Sakthivel reported that his recently opened pet shop had done more than ₹2 lakh of business within three months. That is a reported sales figure, not evidence of ₹2 lakh in monthly earnings or profit.
I was interested in the journey from delivery work to running a business: the learning, the setback, the refund and the relationships built over time. Those details say more than a headline figure alone.
Sakthivel, Tom and His Customers
