Tag Archives: animal adoption
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Ike.
It’s still dark entering the Park, when I see an array of lights darting against the predawn sky. As I get closer, I see it’s a Pitbull with a collar made up of Christmas lights. Ike is his name belonging … Continue reading
Best Story of the Week…October 17
My doorman and his wife adopted a new puppy. Sunny, is her name, and she’s part Beagle, part Lab with a little Pitt tossed in. Her mother, clearly, was a busy girl. When I asked how Sunny was doing, Mike … Continue reading
We Choose Whom We Love
Chemistry’s a funny thing. That’s why you see the guy smooching the gal with a rear the size of Cleveland, and the girl hanging all over her fella who weighs 80 pounds and lisps We all have the last say, … Continue reading
Carmela Sightings
It’s been almost a year since Carmela, the Basset Hound, left my life, yet I still think of her with such affection, making my heart pump in reverie. You don’t see very many Bassets here in the Big Apple: Labs, … Continue reading
Cattin Around
Well folks, guess who had a cat, for a night? For the past month or so, en route to Panera every morning, I see one peeking at me through the gates in the back of a swanky apartment building. … Continue reading
Touched And Humbled
I don’t normally post on the weekends, but I just got the nicest note from Tri-state Basset Hound Rescue thanking me for all the contributions sent on behalf of Carmela. It’s been a sad time for me since she’s gone. … Continue reading
Carmela Finds Her True Home
First I’d like to thank everyone for their unstinting compassion towards me and Carmela these past couple of weeks. To say there have been some curves along the way is an understatement. For those of you who may not know, … Continue reading
Cat Rescue And Destroy
I was in Petco, Manhattan’s favorite pet store, buying cookies for Carmela, my basset hound friend. They have a biscuit bar where for a nominal fee you can mix and match treats for your four-legged lady. What possessed me to … Continue reading
The Passing Of Paws
My friend Joan had to put her son’s dog down over Thanksgiving, probably the hardest, saddest task in the whole wide world…and on a holiday. First to make the decision, then to have to go do it. I’ve been there, … Continue reading