A blog posting on the canines of New York City, as requested by
Isla, for Lenny, the Jack Russell.
NYC is crawling with dogs; they really love their dogs here. Apparently
there are over 1 million dog owners in the city. The most popular dog of choice
appears to be a poodle, or those small, yappy handbag dogs.
A lot people tend to carry their dogs, while crossing the streets or
at the end of a walk (I don’t really blame them, Central Park is massive, I
sometimes wish I could get a piggy back home). I haven’t seen a dog bigger than
a poodle being carried though; I hope to see someone carrying a German Sheppard
before we go!
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| Is he wearing denim? |
If you thought carrying a dog around the park is bizarre, nothing is
a mad as the doggy fashion they adopt. There is an abundance of dog clothes
shops here!
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| Gold body warmers are this seasons must have. |
All the parks we have visited so far have specific walking arenas
and ‘gyms’ for dogs. Apparently there is even a classification of New Yorkers
called ‘doglers’ – those people who love dogs and would like to own one but can’t
due to their lifestyle, so they get their dog fix by hanging out in dog parks
now and again...
And if all this wasn’t barking enough, I even came across a specific
blog for dogs this afternoon: http://ablogfordogs.tumblr.com/
...woof!
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| Seriously? |
Emily
