| Editor's Diary: Snowey the Dog
I don't want to write about politics this time around, or journalism or even my life abroad. The only thing really on mind these days is my friend Snowey. I got my first dog in 2001, a Siberian Husky named Mohawk. Actually, I could say he just happened to me. I had never wanted a canine companion because of my busy and mobilie lifestyle. But I dreamt about him before I met him (if I even knew what a Husky looked like then) he and I in my convertible with the top down, singing with our faces to the sun. So I said yes. When Mohawk first arrived, I didn't even know how to take him for a walk - he was a complete mystery to me. But he got under my skin and soon, I decided to get my new friend a companion for the times when he was alone at home. I saw Snowey on a website for Samoyeds that need a home.
Matt Green and Rob Moncure, NYC Trekkers
Last Monday Matt Green and Rob Moncure started out on a 150 mile trek around New York City. Performing tasks, gathering stories, keeping a blog, and most likely seeing a part of the city they had yet to experience. One didn't make it to the finish line, but once the other completed the "real NYC marathon," we asked him some questions. Where are you both from? I am originally from Ashland, VA and now live in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Rob is a military brat who has lived all over the US and Europe, and currently resides in Pasadena, CA. How did the idea of walking 150 miles through New York City come to you? Back in the winter, Rob and I were discussing possible future trips we could take. Among other ideas, I mentioned a vague desire I've had for a while to walk the length of Broadway, thinking this might spur us onto some eventual walking-related trip a few years down the line.
Editor's Diary: Snowey the Dog
I don't want to write about politics this time around, or journalism or even my life abroad. The only thing really on mind these days is my friend Snowey. I got my first dog in 2001, a Siberian Husky named Mohawk. Actually, I could say he just happened to me. I had never wanted a canine companion because of my busy and mobilie lifestyle. But I dreamt about him before I met him (if I even knew what a Husky looked like then) he and I in my convertible with the top down, singing with our faces to the sun. So I said yes. When Mohawk first arrived, I didn't even know how to take him for a walk - he was a complete mystery to me. But he got under my skin and soon, I decided to get my new friend a companion for the times when he was alone at home. I saw Snowey on a website for Samoyeds that need a home.
Housebroken pet knows enough to do his business in the bathroom
In the fall, we adopted Charlie from a rescue shelter. He was cute, cuddly, and a complete mess. Matted hair. An ear infection. An eye infection. And bathroom habits that would shame any well-behaved animal. Well, a trip to the vet took care of the infections. And then the groomer, Marianne, had her way with the clippers. Our new little Shih-Tzu/Lhasa Apso mix was bald. And cuter. The only odd thing revealed by the haircut was that his little nose and mouth seemed to be pushed to his right, giving him a perpetually quizzical look. We took this in stride. But the house-breaking issue was something else. He peed and pooped everywhere but outside. And we gave him plenty of fresh-air opportunities. We figured he'd been shuffled around so much that his bathroom priorities had been scrambled.
Inmates, dogs get new lease on life at prison
Two Mesa women are saving dogs and improving prisoners, bringing out the human side of murderers from Alaska and Hawaii with long sentences from bloody crimes committed decades ago. Shannon Holstein, of Kokopelli Dog and Puppy Training, and Kathy Swaney, of Valley of the Sun Dog Rescue, are on a mission to save dogs from euthanasia, making less popular breeds and mutts more adoptable through extensive training by inmates at the Red Rock Correctional Center in Eloy. "It gives them purpose," Holstein said about the inmates. "It gives the dogs a second chance. These dogs in eight weeks get far more training than they would at home." .
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