Marty, Golden Retriever/Labrador Retriever mix (2.5 y/o), Rockefeller Center, New York, NY • “He’s an LA boy. He loves people and loves love – he’s a Leo. He gets really sad when people look at him and he wants to say hi, but then they walk away. He won’t cuddle with me, but he’ll cuddle with everyone else. He plays hard to get.”
Marcel, Wirehaired Dachshund (2 y/o), Washington Square S & Thompson St., New York, NY • “He’s ball obsessed – I have to hide them in the fridge because he can smell them and won’t stop barking. He’ll go mad. Now he waits in front of the fridge because he knows they’re in there.”
Mo, mix (4 y/o), Central Park, New York, NY • “He’s obsessed with squirrels and he has a foot fetish – he loves to lick feet. You can’t stop him. If the dogs are out, he’s there.”
Kuma, Labrador Retriever mix (3 m/o), 9th & 2nd Ave., New York, NY • “She demands to be on the bed and it’s hard to get her off – she’ll make a game of it. It’s just so hard to say no to her.” A rescue via @muddypawsrescuenyc
Rodeo, Bernese Mountain Dog (1 y/o), West 10th & Bleecker St., New York, NY • “He eats everything and anything. He recently ate three whole corn cobs. That was a memorable trip to the emergency room.”
Cowboy, Golden Retriever (10 m/o), Cousins Island, Yarmouth, ME • “There was a fishing pole on the side of the boat and he wouldn’t stop sniffing it. He loves fish so much. That night we saw something on him that looked like a stray whisker. I went to pull it off and realized it was a piece of fishing line attached to a hook that was through his lip – fully lodged in there. They had to sedate him and push it all the way through to get it out. He’s going to the Golden Retriever Nationals soon. He’s gonna compete in the 12-18 month class. It’s basically Disneyland for Golden Retrievers. His cousin and dad are going. He’s excited but he’s playing it cool.” @cowboy_ontherun
Pingo, Whippet/Terrier mix (2 y/o), Chilmark, MA • “We love every part of her except when she sees wild animals and runs away. She sleeps completely under the covers – I have no idea how she breathes. That’s where she wants to be. She wants other dogs to chase her with the stick but not for them to get the stick. My parents didn’t want me to get her but she’s completely won their hearts. She’s somewhere between a cat and a seal.”
Riley, Golden Retriever (3 y/o), Washington Mews, New York, NY • “He’s really into watermelon right now. If it comes out he’s next to it. He likes all fruits except for lemons.”
Daisy, Dachshund (4 m/o), 8th & MacDougal St., New York, NY • “Her tail never stops wagging. She’s bold and fearless – she’ll leap off of anything. She’s been eating my plants. We’ve had to rearrange the whole house.”
Beauregard, Newfoundland (4 m/o), Washington Square Park, New York, NY • “He’s broken a couple pieces of furniture; a glass table. Someone tied him to the sofa and then someone put food in his bowl. He took everything with him. When he’s ready to eat, nothing stops him.”
Cowboy, Australian Shepherd (1 y/o), Prince & Wooster St., New York, NY • “He’s never had a toy longer than ten minutes. He pulls all the limbs off first. He just figured out what squirrels are – we just moved from LA a month ago. He’s terrified of them.” @cowboyminiaussi
