It's almost as if Drs. Ina Obernesser and Mary Mansfield, the duo behind Uptown Veterinary Associates, read the comments on Harlem Fur.

For those who are wondering about the new Harlem vets on 112th and Frederick Douglass Blvd, Uptown Vets is having its Grand Opening Sunday, November 4th, from 10am to 6pm. Nabe residents, two and four-legged alike, are invited to come meet the staff, take a tour, have some drinks and snacks, and take home some goodies.

Uptown Veterinary Associates, P.C.
295 West 112th Street
New York, NY 10026
212-222-1221 office
212-222-5681 FAX

Posted by Chris at 02:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (9)

Join the Friends of St. Nicholas Park Saturday, October 6th, in the dog run to preview this season's eclectic foliage collection of brows, oranges, and reds. While you are at it, accent your Fall experience with a smart, discrete donation to the Friends.

Dear Friends,

This Saturday, October 6th from 9am-11am we'll be having our monthly Coffee Bark at St. Nick's Dog Park.

Coffee Barks take place on the first Saturday of every month. This social event allows us to get to know one another as well as address dog park issues and discuss future endeavors in St. Nick's Dog Park and St. Nicholas Park.

Free coffee, donuts and other refreshments will be served.

BRING YOUR DONATION TO THE BARK

Did you know our dog park cost over $10,000? The Friends paid for all of it with your help!

We'll be collecting donations to Friends of St. Nicholas Park at the Coffee Bark. Your donation helps the group maintain the dog park as well as host our yearly events for the community including the Fall Festival, Easter Festival and our Holiday Tree Lighting. Your donation is tax deductible. For all check donations of $250 or more, City Parks Foundation will mail you an acknowledgment letter as required by law.

>>We cannot accept cash. Please bring a check.<<

WRITE A CHECK
Step 1: Write a check made out to: City Parks Foundation In the memo of the check be sure to write "Friends of St. Nicholas Park"
Step 2: Bring your check along with a cover letter describing your donation to St. Nicholas Park in an envelope. We'll take care of the rest!

OR DONATE ONLINE
You can also donate by credit card by following the instruction below:

Step 1: Go to www.stnicholaspark.org. Click on the Online Donation button. It bring you to the City Parks Foundation donation page.
Step 2: Fill out the online form by follow the directions. This form is secure and from a trusted non-profit corporation.
Step 3: Make sure you fill in the 'Designation' field by typing in "Friends of St. Nicholas Park". If you don't, your contribution does not go to our park.

Hope you can make it and of course please bring your dog! If you have any questions or would like to volunteer at The Coffee Bark please email us at info [at] stnicholaspark [dot] org

Thanks,

Friends of St. Nicholas Park

Posted by Chris at 11:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Dear Friends,

Just a reminder, we are holding the St. Nick's Dog Park Fall Clean-Up
Day tomorrow from 10am to 2pm. We'll be filling in doggie dug holes,
spreading new woodchips, replacing bag dispensers, and making sure the
place looks great for the Fall season.

Your help is greatly needed and appreciated.

If you have a pair of work gloves please bring them. We will have some
available to those who don't. Also, we will have bottled water and
coffee for everyone. Please consider leaving your dog home for this
workday - you will enjoy it more!

Information on this Clean-up Day is below:

St. Nick's Dog Park
Clean-up Day
Saturday, September 29th
10am-2pm

At St. Nick's Dog Park
between 136th and 135th streets in the middle of the park

For more information visit our website or
our blog.

Thanks everyone for making this dog park one of the city's best!

Friends of St. Nicholas Park

Posted by Chris at 12:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Curse my not being around this weekend. I open the inbox this morning to see that Uptown Veterinary Associates opens today! Doctors Ina and Mary have brought vetrinary care to central Harlem (or south Harlem, or west Harlem, or whatever it is called this week).

And curse my not having my photos with me. Uptown Veterinary Associates will run the right way from the start, with a state-of-the-art paperless office that will allow all records to be easily accessible to the vets there. I took a few shots of the network going in, and will post a shot of its lazer-aided installation later this week.

Previous: Harlem Veterinary Race Is On.

Posted by Chris at 10:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (4)

Back in April, Uptown resident Anna Petterson lost her beloved beagle Olive after a scare and injury. But now, Anna writes in to say that she has a new pup in her life.

Check out the Friends Of St. Nicholas Park website to read the story of Linnea, a tiny pooch from the ASPCA Anna adopted.

Posted by Chris at 11:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Before we tell you about this Saturday's (September 1st from 9am-11am) Monthly Coffee Bark in St. Nicholas Park, let's first recap what has happened on the days other Coffee Barks were held.

· Saturday, June 2, 2007- The first Coffee Bark:
On the same day, three suspects are arrested in relation to a terrorism plot involving John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City with a fourth suspect being sought.

· Saturday, July 7, 2007- The second Coffee Bark:
On the same day, the New Seven Wonders of the World are announced. These are The Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan, the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil, Machu Picchu in Peru, Mexico's Chichen Itza Mayan site, the Colosseum in Rome and the Taj Mahal in India.

· Saturday, August 4, 2007- The third Coffee Bark:
On the same day, San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds ties Hank Aaron for most career home runs with 755, while Alex Rodriguez becomes the youngest player to hit 500 home runs in Major League Baseball.

What will happen on Saturday, September 1st, the date of the next St. Nicholas Park Coffee Bark. We. Don't. Know. But the question you should be asking is this: Can I afford to miss it?

Posted by Chris at 11:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

While on a Saturday stroll, I spotted Grisha, which is the Russian nickname for Gregory, sunning himself on his Lenox Ave stoop. Having read a lot of Dostoyevsky, I expected him to greet me with a steely smile, bow- but come down so low as to offend me, then throw himself at my feet begging my forgiveness, and when I accepted, smile upon it ironically.

However, Grisha did none of that. He basically looked on with a disinterested contentment like any good cat.

Posted by Chris at 06:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

So a while ago we wrote about T-Bone, a big teddy bear of a dog who was found nearly starved to death and tied up in Riverside Park. Little did we know how gruesome T-Bone's situation really was when he was rescued. But now, we're happy to say Lizz from NY City Pets wrote in to let us know it ends just how you would want it to.

A year to the month after T-Bone was found, Dorian Rence of animal rescue organization The Artemis Project tells T-Bone's tale:

Last August, I found T-Bone tied and abandoned in Riverside Park. He was the most emaciated animal I'd ever seen. He was so weak he couldn't stand for long.

T-Bone had been severely traumatized. He growled and shook with fear whenever I got too close. I left to buy food, hoping that might win his trust.

When I returned, there was a park employee on the scene. He'd already radioed for Park Rangers to come and take T-Bone to the Center for Animal Care and Control (CACC). That's the protocol for dealing with animals abandoned in city parks.

My heart sank. People looking at this living skeleton of a dog could easily decide they were doing him a favor by euthanizing him.

The parks guy and I sat together for the next 3 hours, waiting for the Rangers. He told me about the sinister world of dog fighting. As a cat person, I already knew about its cruelty, but from the cats' point of view. People use cats and small dogs as bait to train pit bulls to fight. Sometimes, they even cut off a cat's front paws so it can't defend itself. Of course, it's cruel for the dogs too. The parks guy told me they frequently find pit bulls, tied and abandoned like T-Bone, or shot in the head, presumably for losing a fight. Starving a dog is a popular method for making the dog meaner.

When the Park Rangers arrived, they used a pole with a lasso at the end to forcibly put T-Bone into a cage. He peed and yelped in fright. That was when I promised him I wouldn't abandon him. I gave one of the Rangers my phone number and asked that she call me with his CACC intake number. Several hours later, she did. I called CACC, gave them his number and told them I was interested in him. "Oh, the emaciated dog," said the voice. "Yes," I answered, "but I have a week before anything bad would happen to him, right?" The reply was chilling. "I'd come now."

To read on and find out what happens to T-Bone (don't worry, it's good), click here to download The Artemis Project's summer newsletter from Lizz's site. The story will make your day.

Posted by Chris at 11:38 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

While some cats, who we won't mention, spend all their time begging to go to the park, it seems that other cats in the neighborhood enjoy the deep satisfaction of contributing to household duties. Bebe and Kitty are two such felines.

First up we have Bebe, who is trying to work a little bit of cute into his technique as he tackles the socks.

Next we have Kitty, as we see here, who looks on contentedly at a job well done.

Posted by Chris at 11:41 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Some of our readers have written in to ask if life in Harlem is all about couture fashion, which wine shop to choose, or culinary explorations. Yes, we regret to inform you, Harlem is all about that. However, there are discounts to local businesses as well as a comprehensive directory to shopping and dining in Harlem at Experience: Harlem. You may find, among other things on the site, the veterinarian hospital check-up and pedicure discount to your liking.

Posted by Chris at 11:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Going off of the "Pets 'Wanted' Mug Shots" ad campaign by Animal Care and Control, Harlem Fur will be running 'Letters from the Pound,' where we print letters, verbatim, from pets behind bars. Our first letter comes from Stuart, someone who was locked up for an allergy he didn't commit.

Hy Evwebudy!

My nam iz Stuart. I cam to thugh Manhattan Animal Shelter abowd a wek augo becawze my humahn was veri allergic tu me. I ahm a yuthful 1 year and 8 months old. I am neutered, so I wil be polite around thugh hom, and am a boish 12 lbs. I purrrr alot.

I am veri sweet an woud luv to find a forever home. Pleez cahl (212) 788-4000 un ask for information about animal ID number A645438.

Thaku. Bi,
Stuart

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Better than mixing wine and liquor, Harlem Vintage and Uptown Hound are inviting the nabe to mix wine and four-legged companions (dogs and cats are listed so far, but I am guessing one can take a little liberty with the qualifications).

This Saturday, August 18, from 4 to 7pm, indulge your pet's inner connoisseur with special treats and give-aways for the furry-set sponsored by UH. And just in case you don't have an animal with you, still stop by, as there is always the excuse of Saturday wine tastings form 4 to 7pm.

And as if that is not reason enough to stop by, remember that Harlem Vintage's Second Annual Red Hot Sale begins this Friday, August 17th, and runs thru Labor Day. Get ready for dramatic mark downs on some great vintages.

Posted by Chris at 12:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

In addition to going to the park, Cimbi's other summer ritual is shedding. (Actually, this is a year-round ritual, but it picks up to maddening levels as the weather warms.) Despite being a short haired cat with a very clean appearance, her fur ends up on the furniture, as wispy balls in corners, in our ears, eyes and noses, and on our clothes.

Sometimes it's a conversation starter (I was once asked by someone on the subway what kind of pet I had based on a glance at my shirt), but mostly it's a time consuming pain to clean up.

Our weekly cleaning ritual goes something like this: (1) sweep entire apartment (2) vacuum up hair sweepings, as they can escape from the dust pan (3) Swiffer furniture and floors (4) vacuum corners and cracks- then wave transparent vacuum canister in front of Cheryl asking "can you believe the cat still has any fur on it?" (5) wash bed coverings. This usually takes about three hours, but given Cheryl's allergies and how much we enjoy Cimbi, it's worth it.

However, a few months ago I wondered about better strategies for attacking the problem at the source. I reasoned: If I was to really brush the cat, not take a few simple swipes with the Love Glove (our rubber tipped pet brushing tool) before Cimbi decided to jump off my lap and run away, maybe I could cut down a bit on the amount of fur I needed to clean up around the place.

My first 15 minute session yielded the fur nugget seen above. This is not a loose collection of fur, but a hard mass of cat hair that does not loose shape when setting an unabridged dictionary on top of it. So I saved it in the take out container it is seen resting on, thinking that with regular cat brushing, I would only be blessed with one of these things.

I was wrong.

I now collect about one cat fur nugget of equal size a week. Stored in the same take out container, I am wondering what to do with my growing collection. I thought about putting them in ravioli and inviting people over for dinner. ("Oh, I'm so embarrassed; I don't know how that got in there. Please, try a different piece.") Or making a bizarro Cimbi who would not tear up the shades at 5am or bite us upon returning home. Knitting a cat hair sweater is ruled out, as it seems far too time consuming.

Whatever I do decide to do with the fur nuggets, I will have more time to do it, as we have been able to drastically cut back in our cleaning now that Cimbi is regularly brushed.

Posted by Chris at 02:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

A few of Cimbi's fans have written in to let me know that Harlem Fur is about her and her furry friends, not whatever it has been these past few weeks. They ask how Cimbi is doing, and what she has been up to.

So, I offer this shot of Cimbi's Sunday in Central Park. In this photo, Cimbi is pouting because Cheryl and I would not let her kill any of the birds playing around us on the great lawn. You'll also see that the photo includes a mysterious absence of sky, a near constant in the Harlem Fur photography library.

Aside from trying to kill things and pouting when she was not allowed, Cimbi entertained passersby, including a friendly woman from Holland, played with a small child and refrained from biting and scratching the whole time, and stared absently into the distance as a large dog barked at her trying to get some kind of reaction.

Posted by Chris at 11:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

UPTOWNflavor passes along a link to Flexpetz, a "shared dog ownership concept." Basically, you buy membership into Flexpetz and get to have access to dogs kinda like a time share or a collaborative corporate jet ownership service.

At first I thought this was a horrible concept, but then read that they do take in dogs in need of re-homing, and have provided extensive veterinary care and behavioral training when needed.

Still, many of us view our pets as a member of the family, so the idea of leasing a pet strikes me as a bit strange. I have not stopped by the Coffee Bark in St. Nicholas Park as I don't have a dog, and feel I might be perceived as a creepy guy much in the same way people would look at someone without a kid at a playground. I can't imagine the situation would be much better if my dog was rented.

Believe me, it's not for not trying something kinda like this that my suspicions are aroused.

Despite the fact that we both love dogs, Cheryl and I cannot have one as her allergies are far too strong. So, I did once try running in the morning with my neighbor's dog. The idea was that in exchange for giving the pooch morning exercise, I would get a bit of the fun of having a dog.

It didn't quite work out that way. The bond the pup had with his humans does not automatically translate to anyone holding the leash, and when people stopped to say what a gorgeous dog he was and ask how long I had him, I was embarrassed to say he wasn't mine.

This is my initial take. I'm open to hearing other arguments, but at this point I'm not convinced.

Posted by Chris at 12:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Keeping the dog trains running on time, the Friends of St. Nicholas Park will be hosting their monthly Coffee Bark this Saturday, August 4th.

The Friends write:

Dear Friends, (Here, when using the word Friends, they are not talking to themselves, the Friends, but talking to you and others who are their friends- Ed.)

This Saturday, August 4th from 9am-11am we'll be having our monthly Coffee
Bark at St. Nick's Dog Park.

Coffee Barks take place on the first Saturday of every month.
This social event allows us to get to know one another as well as address
dog park issues and discuss future endeavors in St. Nick's Dog Park and
St. Nicholas Park. Coffee, donuts and other refreshments will be served.

Hope you can make it and of course please bring your dog! If you have
any questions please email us at info -AT- stnicholaspark -DOT- org

Thanks,

Friends of St. Nicholas Park (Here, they are using the term 'Friends' to refer to themselves, not you and other friends of the Friends, as they are not intending you to read this as if you were writing it to yourself, unless, I suppose, you are one of the Friends, and possibly the Friend who wrote this.- Ed.)

Posted by Chris at 11:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

A reader writes in with news on his missing cat Uli:

We are missing our cat Uli. He is a 2 year old short hair (see attached pictures) and very friendly. He wears a red collar with a little round plastic pendent. His name and our telephone number is written on it. we last saw him at 7PM in our apartment on the corner of 124th and Frederick Douglas Boulevard. We are afraid that he was able to sneak into the elevator and somehow to the street. We would greatly appreciate if you could post his pics and a little description on your site. Anyone who has seen him should contact me at (number removed now that Uli is found).

thank you
Dominik

UPDATE

Dominik writes in with a great update:

dear chris,

thank god we found him... he did get into the elevator and into the basement where he was hiding in the trash compactor....

best
dominik

If you are not feeling happy enough that Uli has been found, click thru for an even cuter photo.

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Posted by Chris at 09:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)

The good people of the Friends of St. Nicholas Park and Uptown Vets bring you this Saturday's (July 7th) Coffee Bark.

For those of you who helped out with last weekend's Wood Chip Workday, you deserve it! For those of you thinking of helping out with a Wood Chip Workday, meet the people and pooches who make the events so rewarding.

From the Friends:

Dear St. Nick Dog Park Friends,

This Saturday, July 7th from 9am-11am we'll be having our monthly Coffee Bark at St. Nick's Dog Park. This month's bark is sponsored by Uptown Vets.

They will be there on Saturday letting everyone know about the services they provide to the neighborhood.

Coffee Barks take place on the first Saturday of every month. This social event allows us to get to know one another as well as address dog park issues and discuss future endeavors in St. Nick's Dog Park and St. Nicholas Park. Coffee and other refreshments will be served.

Hope you can make it and of course please bring your dog! If you have any questions please email us at info [ at ] stnicholaspark [ dot ] org (sorry for the crazy way of writing the email address, just trying to cut down on their spam- Ed).

Thanks,

Friends of St. Nicholas Park

Sponsored by:
UPTOWN VETS
295 WEST 112TH STREET

Posted by Chris at 08:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

William from the Friends of St. Nicholas Park writes in to let us know that help is requested this Saturday for woodchip work on the park's dog run. As a veteran woodchip spreader, I can say these events are fun and a great way to meet people in the area.

Also, click thru for a note from Shawn and his pooch Axel on dog water in the run.

Friends,

We are scheduling a woodchip workday this Saturday, June 30th from
10am to 2pm.
Our woodchips in the run are dirty and need replenishing for the
Summer. We will be transferring woodchips to the run and filling up
doggie dug holes.

Your help is greatly needed and appreciated.

If you have a pair of work gloves please bring them. We will have some
available to those who don't. Also, we will have bottled water and
coffee for everyone.

It is usually better to come to the workday after you walk your dog.
Dogs demand attention while in the dog run, and the workday will be
more enjoyable if you can leave your dog in the comfort of his home.
Of course, we understand if this is not possible and appreciate any
help you can lend.

Information on this woodchip workday is below:

St. Nick's Dog Park
Woodchip Workday
Saturday, June 30th
10am-2pm

At St. Nick's Dog Park
between 136th and 135th streets in the middle of the park

Continue reading "St. Nicholas Park Woodchip Workday this Saturday June 30th" »

Posted by Chris at 10:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

I was holding off posting on the return of neighborhood Chihuahua Bugzy, hoping to get a shot of the little camera hound. But, being that summer leaves me without a camera-friendly jacket pocket, and so no camera, I've missed some great picture opportunities. I am going with the update sans photo.

Bugzy was soon located at the 110th Street animal shelter after his great escape from the Lenox Ave Halstead office. This should have ended right then and there with sighs of relief all around, much face licking on the part of the pooch, and maybe a non-recalled treat when he arrived home. However, given that Animal Care and Control has a policy whereby animals only leave once spayed or neutered, little Bugzy was facing the knife.

Danni, Bugzy's human, was going to have none of that.

Bugzy came into Danni's life as a rescue dog with a sad background. The pup had been a victim of abuse and neglect. You could never tell it now, given his energy and excitement in meeting new people. I take that as a testament to the kind of mothering care Danni gives Bugzy. So, given all that Bugzy had gone thru, she wasn't about to see him get his balls cut off at his age. (Danni, men everywhere are quietly thanking you.)

Don't get me wrong. We, including Danni, all know that in the grand scheme spaying and neutering are the right things to do. Any stroll thru an animal shelter will provide all the sad-eyed proof one needs. However, this was not about the universe as a whole, this was about the little dog under Danni's care, and she would do what she had to do to protect him. Even if that meant, as she warned in one email, she might go to jail.

In the end, Bugzy was neutered, and Danni stayed clear of the slammer.

I ran into Danni and Bugzy on the street shortly after his surgery. The small dog walked over to me, slowly stood up on his hind legs, and hugged my kneecap. He didn't jump around, or really even pant, but simply stayed where he was with his head resting against my leg. I tried to reassure him the best that I could.

I told Cheryl all about it, and we ran into the two of them that same evening. This time, Bugzy didn't hug me, but stood in the middle of the sidewalk with his front legs somewhat apart, and threw up all over. Danni said that it may have been his nerves, or a bad reaction to the medication he was taking for the kennel cough he developed while in the pound.

As of now, Bugzy is on the road back to becoming his normal self.

Posted by Chris at 11:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

For those who walk their dogs in the Marcus Garvey dog run, beware. Harlem resident and Post reporter Denise Buffa lost her Italian mastiff to electrocution from a ConEd lamppost on 5th Ave at 120th St this week.

Mushy, weighing in at 100 lbs, is no small guy. Once can easily imagine that if he could be electrocuted, so could any other dog, or child.

The loss of her dog is only made worse by the follow-up bungled buck passing between ConEd and city agencies. It seems that various people were able to confirm a voltage leak, but no one was able to resolve the issue.

· Con Ed Horror [NY Post]

Posted by Chris at 04:16 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

For some reason, I thought it would be a good idea yesterday to hit up more than one of the 5 Starbucks in my office's immediate area for the free iced coffee from 10 to noon. I mean, I'm a red-blooded American, so why turn down something free, if not a lot of something free?

Early into the two hour window, I had the idea that I should have grabbed all Manhattan Starbucks addresses, geo-plotted them, optimized travel routes, and for the 10am start gun, have had myself set at the Southernmost location ready to work my way as far North as I could before time ran out. I could have selected the best attire (easy to move in office wear or standard running shoes and clothes) and maybe sent out a media advisory with a quote from Joey Chestnut.

However, the two gratis coffees that I had (as well as finishing Cheryl's morning tea, drinking my standard large morning coffee, and having another tea for lunch) are likely what was responsible for my being in the office until 10:15pm at will and staying up into the wee hours trying to find old friends online. (You would think that with guys whose last names include "Cudd" and "Grubbs" and women whose first names include "Chamie" and "Bryn" this would be a piece of cake, but somehow it was not.)

Anyway, here are a couple of upcoming Uptown events (and an update on Bugzy to come):

SATURDAY | JUNE 9 | 11:00 AM - 3:00PM | DYCKMAN LANDING (200th St and Hudson River)

Learn to Row!

The Harlem River Boat Club, Row New York, and the Alianza Dominicana invite New Yorker's to learn rowing.

The Harlem River Boat Club uses rowing to promote real waterfront and waterway access for all New Yorkers, especially in the communities that have historically lacked recreational facilities and access to their waterfronts. Programs are affordable to the community and the HRBC is working with other organizations to facilitate enviromental stewardship of waterfront areas along the Harlem and Hudson Rivers.

DIRECTIONS

Take the A (closer) or 1 to Dyckman Street, and walk West along Dyckman to the Hudson river.

SATURDAY | JUNE 16 | 1:00 PM | MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

UPTOWNflavor sends along: Dog Owners and Their Dogs The New Yorkers: A Novel

Bring your dog to a special program for dogs and dog lovers in the Museum's courtyard. Best-selling novelist Cathleen Schine will read from The New Yorkers: A Novel (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007), a hilarious account of the interactions among residents on a tony Upper West Side block and the important role their dogs play in their lives. Adam Gopnik, award-winning critic-at-large forThe New Yorker will
introduce the program. In case of rain, the program will be held in the Museum's auditorium. FREE with Museum admission!

Dogs are welcome!

Reserve on line at www.mcny.org or by telephone at 212.534.1672, ext. 3395.
$ 5 for Museum members, seniors, and students
$ 9 for the general public

DIRECTIONS

By subway: #6 Lexington Avenue train to 103rd St., then walk three blocks west.
#2 or #3 train to Central Park North/110th St., walk one block east to
Fifth Avenue, then south to 103rd St.
By bus: M1, M3, M4, or M106 to 104th St., M2 to 101st St.

Posted by Chris at 08:33 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

MISSING DOG!

REWARD IF FOUND

Contact:
Danni Tyson
(212) 381-2588
(646) 708-1675

Harlem Fur veteran Danni Tyson writes in to let us know that Bugzy, her rescue Chihuahua, disappeared from the Halstead Office on Lenox Ave and 119th yesterday around 4:30, and has not been seen since.

Danni said that it is not like Bugzy at all, and so suspects that someone must have him.

Posted by Chris at 11:10 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)

Ella is a very energetic 3 year old pup who you can see was quite eager to get her photo taken. But she didn't let her desire be known right away.

She cleverly hid her excitement under a veil of disinterest and white fur until I was ready to take the shot. Then, Ella let it all hang out.

Posted by Chris at 11:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Parks

The Friends of St. Nicholas Park are holding their FIRST! EVER! regular monthly meeting. Attendance is open to all, bringing a friend is encouraged, and people are asked to come with ideas for events and the organization.

The agenda, roughly, will be:

1. Summer Events Calendar
2. Increasing Membership
3. Fundraising Activities
4. Dog Run Update
5. Capital Projects Update

Tuesday, May 8th, 7pm at Harlem Visitor's and Community Resource Center, the first floor at West 502 142nd Street (between Amsterdam and Hamilton Place).

Dance

It was Benny Goodman vs Chick Webb on May 11th, 1937, in what became a classic night of dance and jazz in Harlem's historic Savoy Ballroom. So why let the 70th anniversary of a great battle pass without a little reenactment? Enjoy live music from the Savoy Stompers, a smart dance performance, and a free swing lesson just in case 70 year's time has put a little dust on your dancing shoes. Tickets are $20.

Friday, May 11th, 7pm at the Julia de Burgos Cultural Center, Lexington Ave & East 106 St. For further Details contact:
Clyde Wilder 646 - 546 - 8684
Bronx Barbie 917 - 941 - 0935
Clay Herndon 917 - 549 - 7075

Dogs

Move over big dogs, the little dogs are moving in. Now that big dogs have a place to call their own in St. Nicholas Park, it's time to carve out an area for little dogs (with big dog personalities). Tasks at hand include fence erecting for the small dog run, cutting and moving fencing for the new corral entrance, landscaping around the new corral entrance, and spreading woodchips in the small dog run.

Saturday, May 12th, 10am at St. Nicholas Park dog run @ 135th Street. For more information, check out the St. Nicholas Park blog.

Dogs Again

Uptown Hound will host Sit Stay Dog Training for their seminar "The Urban Dog." The seminar will cover simple things you can do to improve your relationship with your dog, as well as your dog's health. Our cat Cimbi needs some relationship training, so we may try to dress her up as a Wheaten Terrier and bring her along.

Sunday, May 13th, 2pm at Uptown Hound, corner of Adam Clayton Powell and 121st Street. The seminar itself is free but registration is required. To register: email sitstaydogtraining -at- gmail -dot- com or call 646.352.1980.

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Remember Monte, the six-toed mitten kitten Harlem Fur reader Elderta rescued off of the streets of the Bronx? It seems all of those toes are bringing him good luck.

Monte, whose name is now Willie, has settled into his new place. Elderta writes, "He's gone from the streets of the Bronx to a full floor, 2 bedroom/2bath apartment with balcony in Prospect Heights. That is one lucky little boy. I feel so happy to have taken the time to pick up a little one off the street and give him a good home."

Above is a shot of Willie (on the left) and his three year old brother, Ozzie.

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A reader writes in to say she has seen what looks to be a Chow either lost of without a home:

I've been seeing this abandoned (or perhaps lost?) dog on my block (corner of 134th and Fredrick Douglass)--it's a black chow (looks purebred to me, but I'm not an expert) that has been eating out of the garbage cans. The dog seems to be totally self sufficient and doesn't look sick, just dirty. I've seen it 3 times (twice this week), always around 9am.

I'm just writing because there's a chance that this dog was lost, and it would be great to locate the owner... or maybe someone could take the dog in. My apt doesn't allow dogs, so I really can't do much here... I don't
want to report the dog to the shelter because it might be killed there...

I just don't know who I could call/email to help out this poor creature.

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Remember back in the day, October of '06, when North Korea tested its first nuclear weapon, Rep. Mark Foley's come-ons to young male staffers were shaping the final days of the midterm elections, and a woman named Ina sent an email to Harlem Fur telling us not to despair over the nabe's lack of pet services, that she was looking at spaces to rent for a veterinary clinic?

Okay, even we needed some help remembering the last one.

When Harlem Fur received Ina's email, it was filed in a folder specifically for archiving such promises (seriously, there is one). Since the Fur had begun bemoaning a lack of nearby vet services a year ago, nearly 30 emails promising a new pet sheriff in town pilled up, all unfulfilled. So, we had assumed that Ina's promise would be like all the rest.

Harlem Fur is happy to admit being wrong.

D.V.M.'s Ina Obernesser and Mary Mansfield let the Fur know that they have signed a lease, began construction, and are planning to open Uptown Veterinary Associates this summer on 112th St. and Frederick Douglass Blvd. They are determined to be South Harlem's first veterinary clinic, and will offer state-of-the-art diagnostics, surgery, a comprehensive pharmacy, and dentistry.

Ina and Mary have only one question. "Just read your post about Animal General looking for a space in the same neighborhood......any news on that?"

That's it, Harlem Veterinary Race 2007 is on, and Uptown Veterinary Associates just pulled into the lead.

· Uptown Veterinary Associates [Official Site]

· Animal General Looking For Space In South Harlem [Harlem Fur]

· Filling Harlem Vet Void, Petland On 117th St. To Hold Two More Vaccination Days [Harlem Fur]

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Harlemite, member of the Friends of St. Nicholas Park, and avid dog lover Julia is looking to launch a new pet carrier aimed primarily at dogs (but it can be used for cats too, especially by those who enjoy taking their cat to the park). To make sure the carrier is the best it can be, Julia is looking for local feedback.

If you live in Harlem and own a dog between 5 and 15lbs, we're looking for you! I'm launching a Harlem-based dog carrier line and will be holding a focus group to get feedback on our new product. We need volunteers who love their dogs! We have a couple possible dates and will require only 2 hours of your time. Food and beverages will be served. For details, please contact Julia at papooch |at| gmail |dot| com.

We haven't seen the carrier yet, but Cheryl and I are excited for a neighborhood-inspired prodcuct for transporting Cimbi to and from Central Park this summer, as well as to and from a South Harlem vet...

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(Letter from day three in Cimbi's Uptown Hound stay.)

This iz my favorit plas to stay in the stor. And luk! I hav my pilo, too. Jen tuk it to the stor thiz morning. I wuz so happy it wuz ther. I slept on it all day and it wuz niz and cozee.

I like it here so much. I even spelt that rite! Luk, I am tryin to be asleep but Jen keep taykun pikturs. Go away. I am sleeping. Zzzzz.

See you tomorrow, Mom and Dad!! Sorree I am a bad speller!

XO-

Cimbi

· Cimbi's Vakashun Part I
· Cimbi's Vakashun Part II

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(Letter from day two in Cimbi's Uptown Hound stay.)

Saturday, April 7, 2007

Thaz me! Im likin fur my dad and mom. Jen tuk me and that dawg to the stor this morning and we all had brekfust. then some ladeez kam and they had a meeting. I lukd out the window a lot. The besk iz warm and I lik to be on it.

See? I do lik the desk. And it iz kloz to the treets, so the ladeez don't furgit to giv them to me!

· Cimbi's Vakashun Part I

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Cheryl and I visited her parents just outside of D.C. this weekend for Easter. Being that Cheryl's kids, who are extremely allergic to cats, rode down with us, Cimbi became a point of concern. We could not bring our small animal along, and leaving Cimbi either at home or a boarding facility posses complications.

If we leave Cimbi home, even with neighbors stopping by to feed and play with her, she gets mad at having to sleep alone and pees on something. We already know that Nature's Miracle works, so no need for further testing. The one time we brought her to a boarding facility -one that we chose after a ton of research- she came back a different color and harboring a cold that brought a vet bill larger than the cost of boarding her.

So this weekend we tried Uptown Hound. Instead of Cheryl and I giving our take on her stay, we'll let Cimbi's daily letters fill that role. Pardon the spelling, she is a small house cat.

Friday, April 6, 2007

Today wuz a gud day, then dad tuk me to Uptown Hound and he wuz sad and i wuz lyk, "What iz yur prawblum? Theez ladeez ar niz." Jen wint hom to wash a dawg and Karoleen stayd with me fur a wil. Then, Jen kam bak and tuk me hom with hur. Hur haws is niz and there iz a dawg there and I likd him and he dint bother me. There is a other kat, too, but she wuz hidin frum me! I had sum treets and we all wint to bed and I slept on the bed with Jen and the dawg.

More tomorrow!

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I find it difficult to write about a big old teddy bear Am Staff named T-Bone without wanting to put the blues on, especially as this guy has been going for some time now without a home to call his own.

And he's had his share of bad luck. Found tied up in a park and nearly starved to death, this guy was nursed back to health by the vets and staff of Animal General. But as great a place as Animal General is, it's still no substitute for a real home.

Says Lizz of NY City Pets "We love him and have taught him to sit and ask for his toys, to lay down, and to enjoy a good belly rubbing... this happy dog just wants a quiet, warm bed and some heavy duty toys to catch. Oh, and a great person to play with him too!"

T-Bone is house broken, altered, and up to date on shots. See T-Bone on Pet Finder.

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To anyone looking for a silky black kitten who comes house trained, your prayers are answered.

Berry sends along this email:

hey all

this kitten was abandoned in an apartment a few days ago. i found a foster home a few blocks from here. the kitten is house trained, very sweet and mild mannered. if anyone is interested in the kitten please let me know.

best

Of course, to make sure the kitten goes to a good home, there is a slight adoption fee for people not known to us.

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William from the Friends of St. Nicholas Park writes today with sad news on lost Beagle Olive.

We heard from Anna, Olive's mom, yesterday. Below is her email:

Dear all:

It is with great sadness I must share the news that my little Olive did not make it home. I received a call this morning from the Parks Department that she had been picked up in Highbridge Park yesterday, but that she was injured and did not make it for long. I miss her something terribly but her friendship, playfulness and indomitable little spirit will remain with me forever.

I am so very grateful to you all for your help and support over the last few days.

Thanks,

Anna

The Friends are collecting word of encouragement on their blog.

Here is a favorite photo of Olive, the one Anna would like to remember Olive with.

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Confirming previous rumors that my neighbor's Boxer Romeo has the hots for Isis, the German Shepherd down the street, I offer this photo.

For this shot, Romeo protectively moved just a little ahead and stayed ready on all four paws, while Isis chilled in the back with a big grin.

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William from the Friends of St. Nicholas Park sends along an email asking for help in finding a lost dog:

Hey all,

This note below is from a dog owner who frequents St. Nick's Dog Park. She has lost her dog Olive and needs help trying to get her back. I have included her information if anyone sees Olive. Attached is a photo of Olive. Thanks

"My beagle Olive and I are sometimes visitors to the St Nicholas Dog Run. Now Olive is lost. She is a tri-color beagle, 13 or so inches, weighs about 28 lbs, 2.5 years, very sweet face. Very friendly, but shy around children - loves treats. She went to a different dog run today up at Ft Washington Ave and 173rd Street. She was wearing a blue collar with small daisies and has an AVID chip. She got frightened and managed to sneak out and run away. It was about 2 pm today (Monday April 2nd)."

If you have any information please contact Anna Pettersson at:

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Fellow A96 animal lover Tanya emailed us this morning to let us know that she has rescued a 6-toed boy kitten she is looking to adopt out.

Tanya writes:

Hello Animal Lovers,

I found a wonderful 6-toed boy kitten near where I work at the Montefiore Medical Center. I've temporarily named him "Monte." I believe he's 4 to 6 months old. He's super-friendly and just a joy to have around. Alas, my cat won't tolerate other kitties and I'm trying to find someone who can provide him a 'forever home.' I'm taking him to the vet today for shots, and my vet may be taking him into their shelter, but I have not heard from the lady who takes care of the shelter yet for confirmation.

If you know anyone who wants to adopt a loving and cheery 6-toed mitten kitten, please have them contact me!

There would be an adoption fee for folks I don't know, to make sure that they are serious about keeping Monte in a forever situation. They can contact me by email at elderta_2001 "the at sign" yahoo. (Ed- I tried to write Tanya's email address in a way a little less susceptible to spam.)

Thanks in advance for any contacts you can provide to get Monte a forever home.

Thanks,
Tanya

Check him out in all of his curiosity in the video below.

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Decked out in her jogging attire is Isis, a white German Shepherd rumored to be the love interest of neighborhood Boxer Romeo.

Although I had never seen her, Romeo's humans told me about a certain German Shepherd pup he goes crazy for, and I happened to ask this dog's owner if she is the one when spotting her on the street. Yes, she is the one.

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In these dark days before the arrival of Animal General to South Harlem, we have only Vet My Pet events at Petland.

I am giving ample notice of the Sunday, April 29th Vet My Pet day at Petland on 117th St and Lenox Ave to absolve myself of having missed posting on the Sunday, March 25th date. (I was a little distracted preparing the words I gave at the Kazakh New Year's concert, which, btw I am not posting on here, as I don't know how the performers and dignitaries I met would enjoy being on a site that largely chronicles animals peeing in, and people crapping on, my apartment.)

The event, which runs from 2 to 4pm Sunday, April 29th, offers three vet packages for dogs and cats whose titles seem inspired by a Chinese take out menu: Happy Puppy/Kitten ($45), Happy Dog/Cat ($45), and Happy Dog/Cat Plus ($61). The Happy Family multi-pet package is not listed, but if you stick around long enough, I am sure at least one pet will serve up a poo poo platter. Speaking of which, bringing a stool is recommended. For more info, call 914-557-6812.

And as an addendum, if your pet is showing any signs of illness or change in behavior, and you have fed your little companion any of the 3.8 trillion types of food produced by Menu Foods, please do not wait until April 29th to seek vet care. For solid coverage of the Menu Foods pet poisonings, read Poop City.

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Bianca is a beautiful American Staffordshire Terrier Cheryl and I met in Central Park. Like many energetic dogs, getting a profile shot can prove to be a difficult task, so we are settling for the arial photo.

Cheryl kept commenting on what a great coat Bianca has, and her human said that if we think she looks good, we should his other Am Staff, who looks like Pete the Pup from the Little Rascals.

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Here we have Boomba, a dog I spotted over a block away for his striking resemblance to a pup I had for a mere five days last December. Yes, this here Boomba looks much like Parkway, a rescue dog I sought to adopt until finding out that Cheryl's cat allergies are nothing in comparison to her dog allergies.

I keep meaning to post on the yet-unblogged-about five days of the pooch, but an uncontrollable pain wells up each time I remember having to let go of the best dog on earth.

Parkway, thou, he could probably care less. Those five days were but a mere layover on his ride to pure bliss. He is now an hour and a half outside of the city living a constant life of dog Disneyland.

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Gothamist today reports that pet food company Menu Foods is recalling over 80 brands it produces, including Iams and Eukanuba canned and foil pouch products. Pet owners are warning that their animals have been vomiting and suffering kidney failure. At least ten pet deaths have been reported so far.

Gothamist commenters tell of dehydration and long, expensive vet visits. One commenter recalls how her infant daughter had been notorious for getting into the cat food until recently and asks "I wonder how many other little kids have had a bite of this poison, or how many broke senior citizens for that matter..."

To see a list of all recalled products, visit the Menu Foods website. Additionally, the company designated two phone numbers that pet owners can call for information: (866) 463-6738 and (866) 895-2708. If calling, be warned, a commenter on Gothamist tells of being on hold for more than a half an hour.

In the photo is Cimbi, in her evening toilet-paper bathrobe, eating a dinner not made by Menu Foods.

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Continuing the theme of small Harlem dogs, we have Maxie Girl posing for the lens. Maxie is a clam and friendly Lhasa Apso whose tail gives her emotions away.

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A few Harlem Fur readers have wrote in to ask if the nabe and its dog runs are friendly to smaller dogs. It is, for both the streets and the Morningside and St. Nicholas dog runs, as they have sections specifically for small dogs. The Marcus Garvey Park dog run is a toss up, and those with any dog should check it to see who else is inside before entering.

If the question is based on the frequency of large dogs featured here, that is probably due to a slight personal Fur preference coming through.

So, to help even the score of featured Harlem Hounds, we present Bugzy, a camera hound / Chihuahua mix. Bugzy can be seen around the nabe with his admiring human, Halstead broker Danni Tyson.

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Harlem Fur could not have picked a better first 365 days to be in existence.

First, we had Posh Paws open, and with it Harlem had high-end pet products. Next, Morningside and St. Nicholas Parks made great steps in local dog run creation, giving our canine companions an off-leash place to smell each others' rear ends. Then, Animal General let us know that it is seeking to expand into the hood, and with it will come quality vet care.

Now, Uptown Hound has opened a storefront on Adam Clayton Powell and 121st Street, offering dog walking, pet sitting, grooming, behavior training, bespoke William Wegman Crypton fabric pet beds, and- what few ever imagined Harlem would be home to- DOG YOGA! Yes, Harlemites can now take yoga classes with their dogs.

Owner Jen Cox has more energy than most dogs, and used it to run through a sample of her current customers:

- Milo, 6-month old Boston Terrier/Beagle mix, who is also part lovable crazypot. Milo is, in my opinion, a reincarnated ninja who uses a technique I like to call "death by ball", wherein he makes you throw him the fuzzy ball until you pass out from exhaustion, then he kills you by jumping up and down on your chest in a vain attempt to make you get up and throw the ball again. Genius.

- Peedee, a 4-month old Westie who is cute beyond belief, but who will also kill you (his technique is death by lick)

- Truman, a 1-year old Cairn Terrier (or, Terrorer, you can be the judge. His favorite food is rubber balls.)

- Molly, a 14-year old Yellow Lab (who won't kill you ... unless you have a chicken bone in your pocket)

- And, my dog, Louis, a Collie/Great Pyrenese mix, who really couldn't care less about you or anyone else. And this makes us love him the most. It's always the one you can't have ...

We have Louis in the top photo, and walk-in customers Janell and Pebbles right below him.

For those who are in the area this Tuesday, March 13th, Jen will be interviewed by the BBC at 4pm for part of a program on Harlem entrepreneurs.

Store hours are Tuesday thru Sunday, 12pm to 7pm, and Monday by appointment only.

· Uptown Hound [Official Site]

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It's strange how a sensible good time leaves me fumbling for a way to write about it.

Cleaning up the St. Nicholas Park dog run this past weekend was just that, good honest fun. A bunch of people from the neighborhood got together and picked up trash, built some mesas, and spread mulch so that their dogs can have a place to run around and be dogs. And to show appreciation, Mike brought coffee, Vaneik and Julia brought donuts, and Shawn brought water.

Yet since Saturday I cannot seem to write anything about the day.

I suppose this is because the normal inspiration was not there: no one was an ass or did anything ridiculous, and none of the dogs peed on each other, the attendees or the donuts.

There was one point where I could have shot a photo of four people carrying a huge log and gave it the caption "excited for a new place to sit, the guys sport some wood," but I was having too much fun carrying buckets of mulch to go for the camera.

(The photo comes courtesy of photographer Carola Polakov, who can be reached at 917-507-4278 for dog, cat and human portraits.)

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I'm often interested to see the search engine phrases that brought people to Harlem Fur. Aside from finding out what drew people to this site, it gives a particular insight into other people's curiosities.

Trying to find out where The Black Donnelys was filmed? Here is one location.

Is Zoma everything the reviews make it out to be? We had an enjoyable dinner.

Is there an Aphrodite Cleaners nearby? Ummm, yeah.

And then you get stuff like this: "condom digestion of dogs." I am guessing here, but did Fido find a treat he was not supposed to have?

Condoms in the photo above courtesy of Harlem State Senator Bill Perkins from his recent inauguration ceremony at Harlem Hospital.

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First, the bad news.

UPTOWNflavor reports that the Sugar Shack closed. Boo. The Strivers Row place once "the site of impromptu gatherings, first dates, comedy shows, poetry readings and down and dirty dancing," is now home to an open lease sign. Moan.
· Closed - Sugar Shack [UPTOWNflavor]

Then, the medium news.

Jeremy from City Specific stops by the reformed women's prison cum condos and checks out one of the few Manhattan residences that opens directly onto the side walk. He ponders boob-flashing recidivism. (Photo is of an actual 10 MMP bedroom from which boobs may be flashed.) This would be a great post if it was not for this text: "I stopped by a part of Harlem I haven't visited as much in the past year, and which I probably won't be seeing much of anymore after Saturday..." What the hell, this is right near the Fur! Are you snubbing us? Come on man, we just washed the cat.
· 10 Mount Morris Park West [City Specific]

Now, on to the good news.

Today, Central Park's Bethesda Arcade is re-opened. It's not Harlem exactly, but Central Park serves as our collective backyard, so it makes a valid entry. After a $7 million renovation, the intricate, custom-made tiles are restored to their original glory. Given the weather today, the Intelligencer points out that, luckily, it is one of the few places in the Park one can enjoy in the rain.
· Central Park Restoration Delivers Ornate Detail, Potential Nookie [Daily Intelligencer]

Tomorrow, the Friends of St. Nicholas Park will be moving wood chips to prepare for the dog run's new permanent entrance, and they need your help. Stop by beginning at 11am. It's a great chance to meet your neighbors.
· Woodchip Workday at Dog Park Scheduled for March 3rd [Friends of St. Nicholas Park]

And an ongoing story we are sure to watch, Curbed highlights coverage by Dwell and Joyce Cohen on David Alan Basche and Alysia Reiner's green Harlem townhouse renovation. The acting couple's new home will have a bunch of environmentally conscious stuff and four dual flush toilets. Oh please, oh please, oh please invite us to the housewarming. Please.
· Going Green (and Going Zen) in Harlem [Curbed]

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This six-week old Burmese Mountain Dog looks and acts just like a giant stuffed animal. A word of caution to anyone who meets Uller on the street- any time spent in his presence will make you want one.

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What could be better than a huge pile of new wood chips for the St. Nicholas Park dog run? Lets try a new permanent entrance.

Contract work will begin soon to install the new permanent entrance to the run. To make way for the improvements, the Friends of St. Nicholas Park need your help this Saturday, March 3rd from 11am to 4pm to move the wood chips.

Tools, water and coffee are on the house. Bringing gloves is recommended.

For more information, or to answer your questions, check out the Friends of St. Nicholas Park blog.

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Winston is a two year old Harlem French Bulldog who likes to step out dressed in black. Although he was making a solo run when I met him, he has three siblings at home to keep him company.

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Chupe is a beautiful, gentle pooch Cheryl and I ran into outside Karrot on 117th. He has a striking coat of reddish and chocolate colors. His human, who adopted him five years ago from a shelter, said he is probably a mix of Rottweiler and Mastiff.

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Lucy is another cat who enjoys playing outdoors. However, on the day I saw her just outside Central Park on Lenox and 110th Street, she was on her way to the vet. Lucy has been battling a cancerous tumor for the past couple years. Lucy's owner recently lost her mother to cancer, so she is greatly appreciative of the fight the cat is putting up against the disease.

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