Honey, I'm Home!

Hellooooo friends! I am back from my summer vacation on Long Island and I'm ready to get back to blogging!

You would think it was my birthday (*cough* *December* *cough*) with all the lovely gifts I have received recently. Really makes me one little grateful dog.

Check this one out! My friend Mia brought her doggie Schnitzel (on the left) here to get neutered. As a thank you, Mia and Schnitzel baked me and my friends at the Humane Society of New York some amazing, delicious, ooey-gooey brownies! Since I can't have them (chocolate is toxic to dogs, grrrr) my human friends are devouring them as I type. I barely had time to take the photo before they dug in to the adorable package!

And this is how I have been spending my afternoons...

A special thanks to the Nate Berkus Show and his crew for making my belly rubs that much more enjoyable! They donated these super comfy dog bone floor mats from Bed, Bath & Beyond.

My friends were just recently on set filming a really fun segment that will be airing on October 20th, so watch for that!

Boy am I thanking my lucky stars today!

Summer Lovin'

I am heading to Long Island for a little summer vacation! While I am gone, catch up on all my HSNY Alumni friends! http://hsnyalumni.blogspot.com/

Miss HSNY

Occasionally my life gets sparkled with some glitz and glam. Today there were two special visitors that came by to learn all about HSNY and meet everyone here. I wanted to extend a thank you to Miss Earth New York, Lisa, and Miss Teen Earth Northeast, Brandi. They were so lovely and I wish them both luck in their national competition in this far away land that they were calling Daytona, Florida! Hope to see you both again soon! Smooches!

Bill Berloni Won A Tony!

Have you heard about Bill Berloni, our Director of Animal Behavior, winning a Tony Award this year? That's right! Just this past week he received a very special honor and made history at the Tony's as the very first animal trainer to win an Award of Excellence. We are SO PROUD and happy for Bill, our dear friend.

For more information on what Bill does outside of the Humane Society of New York, please visit his website: www.theatricalanimals.com

Volunteers

So much to do and so little time! ! Thankfully we have the best volunteers in the world. Groups, individuals, class projects, families…it is amazing how many people come spend time with me and my friends when they can. We are lucky to have so much extra help around here. Recently, I have been busy meeting tons of new volunteer friends and wanted to thank them for coming.

The Gotham Gators took all of our adoptable dogs for a walk to Central Park, helped us paint and fundraised. They ROCKED!

We also had a group from Goldman Sachs come by for some TLC.

I just love this picture of my friend Mr. Flops. He looks SO happy!

For more information on how YOU can come volunteer at the Humane Society of New York, please contact Anne-Marie Karash at amk.hsny@verizon.net

Please include your name address and phone number and what you would like to do as a volunteer.

Thank you!

Take Your Child To Work Day

As you already know, we have groups come to visit us. I love meeting them and teaching them about HSNY! Tuesday’s Children were our visitors this week. Tuesday's Children is a non-profit family service organization that has made a long-term commitment to every individual who was directly impacted by the events of September 11, 2001.

The kids met some of our adoptive animals and learned about pet care, animal adoptions and our hospital. They met my sister Misty and gave her a good brush, which is her favorite thing in the world! I also helped them learn what the word “humane” means, and some of the ways a city dog can enjoy being outside by taking them up on our rooftop run. Luckily we just missed that terrible rain storm that was rolling in, as you can see from the clouds in the photo! They were like little sponges soaking up knowledge and it was a pleasure and honor to have them pick US as their destination for Take Your Child To Work Day!

Spring Break

It's been a very busy day for me. You all know how much I love when my friends stop by! Today was a double dose of good company.

I have known this lovely lady for years now. We've watched each other grow up and whenever she can come over to help me with my duties as resident dog, she does. Just look at how much fun we are having!
Then in the afternoon, some out of town friends came over. Naturally, I assumed they just came to visit me (LOL!) but actually they came bearing gifts for all of the animals. It turns out that they are BFFs of Toby Tobias III, one of my HSNY pals in the adoption center. I insisted on giving them the grand tour which included two bunnies here for adoption (Ebony & Ivory) and introduced them to all my buddies. It was a super good time and I told them on their next visit we could have lunch at Serendipity's! (Allowance permitting!) ;-)