Dog People

I'm not really a dog person or a cat person. I have owned all types of animals over the years and I don't really have a strong preference. Right now I have the vicious and temperamental tabby cat called Poopus.

Sometimes when I am out on a particularly nice day, like today, I think it would be great to have a dog to take out for long walks. Today I was strolling through the Public Garden on my way to work when a giant dog bounded out from behind a tree. He was chasing a squirrel.

Soon another joined him in his merry hunt. Two more dogs appeared on the scene. They all looked strangely similar.

Labradoodles.

And they came from four different owners who marveled at the coincidence. The dogs scampered about on the grass, darting around trees.

I don't have much else to say about this except that it probably isn't news that designer dogs have invaded Beacon Hill. Maybe we should alert the NYT Styles section.

Labels: 2007, Boston, filler