I’m back from a conference in Philadelphia. I really liked the city, though I pined terribly for Rod and Jake, and stared wistfully after every dog I saw. Found a groovy dog shop round the corner from our hotel : Doggie Style on 13th Street. It had the most fab range of dog treats, laid out like an artisan bakery.
I didn’t want to risk bringing anything back through UK customs, though. What better way to attract the attention of the sniffer dogs than by having a bag full of luxury dog biscuits? So I contented myself with one small squeaky plush hedgehog and, after much patient help from the staff, I chose Jake a waterproof for those late-night circuits round the block in the pouring rain. It has a very exciting design – he steps into it and it velcros up the back. Will show a pic in another post.
I found lots of Jakey-type dogs embedded into the very fabric of Philadelphia as I went about my business:
In Rittenhouse Square:
Inside the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts - a sculpture by (I think) Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington, (1876-1973). There was another by the same artist of two greyhounds playing - but the snap I took on my camera phone didn't come out very well.
On the walls of the Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of Art, a dog which looks as though someone has just taken its bone away.
I didn’t want to risk bringing anything back through UK customs, though. What better way to attract the attention of the sniffer dogs than by having a bag full of luxury dog biscuits? So I contented myself with one small squeaky plush hedgehog and, after much patient help from the staff, I chose Jake a waterproof for those late-night circuits round the block in the pouring rain. It has a very exciting design – he steps into it and it velcros up the back. Will show a pic in another post.
I found lots of Jakey-type dogs embedded into the very fabric of Philadelphia as I went about my business:
In Rittenhouse Square:
Inside the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts - a sculpture by (I think) Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington, (1876-1973). There was another by the same artist of two greyhounds playing - but the snap I took on my camera phone didn't come out very well.
On the walls of the Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of Art, a dog which looks as though someone has just taken its bone away.
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Hi Jake, it's nice to know there are likenesses of you in other parts of the world! Philly looks like a dog-friendly city indeed. So is Chicago...you should stop by and visit!
That's amazing you saw all those dogs on your trip. Philly sounds like a great dog-loving city!
Woofs, Johann
Hi Jake and Jake's human, Gus. I bet both of you are very happy to be back together. it's hard when your human goes away for silly business!!
My mom has been to Scotland many times-her mom is from Glasgow and her sister is from Dundee-but I've never been there-everyone says I'd love it because of all the sheep and cattle! maybe one day!
velcro
Well, hello!!! We've never met, but we have lots in common. First, my name is Jake; second, my human Mom is from Philadelphia -- and she was happy to know you found the city to be dog friendly; and third, her best friend loves everything of Scottish origin.
So how's that for starters?
Come say hello.
Jake (and my brother Just Harry, two wire fox terriers fromouth Florida.