All Streets Lead To DUMBO

So how many times have you seen tourists take a picture of this exact shot?  As you can see, the picture wasn't take yesterday.  The streets are being dug up, but they are also being replaced with newly organized cobblestones, making DUMBO look like it did back in it''s hay day.

The difference between now and its hay day is that, no matter where you look, dogs are everywhere!  Anywhere from 2 Great Danes, to tiny Chihuahuas, dogs have become a staple of the neighborhood and more are being adopted as we speak. With the two parks along the East River, The Vinegar Hill Veterinary Group and Pet web Express, what more could a dog or dog owner ask for. With the apartment building "100 Jay", there must be over 30 dogs living the good life, though they are not able to see the breathtaking views that we see due to their small stature. From a dogs point of view, they are extremely happy.

Though many dogs that you see on the streets are not from D.U.M.B.O., they are commuter dogs. Their owners carry them in their Sherpa carry-on bags and bring them to work. It's thoughtful that many companies in the area allow dogs in their office environment, making their employees just as happy to spend time with them. 

We love DUMBO and our dogs and we are lucky to have the "Ready, Willing & Able", The Doe Fund, Inc., cleaning up the streets of DUMBO, but as a reminder, dog owners should also pick up what their dogs leave behind. An article was published in the NY Times last year, that after the huge Blizzard we had last year, a Brooklyn resident noticed the amount of deposits left behind once ths now melted. Mayor Bloomberg and the OEM Team dropped the ball with the Dept. of Sanitation during the height of the storm, we can blame him for the way our streets looked once everything was almost back to normal. Just because your dog is walking ammong the huge mounds of snow, doesn't mean that their deposits can be left there to melt away with the snow. It doesn't work that way, please make sure you clean up after your dog.

Have a Pleasant Weekend.