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Poor, poor Trouble

Leona Helmsley’s dog, Trouble has had his cut of Leona’s estate cut from $12 million to $2 million.  How is a 9-year old Maltese supposed to live on just a measly $2 million?

Helmsley, known as the “Queen of Mean” after her tax evasion conviction, died last August.  Her will specified that Trouble was to receive a $12 million trust fund to allow the general manager of Helmsley’s Sandcastle Hotel to keep Trouble in the manner to which he’d become accustomed.

Helmsley cut most of her family out of the will, leaving the bulk of her fortune to her charitable foundation.  The $10 million cut from Trouble’s trust fund will revert to the charity.

Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!

Who Needs Sleep Anyways?

My friend, Wendy, reports that sleeping in is an impossibility at her house.  Between the hours of 5:30 and 6:00 am, every morning, Jake decides it is time for the household to be awake.  He doesn’t lick Wendy’s face or bark or jump on the bed; he rips the covers off the bed and drags them out of the room.

I have a similar problem with my Golden, Maggie.  She is also hungry at about 5:30 in the morning and will do just about anything to get me up to feed her.  She hasn’t stolen my covers yet, but she does all of the other things – licks my face, jumps and lands all of her 70 pounds smack on top of me, barks incessantly, and paws at me.  I always have bruises up and down my arms where she claws at me to get me out of bed.

Why is it we have to leave sleeping dogs lie, but they’re allowed to get us up whenever they want to? 

Write and tell me your dog wake-up stories at [email protected].

Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!

Adoption Fair

My company picnic was at the Cleveland Zoo today.  (And, just in case you were wondering, it is mating season for those huge tortoises, and they are VERY noisy when they do it!) 

When we got to the zoo, the whole area from the parking lot to the gates was filled with tents and tables and DOGS.  It was a really cool adoption fair, featuring animals from local shelters and rescue groups.  Click below to see my pictures.

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