Meet block residents Monty and River.
Monty’s wondering what he got himself into.
So Monty and River are joint dogs of the day today, but the facts that (i) they’re both puppies, and (ii) I’m a bad photographer mean that you don’t really get a clean shot of what they look like. Monty is the one staring into the camera wondering what on earth he got himself into; River is the one with Bosco energy, and regular readers will know that I’m a big fan of Bosco energy. Regular block walkers will see these two out all the time.
(Guard) Dog in De Vera, the art gallery on 28th Street between 10th & 11th Avenues.
Proceed with caution.
De Vera is an antique art gallery on the south side of 28th Street between 10th & 11th Avenues. I’ve been meaning to do a post about it but haven’t yet gotten around to it (this doesn’t count).
The dog above resides at least from time to time in the window. Seemed important enough to warrant its own post—will update to the extent further information becomes available.
Winston will teach you how to pose.
No filter, no photoshop, no problem.
Either I am coming into my own as a dog photographer or Winston is coming into his own as a male model. Or maybe Winston was just born this way—I haven’t known him long enough to tell. Whatever the recipe, last night Winston turned an elevator bank in 507 West Chelsea into his own personal catwalk/dogwalk and hit me with poses that I honestly haven’t seen since Kim Kardashian last tried to shut down the internet. Have you ever caught yourself in a mirror or a picture at a bad angle and thought—good lord, I don’t actually look like that do I? My friends, Winston can’t relate. He doesn’t have a bad angle.
I forgot to ask his owner, Charlotte, what kind of dog he is. Some type of little collie maybe? Let me know in the comments. In the meantime we’ll try to keep making steady progress for Winston on the dog park or community garden.
Dog of the day: Jackson the Portuguese Water Dog.
Jackson finds a way to comply with the mask-wearing requirement.
Spotted in the bodega on 30th and 11th: Jackson the Portuguese Water Dog. At least I think he’s a Portuguese Water Dog—I forgot to ask his owners, Becca and Zach, exactly what he is. Let me know in the comments if I’m wrong.
Jackson was marginally better at picture day than our last dog of the day (Dog of the day: Bosco the Mini Australian Shepherd. — High Line 28 Block Association), which makes me think he is already well-acquainted with paparazzi. Indeed I was the second random person to approach him in the space of about 30 seconds.
The bodega has a strict mask-wearing requirement, and I gather that Jackson is doing his best to abide by it by carrying things around in his mouth. Stay strong, Jackson—I have faith that we are at the beginning of the end of this whole affair.
Dog of the day: Bosco the Mini Australian Shepherd.
Check out this ferocious beast.
WARNING: This ferocious beast will at first pretend to sit nicely to have his picture taken and then viciously lunge at you in the middle of the photo shoot!
I’m just playing—this little guy is adorable and if you bend down to try to take a picture of him, you get the added benefit of him wholly disregarding the relevant hand signals and hilariously trying to hop on you. Not seen or heard in the pictures above is me cracking up and hoping Bosco never changes.
Owner’s name is Heitor, and as you can see, he is quite stylish at least from the knee down. Heitor and other Bosco enthusiasts—check out our budding dog park initiative: Important update on the dog park idea. — High Line 28 Block Association. I will post another update on it this weekend.
Dog of the day: Macchia the Dalmatian.
Stylish.
Today’s featured dog is Macchia the Dalmation. He is 1 year old. Skills include sitting, laying down, hand-shaking, active listening, negotiation, and nonverbal communication. Interests include eating random things on the street. Never wears the same thing twice. Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/mr.spotsalot/?hl=en. Fluent in English and Italian, just like his mother Alice (not pronounced like the American “AL-ISS” but in Italian so that it sounds like “ceviche” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScZEb_0ROKg). I met both of them last weekend at Il Piccolo.
Alice has some art and COVID-related posts that you’ll see on the front page soon. Also, she floated the idea of making a dog park out of the vacant lot on 29th and 10th. I’m sort of taken with the idea and am looking into it.