Raymond Park, by Upland Road Black and white hound mix with mismatched eyes; you would be loved by D. Bowie.
Glacken Field, by Huron Avenue We met all eight pounds of you and were smitten: small soft Dachshund named Bev.
Huron Avenue + Aberdeen Avenue Gleeful dash across the street, that German Shepherd running on three legs.
47th Street + 9th Avenue Hey, you, French Bulldog, in your sleeveless black band tee: you are so metal.
Berry Street + North 12th Street Tethered big Bernese – patient, waiting for owner as drunk friends pet you.
Four from my "Haiku for a Dog I Don't Know" series are up on Vitamin W! For the full post, see it on Vitamin W. Originally published on June 9, 2014. ---
The Uptown 1 Train Riding the subway people grin at you. You yawn – a bored New Yorker.
116th Street + Broadway Wait, are you a horse? No, just a chest-high Great Dane chasing birds, joyful.
48th Street + 10th Avenue Two patient pup puffs, off-leash, wait for signal. Then – cross street like bullets.
On Friday, April 18, 2014, I saw two separate three-legged dogs. 14th Street + University Place Joy in the morning: seeing your gleeful gallop on three limber legs. 10th Street + Broadway "I've got a comrade!" said the wheelchaired man. Using three legs, you jump up.