a man and his dogs
on my way home friday
i stopped at the supermarket
then
as i was schlepping along
being annoyed
by the crowds
by the people who dont look where they are going
then
i saw a flash of white
i know that dog
i thought
i looked up
yup
know him too
but
who is that other dog
well
its beas
short for beasley
that's her on the right
on the left thats griff
the good looking guy in the middle
thats my vet
the best
most caring
vet
in this city
andy kaplan
griff and andy
lost their pal toby
december last year
they were both devastated
it looks
like the hole in their hearts
is being filled
by that sweet girl there
she's about a year old
he adopted her a few weeks ago
he tells me
griff is 'tolerating' her
i have to say
both griff and andy
look a lot happier
than they did last time i saw them
hows this for a coincidence
he thought
he saw my husband a few blocks back
nope
it wasn't
then
there i was
and
tomorrow
we have an appointment for annie
to see him
for a first check up since he rescued her
if you dont know about that
here's the really short version
he was walking griff and toby along west 72 street
when he saw a broken carrier case on the sidewalk
with a little cat huddling nearby
someone told him that the carrier containing the cat
had been thrown out of a moving car
he scooped her up
took her to his office
checked her out
a few weeks later
he asked if we wanted to adopt her
you know the rest
we went from a two cat to a three cat household
i can't wait for him to see her again