Barclay’s Spot

BARCLAY’S THOUGHTS

BARCLAY HUDSON PAWBLISHER Follow me on Instagram @downtownbarclay

HI FURRIENDS AND WELCOME TO SPRING! With the vaccine rolling out for real, it looks like our humans can finally hit play after a year of Paws in NYC. We have been patient. We’ve sat and we’ve stayed. But soon, it will be time to run, jump, and explore.

I have interviewed a lot of pups, many of whom haven’t known a world outside of their New York apartments, or were maybe too young to remember what outside was like. Even veteran New Yorkers like myself might not recognize the city we left behind a year ago. On the short walks I take with my mom, I see a change on every Downtown street. Some of the rush has left NYC, leaving room for new growth and opportunity. And change can be really good.

I got a chance to speak to some great city pups looking toward the future and their hopes for a newly opened New York City. Bee, a three-and-a-half-month-old Beagle, loves eating Greek food with Pawpa Franck Raharinosy, Co-Founder of SPIN and Sound Practitioner. Murphy is a four-month-old mini English cream Dachshund who loves to keep in shape with the Zoomies, running circles around pawrents Katie Boren, a dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and creator of Katie Boren Fitness, and Dee McGaw, director of finance at Cecelia Health. Remi Fallon, a toy poodle, can’t wait to move back to The City with their mama Ashley Tucker, Assistant Fashion Editor at O, The Oprah Magazine. Jax, a four-and-a-half-month-old stay-at-home pup, is looking forward to the reopening of events on the Hudson for himself and his pawrents Drew McWhorter, Senior Product Manager for mobile game Two Dots, and Erin Cross, Product Marketing Director for Healthline Media. Dakota, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel, has been taking time off to enjoy Fire Island with his pawrents Joel Robare, Scott Martin, and Nick Appice.

BEE

“I really love that Greek restaurant near my house, Elani’s. They have an amazing baby lamb shank, and I always get a juicy bone if I’m a good girl.”

DAKOTA

“There’s a squirrel named Buster that I’m trying to get along with this year. We’re not friends yet, but we’re also not not friends yet. It’s a work in paw-gress.”

JAX

“Ice cubes are the perfect dine-in experience. When I’m on the go, I take some time to grab a bite of snow as a treat.”

MURPHY

“I spend a lot of time on FaceTime, especially with my uncle Harley (@woof_harley) who lives with my grandparents in Texas.”

REMI

“I can’t wait to set sail at sunset with Barclay and Grace! It is the must-do event of the season! Mommy will have to pick out fabulous cruise wear for me, with sunnies to match!”

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THE REFORMERS 2021