Posts tagged with 'dog'

Keep it clean: Respect Prospect

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prospect_park_200x200Because I have tons of time on my hands (*cough, cough), I decided I’d start a new documentation and, hopefully, advocacy project: Respect Prospect. (shoutout to Candace for the name!) It’s like this: I go to Prospect Park almost every morning with Izzy Louise to run around, because dogs are allowed off-leash from 5AM to 9AM. But! There’s often so much garbage strewn about the park that I can’t let her off the leash — unlike dogs with sturdier bellies, she gets sick from eating garbage. A lot of other people are frustrated with this, too. Garbage means more unsavory rodents and other creatures hanging about, which could mean more disease spreading. No good and no fun for anyone.

Park officials aren’t super responsive (besides saying that closed dumps on a holiday mean that the park gets trashed, oh well), and no one’s sure what to do. At the very least, to start with, we can document it when we see it:

Launched: Rat Terrier ResQ

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ratterrierresqSix months ago, a nutty little dog named Izzy Louise came into my life via the incredible efforts of a rescue organization that works on saving dogs of her breed, Rat Terrier ResQ. An all-volunteer, nationwide staff that is tireless in its mission, ResQ was in desperate need of a new website that reflected all aspects of the work they do, as well as the group’s fun-loving nature. It didn’t take long for me to get sucked into the vibe as a volunteer, and over the last few months, I’ve been working on this redesign for them, volunteering to work with their board of directors to produce a new brand, corresponding logo and ultimately, the site.

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My Six Word Memoir

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Finally got around to submitting a drawing for Larry Smith’s second main volume of the brilliant Six Word Memoir series:

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Here’s a permalink to the submission, too.

Welcome Izzy Louise

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Drumroll, please… I went and got myself a dog! Please meet and introduce yourself to Ms Izzy Louise:

Her story: She was rescued by the super awesome folks over at Rat Terrier ResQ from a backyard breeder in Texas. Which means, pretty much, that she spent the first three years of her life in a cage outdoors, and has had to overcome incredible obstacles. Thanks to the love and patience of her foster mom, Jacki, she’s done just that, and is slowly adjusting to life with me in Brooklyn. As I type this, she’s snoozing on the window shelf I built for her next to my desk. It’s a dog’s life!

There are a bunch of ways you can keep up with her progress online, if you’re into that sort of thing– I’ll be posting more periodic updates in my own accounts, but here are her locations online: