A few weeks ago the nice collar I bought for the dog nearly ten years ago fell apart. It was hanging by the leash ring by the door with all her stuff and the buckle broke and half of it landed in my shoe below.
There’s a new dog in the neighborhood. She’s a shy pup, an American Silken Windhound, all black with the body of a whippet or small Greyhound but with long hair like an Afghan Hound or Borzoi. Gorgeous creature who would not even look at me a couple of months ago.
She now has a “forever home” and loving “mom.” Today she jumped on me for the first time. There’s nothing like being the dog and cat lady!
Anyway she has a gorgeous blue and gold silk hand-stitched collar, 1.5″ wide that looks beautiful against her black coat. When Zoe’s collar broke I asked about O’s collar and was told it came from a company called http://www.2hounds.com.
I found a gold and white Asian silk dragon pattern collar that goes with Zoe’s golden coloring, also 1.5″ wide. Everyone here and dog owners are complimenting her on her new collar. As in MIB , I tell folks “This is the last collar you’ll ever wear.”
Perhaps as a crusade for the new crosswalk I got put in where cars speed up and never stop we can wait for at least 20 dog owners to buy a Martingale silk, hand-stiched collar (takes two weeks) for $35 and we can all wear the black suits and call ourselves by initials – I’m reserving D – and Ms. P (yes, she has the letter P) is the chair of this event and we’ll walk down the street with our dogs in colorful silk collars and alert motorists to the importance of pedestrian/dog-friendly crosswalks.
btw Martingale collars have no buckles, they’re simply two fabric rings used mainly for dogs with really skinny heads and necks like Greyhounds et al. My dog is built like a fox and all she has to do is tilt her head and she could get out of the old broken collar. This new one has helped our local squirrel population tremendously as they run around collecting food and building their multiple apartments for a long, hard winter.
There is absolutely no remuneration for me mentioning this company. This site is not monetized. Plus, no animals were harmed in the writing of this post. Dee
Cooking with Dee 
Police won’t call me back. I’ve an OK from the building and will hear from O’s forever mom. I think we should just do it on a weekend with no traffic and get police OK and sponsors. All I want is an orange sign in the middle of the street that is anchored and bright orange to say it is state law to stop for pedestrians. That way I don’t have to stand out there with my arms out and say “THIS IS A CROSSWALK!” I’ve other things to do.
To P, O’s mom, I worked with Greyhounds at GPA every weekend for six years and ran volunteer teams. I learned about and specialized in the spooks (shy females) and males who didn’t fit in (one was not from the track and was raised with Dobermans so all the other dogs hated him and I had to take him to a fenced yard alone to exercise). I’m so glad you didn’t correct O for jumping on me yesterday. It was a breakthrough moment for her to do that for a friend. Yes, you’ll need to nip it in the bud but she won’t do it for most folks. Keep letting her grow. You’re doing a great job!
2hounds comments that although they like the line “the last collar you’ll ever wear” they think Zoe needs a “wardrobe” of collars. I told them to check zip code for new orders from people who stop me on the street admiring Zoe’s collar. Downside to gorgeous collar? Folks are admiring it and not Zoe.
I lied to the FBI. The Silken Windhound got a new collar so I went on the site and got Zoe one that will be perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. Emerald green with cherry blossoms. P will love it. I told the FBI about the “last collar she’ll ever wear” and that I’d ordered another. They asked if I lied. Yes. I got her a second collar. Three collars, eleven years. She only has one toy. What’s a girl to do?
OK, she has three beds. One overlooking the front door and hallway. One to see outside. One 4″ orthopedic bed (she has no hips) in the back of my car for travel. Oh, I lied again. She sleeps in the middle of our bed at night, so that’s a fourth however it was not purchased with her in mind. I have to lift her up at night because of the hip thing and her age.