Love at First Sniff

On a Sunday afternoon at the Washington Square dog park, I smelled him.

His scent permeated the dog park and it caught my attention.

He looked at me with his dark, soulful eyes.
And oh my dog - I love his hair!

I looked at him.
Do I look okay? Does this collar make me look fat?

We met.

We introduced ourselves.
I told him I was a Leo from California who loves beaches, digging, chasing squirrels, and eating human food.

We were both smitten.

Do you mind???
I'm spayed, he's neutered.

We're in love!
His name is Oscar and he's a red sable, longhair dachshund. He weighs about 11.5 lbs. He lives in New York and I live in California. How will this loooong distance relationship work?

Franny + Oscar = <3

Pair-O-Dox,
Franny

P.S. Check out Chloe's blog and read about her Oscar sighting!

Not the Hudson

On another stroll through Central Park, Nina and I discovered a stream. Central Park is full of wonderful surprises like that!

Hurry, over here.

I smell squirrels in the water.

It's not as cold as I thought it would be.

It's better than the Hudson.

Wading & waiting for squirrels,
Franny

Central Park - The Great Outdoors!

Central Park is almost like heaven. The abundance of squirrels, varieties of birds, and the other little critters that scurry through the brush make me squeal with glee! I literally squeal, like a little piggy. Although I live in California which has its share of wooded areas, I think Central Park is the first and only real woodsy area I've ever walked through. I shouldn't say walked because I pulled my way through Central Park.

I stopped here because I spotted a squirrel.

Look at it! So fuzzy, so cute, and so evil.

Darn these fences! Let me in!

They're so quick and stealthy - I don't know if I'll ever catch one.

Squirrelminator,
Franny

Upper West Side

We stayed on the Upper West Side of Manhattan at the apartment of my "One True Love". There are a lot of dogs in NYC and I ran into at least five dachshunds on my first day out and about. Nina walked me around the park in front of the American Museum of Natural History which is just one block away from Vlad's apartment.

No dogs allowed???

Fine. I'm goin'.

Sniff, sniff. I smell a rat or a mouse or something small and furry.

I know you're in there! You can't fool this nose. I'm not leaving until...

Oooh, a pigeon!

West Side till I die,
Franny

JetBlue's JetPaws

Nina and I began our journey to New York City at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). We checked-in our luggage with JetBlue and went through security where our bag was searched. I, of course, kissed their suspicions away which they did not appreciate. It really hurt my feelings...

I wanted to walk around the airport, but the security people said I wasn't allowed to. I stayed in my carrier, but I was allowed to stick my head out and sniff a couple people. I also startled a few too! If I could laugh out loud, I would have!

Here I am waiting for my red-eye flight to JFK. I was cranky...

New York City, here I come!
-Franny



P.S. JetBlue's JetPaws program is pretty cool. This was my first flight and Nina and I were nervous, but we were given a lot of useful information that was very reassuring. Nina was also able to buy me a very nice and affordable pet carrier from them. I was safely tucked under the seat in the cabin and I slept like a baby (most of the time).

Sleepy Sunday

What is it about Sundays that makes me so sleepy?

And Margot too.

Yawn

Relaxing.

YAWN

It's nice to be lazy.

Yawn,
Franny

San Mateo Shoreline

The weather has been especially nice these past few days, except now it's super cold again. Thankfully we were able to enjoy the warmth while it lasted.

Nina always cleans up our stinky poo-poo!

There are birds in the grass, I just know it.

I wonder what Ellie sees.

It sucks not being able to chase birds.

This is a poster of the air traffic for the San Francisco International Airport.

Next week I'll be up in the sky, flying on an airplane. I'm going to NEW YORK CITY!

Gimme paw,
Franny