A beautiful Sunday afternoon, Washington Square park was full of people and the occasional amazing jazz band.... We walked through the gates and made our way towards a little bench in the corner of the park where we were met by Nana, a beautiful black labrador cross who decided we should sit next to her and her owner, Gary.
Gary explained to us that Nana was no ordinary dog, she could spell, she cleaned up her toys by herself, she helped sick and scared children in hospital, she had a genetic mistake that meant she had the smelling abilities of a bear (40 times that of a normal dog), AND she found 7 bodies and one trapped person after hurricane Katrina as a search and rescue dog! I don't know about you, but I was impressed. Nana was amazing, she new exactly where all her treats were kept and often demanded them by placing her paw on gary's pant pocket...of course Gary made her work for it. "Where is my H.A.T. Nana?" he said to her, she jumped up on his lap, grabbed the rim of his hat and ran off with it playfully. This deserved a treat. Nana was also ok with being bought in terms of affection.. "Nana, i want 5 kisses.." - Nana's head reached up to Gary and kissed him 5 times (and not the yucky toungue licking kisses, but the cute mouth shut nudge kiss). She is Gary's companion and their relationship is beautiful. He talks to her like a person and funnily enough she seems to understand...as for the cleaning up of her toys, Gary assured me that they didn't leave the house that afternoon until Nana had put all her toys back in her toy box.
Basically an absolutely amazing creature, if she were a person she would be hailed as both a hero and a saint....
Ashleigh xoxo
