Meet Sampson.
He’s a Groovy Dog.
editorunleashed
“I'm a mog. Half man, half dog. I'm my own
best friend.”
John Candy, as Barf, from the movie, Spaceballs.
Anna with Zoe, Chloe, Dougie and Rita, at Honeymoon Island.
An 11ish year-old Boxer, rescued in Arizona, Sampson was a stud, used to breed Boxer puppies for cage in the desert, and never adopted by Peter, after he was seized by animal services, and has been living a charmed life ever since.
Sampson’s Favorites: FOOD:
Orijen or Great Life Merrick or Fromm cans
TREATS:
Buddy Biscuits (soft) Raw meaty bones Moozles
TOYS:
Bottle Buddy Antler
ACTIVITY: Doing whatever dad is doing.
As the world folds this year’s worries and problems up, we look forward to unwrapping a fresh new one that holds endless
possibilities.And, like a new year, this issue of The New Barker is about hope, and moving beyond ourselves to make life a little better for someone else, be it human or dog. Many of the stories touch on the lengths people will go to save the life of a dog, whether or not the dog is part of their own family. Every story displays unabashedly, the undying love we humans have for our dogs. We will introduce you to pilots who
volunteer their time, planes and fuel to fly animals to safe havens. Scared to death of flying myself, I nevertheless had the extreme pleasure to fly with three of those pilots, one of whom has flown more than 1,000 animals to a better life. Two things brought me to a place
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where I really wasn’t afraid to be in the air in a four-seater plane. First, while strapped in tight, headphones on,and my face two feet from the windshield, I sim- ply lived in the moment, kind of like a dog does. I did not think about the what if's waiting for me in the future. And I certainly wasn’t thinking about anything that happened in my past. Hearing and feeling every bump and jolt of the plane kept me right in the moment, yes sir. It was good, head-clearing therapy. The second thing that kept my fear
at bay was the chance to be part of a mis- sion that transported 300 homeless cats and dogs to waiting shelters, sanctuaries and rescue groups across the country. So many of our dogs are being diag- nosed with cancer, and while that is a scary thought, it is not necessarily the
death sentence it used to be.We have several stories about dogs whose families found them the best possible care to treat their different cancers.While one family traveled to North Carolina for treat- ment, several families were able to find help for their dogs right here in Florida. As dog lovers living in Florida, we
are fortunate to have innovative compa- nies seeking out a cure for cancer.You’ll read about them in this issue as well. Thanks to a foundation started by Lisa and Harry Posin of Palm Beach County, technologies are being vastly improved and treatment is more readily available to pet parents.We have their dog, Olive to thank for that. Like many of you, I believe a dog’s
purpose is to make their humans better beings. You will meet some of those dogs, doing just that in this issue. Dogs encourage us to stop what
we’re doing, whether it’s worrying about something we have no control over (the irreversible
past, the unpredictable
future) or finishing up a seemingly end- less deadline. Just as we say to them, “Leave it! Drop it! Now!” It seems as if that is what they are telling us to do.We may joke that it’s all about the dog, or it’s a dog’s
life.As if living in the moment is a selfish thing. But, dogs aren’t selfish, and neither is living in the moment. Dogs are a reminder that someone else needs our help or undivided attention. They remind us of the importance of the gift of time. Dogs are better than any alarm
clock.They’re more intuitive than any smartphone on the planet. Leave it. Drop it. Now. Go sit with
your dog, and let him show you what’s important in life.U
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