Eko was distraught when he learned that this wasn’t a plush toy
And quite confused by the robot noises this guy made
Not all the characters are human either. Eko tried to make sense of why this dog in central park wouldn’t play with him
We act like cartoon characters, so a NYC artists helped us make the full transition!
The only thing better than the characters in New York City is the character of New York City. Today, and every day, I find hope in one of my favorite quotations from Fred Rogers, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me. ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”
Eko and I were fortunate enough to meet Eli, one of many canine helpers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11
The tragedy of 9/11 showed the true resolve and character of the city. I am thankful for and inspired by each and every helper.
Such a pawesome post!!!! Thank you for focusing on such a positive note at the end…My baby would go crazy to see Elmo in person…Elmo ROCKS!!!! Eko sniffing the statue…cute!!!! Happy day to you!!!!
Everything about 911 tugs at my heart -to this day it makes me so sad – but knowing about all the good people and dogs who were first responders, how much they sacrificed to be there and work to find and help people gave me such hope and still does.
Nice post about the city. I’ve never been. Mom says she likes it for about two days, then she needs out. That Elmo dude looks creepy in that large size, were you scared, Eko?
Oh Dog! You got to meet Elmo???? I am so envious!
This is way too cool! It looks like ya’ll had the best time my friend. Just imagine if I was there and we ALL went for a walk together – snorts. XOXO – Bacon
What a great post Will……the mere thought of 9/11 still sends me to a place I can’t describe in my heart to this day. I was out of the country on a vacation in France and my Sammy was in a kennel where he wound up staying MUCH longer than planned. People were so kind to us and empathetic – Parisians would hear us talk and know we were American and come up to us with tears in their eyes to say they were so sad and sorry about what had happened here. I’m glad you met someone who helped out on that day – I met a NYC Firefighter who had written a book about his experiences at a book-signing I did a few years ago and he couldn’t even talk about it without crying. You just never really do forget.
Pam
How lucky that you got to meet Eli! I met one of the handlers, but her dog from 9/11 had passed on and she had a new SAR dog. I would love to visit NYC some time!
What a great post. The hoomans say you meet a similar range of people in London here in the UK. Whee guess efurry place has something like that! ^_^
Nacho, Noah, Buddy & Basil
xxxx
Great post! We love NYC too. Margot, one of our humans used to live there and we would visit. We always had a blast just like you and Eko did.
-Bella and DiDi
Another great post.
I really enjoyed this post x
Eko looks more handsome than ever:) Wow! You met one of the canine helpers in the aftermath of 9/11, that was great:)
How lovely to meet a special dog like Eli!