editor’s letter
Lick’s Holiday issue features Multimedia Star and Animal Lover Extraordinaire “John O’Hurley,” who truly “Dances with the Dogs” as “Top Dog” of the Annual NBC (Purina Sponsored) “National Dog Show,” which airs annually on Thanksgiving Day and whose poem “The Perfect Dog” (below) asks a question on many children’s and adults minds this time of year. This edition also includes: The “Women In The Pet Industry Network” Winter Awards Winners with a hearty Congratulations to Dr. Judy Morgan who took “Best in Show!” Anthony Rubio, King of the Pet Fashion Runway (NY & LA) with a glimpse at his hottest couture “looks” and highly awaited new book. Lola Teigland, Women’s Wear Designer creating luxury fashion for the Chic Pet Set.. And more.. This season, make Love the Fashionable Gift you extend to Everyone You Meet.. Pets and Humans alike!
My son asked a question as little boys do Of me and my wisdom and all that I knew. “Is there a dog that is perfect?” he asked on a whim, Well, I thought and I thought about where to begin. He’d have ears that were floppy... Or cropped and alert And eyes that were sleepy... or perky and pert. By John O’Hurley “The Perfect Dog” He’d leap like a bunny or sit in your lap And run fast as horses... or opt for a nap. A dog that is perfect would be covered in spots Or maybe one color... and then have spots - not. He’d be small as a teacup... or big as a house, With a nose that seemed flattened... or long like a mouse. He’d swim and he’d hunt with a coat flying free Or be dainty and delicate and ‘He’d’ be a ‘She’ As I struggled to answer and not with a clue, My son with a smile, he said out of the blue, With the wisdom of children, for he already knew... “The dog that is perfect... is the one next to you.”
Barbara Barbara@lickmagazine.com Love ®
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