Six Years with Mr. Pepe January 4, 2026
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: animals, anniversary, Audrey roberta and pete, Frieds with Four Paws, Gotch day, Jack the dog, Mr. Pepe, NYC, photography, Senior dogs, Susie's Senior Dogs
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Today we celebrate six years with our adorable chihuahua, Mr. Pepe. His origin story is this – I followed Susie’s Senior Dogs on facebook and had been watching for that one special dog to appear. We had been a dog-less household for 14 months after One-eyed Jack crossed that Rainbow Bridge. I finally saw an ad (featuring Mr.Pepe’s photo in upper left) for their pop up adoption event in Soho (see ad below in montage). I walked down to Soho, met Mr. Pepe, spoke with his amazing foster Mom and that was pretty much it. After my application and references were processed – he was ours. A shout out to the all volunteers at Friends with Four Paws who orchestrate the transfer and placement of stray dogs from Oklahoma into foster homes in the New York/NJ/CT. His adoption papers noted he was about 10 years old at that time so we are also celebrating his sweet sixteen today. Yes, he now has a lengthy list of health problems (as do most seniors). He has a heart murmur, arthritis, cataracts and is now wearing a doggie diaper at night. I wasn’t sure if he was going to make this anniversary – but he did. And so, with lots of love we present the amazing Mr. Pepe along with his three adoring cat roomies, Audrey, Roberta and Pete.
One-eyed Jack – In Memorium December 22, 2018
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: Audrey and Roberta, Best Friends Animal Society, Jack the dog, One-eyed Jack, photography, Senior dogs
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It is with a heavy, broken heart that I tell you One-eyed Jack crossed the Rainbow Bridge this week. His health had taken a downward spiral in the past few months and it was time. I rescued Jack as a senior dog from Best Friends about two and a half years ago. He brought so much joy to my life. He was friendly with everyone. He loved kids, other dogs, street vendors, my apartment building staff and neighbors. Not a walk went by that someone did not come up to us to chat. Many New Yorkers would yell out ‘WISHBONE’ when they saw us (you might have to google that one). New Yorkers have a soft spot in their hearts for dogs, especially adorable one-eyed dogs. The one flaw he had was his insistence upon rising before daylight. We would traipse out into the dark of night and almost had the city to ourselves. Jack also adored my two cats, Audrey and Roberta and they adored him. I created a facebook page for them and we garnered close to 500 fans most who did not know me, but fell in love with Audrey, Roberta and One-eyed Jack. The house seems a lot emptier now and it will take awhile for a new normal to emerge. I have already been asked if I am going to get another dog. It is too soon to even contemplate that right now but if I do – I will adopt another senior dog as they need homes, aren’t nearly as cute as puppies but it is the right thing to do. Thank you all for caring about One-eyed Jack. It means a lot to me.