In the Dog House

Since the hooker mayhem engulfed Eliot Spitzer, the media has been hard-pressed to quote a Spitz hound or any friend of the scandal-tarred former New York governor. The common labels for Spitzer are "dog" and "horndog." Not accurate. Dogs have nary a shred of hypocrisy in their bones.

In keeping with the canine theme, Dog Lady dug up this odd vintage photo of Spitzer and James, a wheaton terrier, keeping company before his inauguration in 2006. They sit surrounded by bare bookshelves. Only James seems to be looking outward. Spitzer actually has two dogs -- the other is a bichon frise named Jesse -- and he must feel some relief in their oblivion. They ask only for food and walks -- not $80,000 in companionship fees from phony shell companies. More reasons to love dogs.

Dog Lady's advice to Spitzer would be to get out with his woofers -- early and often.

The news photographers, like this shooter for the New York Post, will vanish after awhile.

Dog rambles ease tension and can lead into an unexpected glow of sunshine for both the walker and walkees. On these serenity gambols, Spitzer will probably not want to dress Jesse or James in a Client #9 teeshirt.

As Spitzer wrestles with demons of his own design, Margo Howard, who writes Ask Margo and is an advice columnist greatly admired by Dog Lady, counsels the former governor to declare he's a sex addict and seek immediate treatment away from the public eye -- at least for the relief of his long-suffering wife.

Posted by Dog Lady at March 15, 2008 03:42 PM