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The late Robert Moses - City Parks Commish - would be proud!

Our lovely Southside Pit, Peru, moved back to Arizona for a little while. We'll miss her bunches and we took a last photoshoot by the east River before her departure.

So I am sure you alll have seen the little yellow signs near trees in your hood. The Parks Department is fighting an uphill battle against the Asian Longhorn Beetle which can potentially destroy all of our limited vegetation here in the concrete jungle. They are agressively treating healthy trees and cutting down infested ones.

They are using a chemical called imidacloprid It is a common pesticide and an ingredient used in the Advantage flea/tick repellent according to a worker who was injecting the chemical into the soil of a tree in McGorlick Park. I confirmed that statement with the Parks Dept. who set up an Asian Longhorned Beetle Hotline for city residents to report sightings and get info on the pest. As the sign states it is best to keep your pets and children away from treated areas for 24 hours.

The most common application is the injection treatment which essentially takes a giant hypodermic needle of sorts and shoots the earth with this pesticide. depending on the tree and other factors they may inject directly into the trunk or actually drench the soil. These methods are not preferred and only applied when certain factors call for it.

So that's the Poop on that!

Any ideas on a cool design for the Cushman? Colors?

Williamsburg Walkers is now part of the Grand Artisan Space (GAS) at 256 Grand Street, Second Floor Brooklyn NY 11211. So stop on by, write a letter,throw eggs at us whatever.

I recently acquired a 2001 Cushman Truckster to help me get around in a more efficient manner. You may recognize the vehicle as the so-called "meter maid" tripod the police drive around.


Well it is and it has a new assignment. This 3 wheeled automatic scooter will be refurbished, given a paint job and start transporting this walker around the hood.

Williamsburg Walkers gets recognition as a great affordable solution to your dog walking needs!

Thanks everyone!

We have been overwhelmed with holiday dog walking requests. So much in fact that Williamsburg Walkers is booked for the holidays! Wow! Thanks!

We are accommodating new clients for full time walking so if you are in need of a great dog walker contact me right away!

Have a Smelly Christmas!

Sean

Dogs across the city had reason to unleash a bark of victory Thursday

A Queens judge's ruling preserved the rights of dog owners to let their pets run off-leash in certain areas of city parks. Queens Supreme Court Judge Peter J. Kelly ruled against a civic group seeking to end the Parks Department's unofficial policy allowing off-leash exercise between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m.

Jonathan Hayes wrote this true account for New York Magazine of his quest to find his girlfriend's lost puggle in New York City.