Daily News Staff Pets: October 2008 Archives

Pictures of me with the Euro man (yeah that's what I call him) while I was dogsitting him.

I haven't done a Daily News Staff profile...mainly because I haven't received much information from fellow coworkers. So if you work with me, feel free to send me info you your beloved pet.

This is one of my favorite dogs ever. I occasionally take care of this wonderful and gentle giant. When you first meet Euro he can be intimidating but in reality he's just a big, lovable baby. Euro, a four-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback is owned by my coworker Theresa and her husband Bart who live in Woodland Hills. Euro is a show dog who has won several prizes. I think he even got his championship. Not only is he fun and lovable, he's very smart and has the keenest sense of smell I've ever witnessed in a dog. I keep telling Theresa that they should train him to be either a search and rescue dog or cadaver dog because that nose never stops smelling things...even things that are blocks away. For instance...while I was walking him one time, he went ballistic after smelling my husband from two blocks away. I was on my way to the house when Chris drove up. Euro took one whiff and nearly pulled my arm out of the socket from excitement. He remembered Chris' smell from the first time he had seen Chris, which was many many months before.

His favorite thing to do is go for walks. I know this because he would never cease to wake me up with his wet nose at the crack of dawn. Whenever I stay at their house I never ever need an alarm clock. Who needs one when you've got a natural one in the form of a Ridgeback..hah! He also loves to eat hot dogs from a his Kong, nap on his plush bed and eat Frosty Paws (in moderation of course). Oh yeah...and he just plain loves to romp around the back yard.

Here's a funny video of him chewing on a bone! Enjoy!