PHOENIX THE PITBULL - A DOG'S LIFE IN NYC

I lubs cheese filled toys

2008-01-21T17:19:00.000-05:00

YAY we win!

2007-08-24T21:18:00.000-04:00

Not only did this idiot human Michael Vick plead guilty, he's been suspended indefinitely from the NFL!! Woot!!!!. Notch one up for my fellow brother and sister canines. It's so sad to know that 53 fellow pitbulls seized from his property will be put down :( I wish mommy and daddy could help but I'm a handful as is. Plus I hate to share my furry toys even though there must be a cutie for me in that bunch for sure.

Next up, watch out rapper DMX! I've been hearing the barks loud and clear that you're up to no good. I got my eye on you!

Micheal Vick - A View From The Pit(bull)

2007-08-22T15:08:00.000-04:00

Does the NFL electrocute or drown players that don't win games? That's what happens when a canine brother loses a fight.

I'm not a normally political kinda pit...I prefer lounging and walks over the bridge... but even I can't ignore this anymore. A pit must be heard!

I’m going to get this off my chest because I can’t bark at the television anymore! There needs to be an end to the discussion of ‘hypocrisy’ in regards to the outrage most humans feel about what this Michael Vick human has admitted to doing. He’s getting no more, no less press than than Lindsay Lohan gets on a drunken night out.. woof- PUHLEEZE.

You don’t even have to own a dog, or even LIKE dogs to be outraged by dogfighting. It’s downright despicable. My 'people' are brutalized and tortured for human entertainment. We are trained by humans to do this and we hate it and would rather chase furry things around the back yard, or curl up in the sun for a snooze.

It’s not hypocritical for humans to FINALLY to be outraged at animal cruelty of this scale. It’s called becoming AWARE..and woof woof!...With awareness comes CHANGE. For those who say humans are not treated with the same outrage level in other situations ……Maybe if you humans treated animals better you would treat each other better?

Let’s not forget YOU HUMANS are ANIMALS on this planet as well. What makes you humans think you are capable…that you CAN treat EACH OTHER better, if you are NOT outraged by the cruelty that my canine brothers and sisters endure for ENTERTIANMENT purposes?

How can humans treat each other better if they deem other living things as less worthy than themselves? Humans created my dog aggression, I'd rather be happy and help out rather than fight to the death.

The pitbull community believes the outrage is well deserved, and we want you humans to stop comparing the ‘outrage’ to other awful things-one outrage does not preclude another! Comparing ‘outrage-levels’ is a pathetic way to disengage from the brutality of what happened to my canine brethren.

In the USA: It’s not cultural. It’s illegal.

It’s not about black and white, it’s illegal.

It's about a human breaking the law by fighting/torturing/killing animals for wager and sport.

The pitbulls approve. woofwoofHURRAY!

And tell that Anderson Cooper, I'm camera ready baby...rowr.

Has it been so long?

2007-05-28T14:21:00.000-04:00

Hello my dear fans!

I'm back after a long hiatus from fitness walks, Bison knuckle bones and chillin in my Soho Pad.

Here I am on the left, life is sooooo gooood chillin' on my comfy bed. Where is the maid?, I need my afternoon bison treat.

I'm going to give you a brief synopsis of the past yrs happenings.

I've been working on my body, can't let the good life keep me from being fit and pretty; especially with summer here and all the boys on the prowl. The long fitness walks as my mommy calls them, or torture walks as Daddy refers to them, through the Soho hood, Lower East Side , East Village and the west side highway keep my buns in shape and my legs muscular. Being a downtown girl, I need to represent!

The most fun is walking the Brooklyn Bridge into Brooklyn with Mommy & Daddy. Daddy loves to come during these walks because he gets to go into his favorite record shop, Halcyon in Dumbo. Here I am on the right with my warm sweater during the cooler fall days.

One of the guys who works there loves me, but then again who doesn't! His name is frog, weird name for a dude but he's mad cool and not so bad looking. I'll let him walk with me in Dumbo but not in Soho, he's not that cute. Here I am in the store.. I had papparzzi chasing me in the store so I hid in the back! hehe.

During this past winter, I couldn't help but notice my new menu. So long are the days of canned, watered down dog food and hello Mr. Bison!. A princess like me deserves the Bison ground beef concoctions my mommy has come with consisting of veggies, frozen pooch meats and yummy ground beef bison. Not to mention the delicious Bison knuckle bones and treats we get from the Farmers market. I put on my pretty face and I always get a treat from the Bison guy, Men are so easy to please.

Daddy has been his usual self, lazy for the walks and easily out of breath after 5 minutes of play. At least he's back to working out now. I like to taunt him in the middle of his work outs to make him lose concentration, I'm so bad :) . He deserves it after bathing me cold water.

Mommy is the greatest, always feeds me on time and gives me the best walks ever. Plus she lets me on the bed and makes Daddy feel guilty for making me sleep on the cold harsh floor. Here I am on the bed when Daddy's not around hehe. A princess deserves no less!

Well, that's it for now. I will be back soon to update you on the latest happenings and gossip. I've been getting fan mail from my adoring fans and I promise to be back more frequently. TaTa!

My favorite newspaper comic strip

2006-08-28T20:32:00.000-04:00

Whenever Daddy reads the newspaper, I get to sneak a peek at one of my favorite comic strip Dogs, Poncho in the comic strip POOCH CAFE.

Here's one that I can relate to with Poncho, especially in these hot, muggy and humid days of summer.

Next time I'll post one of my other unsung hero, GRIMM! from the comic strip Mother Goose. He is one bad ass pooch! I love him :)

I'm Famous!

2006-07-20T18:29:00.000-04:00

There I am yesterday on the second page of Metro NY! Damn I'm photogenical, aren't I?

Look out Paris, here comes Phoenix!

Damn It's Hot.

2006-07-18T15:46:00.000-04:00

Wooof. OMG. It's hot out heeeyah. Today I popped out with Mommy for a quick poo and a jaunt to my favorite spot, Happy Paws. I'm in desperate need of chewies! They love me there! I always get gold collar service, like Madonna or Oprah does. You know how they do...it's like they close down the store. All those other 'daycare' dogs stay in that big fishtank so I can shop in peace. I can't help being so cute! I picked out my fav squeakies, and I carried the best one out with me cuz I can't WAIT to rip it to shreds when I get home! HOOO!

Then we stopped by Sparkys cuz 'miz owner' needed a burger. I dont get the extra trip...I mean there's soooo many goodies at Happy Paws, why the extra trek up the street in this heat I ask? Anyhoooo there I am contentedly seated outside - Mommy feeding me ice cubes, which, btw I LOVE! And there out of nowhere comes the paprazzi needing pics of me. ::sigh:: What's a pup to do?

POSE, of course! It just makes sense to give them what they want - you know what I mean? I've given up fighting it, I mean can the public help it if they can't get enough of me? Soooo, I obliged the nice boy, from Metro...I think he said his name was Ari...and, I was unbelievably cute drinking out of that cup and snacking on ice cubes. I guess I can't blame him. A pit has to do what a pit has to do. Plus, he said I was pretty, and he let me sniff his camera. Sweeet.

Disco Circus

2006-07-03T20:48:00.000-04:00

Yaaaaaaaaa ya ya ya yaaaaaaa. Doon doonn doondodoon......
Ahhh well, I'm a cute pup but I can't sing! But I do know a fierce groove when I hear one! We're a DJ household here. Mommy & Daddy met while they both DJ'd their own radio shows. How romantic. Now back to ME. How could I not troll through these records and not share the goods with my fans? How could I, as a dj-pup not share the richness of underground dance music's history? Especially, since I'm smack dab in the middle of it!

You may not recognize the subtle thumpthumpthumpthump whilst shopping for all things overpriced, but those of us in the know, know we're treading amongst the hallowed ground of underground dance music history right here in SoHo. You may nor hear that 4 on the floor, that soul, that funk, that disco, but it's there. Listen quietly after the sun goes down, it's the heartbeat of downtown NYC, and ultimately of all dance music as we know it. I know, I know ....Just in case you're wondering, "Is this pit for real?" Well, I may only be 2, but check out my collection of vinyl that would make any DJ worth their salt drool uncontrollably. And check out some of Daddy's mixes here: www.drrtynewyork.com. I'm learning from the best!

Come my children and let me Take You To Heaven. I'm lucky enough to live right smack dab in the middle of all this glorious history. Check me out here at the Paradise Garage. The DJ of all DJ's Larry Levan, gave a generation of people a reason to raise their hands up, let their inhibitions down and gave themselves hope and freedom through the music, sweating out their pain on the dance floor. This was before bottle service, doormen, velvet ropes and corporate sponsorship. This was an organic and raw movement bred from the beat and the heat coming off Mr. Levans turntables.

Here, at 647 Broadway is where another famous party got off the ground. The Loft was run by audiophile David Mancuso and was just that, a house party. All about the vibe of music, lights, sound quality and dancer - it was known for sound so pure some say it still has not been rivaled today. Many of the worlds top DJs credit David Mancuso as being 'the one' for them. The DJ that made them experience music in such a way that careers have been made chasing that dream to create that VIBE, that FLOW, and that feeling...when the track, time, space and movement line up in Gods eye and booom...you've seen heaven, and it feels MIGHTY REAL. It can't be explained, but if you've felt it, you know it.

This party then moved - to 99 Prince St. Again, it's in the middle of a swanky, touristy and overpriced neighborhood now, but back in the day the streets were crawling with the likes of JeanMichel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Andy Warhol. SoHo used to be about ART (before that, manufacturing) Now it's about ::sigh:: shopping. You can still find artists on the street - but for some odd reason, alot of them are selling finger puppets. Some galleries still exist here, but you can just tell they're waiting for that 25 yr lease to expire so they can put up another H&M or something. Pffft. Ahhh well, before I get too annoyed let's move on to some other spots that tourists blythly walk by....

Check out VinylMania - it's still on Carmine St. and it's still a NYC staple for dance music vinyl. Stewart is still there, and Daddy has been shopping there since 1989! Look in the window and you can see primo pics of Larry Levan, and even an autographed picture of Martha Wash herself. Woof baby. Woooooof.

While NYC is fun, it's not THAT exciting all the time. Daddy's a pretty simple guy, and I like our weekly routine! We usually shop for records and then we get so excited that we rush right home to play them. I've become quite the selectress, if I do say so myself. I can smell a good beat and I let Daddy know which tracks get my paw-approval. We can't have any wack mixes coming outta here you know. I have a reputation!

Recently Mommy's favorite party Shelter has moved here, to Varick & Spring. She missed the old Hubert St. spot, Vinyl...and never made it uptown that often while it was there...but now that it's within walking distance Mommy is back on her 'sunday church' schedule....which means she gets up and walks me at 4am and then goes dancing till noon! I get to sleep in though....unless she's in the mood for a 'fitness walk' when she gets back. While the owners are out dancing, I usually sneak in a few practice mixes, you know...just to keep my skills sharp...ya never know when a girl-pup has to show up as a celebrity DJ. Drop it on the woofwoof! Sommmmmmmebody scream!

Pink Feet

2006-07-01T16:52:00.000-04:00

NewYawwwwwkFreakingCity. You never know what's going to happen when I'm out in the hood patrolling my territory and looking for a quiet poop spot.

Here we find another mannequin plunging to it's death in SOHO. They just can't take all the tourists and neither can I!

Just as Mommy & Daddy started to take pics, some of NEW YAWK's finest rolled up and started taking pics also. You just never know the funny things you can see in the hood. Daddy should learn to focus the camera, I swear he's so blind. A hot chick like me needs hot paparazzi pics at all times. You never know when a fan might come up to me asking for an autograph paw. They should be able to recognize me, for dawgs' sake...I doubt Paris would have fuzzy pics! Get it together papi. Um, woof, ok?

Chillin' In SoHo

2006-06-21T09:23:00.000-04:00

I go out alot. I'm a popular girl! Not all pitbulls live in the 'hood'. I live in the SoHo part of NYC. We usually take my nightly stroll past a few key NYC landmarks. Last night we hit Little Italy, which is just a few steps from our house.

Next time I go out I'll take a picture of (what used to be) John Gotti's social club. Now it's a shoe store, but the neighborhood still has some of that oldworld gangsta feel to it. Rough enough to be cool. Cool enough to be chic. A pit has to be careful where she socializes. This is the back of Old Saint Patricks Cathedral on Mulberry St. I like to smell the grass through the fence in the graveyard. The graves are REALLY old. Older than Mommy & Daddy. Combined.

This is Daddy walking me in the hood. Every lady needs a handsome manby her side. He can get grouchy at times when I want to sniff and mark my territory, but a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do! I love daddy even though he can be a meany. We look good together walkin' in the hood :)

Next we head over to my FAVORITE spot for a litle late night rat chasing! WoooHooo!They're back behind this big ol iron fence.

The NERVE of those little #&^%$. I'll show them! I love to run from one side ...then around the corner to the other side and cut them off. Ha. They think there's a way out hehehe.Not while I'm on the job.

Next we head around to Bowery.....hmmmm one of the best things about NYC is you never know when you're going to look up and find art. Like this graffiti. Or, like this 250 y/o door. Some say this door has magical powers......that if you sit in front of it that ghosts look out through your eyes. I don't know about that one lolol, I sit out here all the time, I never see any ghosts!

Fitness Walks

2006-06-18T19:32:00.000-04:00

Mommy got me out of the house early today and we went over to the West Side Highway by the river. She woke me up and I was feeling kinda sluggish. I put up a little resistance but it did me no good, so I thought I better humor her and get my workout in. I've lost two of my 5lb winter weight gain, and I must admit I like being able to see my waist again.Just because I've been spayed doesn't mean I have to let it all go to pot. I'm only 2, I have years of cuteness ahead of me.

We went by the dog park, and I just wonder why all those suckers think that's so cool. Meh. I'd rather let them watch as I saunter by...I have NO interest in other dogs. In fact, they just get in my way, and sometimes I have to school them and let them know who the diva is, you know? That gangly wet goofy tall-azzz schnauzer better STEP the next time he sees me...cuz I'm not havin him shake his wet butt all over MY pretty coat. I think not. I'd rather play at home...much more comfy.

I met a nice event planner named James who thought I was pretty, he didn't reach down over my head, so...he earned a sniff. Finally after two hours we high stepped home, I was exhausted and needed a nice long nap before I got my FAVORITE treat...this nice big frozen bullystick. MMMMM the perfect treat for a perfect day.

It's Hard Out Here For A Pit

2006-06-17T23:37:00.000-04:00

The Pit Life

2006-06-17T23:28:00.000-04:00

The paprazzi just won't leave me alone!

I rock the winter NYC styleeeee!

Hehe, if daddy only knew I was on the bed, ssshh

Grrrr, take that you little scoundrel

My First Blog

2006-06-17T22:39:00.000-04:00

Well I've been wanting to start a blog ever since I was adopted in Dec 2005 from the ASPCA. I have much better better digs now. I now chill in a fab loft in SoHo.

My mommy works here all day and I get to sunbathe everyday under the skylight. My daddy is home all day too, not sure what he does, he hardly makes a peep. At first I didn't like all the people coming over all day, but then I realized they're mommies' friends and clients. They're cool people and know I need some time to get to know them. Then I let them play 'take my bone - ha! NOT' They fall for it everytime...Humans are so predictable.

Sweet. Woof.