b'socialmediadarlingsDoggizen is the official guide toall things dog friendly in Miami. Letters from our readersCarlota the Golden RetrieverandRoberta the Schnauzer W E ARE HUMBLED .THANK YOU .(shown left) can often be found Good times, bad timesalways the bestrunning the social media cam- friend to the dog loving, and particularly,the rescue community. You selflessly shinepaigns for the account, includ- a light on everyone trying to help animals.ing their Dog Mom Day event So yes, The New Barker needs to be parton Mothers Day. We hosted an of our world. You are extraordinary.Instagram promo with them, Cory Cooper, Weeki Wachee, FLand our winner was@kahlua_vanilla (Kahlua), a two- I know that it has to be hard, but in theyear-old Field Golden Retriever many years I have known you, you havewho lives in South Florida, and been unstoppable. I so admire youris a certified therapy dog for dedication and persistence for all animals,@allianceoftherapydogs. not just the puppies. So few have theFollow Doggizen on charisma and professionalism you carry.Instagram @Doggizen Karen Hubby, Syracuse, NY You and Steve have helped enlightenthe canine community in so many ways.Your kind hearts have helped so manysmall businesses for many years with youramazing magazine. Thank you both forall you do.Susan and Gene Nice, St. Petersburg, FLIn 2009, The New Barker presentedan idea to St. PetersburgsAmerican Stage of co-hosting anevening event for their 2010outdoor production of Hair.We proposed the evenings dog-friendly event be called Hair of theDog. It was a howling success, andevery year since (with the exceptionof 2020 and 2021) we havepartnered with American Stage topresent Pets in the Park Night atDemens Landing Park. It is the onlynight dogs are allowed to attendthe stage production with theirhumans. Footloose, the Musicalwas the 2022 outdoor stageproduction, and April 24 was Petsin the Park Night. Our Instagram Miley Jo (top photo) C OVER A PPROVAL F ROM A F RENCHIEcontest winners for tickets to the @miley_jo_the_chorkie and Morris approves of the roller coaster dogsevenings event wereMiley Jo and Mocha Coconut @mocha_coconut cover artwork by Lucia Heffernan.Mocha Coconut. on Instagram Jason Chatfield, cartoonistNew York, NYFollow us on Instagram @TheNewBarkerDogMagazine12THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'