Today’s Muse. Dog Days at the Morgan County Citizen.
Another work day begins at the Citizen.
The Morgan County Citizen is going to the dogs. Well, at least today, August 26th, National Dog Day.
Word on the street is that Kathryn Schiliro, Managing Editor of paper, declared today bring-your-dog-to-work-day in celebration of National Dog Day.
When I heard this stupendous news, I couldn’t bear to let my Tebow miss out on all the fun.
Though I decided to hibernate a while from my weekly newspaper column, I never miss a chance to see old friends at the paper.
And I never picked up my 2011 Georgia Press Association (GPA) award.
Hmm. It still says 2nd Place.
After the GPA refused to take any of my phone calls asking for a recount of the voting, I feared as much.
Looking at the document, a steady hand and a black Sharpie could fix their obvious mistake.
Kathryn brought her child Holden, a boxer/pit mix.
Kathryn never had experienced life with a dog before Holden and seems quite smitten calling him — the “love of her life.”
Andrea Gable, editor of another Main Street Communications publication, Lake Oconee Living, brought her beauty of a German Shepard, Gus.
A chance stop in Bainbridge, Georgia while travelling with her husband and two girls resulted in the addition of two new canine members to their clan. Gus and his sibling, a white Shepard, headed home in the car with her daughters. (My animal lover daughter would say that Andrea is a very nice mommy.)
Holden greets longtime Citizen staffer Monaray Powers.
I looked for the publisher, Patrick Yost, but he wasn’t in.
Katie Davis Walker was out on assignment, but Jack, her doberman, made Tebow feel right at home
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Out in the parking, Mr. Yost pulled in empty handed after searching for hours for Doggie Bags. Alas, no perfect treat could be found.
(I guess this was due to all the hoopla surrounding National Dog Day.)
He assured me he felt horrible.
And promised send the entire staff with their canine friends to Atlantis in the Bahamas for a week long frolic in their unparalleled Dog Park and Beach Resort — scheduled to open December 2027.
So there it was.
The Dogs’ Day at the Citizen.
Have you ever taken your pet to work?
And like people knew about it…you weren’t hiding him in your purse or anything.
