Dog Pure Awareness blog

On Friday the 13th at midnight Shiro and I were on the Jordan Rich show, WBZ radio out of Boston. I say “Shiro and I” because although it was radio and Shiro didn’t talk, his presence was central.

When we arrived, Jordan, who is a genuinely friendly, really nice person, gave us a tour of the CBS building. My literary publicist Ellen Corrado and her daughter Sarah were with us and he showed us the WBZ TV studio, with its glowing green weather set and its millions of lights, letting Sarah sit in the anchor’s chair – it was all very exciting. But these are reporters and talent who work at all hours, munching crumbling donuts with their coffee, and Shiro (who was off leash) was under the desks of everyone – famous and not. He was having a great time.

Jordan later said that Shiro’s presence broke down barriers. It was an interesting observation because Jordan himself is a master at relaxing guests, encouraging callers, and bringing out the best in people. He was recognizing something in Shiro that is in himself. They were attuned to each other.

When we had been on air for a while Shiro got tired and went to sleep under the table. Jordan actually noticed that he was gone and asked “where’s Shiro?”. It was wonderful. I didn’t have to think, didn’t worry about what would happen next – we were all together, connected by Shiro’s energy.