8  THE NEW BARKER 
You know how it goes.
After hours or over the weekend, 
your pet seems a little off.
It’s not life-threatening, but you’re 
concerned that it can’t wait.
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TAKING CARE OF PET
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That’s where we come in. Open 
after hours and over the weekend, 
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condition is not life threatening, we’ll 
treat the symptoms. No expensive 
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to your veterinarian in case you’d like 
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contributors
Richard Blanco & Joey  
The 2013 Presidential 
Inaugural Poet was born 
in Madrid to Cuban exile 
parents, and raised in Miami. 
He is an Associate Professor 
at Florida International 
University He closes out 
this issue with How Do I 
Love Thee? Page 76
Denise Cashin & Agatha 
Since 2021, Denise has 
been our East Coast rover 
reporter and photographer. 
In this issue, she covered 
the 14th Annual East Coast 
Dog Surfing Festival in 
Cocoa Beach, a benefit for 
the Brevard Humane 
Society. Page 62
Rebecca MacPherson 
& Luna Based in 
Lakeland, Rebecca and 
her husband, Dwight, run 
a publishing firm. Smitten 
by her first dog Pip, she’s 
now an over-the-moon 
full-on dog mom. “I Love 
You to the Moon and Back.” 
Page 24 
Stephanie Means & Fern 
Our newest rover reporter 
and photographer is cover-
ing Northeast Florida for 
us. Dog-inspired adventures 
through the eyes of Fern. 
Why Jacksonville? Read 
Choosing Home. Page 30
Patricia Misiuk & 
Amara The former corre-
spondent for The Lakeland 
Ledger is now a dedicated 
volunteer for the SPCA 
Florida in Lakeland. Learn 
more about the success of 
shelter sleepers on Page 40.
Daniel Bechan & his 
Camera He captured 
the photos for our story 
on Cecilia Nieves and  
spaycations (page 32). Lucky 
for us, the self-proclaimed 
traveler and adventurer 
from Slovakia was in 
Suriname documenting 
the country.
Amanda Di Febo & 
Georgia reached out to us 
from Ontario about sharing 
her work, inspired by her 
dog Georgia, a longhaired 
Dachshund. In “The Quiet 
Ways Dogs Change Us” she 
reveals what dogs continue 
to remind us of: Enjoy 
every moment. Page 22
Keenan Knopke & K9 
Logan with his handler 
Officer Tony Lorusso 
Keenan is the President and 
CEO of Curlew Hills 
Memory Gardens. Through 
his contributions, he is 
helping us bring more 
comfort to those grieving, 
including our pets. Page 66
Nathan Winograd & a 
street cat of Acropolis 
Many in animal sheltering 
know him as the Executive 
Director of The No Kill 
Advocacy Center. He brings 
a lighthearted perspective to 
living with a cat on Page 44.
Joyce Tennyson

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