Share that dog love

I wanted to just pass it by. Is it necessary to draw attention to an heiress who chooses to spend $12,000 dressing her Chihuahua—for one season? It’s so obviously out of whack. But then I imagined what Gail Posner could otherwise do for dogs with the $15,000 a month she spends on Conchita. Let’s say she cuts the budget to a mere $5,000 a month (maybe scaling back the full-time nanny, reducing the weekly manicures and massages, and skipping some lunches at The Shore Club). That leaves $120,000 a year, which could buy something like 10,000 pounds of kibble; 1,000 nylon, quick release collars; 1,000 slip leads; 1,000 fleece pads; 1,000 medium transportation crates; 12,000 large Nylabone knots—for shelters and rescue operations around the country. And that still leaves $20,000 for plain old cash donations.

I wish that Posner's love for one dog, would lead to love for them all.

Lisa Wogan