BY FACEBOY | On June 16, the so-called “Dining With Dogs” bill was overwhelming passed by the Assembly. It now awaits Governor Cuomo’s signature. Once signed into law, it will allow companion dogs at food-service establishments in outdoor dining areas in certain conditions. On the likelihood that Cuomo will approve the bill, spokesperson Rich Azzopardi has stated, “We’ll have to review this legislation. However, the governor has a strong record of increasing rights and protections for all New Yorkers, four-legged or otherwise.”
These two gorgeous girls were recently spotted by The Villager in the South Village at Trattoria Spaghetto, where they are served steamed broccoli with smiles by the staff. Their mom, Debra Miller, assures that we are far from the only ones to marvel at the pooches’ beauty.
“Wherever I go, they’re totally showstopping dogs,” she said. “I call them celebrity dogs. When we sit at a place like Da Silvano, where there are regularly celebrities, my dogs are constantly being photographed.”
Named after Mt. Denali where their pup poppa, Roger Byron, has a cabin, Deni and Ali are 12-and-a-half-year-old purebred Siberian Huskies with some interesting personality traits.
Ali is a slow walker and Deni is a singer and talker.
“‘American Idol’ was on TV and she started singing to it and I had it videotaped,” Miller said of Deni’s singing prowess. “I just thought it would be cool to have it and call it, ‘American Doggy Idol.’ I have a couple of videos of her singing songs to become the next Doggy Idol.”
The American Kennel Club describes Huskies as extremely energetic, but this is not the case with Ali.
“I call her Dillydally Ali because she’s a really slow walker,” Miller said. “You’d think she’d want to charge like everyone says Huskies do, but Ali just dillydallies down the street.”
Many people assume that her dogs suffer in the summer more than other breeds.
“I’m constantly getting snickers about having Huskies in the summer weather and how ‘It’s not their weather,’ ” she said. “But the truth is they have a down-like insulating fur that protects them from the heat and the cold. They adjust to seasons quite well.”
Dogs are what got Miller into the upholstery business. She’s owned her Tribeca shop for 26 years.
“I got a little dog and wanted to stay home and be with her 24/7,” Miller explained. “I was taking a simple sewing class and ended up quitting my day job in the printing business to do slipcovers in my apartment, which led to upholstery and draperies.”
You can bring business to Tribeca Upholstery and Draperies while keeping these pooches in Purina. Miller’s shop, at 103 Reade St., is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or anytime by appointment, 917-566 8559.
Trattoria Spaghetto, at 232 Bleecker St., is open Sunday through Thursday, noon to 12 a.m., and Friday to Saturday. noon to 12:30 a.m., 212-255-6752.
If you do dine with your doggy anywhere in the winter, please heed the warning of the late, great Frank Zappa, “Watch out where the Huskies go, and don’t you eat that yellow snow.”
