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Harry was living in the West Side of Manhattan Island.
It was fun neighbourhood with lots of students, scholars, artists,
and of course, dogs.
Harry's family was living in an old apartment, over 100 years old!
The ceiling and the wall needed to be fixed after every storm.
But it was a cozy home for Harry.
And it had a lovely view from the window.
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Right in front of the apartment was the Riverside Park.
Harry's master was very grateful that the park was very close.
Harry was not house-trained at all when he joined the family,
although he was already 6 months old.
So Harry's master had to take him out for pee every three hours.
The park was just perfectly located for Harry's house-training.
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All dogs need to be licensed in New York City.
It usually takes about a month to receive the pink license tag
after sending an application.
The license fee is $11.50 a year or less (as of December 2006).
The tag was a bit too big for a small dog like Harry.
So Harry's master printed Harry's name and telephone number on the
other side, so Harry did not need to wear other tags.
New York City Dog License Application
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The General Grant's Tomb was located beside the Riverside Park.
Harry did obedience training there every morning before a walk.
The stairs at the entrance of the monument were excellent for
practicing contacts for agility too.
The guards at the tomb often came out from the box to see
Harry's training as nothing else interesting was going on there.
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After the training at the Grant's Tomb, Harry went for a walk
in the Riverside Park to play with his ball and meet other dogs.
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Many pigeons and squirrels are living in the Riverside Park.
Harry used to chase both pigeons and squirrels.
He soon gave up chasing pigeons as they always flew away
in the sky where Harry could never reach.
But he never gave up the idea of catching squirrels because
they sometimes pretended to come down from the trees just to
tease Harry!!!
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For a short walk, Harry went to the pier at the 72nd Street
and returned the same way back home.
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For a long walk, Harry turned east from the quay and
went to Central Park.
There was a Japanese Deli near the South Entrance of the Park.
Harry's master often bought a Sushi lunch box with green tea
and enjoyed picnic by the Lake.
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While his master was having lunch, Harry enjoyed watching ducks.
Luckily Harry never chased ducks and jumped into the Lake.
Or his master would have been fined $100 or more.
That would have been a very expensive dive...
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Restaurants and cafes in New York do not allow dogs inside,
because it is the state law.
A cafe near Harry's house had tables and chairs outside.
So Harry could join his human friends there in the summer.
Some department stores and hotels allowed dogs inside,
but they were few and far between.
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Dogs can get on public transportation as long as they are
kept in a cage.
Unfortunately most stations do not have any lifts or escalators,
so there were very few big dogs travelling in the subway or on bus.
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Times Square, the most famous tourist spot in New York City.
Harry usually got off the subway at the Times Square Station and
walked eastward through the Bryant Park to see his friend Yuki.
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All ingredients of Harry's dinner came from Chinatown.
There were many different kinds of vegetables and meat there.
And the price was only 1/3 of the price in the supermarket nearby.
People in small shops spoke no English.
So Harry's master learned to say this in Cantonese Chinese:
"Excuse me! Please give me one pound of that!"
The most important part was "Excuse me!"
The shop was always crowded. Without getting the attention
of the shop keeper, she could not buy anything at all.
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There were cherry blossoms everywhere in the spring.
In 1912, over 2000 cherry trees were shipped to New York from Japan.
The photo shows "Someiyoshino", the most typical cherry tree in Japan,
in the Sakura Park near Harry's apartment.
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The summer in New York is hot and humid.
The temperature does not drop even after sunset.
Harry walked a lot even in the middle of summer to grow stronger.
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There were many ginkgo trees near Harry's house too.
They were apparently imported from Japan just like cherry trees.
Every year, they bear tasty nuts in the late autumn.
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It snowed a lot in the winter.
The photo shows the Riverside Church in the snow.
Harry liked to dive in the snow and crawl as if he were in the water.
There were so many seasonal attractions in New York.
Well, this is the end of Harry's Journey in New York for now.
For stories from Harry's daily life in New York,
Go to Tail's Tales in 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003.
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