We are getting a renaissance downtown. We've got designer restaurants and designer dogs, and (people) would like to have a designer cup of coffee with their designer dog.

Dog parks are a great way to give dogs a little exercise and meet other people. But it's important to have someone watching the dogs so if there's an aggressive dog they can kick them out.

This is a public health issue. We don't allow restaurants and bars to serve tainted foods or have cockroaches and rats. We require the help to wash their hands. We have all kinds of requirements, and they're all for public health.

Most people don't take their cats or parrots for walks.

Everybody shows last year's dogs until Westminster.

I'll never stop smiling. Rufus is the king of dogs. I knew he had a shot, but you're always surprised.