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SPRING 2018

W E S T H O L LY W O O D M A G A Z I N E

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WHERE TO PLAY WITH THE POOCH

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WeHo indeed is an appealing place to enjoy an excursion with a canine companion.

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WEHO’S DOGS HAVE GOT THEIR CARETAKERS BEAT

It’s not easy in West Hollywood, but newer DSDUWPHQW EXLOGLQJV KDYH PRUH SHW IULHQGO\ UXOHV

FINDING DOG-FRIENDLY APARTMENTS

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It was a tough choice, but here’s the winner and four adorable runners-up.

WEHO’S CUTEST DOG

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yourself. But you are likely squat on the sidewalk and pet his or her pooch, which often leads to a personal connection. If you’re a single person in a densely populated city like West Hollywood, walking your dog is a better way to meet a potential date than spending your time scrolling through online or mobile phone dating sites. We hope you enjoy reading about our dog culture, our calculation of West +ROO\ZRRGȇV GRJ EUHHGV DQG ȴQG XVHIXO RXU DGYLFH RQ KRZ WR ȴQG DQ apartment that takes a dog. And weKRSH \RX HQMR\ RXU SURȴOH RI :H+RȇV Cutest Dog. It was a tough decision IRU RXU MXGJHV DOO IURP WKH YHWHULQDU\ world, to make, because honestly any of WKH HQWULHV FRXOG KDYH ZRQ

By Henry E. (Hank) Scott Hank Scott is editor and publisher of WEHOville. com and West Hollywood Magazine.

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SO WHO DECIDES WHO IS WEHO’S CUTEST DOG?

AND THE WINNER I S P E N N Y ! P E N N Y, CHEWIE , SADIE , DIEGO, LIAM . Our judges tell us the choice wasn’t HDV\ 6R PDQ\ FXWH GRJV %XW .HLWK 0DQWLDȇV 3HQQ\ WDNHV ȴUVW place. It was a close contest for the top spot, with Chewie, whose guardian is Joe Bezdicek, coming in second. Then there is Sam Borelli’s Sadie (Sadie Rookorelli, to be precise). Ryan +XJKHVȇ 'LHJR JDYH 6DGLH D UXQ IRU WKH money. But that’s no surprise. After all, Diego is a dachshund.

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It’s a tough decision. After all, what dog in West Hollywood isn’t cute? To keep it objecWLYH ZH SXW WRJHWKer a team of three judges whose jobs

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are testament to their passion about pooches. We asked each of them to choose their top ten. Then we ranked their choices by No. 1 – the winner – to Nos. 2 through 5 according to who JRW WKH PRVW YRWHV RQ WKH KLJK HQG RI the scale.

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It ’s a tough decision, Æ„Ź Æ„ AAA Scott comes to West Hollywood with PDQ\ \HDUV RI H[SHULHQFH LQ WKH YHWHULQDU\ DQG DQLPDO È´HOGV +H DQG KLV accent are originally from New Jersey, EXW KH PRYHG WR %RVWRQ WR DWWHQG 6XIIRON 8QLYHUVLW\ SULRU WR PRYLQJ WR /RV Angeles. Scott sees life as a day-by- day experiment—and with all experiments, we don’t always get the results we anticiSDWH 6FRWW È´QGV WKH KXPRU LQ HDFK VLWXDWLRQ DQG EULQJV OHYLW\ WR WKH PRPHQW with his offbeat wit. Open-minded DQG DPELWLRXV KH ORYHV KLV ZRUN DQG VSUHDGV KLV HQWKXVLDVP HYHU\ZKHUH he goes.

SCOTT BACKMAN The judges include Scott Backman from West Hollywood Animal HospiWDO ZKHUH KH LV D FHUWLȴHG YHWHULQDU\ assistant. Scott was named one of WKH WRS WKUHH YHWHULQDU\ UHFHStionists in the country by PetPlan, WKH SHW LQVXUDQFH SURYLGHU :KLOH many know him for his smile at the front desk, he’s known by others as a standup comedian and actor.

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only a deep technical expertise in reVHDUFKLQJ DQG ZRUNLQJ H[FOXVLYHO\ with fresh prepared whole food diets DW &DO 3RO\ 3RPRQD EXW D WUXH ORYH IRU GRJV +LV RZQ JROGHQ UHWULHYHU 5H\ has suffered from kidney disease but LV VWLOO KHDOWK\ DQG DFWLYH DW WKH \RXQJ age of 16, thanks to a special renal moderate protein diet from Just Food for Dogs. “It all starts with nutrition,� Oscar says. “You are what you eat, and practically any health issue can be addressed through a higher quality diet. :H DUH LQ D XQLTXH WLPH IRU YHWHULQDU\ medicine where people are seeking whole food diets using real USDA inJUHGLHQWV RYHU FRPPHUFLDO NLEEOH RU cans that use feed grade ingredients.�

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Then there was treating that anteater for diarrhea. And rescuing that baby manatee. Todd, the happy owner of a Great Dane, says his practice is more about empathy than money.

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Dr. Todd Caslyn runs one of West HolO\ZRRGȇV ROGHVW YHWHULQDU\ FOLQLFV Laurel Pet Hospital, which his father started in 1971. It’s sort of a family business, with Todd’s brother, J.D. Calsyn, a specialist in internal medicine. 7RGG JUHZ XS LQ WKH 0LGZHVW DQG OLYHV in Sherman Oaks with his wife, also D YHW DQG WKHLU VRQ +LV H[SHULHQFH with animals extends far beyond canines. He worked at Sea World Orlando as an intern and understands that treating dogs and cats is quite different from treating ocean creatures. “With whales, you just do blow hole culture and draw blood,â€? Todd says. “I mean that’s it. [If] they’re sick, you put a bunch of GUXJV LQ D Č´VK Č‹

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“WeHo is a great place for dogs and GRJ ORYHUV EHFDXVH LW KDV D VSHcial type of kinetic energy that is EHVW VXLWHG IRU DQLPDO ORYHUV Č‹ VDLG Stefen Lee Liberti, whose Siberian Husky, Dolce, won :(+2YLOOHȇV FXWHVW GRJ FRQWHVW in 2013. “Just by sitting along any of the cafes and restaurants along Santa Monica %RXOHYDUG RQH FDQ SODLQly see the strong sense of community and wellbeing most animal ORYHUV VKDUH Č‹

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% With its walkability and year-round sunshine, WeHo indeed is an appealing place to enjoy an excursion with a canine companion. Walking dogs is good for exercise and people-watching. Plus, dogs are famously helpful FRQYHUVDWLRQ VWDUWHUV IRU SHRSOH RQ the prowl—just the thing to help two GRJ ORYHUV VHW RXW RQ WKH SDWK WRZDUG SXSS\ ORYH ,Q IDFW RXU EXUJȇV RYHUZKHOPLQJO\ single population might be one reason VR PDQ\ IRONV KHUH KDYH GRJV LI \RX spend most nights alone, who better to snuggle up with than a friendly Fido? So how many dogs are there in West +ROO\ZRRG" 7KDWȇV KDUG WR VD\ JLYHQ that many owners don’t comply with county requirements to regisWHU WKHLU SRRFKHV +RZHYHU D IRUPXOD GHYHORSHG E\ WKH $PHULFDQ 9HWHULQDU\ 0HGLFDO $VVRFLDWLRQ GLG SURYLGH an estimate of the number of WeHo households with dogs. That estimate is 7,001, which amounts to about 30 percent of the city’s households. (And then there are the 7,113 households HVWLPDWHG WR KDYH FDWV

2008 WeHo prohibited renting out cats and dogs. Not that anyone in WeHo was renting out cats and dogs.

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7KH &LW\ &RXQFLO YRWHG WR FKDQJH PXnicipal code references to pet “owners� to say “guardians� instead. ThenMayor Jeffrey Prang told the Los Angeles Times that the change had a “symbolic purpose.�

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“WHEN PEOPLE SAY, ‘WEST HOLLY WOOD HAS GONE TO THE DOGS,’ THEY MEAN IT�

2010

The city banned the retail sale of cats and dogs (i.e. from pet stores, which are often supplied by puppy mills). Not that any pet store in WeHo was selling cats and dogs.

2013 WeHo banned commercial displays of exotic animals. Not that anyone was planning to bring the circus to WeHo. (Are you seeing a trend here?)

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THE CIT Y OF WEHO RESPONDS For all that animal-friendly legislation, :HVW +ROO\ZRRG GRJ ORYHUV KDYH KDG D few complaints. For one thing, some IRONV KDYH DUJXHG WKDW ZH QHHG PRUH off-leash dog parks. For a long time there was only William S. Hart Park at 'H /RQJSUH $YHQXH $ VPDOO RII leash park, Hart has a wood chip and mulch surface. Some local dog owners DUH IDQV RI WKH SDUN RWKHUV FRPSODLQ that it is dirty and that it is dominated by big dogs.

2017

The City of West Hollywood responded to those complaints with the opening in January of two off-leash dog parks in

West Hollywood Park, one for big dogs and the other for little ones. Those SDUNV DUH FRYHUHG ZLWK D OXVK FDUSHW of fake grass chosen because it is enYLURQPHQWDOO\ VHQVLWLYH DQG IUDQNO\ looks like the real thing. “When people say, ‘West Hollywood has gone to the dogs,’ they mean it� said City Councilmember Lauren Meister at the opening ceremony. Council member John D’Amico pushed for the parks DIWHU QRWLQJ WKDW SODQV IRU UHGHYHORSLQJ West Hollywood Park included more play areas for kids but none for aniPDOV :H+R KDV YDVWO\ PRUH GRJV WKDQ kids, remarked D’Amico.

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:HVW +ROO\ZRRGȇV ORYH IRU dogs has some limitations. For example, a recent surYH\ VKRZV D PDMRULW\ RI WKH &UHDWLYH &LW\ȇV DSDUWPHQWV listed for rent are no-pet zones (a notable exception is WKRVH H[SHQVLYH QHZ DSDUWment buildings.) $QG ORFDO UHVLGHQWV HYHQ those who are passionate DERXW WKHLU SRRFKHV KDYH spoken out about people taking their dogs into gyms, restaurants, bars and grocery stores. When it comes to apartPHQWV WKHUH DUH VHYHUDO FLUcumstances under which landlords in WeHo must allow pets. 24

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According to the city, WeHo apartment (not condo) landORUGV FDQȇW HYLFW WHQDQWV IRU KDYLQJ RQH RU WZR GRJV FDWV or birds under 35 pounds if the tenant is at least 62 \HDUV ROG LV OLYLQJ ZLWK D disability, and/or is HIVSRVLWLYH One or more of those criWHULD DSSO\ WR D VLJQLȴFDQW VOLFH RI :H+R UHVLGHQWV

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CALIFORNIA DOESN’T CON҃ SIDER EMOTIONAL ISSUES A D I S A B I L I T Y. S O LY I N G T O YO U R S P O U S E A B O U T YO U R C H E AT I N G , O R G E T T I N G I N A HUFF WHEN SOMEONE IG҃ N O R E S YO U I N A BA R , WO N ’ T Q U A L I F Y YO U . If you are diagnosed with clinical depression, bipolar disorder, organic brain syndrome, an emotional or menWDO LOOQHVV RU VSHFLȴF OHDUQLQJ GLVDELOities, any of which limits a major life DFWLYLW\ \RX ZLOO TXDOLI\ %\ WKH ZD\ in its list of qualifying mental issues, VWDWH ODZ VSHFLȴFDOO\ H[FOXGHV FRPSXOVLYH JDPEOLQJ NOHSWRPDQLD RU LOOHJDO drug addiction.) But qualifying isn’t HQRXJK 7KDW VHUYLFH DQLPDO PXVW EH WUDLQHG WR GHDO ZLWK WKDW VSHFLȴF GLVability.

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A business owner or manager can ask if a dog (or miniature horse) is a serYLFH DQLPDO WKDW RQH UHTXLUHV EHFDXVH of a disability. The business owner also can ask what the dog is trained to do. But that’s all. If the business owner kicks out the person with the VHUYLFH DQLPDO KH FRXOG EH ȴQHG XS WR ZLWK ȴQHV RI XS WR IRU VXEVHTXHQW YLRODWLRQV XQGHU WKH ADA. The risks are lower for those ZLWK ȊVHUYLFH DQLPDOVȋ WKDW GRQȇW meet the requirements. In California, IDOVHO\ FODLPLQJ \RXU GRJ LV D VHUYLFH animal could get you up to six months LQ MDLO XQOLNHO\ DQG RU D ȴQH RI XS WR $1,000. But the risk of going to court is one most business owners don’t want to take. That explains where the Starbucks on the corner of Santa MonLFD %RXOHYDUG DQG :HVWPRXQW FDQ look like that window in the front of Healthy Spot, the dog store on Santa 0RQLFD %RXOHYDUG EXW QRWH WKDW WKRVH in Starbucks must be on a leash).

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These days people rely on apps and websites such as Match.com, ChristianMingles.com and Grindr to make connections with others.

If anyone doubts West Hollywood’s passion for dogs, consider that that price works out to $700,000 for a quarter acre of land.

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NECTIONS CONTINUE TO BE MADE WHILE W A L K I N G O R P L AY I N G W IT H YO U R P O O C H . Somehow who is smitten by you might EH UHOXFWDQW WR ZDON XS DQG ȵLUW GLrectly. But he or she certainly will feel comfortable squatting down and petting your dog and asking for his or her name. That’s where the human connection begins. So where do you exercise your dog, and your libido, in or near West Hollywood? Here are some SRSXODU FKRLFHV

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