Canines to Owners: Make that Booty Call

CALLING BEYONCE: the Hub's pet owners are gettin' bootylicious (we couldn't resist) and rushing to local pet stores in pursuit of footwear to protect dogs after the recent electrocution episode in Charlestown. Boston.com reports that the city is only two-thirds of the way through the replacement project they began after Puppyshock '04. They're replacing electric shock prone manhole covers with a plastic lined cover. At this rate, Bostonist suggests getting Kone on the job to assist NStar and the City, since they do such a knock-down job of keeping the MBTA escalators functional. With these two forces working together, the problems could be identified, fully repaired, and Boston's dogs safe by as early as 2015, maybe.

In the meantime, mutt lovers in our ever-fashionable metropolis can head to any store that sells the booties, or as Bostonist likes to say, "boo-tays." Since water conducts electricity, rubber-bottomed versions are best for maximum canine protection, but a true trendster must have choices. Luckily, Vera Bradley doesn't yet appear to offer the dreaded calico-patterned version of the boo-tays, but Bostonist can point to these options:
For the OLD SCHOOLER ;
For the FABULOUS;
For the CRAFTY.

In case you're still reading in hopes that we'll give you late-night "game" tips, then, as a reward for tenacity, we send you to the "So Suave Hall of Fame." And finally, don't forget the real victims here...cats, who can't get any action even though they CAN use the telephone.