ANIMAL OBITUARIES
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 1997:
Zooky (above), a husky mix who
was once “the fastest dog ever,” died on June
11 at approximately age 11, from congestive
heart failure that no longer responded to treatment.
Adopted from the Southhold, Long
Island animal shelter in July 1987, Zooky in
her prime outraced every dog of any breed she
ever met. On leash, she loped 25 miles with
ease and begged for more. Yet she was never
really fully domesticated, digging for water
like a coyote and regarding small animals as
potential prey—even newly arrived cats,
though she would eventually accept them as
family. She is missed by the entire ANIMAL
P E O P L E entourage, but especially by her
favorite cats Keeter and Voltaire, who spent
many an evening kneading her and purring.