Back in a trendy shoe store on Prince St in Nolita which is north of Soho a black and white dog was impatiently pacing anxiously up and down the green bankette and staring out the window.

" Please get a move on you have tried on 20 piars of the exact same Puma sneakers you have at home in your overstuffed closet and that is my friend Waffles the Dog over there and I need a pee please let's go."