Birthday: October 31, 1995. Hmph.
Getting up there. My hips know it during the winter. How about yours?
Ancestry: Belgian shephard (I have their very distinct markings: very
black with small white blaze on chest and amber eyes) and, it is highly suspected,
some kinda bull terrier (or Australian cattle dog, even better) which makes
me stubborn (I'm told this. I don't think of myself as stubborn, simply, independent!
Like one of the cats--or people--I live with!)
How I came to be the Opera House Dog: I was found by Linda Nelson
at the 9th St. subway station of the F train in Brooklyn (that's Brooklyn, New
York) tied with a rope around my neck to a corner of a token booth. It was love
at first sight, for both of us! She named me Tosca, long before she came to
found Opera House Arts, for two reasons: 1) she loves the opera, "Tosca,"
and, 2) The Monks of New Skete advise that in naming dogs, we respond better
to names that contain a hard "K" sound. Well, I might hear it better,
but coming every time, well, frankly, the bull terrier in me means I could care
less about the hard K sound. I've got things on my mind. Well, you know.
Favorite Food: anything I can sneak off a plate, particulary Stilton
cheese. This just seems to make things taste better. Try it at home!
Nicknames: Tosca the Terrierist, Tosca-Tune, Tosca-rific
Turn-ons: People, cats, my "kong" toy, sofas, Stonington, doing
my "business."
Turn-offs: other Dogs, being left alone at home when the action is elsewhere,
not doing my "business."
Favorite Saying: It’s not over until the fat lady sings!
Favorite singer: Bette Midler
Favorite Color: Black (I can’t see colors, stupid question but I
answered it anyway.)
Favorite Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio (He can pet me anytime!)
Favorite Actress: Bette Midler (she should have gotten an Oscar for "Beaches")!