Paloma storms the Caribbean

Today, people in Cuba and Hispaniola are coping with tropical storm Paloma.

She’s fierce, they say, and could strengthen rapidly into a hurricane.

I’ve been living with a hurricane named Paloma for almost four years.

She’s a gray and white Italian greyhound whose full name is Paloma Belladogga and is a force of nature unto herself.

She barks like a hurricane’s wind blows — that is to say, constantly.

And she is fast. Very fast. Like here:

To see how fast the breed is in motion, here’s a video of an Italian greyhound running:

But the storm, like its 11-pound counterpart, has a calm spot. She can be content and motionless for hours. As long as she is being petted and loved on. Or is sitting for a portrait, like here:

Perhaps the Caribbean Paloma will fly through without wreaking much havoc, or she will graduate to a hurricane that will not soon be forgotten.

Either way, Paloma and I will be watching.

– Amy Raymond, Assistant News Editor

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