Bobby is 7 years old and is the kind of dog that used to hang out in front of the stairs with the gossipy and voluble tenants of the block.

He’s very funny, very playful and very adoring of people. He loves everyone equally, with a dedication and effusiveness that overwhelms us and makes our hearts ache even more that Bobby doesn’t have a family of his own.

Although a tad overweight, Bobby is an energetic, positive and such a good-humored dog that we suspect he may have secretly attended a therapy dog course.