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Tuesday, December 09, 2025

HERE'S ONE FOR THE DOGS: They're "Stealing the Show" at Big Apple Circus, Reports The New York Times ... Hey, Ringling! Here's How to Make a Miraculous Trans-Canine Return

Ah,  how I love a good old fashioned real circus. Legit circus. True circus. Circus Circus!

As I have  written here, show me a dog and and I'll call you a  circus.  Well, Big Apple, YOU ARE CIRCUS. May the timid tenters out there, and they know who they are, follow suit and let some of our beloved animals back in.  

Feld of Felds, have you the guts to lead the way? Where is your courage?  Man Up, Circus Up! and let the circus back in the circus.  "Bailey" your bot is a pitiful symbol of self-evisceration.  A sad far cry from robust showmanship the world expected of Ringling .Is this how you want to be remembered?  Here is how to make Bailey the key to a true comeback.

I have the perfect story line, Disney be damned: Bailey accidentally spots some real circus mutts somewhere and is so excited, he longs to be like them.  Barks for his freedom from metal, for a trans-canine makeover.  Lights go dark, drum rolls, crashing symbols, and a great circus parade invades the arena.  Bailey is  leading it!  The excitement is so great, that he is inspired to do more things, more and more and then struggles, apparently up against mechanical restraint. Is he still really?  Miracle of miracles, lights down and up in blazing glory.  Bailey is now a REAL DOG.  

Crowds go wild!  The Gods of Circus sing Hallelujah!  And in parade the five Ringling brothers, John Ringling North and Irvin  Feld. 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not sure if you heard that Ryan Easley, former tiger trainer with Kelly Miller Circus, died a few months ago when he was bitten by one of his tigers. Recent news outlines the injuries: https://www.tmz.com/2025/12/11/tiger-king-ryan-easley-cause-of-death/

Anonymous said...

David -
If you would like to see a few acts from Big Apple Circus 2025, this CBS News New York show, "Celebrate the Season through the arts 2025" (link below), shows some of them. The BAC part starts around the 11:40 mark.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/celebrate-the-season-through-the-arts-2025/