First Oprah’s Sophie, now Martha’s Paw Paw—what’s a rich and powerful woman to do? Blog, apparently. At least that’s what Martha Stewart has done a lot of since Paw Paw, her “beloved dog Kublai Khan Paw Paw Chow Chow Chow” (Damn, that’s a mouthful. Does it even make sense?) died on Saturday, April 12. Martha is given a lot of flack for being—if you want to put it kindly—a ball buster. Many of the terms thrown in her direction are far worse, and I rarely hear a compliment on the grapevine when it comes to the domestic goddess’ personality. In the wake of Paw Paw’s death, however, Martha has bared a bit of her soul on the Internet, posting an extensive tribute to the fluffy, pudgy animal on her blog. If this doesn’t do something to thaw her ice queen reputation, I don’t know what will.
While I, being a dog lover, actually have always had a soft spot for Martha, it was word of this tribute that was the impetus for me checking out her blog. And what an amazing tribute it is. She has posted a photo montage of Paw Paw’s last day, narrated in Paw Paw’s, er, voice. It includes quotable Paw Paw moments such as “Martha got up really early to check on me, again. She took a picture of the beautiful morning”; “I went outside for one last pee”; and “I really don’t want to eat anymore.” Towards the end of the montage, there is a photo of Martha’s two French bulldogs nuzzling what appears to be an elegantly wrapped wedding present. Really, this is just Paw Paw’s corpse, wrapped like an elegant wedding present. Oh, Martha! You are so…so…