An Illustrated Guide To The Different Breeds Of New York City Dog Parents

New York City boasts great diversity nearly everywhere you look. That’s especially true if you look at a dog park. Not only are there dogs of every shape, size and smell, but their humans are also wonderfully unique and specific.

Illustrator/cartoonist/genius David Ostow noticed this, too. As he told Buzzfeed, he was inspired after dog-watching/people-watching in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. For every eccentric dog he saw, he realized there was an equally odd (if not moreso) counterpart: that dog’s human. Without further ado, here is David’s helpful (and hilarious) guide to the different “breeds” of NYC dog owners you’re likely to encounter:

1. The Canine Doppelgänger

2. The Snobbish Observer

3. The Bookish Setter

4. The Wire-Haired Gabber

5. The Long- And Short-Haired Gutterpunk

6. The New Yorkie

7. The Sporting Gadget Hound

8. The Melty-Poo

9. The Doting Kinderhund

10. The Studied-Up Pointer

Want more? Be sure to follow David’s awesome comic creations on his Instagram and his website.