The Firmest Friend
Published By:
Burlington County Times
Date
October 9, 2016
Excerpt:
In the documentary “The Firmest Friend,” Jon’s gentle blue eyes stare at the camera. He has streaky blond hair that sticks out from beneath his backward-facing baseball cap. An oval metal clasp pierces one ear. The other ear has a small hoop.
Scout, a towny, muscular pit bull, bearing scars on his head and wearing a scarf and dog pack, sits by his feet. Jon rescued him from a shelter in East Harlem 47 minutes before he was to be euthanized.
Jon is homeless and a heroin addict. He said he usually makes money playing his guitar.
“When I’m running low on dog food, I make sure the money I make goes to his food first. And then after that, I worry about eating,” he said.