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What\u2019s next for businessman Andrew Yang after dropping out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination?<\/p>\n
Andrew Yang is more than a little fur-klempt over his old dog, Grizzly.<\/p>\n
The New York City mayoral wannabe teared up on Monday while describing what he called a “difficult” decision to give away Grizz to a friend after his allergic son had a respiratory attack.<\/p>\n
“That\u2019s when I knew that we\u2019d have to give our dog away,” Yang said through tears during a press conference in Brooklyn. “Oh, that was terrible. It was awful.”<\/p>\n
Yang\u2019s comments came after he raised eyebrows Sunday when he tweeted about giving up the pooch to “celebrate” National Pet Day.<\/p>\n
ANDREW YANG KICKS OFF NYC MAYORAL BID, CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME<\/strong><\/p>\n Some on Twitter had given the former presidential candidate flak for relinquishing the pet, but Yang explained that it came after his older son, Christopher, had a severe asthma attack \u2014 and that the pup is safe and happy living with friends in California.<\/p>\n Yang acquired the dog with his wife before their kids were born, and said he at first was in “denial” that the dog was the cause of his son\u2019s allergies.<\/p>\n “I\u2019ve got to say, I was in denial. I was like, \u2018No way he\u2019s allergic to Grizzly,'” the mayoral polling front-runner said. But his wife, Evelyn, knew the dog was the issue.<\/p>\n “He was like a member of the family. We miss him all the time. He was, like, my best friend,” said Yang.<\/p>\n “Here\u2019s the circle of life in New York City, at least it was for me and Evelyn,” he said. “You meet someone you love and get married, and then what do you do? You get a dog.”<\/p>\n “One of the jokes that some of our friends tell is that your dog is your kid until you have a kid. But it was heartbreaking. We still miss Grizzly.”<\/p>\n Asked why he tweeted the photo of his former pup, Yang said the post “felt very natural.”<\/p>\n “You know, it was National Pet Day and we still have a pet in our hearts, so I didn\u2019t really think much of it,” he said.<\/p>\n “It was a day to celebrate pets and what they mean to us all, and Grizzly meant the world to me and my family and so it felt very natural.”<\/p>\n