Wow. You are NOT nuts.
This makes sense now because I brought it up to a friend today who didn't remember the article mentioning Cuccioli at all, but I did. I was out all day and only read the article this morning. She had read it later in the day and we ran into each other in the early evening, and that's when I mentioned the article.
I smell a conspiracy theory.
Would this have anything to do with J & H being cancelled in San Jose, CA?