Guide Dog Nicky - a real Hogan's Hero

I admit that sometimes I think of Poodles as being kind of fussy and pampered.

But then I heard about Nicholas who is a poodle and also a Guide Dog.

He is really helping out a lady who can't see. He is a true Hogan's Hero.

Here are some photos of Nicky with the nice lady who trained him for a year and of his new human - the one who can't see. What a great group!

We are proud of you Nicky and I won't say bad things about poodles anymore.

Water, water everywhere

This rain has been getting to me. Well, not to me. I love the water and if I find a puddle I will play in it. But it seems like my humans are reluctant to take me out to play in the rain. And we haven’t been to the dog park or to Hub and Luke’s house or Roger’s yard for a loooong time.

I think all the other humans feel the same way though. When it does stop raining for awhile I see a whole bunch of my friends out walking with their humans. Then if it starts to rain, they all scurry back inside.

Don’t they know that water is fun?

Hub and Luke

Hi everybody,

2 of my best friends in the world are Hub and Luke. They are Bernese Mountain Dogs and every so often (not often enough!) our people let us play together in their fenced in yard.

Hub and I used to play and then Luke came along too. What fun! Luke is now bigger than Hub.

There are some great pictures of Hub and Luke here.

I was on TV!

Hi everybody,

Guess where I was today? I was on TV! Do you recognize this set? (Set is a TV term I learned today - it means the place where they point the cameras.)

It's from the Good Company set on Channel 3. While I was waiting to be on TV, I snuck over to their set.

I will tell you all about it and post more pictures soon. But keep the morning of August 12th available. That's when I will be on the Golden Opportunities Show on Channel 3.

Woof!

It's My Birthday!

Today is the big day! It's my Birthday! I am 3 years old today. WooHoo!

I don't know what my humans have planned but I overheard some talk about going to the Dog Park (I hope lots of my friends are there) and maybe setting up my pool in the yard (it sure is hot).

I also heard the girl talk about cutting up a peach or two for me - I love peaches!

If I don't see you at the Park, I'll let you know how the day goes.

4th of July

As my fellow canines will confirm, the 4th of July is not our favorite day.

The sudden and extended loud noises from fireworks can be very scary. And if people shoot them off too near us, we can get hurt.

I hope that all the humans will be very careful if they have to blow off firecrackers on the 4th.

Here are some tips on keeping all of us safe on the 4th of July and throughout the summer months.

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

I wonder what it is like to be part of a famous family and travel the world. An Italian Bracchi dog named Palio is part of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's family. He is travelling with them and their 3 children on their country music tour.

They will be at Quicken Loans Arena for a concert.

Kathleen DeBernardi, owner of Love Is Mobile Dog Grooming in Mentor, received an exciting call the other day. She will be grooming Palio before the concert tonight!

Here are more details and a picture of Italian bracchis.

I hope Kathleen gets some more pictures at the concert - and maybe a pawtograph!