While out on the town, Kona is surrounded by dog paparazzi. Always happy to pose with fans, he patiently gets his picture taken with a tourist. A small break was had after all that work.
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Trust
Learning to love again starts with trust. It’s almost one year since Kona came to stay with us, as a foster dog, and shortly afterward became part of our family. What a year it has been. We have seen Kona blossom into a loving, fun and most importantly, confident dog. Learning how to trust has …
Celebration!
Kona is celebrating passing his Therapy Dog Inc testing… as you can see he’s pretty happy about it. He was already busy with his new job this week, visiting the hospital, where he is following in Spencer‘s footsteps working with brain trauma and stroke patients in rehab, as well as an afternoon visiting at a …
Feeling Festive.
Christmas is almost here and I am one lucky pup, getting lots of presents. My friend Wally and his mom gave me a very nice set of Christmas tennis balls… look how festive they are! There are 6 of them but I can only fit 3 at a time, BOL! Yesterday was my day …
Action.
The sun came back (it’s LA, it never goes away for long!) and I had a GReat day yesterday playing. Can you see how hard I am wagging my tail? I am waiting for my human to throw the tennis balls. After a good game of catch we sat on the step and watched all …
Pet Therapy Monday.
Yesterday was my day to go to do pet therapy at Northridge Hospital. I get really happy to go when my HM starts getting all our things ready. I sit somewhat patiently and watch her ironing our outfits and packing my cookies. Let’s get this show on the road! We are part of a group …
The Ups & (Mostly) Downs Of Getting Old.
Hello everyone, it’s me, Spencer, back at last! Sorry I’ve been away so long. There has been a lot going on here and it was difficult to get online. I have been very busy at work and with the pet therapy program at the hospital. Part of my job at the hospital is to help …
Pups In Need.
I have sad news. The pups, Ben & Jerry, have been in and out of the vet emergency room over the past month, but this past week, they took a turn for the worse. Poor little Ben has been in ICU the past 4 days and is hanging on by a thread. Unfortunately Jerry had …
Squeaky Clean And Cool.
This Sunday I had my regular bath before going to pet therapy the next day. It was very hot outside so I had my bath outside. That way I got clean and I got cool too. It felt great. My human dad is really good at giving massages when he shampoos me….a little to the …
Here We Go Again.
With the pups gone it was quiet enough for me to sleep in this morning instead of getting up at dawn. I LOVE to sleep in and my bed is very comfy! I even have my own pillow. I was still very tired today despite sleeping in until 8am. I had to get up and …
Farewell Sunny!
It’s a lot of work fostering 2 puppies at the same time…especially when you’re a 10 year old dog! The kids are so full of energy I can’t keep up. Even the humans are running around like crazy. Things at the studio are very busy right now, too so it’s been like a precision operation …
Busy Monday.
Yesterday I went to the hospital to do my pet therapy rounds so that meant I had to have a bath beforehand. Jessy had one too. She was very good in the shower and stood still to get washed. She got the zooms after she got out, just like I do. We got the house …
Busy, Busy.
Whew, what a busy day! I got up early and started my day by going to the hospital to do my pet therapy rounds. I visited so many humans and covered all 5 floors of the hospital. It was worth it because I got lots of pets, some cookies and made a lot of humans …
Pet Therapy Prep.
Yesterday was my day to go to the hospital and do my pet therapy rounds. That meant bath time the night before. Well, it’s actually shower time for me. I just walk in the shower and get sprayed with the massage sprayer. It feels pretty good. Maybe I should open a chain of dog spas…”Spencer’s …
Happy New Year!
Here we are on the last day of 2007 and I’m looking back on what a great year it was. It was my first full year with my adopted humans and what a year it was! We had lots of adventures together. I met lots of great clients working at the studio, went on many …
Spencer Goes To School.
Yesterday I went to visit to a school. The kids were studying the letter “N” and were learning about nurses. Nurse Kai from Northridge Hospital asked me to accompany her on her trip to the school. She gave a very good talk about nurses and all the great things they do to help you when …
Lavender Dog.
The night before I go to the hospital to do my pet therapy rounds, I have to have a bath. They say I have to look good and smell nice for the humans. I’m a dog…I think I smell fine without lavender shampoo and conditioner! Anyway, it makes all the humans happy so I put …
Froggy Baby.
I have a frog on my back. That’s right, a frog! He doesn’t look anything like my friend Frog the Dog because this is a real frog. Ok, well, a stuffy frog. He’s trying to teach me to play with any toy other than a tennis ball. I love tennis balls…can’t get enough of them …
Sleepy Head.
I like to sleep. I admit it but that’s ok because I play hard. My humans say they never saw a dog sleep so hard. I squeeze my eyes tight and when I am in a really deep sleep I curl up on my big comfy bed in a little ball. Sometimes I snore softly …
The Art Of Making Smiles.
Today was my day to visit the hospital for pet therapy again. My job is to make all the humans at the hospital smile because if you are at a hospital you probably could use a smile or two. So I got up early and practiced making some faces to make humans smile. First I …