Ezra and Icarus

Keaton shows his enthusiasm for getting up early on a Saturday morning to drive to hockey!

Keaton's new little friend

Keaton enjoyed this year's powerhockey tournament so much more than the games - thanks to his new friend Stitch. Keaton spent a large part of his day playing fetch with a waterbottle with Stitch chasing at his heels. Despite the Gladiators defeat in the first game of the tournament, we all enjoyed the warm weather and had fun visiting with the Sammons.

Liz and Stitch

Stitch likes to be held like a baby!

Nice Service Dog!

One thing that I enjoy about going to powerhockey is having the chance to catch up with old friends from camp. Some of them even have service dogs which is fun. I especially like to see other CCI dogs. However, some people claim their dog is a service dog so he can come into public buildings, but the only service the dog offers is barking during games when chairs collide or jumping onto people's laps. I am not going to name any individuals, but please notice the picture of Dustin Sammons and his "service dog" Stitich.

Ezra's new job

Now that Ezra is a retired service dog, he has found himself a new job. At each mealtime Ezra is ready to perform - acting faster than a vacuum cleaner and reacting before food even has the chance to fall on the floor. Ezra carefully positions himself under Jeremy's wheelchair and is redy for action!

I apologize for my lengthy break from blogging. Especially because I missed some key events in the lives of my CCI dogs - Keaton turned three and Ezra became a therapy dog!! Please enjoy these summer pics that I should have posted earlier. . .

Keaton's favorite b-day gifts

Among Keaton's favorite birthday gifts are a giant dog bone and this frog which was a birthday/anniversary gift from Marty. It's true that Frog is Keaton's favorite toy and he welcomed the new one. He and Ezra enjoy playing tug a war with Frog. I warn them they need to be gently after what happened to Frog Sr., but neither seem to take the warning seriously.

Is that Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom?

Look Again!

Don't be fooled by these Pirate of Carribean look-alikes! It is just Ezra and Keaton at Keaton's birthday celebration. (Not pictured - Icarus(who refused to participate))

Hide and Seek

Icarus has a new habit of hiding in our furniture. His new favorite place to sleep is in the storage area of our coffee table. As you can see, he just barely fits. Last week we found him sound asleep in one of the drawers under our futon. At first I was worried that he had been shut in the drawer, but discovered that he can access the drawers through the back of the couch!

Sit Stay Read!

As a therapy dog, Ezra has been visiting the Rochester Public Library where he gets to cuddle with kids as they practice reading to him!

My favorite Tiger

This summer Keaton and I took my nephew Spencer to a fundraiser. A clown at the fundraiser painted Spencer's face. I was amazed with how cool it turned out. On our drive back to his house Spencer spent the entire ride staring in the mirror at his face. I can't say I blame him.