Santa Claus came to The K-9 Clinic this year!

Is that a poodle Santa’s holding? Or is it a German Shepherd in a poodle disguise?

Poppy the Airedale ask Rolf, “Dude, are you serious about that ‘naughty or nice’ list thing?”

“Weeee… ha! Two-leggers so don’t have the advantage here!”

Roxy walks the plank… harrrrrr! Lucky for her there’s land and not ocean at the end of it!

Ain’t no mountain high enough for little Louie.

“You just don’t appreciate how hard I work. Up and down. Walking the planks and going through tunnels. There’d better be delicious reward waiting for me!”

Winston proudly wears his jingle bells hoping that will win points on Santa’s “nice” list.

Maya is always the proper lady and sits politely while she accepts her reward for a job well-done!

“Hi Mom! I love it when you wave to me like that!”

Juno demonstrates the Juno Mind-Trick: “That is not your chicken treat. This is not the sibe you are looking for.”

“Better watch what you say, my bionic ear hears everything!”

Two shepherds gracefully demonstrate their Grand Pas de Deux and show they are beautifully in-synch in their side-by-side Grand Jete. Their handlers, sadly are not.

Union workers protest low training wages and demonstrate with a sit out of the training field. Management begins negotiations with a hose.

“Err…mom? When they said hot dogs for dinner, I didn’t think you were going to grill me up!”

“Hey, the humans are all taking off, but they aren’t leaving any beach balls, blankets, sun tan lotion or soft drinks. Don’t they know how to have fun at the beach?”

“Hey big fella, I’m new here. I’m not looking for any trouble. Just mindin’ my own dog business.”
“It’s ok little fella, I’m just wonderin’ what  you had for dinner last night.”

Casper demonstrates being a little dog in a big dog world ain’t no big thing.

Cheyenne looks aghast. “Dude, a little old spice wouldn’t hurt you!”

Dan tells his dog Rolf, “Don’t listen to those Aussies. A little dab does me every day. Just take a quick whiff.”
Rolf replies, “Dude, I’ll take your word for it.”

“Hey blondie, do you come here often?”

Houdini the poodle asks, “What’s a nice gal like you, doing in a place like this?”
“I may be blond, but I sure don’t fall for those smooth lines Houdini!”

“Am I overdressed for this restaurant?”

“What’s everyone standing around for?”

“This is more like it! Chairs are for sitting. Now if we could just get some service… Waiter!”

Houdini giving “therapy dog” service to a visiting customer.

Dakota getting ready to alert her mom to a strange fella. She waits for mom’s signal.

On Mom’s request, Dakota goes from sweet to action-alert in 0.6 seconds.
“Mom! There’s a strange looking person who doesn’t belong here!!!”

“Thank you Dakota, you can turn off the code red.”
“Well, Ok, but let me just show my beautiful smile one more time.”

And Dakota returns from action-alert to sweetness in 0.6 seconds.
“But I’m still watchin’ you Uncle Lance!”

“Don’t hate us because we’re beautiful.”

“If I flop these ears really fast, do ya think I’ll catch some air?”

“Hey, I’m up here, under the big black dogs.”

“Whatchya got there in that hand there mom? Something delicious?”

Woopsie! Traffic Jam!

 ”Hey man, no time to talk. Mom’s calling. Check ya later!”

“I can taste that delicious treat I’m running to right now!”

“Wee. Tastey treat here I come!”

“There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. Darn where are those rubby slippers when you need them?”

“Dude, it’s kind of cool in there. It’s all dark and smells like … dogs!”

“Hmmm… This recall exercise might go better if I could just see you. It may be time for a hair cut!”

Why the long face Michelle?

It looks like Frank (the chocolate labrador) was out late cruisin’ the night before class! Wake up Frank!

Iron Dogs come in all sizes! Bob and Sharon demonstrate excellent off-leash handling of their dogs, showing their dogs can stand, sit and  down from a very long distance during a recall exercise. Ya, but  can they cook dinner and knit a sweater?

“Hey mom, isn’t it cool to have double the fun that everyone else here has?”

“Hmm… I could be wrong, but I think someone else was here on this ramp before me. I’m not 100% sure. I’m taking a wild guess.”

“One! Singular sensation … every little steps she takes!”
“One! Thrilling combination … every move that she makes!”

“Um, errr..isn’t this the audition for A Chorus Line? “

“Yup Mom, I agree,  that punch line was hilarious! Brilliant even!”

“Does this poodle go with my beard?”

Honey blasts out of the yellow tunnel like a rocket toward mom.

“Oh my dogs! Dad, this is so fun. You gotta try it!”

New recruits line up!