Doggy Time Collar Charm Review (and giveaway coming soon!)

My wonderful Raiser had the chance of doing a review for a awesome Etsy shop: Doggy Time, they sell the cutest dog collar charms for adding a little flare to your furry friend's collar, and they also sell cool looking Dog necklaces.

My raiser was able to review the White & Pink pearls collar charm, which we received in the mail last Saturday.

My raiser loves how "dainty" and small it is, as it won't be a big bulky thing on my collar; but will add a fun touch with my tags and look very cute!

Though I just have a boring brown collar for the charm to go on now, I will be doing a dog collar review soon for another Etsy shop - and this charm will look perfect on it!
A few words from my raiser:
Hey guys!
Rudy's raiser here; I decided to let Rudy write this collar charm review - as this charm IS for a dog -and should be reviewed by one too :) Rudy did an amazing job on reviewing it, but I thought I'd also say a few words.

I've been talking with the owner for a couple weeks, setting up doing a review (and giveaway...) with her store, she is very kind; letting me pick out what I'd like to review - and shipped it free of charge.

I've had great contact with her - she always emails me back. A+ to customer service! (Rudy does give 4 paws up to the whole store though!).

The charm does stay on the collar (even when your 3 dogs are "horse playing" around quite hard), and it doesn't get in the way of leash movement or take away from the dog tag it's self. If you are looking for a Christmas gift for a dog lover (or your own pet!) I'd make sure to look into one of the Dog (pet) Collar Charms or some of the other items she sells. All of her items are very nicely priced; and affordable. Thanks to Doggy Time for letting us do a review on her collar charm & store!
Back to Rudy:

My raiser doesn't even read what I was writing - I was just getting to thank Doggy time too, oh well - I would like to thank Doggy Time for the chance of being able to review one of her very cute collar charms, these are the perfect touch to a dog collar!
Make sure to stop by her place and pick out something you'd love to get - or win... because she has also offered to do a GIVEAWAY through my blog; after my furry awesome Holiday Contest ends (Dec 15 2010 - so make sure to enter before it time runs out!). The winner of the Doggy Time giveaway will win a $10 "gift card" to her store; which can be used on any of her items! So start searching now.
My wonderful raiser did snap some pictures of this awesome collar charm (see below) so you guys can see how good it looks with my collar!

Rudy

The dog with a blog

Come on Furry Fellows!

Furry followers,
I only have ONE entry for the Holiday Giveaway - Contest I started yesterday. If you furry friends don't start entering - my raiser won't let me do another giveaway/contest!
She wants AT LEAST 40 entries; I've got over 200 followers... so you guys better start emailing/commenting her the poem and enter the contest! (Please!)
Go HERE now to enter & see the easy rules!
All you have to do is write a very short poem, centered around dogs/pets & or Holiday themed! You could win the Dog Fun Pack (Complete with LOTS of fun dog toys & homemade/store bought treats!). Or a Humans Only Pack - which includes a very cute cooking apron, and maybe some goat milk soap too! (I'm not sure if it can be used on dogs; but I do know it's NOT harmful if a puppy eats it...)
Please email my raiser with any questions (guidedogawareness AT yahoo DOT com). Since this is our first contest, my raiser said she WON'T be doing another one if this doesn't turn out good.
So please help this be the BEST contest ever, reminders to enter will be posted (almost) everyday, this contest ends on December 25 2010.
My raiser also just opened a HUGE box she got in the mail today, wanna know what's in it??
DOG TOYS FOR THE HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY/CONTEST! (and some of my Christmas gifts...).
My raiser will be snapping some pictures of them soon, but fur now head over to the contest post and ENTER!

Rudy
The dog with a blog

Holiday Giveaway/Contest! ENTER NOW!

Hey furry following friends!

Please all followers KEEP READING THIS POST, you have a chance to enter to win some cool prizes (furry fun dog toys, treats, and something cool for your humans too)! That's right:

It's time for the HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!!

Though the dog toys my raiser ordered for the giveaway haven't come in the mail yet - my raiser has decided to start this giveaway/contest TODAY on December 1st 2010! Pictures of items in person will be posted upon arrival - pictures below of prizes were taken from the online store.

At first I was going to just do a giveaway (one fur the humans & one fur the dogs), but my raiser gave me a furry fun idea - and I'm now doing a CONTEST instead! (a very easy contest at that!).

Instead of picking the winners at random... my raiser will be picking the 5+ best contest entries - then letting her family pick the 2 grand winners of my contest!

So you have a furry good chance at winning... if you enter the BEST entry in this contest :)

Wanna know what the furry cool prizes are?? ...

Giveaway One: Dog Fun Pack (pictures below)

The Dog Fun Pack will include a leopard squeaker "mat" dog toy (a stuffed toy with SIXTEEN squeakers in it!), a set of 3 puppy face squeaker dog toys, some store bought treats AND homemade dog treats straight from our kitchen (won't be made 'til right before the prize is sent out), and maybe some other surprises along the way!

Giveaway Two: Humans Only

The humans Only prize includes a very cute (pictured below) cooking apron; my raiser does owns one - and would wear it to town if she could! This would be the perfect addition to your kitchen; and you could even cook your furry cute fella a dog treat or two! My raiser also may include some of her homemade Goat Milk Soap (which would be dog themed), but more on that later though.

Ready to see what you furry fellows have to do to get those AWESOME prizes??

Rules by my furry cool Raiser:

1. In order to be entered in 1 or both giveaways all you need to do is write a very short poem that is Christmas/Holiday & DOG (or pet) themed!

**Please note the poem can be AS SHORT or AS LONG as you want! It won't change you chance of winning!**

2. Once you write the poem (long or short) please either post it in a comment on THIS POST or email it to me at guidedogawareness AT yahoo DOT com (please make sure to include your blog address in the email), if you do email me the poem - Rudy would still love for you to leave a comment on this post!

3. If you email the poem to me I'll be sure to email you back to let you know I've received it; some of you may rather choose emailing the poem - unless you don't mind others seeing your poem BEFORE the contest ends

4. If you are considering entering this contest please be sure to do so - the more entries the BETTER! It won't take long at all to write up a fun little poem. I'll even be sure that Rudy posts reminders about this contest repeatedly through the time it's "open"!

**Depending on how many entries I get, decides whether or not Rudy will (or won't) be doing another giveaway/contest!**

5. Please note in the comment you leave on this post (with your poem or without) what prize pack you'd like to win (either or both!). By writing a poem & entering it in this contest you can be entered into BOTH contest prizes - or you can choose to just be entered into one. But please note that in the comment!! (Whether you'd like to be entered in the Dog Lovers Pack, the Humans Only pack, or BOTH)

6. Whether or NOT you enter this contest PLEASE pass this post along; publish the information on your blog & let all your blogging pals know! We want Rudy's first Holiday Giveaway to be a huge hit!

7. Please make sure to email me with ANY questions pertaining to the contest (guidedogawareness AT yahoo DOT com) we want all of you guys to participate!
I know I have OVER 200 followers - so Rudy better get a WHOLE bunch of entries :)

8. Contest starts TODAY (12-1-2010) and will be ending in 2 weeks (12-15-2010)

I'm handing the post back over to Rudy now -

So do you guys understand the rules? Make sure to email my raiser with any questions you may have, I want ALL of my furry friends to participate in this contest, it will only take like a minute to write a poem - so make sure to enter! Post/email me your poem NOW! (please!)

Enjoy the pictures below of some of the items for prizes - they look soo cool!

Rudy

The dog with a blog

Dog Lovers pack includes:

Tasty Treats

3 puppy face dog toys

1 leopard "mat" 16 squeaker dog toy

Humans Only includes:

1 awesome apron

And maybe some Goat Milk Soap too

Working Fun!

Hey furry friends!
Sorry I've not been posting everyday - I hope once things calm down I can get back to posting more often!
My Raiser is running behind - but she hopes to get the items she ordered (today!) in the mail soon; for the HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY I'm doing here on this blog in a week or so (it was going to be the first of Dec - but my raiser doesn't have the items yet!).
So stay furry tuned for the awesome giveaway she's doing (she will be doing TWO giveaways - one fur dogs and one fur the humans!).
My Raiser's life calmed down a little bit after Thanksgiving, so she took me out shopping (including PetSmart!), she worked me in the shops (working on not pulling, and obeying commands on the dot). She worked me for a while in PetSmart, as I have a dog distraction... really bad. We worked around some other dogs; then headed over to the cute hamsters for a distraction test; I was really wanting to play, but my raiser made me listen to her (sorry no pictures/videos - she does hope to take some shots next time though!). After I did good she put me in a sit-stay so I could watch them play, those things are soo cute!
Overall I did good; my raiser just wishes I'd calm down around dogs, but I'm still a puppy for goodness sakes! She didn't take ANY pictures shopping today, but when we go out again I'll make sure she takes some good shots of us working.
I will be updating you guys on the 2 giveaways my raiser will be doing (1 for the furry fellows and 1 for the humans) real soon.
Have a furry great evening,

Rudy
The dog with a blog

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving furry friends!

I'd like to wish all my awesome furry friends out there - a very, very
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
I'm thankful for my raiser and all my awesome friends!
I spent my day enjoying the... SMELL of Thanksgiving dinner - sadly though, my raiser didn't give me any!
I did get a really huge special treat though - which was very tasty :)
I hope all of your owners gave you some special treat for Thanksgiving, and I hope your owners all had a Happy Thanksgiving too!
The picture below is what I did all day,

Rudy
The dog with a blog

It's Official

I had left a little hope that Toby may be able to make it into the Gifted Canine program, but evidently his allergies are to severe. I just wish they didn't draw it out in a whole 7 months - and now he's just getting adopted out.
Here's the email I received from my AC when we got back from the craft show -
"Hi *******,

We just got a message from SEGD that Toby's going to be put up for adoption…his allergies are too severe for him to be placed as a gifted canine. ******* said to tell you they'll find him a wonderful new home.

I know it's disappointing for you that Toby won't be a guide, but you did a great job raising him.

Thanks for all your hard work!

*****"

This isn't the email I like to see when I get home, I don't get why all my dogs like allergies so much, maybe it's just the Labs. I hope Toby will find a great home, and I'll be letting you guys know when I here anything on when/where he's placed.

What's really sad is - the day before I recvieved this news, I got an email from a raiser in our group who was down at the school dropping off their dog last week, and was allowed to walk an older dog. They just so happened to be given Toby - and even got a picture for me (posted below). Seeing this picture and hearing about him; made me think that he just may make it into the gifted canine program after all. Guess I wasn't right.
The raiser who took the picture for me also has a blog - feel free to stop by, the picture of Toby was also posted on their blog.
I know Toby will still be a great dog, he'll be a awesome pet for some family and we know they will love him.
Updates coming from Rudy later, enjoy the picture!


Rudy's Raiser
The human that has a dog with a blog

A Furry Quick Update

Hey furry friends!
Sorry I've not posted in a little while, my raiser had to leave to go to a craft show (to sell her homemade soap), and furry cute me had to stay home with some of her family :(
(she thinks it would be to busy fur me!).
She will be coming home tomorrow, and when she does let me on the computer I will be posting some furry awesome pictures taken way back when we did a puppy meeting with photographers (she finally has some of the pictures they took!), I can't wait to show you the furry cool pictures - they took some amazing ones of me... and the other doggies!
Have a great blast today, I'm off to be bored and sleep, but I will be furry glad to read the comments my friends leave :)

(btw - I did hear tell that she IS bringing a special something home for me!!)

Rudy
The dog with a blog

Vision Walk

Hey furry friends!
The puppy meeting last week was the Vision Walk, all us pups (and raisers!) met there to walk. It was a furry great exposure and we even saw some real working dogs too!
This was the last meeting for some of our fellow guide dog puppies (Sparkie, Cindy Jay, Bingo, Angel & Elsa). As they are heading down to the school this week for IFT (In For Training). Those were some great dogs in our group and my raiser will miss them! (Sparkie was a dog my raiser has had at our house before and she loves working with him).
I'll miss them too... but hey, we've got new pups in our group!
We did a 2 mile walk, once we finished our AC had us in the shade and we did some obedience.
My raiser said I did quite good with my obedience, and I was furry tried when we got home!
Enjoy the pictures below,

Rudy
The dog with a blog

Gifts for Upcoming Giveaway!

My raiser is still furry busy, but is making sure to find some good items for a Christmas giveaway! She'll be letting me do a furry cool giveaway in December, more details coming soon :)
CSN stores has offered my raiser another GC to review some items from their site. She will be ordering some furry fun items for the Christmas giveaway, and maybe something for me...

She thought about getting a fun colored suitcase, (kind of like the cute duffle bag she got me a couple months ago). But she thinks she may buy some doggy items instead... !

She does want me to let all the people out there know that my raiser will be including something for YOU guys in the giveaway :) So it's not just for the dogs!
I'll be sure to update you when my raiser gives me more info... maybe I can get a couple pictures of the things she'll be using in the giveaway!
Furry Thursday kisses,

Rudy
The dog with a blog

Wordless Wednesday

Rudy

The dog with a blog

A Blast into the Past

Hey furry friends!
My Raiser had some time on her hands (which isn't that often!) and decided to put together a furry cool flash in the past slideshow.
To show all of our newer followers some older pictures of the dogs she raised. (she did say it will include some of me!).
So enjoy the furry fun slideshow below, it's just various pictures of the guide dog puppies she raised over the years. If you are new to our blog, then you will enjoy seeing the new faces of dogs you haven't met.
(the pictures she will be showing are only of dogs she has raised - 3 previous to furry cute me... so I make 4!)

Rudy
The dog with a blog

Smilebox slideshow/scrapbook of the guide dogs I've raised

A "Soapy" Update

Hey furry friends!
My raiser has (and still is) been furry busy lately. She's been busy making her Goat Milk Soap, because she will be attending a craft show sometime soon! I've tried to help her many times, but somehow she doesn't think my cool black dog hair goes quite well IN the soap bar...
So I have to stay on the other side of the baby gate during soap making time :(
She did promise me some soap to use for a giveaway if I want... so the next giveaway I do (for Christmas) may have some of her soap in it! My raiser was given another "gift card" to CSN stores, and she decided to order something furry cool for my Christmas giveaway. I can't wait to do the giveaway now! I know all of you guys will just love it :)
Enough on soap & giveaways -
My raiser has been going into town the past couple days, and I DID go with her. We have been working on not pulling, my raiser says I'm doing much better :) She also made me "leave it" at Tractor Supply... guess the deer corn has to stay on the ground. After she told me "leave it" once, I never even looked at the yummy corn again. (though I may have been thinking about it...).

My raiser has given me some time of the computer to view some of my furry follower's blogs, hope all is well; furry fun Thursday kisses!

Rudy
The dog with a blog

Rudy's Photo Shoot

As promised, these are the pictures my raiser did during her "photo shoot" with me on Saturday. It took a little while for me to get them posted (sorry) but I furry hope you enjoy them, my raiser hopes to take me out in the next week or so - to get more (maybe in coat too!).

She published some of the pictures on this post, but to view all of the ones she took - check out the smilebox slide show she created at the bottom of this post.

Please let me know how much you furry enjoyed the pictures, my raiser really hopes you like them!

(My raiser did take the pictures with both her & I in them - she just had her camera on her cute little gorilla pod she got for Christmas last year)

Rudy
The dog with a blog

Rudy's photo shoot pictures in the smile box slideshow

Working Rudy 2

Back in August, my furry fun raiser posted a Working Rudy post. Complete with a couple movies of me doing some basic commands inside the house (and at YMCA).

I'd like to share some more "Working Rudy" movies with you.

Yesterday, after my raiser finished doing her own "photo shoot" (taking photos of me outside - which she will be posting soon!), she took a couple movies of us working on a couple commands.

I decided to post 3 of them below - for your viewing pleasure :) I am working out of coat, on leash; outside. You may notice a few cars driving by from time to time, my raiser was happy they DIDN'T distracted me! I don't know if I did that great in the movies, but my raiser said I did furry good!

Enjoy,

Rudy - The dog with a blog

(Movies below are all based on the same commands, just taken & done a little differently. Some of the commands done below are; sit-stay, come, heel, switch, & forward. With some cars driving by as a distraction in some sections.)

A Furry New Blogging Pal!

Hey furry friends!

A lady in our guide dog group - that puppy sat me last weekend (while my raiser and her family were at the Dairy Goat Show) has just started her very own blog.

She will be receiving a little puppy in just a couple days (the beginning of November) from the guide dog school.

That's right, she is starting to raise... us awesome guide dogs!

I would love for all of my awesome furry followers, to please stop by her blog for a quick visit! (feel free to follow her while your there!)

I love seeing more guide dog bloggers out there - even better for "my" guide dog school, so the more friends she has - the better!
She will be receiving a furry cute female puppy, named Waffles; I can't wait to meet her :)

So make sure to check out her blog, furry please!

My raiser hopes to take me outside for some picture taking tomorrow, so I may be posting some pictures she took - and maybe a couple movies of me doing obedience/commands, so stay furry tune!

Rudy

The dog with a blog

Wordless Wednesday

Shopping use to be so fun...

Now I'm the one on the ground!

Not that I'm complaining or anything :)

Rudy

The dog with a blog

RUDY'S BACK!

Hey furry friends, my raiser was able to pick me up on Sunday evening (they were on their way back from the Dairy Goat Show), I was sooo glad to see her... but I think I was more tired than anything!
My raiser had a furry fun blast at the goat show. She won many ribbons (and many different placings!). But she was very excited when she was placed first in the showmanship class (when the handlers are judged - not the goat. She was judged on her knowledge of dairy goats, her appearance, the goat's appearance, and how she handled/placed the goat in the show ring). She has been studying up for quite a while, and was hoping to place in the top 4. Guess she did! (she placed first out of 9 people!)

She also got reserve champion with one of her 2010 babies, and she was quite excited with that!
Overall my raiser had a blast hanging out with her other friends; and showing many goats!

I had lots of fun over at the puppy raiser's house, she even had a cat for me to "play" with!
(see pictures below). I was also taken to the puppy class last Saturday, and besides the fact that I pull... I did very good with my puppy sitter!
Enjoy the pictures below, more updates coming soon!


Rudy
The dog with a blog

See You Soon!

Hey furry friends, I'm about to head off to the puppy sitters house, just wanted to say a quick bye to all my furry fun blogging pals - and have a blast without me here!
My raiser will be heading out soon with some of her family to the fair - so she can show her dairy goats. Do to the fact that she will be WAY busy, she has to leave me behind... with a puppy sitter. I'm fine with that though, it sounds like this sitter will be a total blast! (aren't they all!?)

I'll be blogging when I get back, but fur now - I leave you with a picture of me "helping" my raiser shop for her Sweet Sixteen Birthday party,

(For those who didn't get a chance to read the post my raiser wrote yesterday, please make sure to stop by and read it, as it has some sad news about Toby (her last dog she raised) in it).

Rudy
The dog with a blog

No News... ISN'T Good News

*(Written by Rudy's Raiser)*
Most of my older followers will remember Toby, the third dog I raised for SEGDI (he went back in April 2010). I've been getting monthly report cards from the school about him. But when it got to October - I received nothing, asking my Area Coordinator, she said when they have time - they send them. But I remember always receiving them on (close to) the same day each month. I'm told "No News is Good News" but in this case.... No News is bad news...
I got a call from my Area Coordinator today - telling me she heard from the school.
I'm crossing my fingers; wishing for good news... then I hear her say
"Toby has been career changed". Yes he's out - he'll never be a guide dog.
I'm told he was let go do to severe allergy issues. BUT he isn't out of the program completely (which means he isn't just being adopted out as a pet). Toby does still have a slight chance to become a gifted canine. Though he can't become a working guide dog, the school did really like him and have decided to evaluate him for a different line of work. (could be with a veteran - or as any kind of service dog).
I wish Toby the best of luck with his evaluations, and hope he blows the people away with amazement.
I'm so sad to hear he didn't make it as a guide, knowing all those hours, days, months, I had him raising him up to be the best guide dog I could didn't work out. But knowing he does still have a slight chance of working makes me happy.
We all know, that if he doesn't make it in this program - he will get adopted out (which I did tell my area coordinator I can't adopt him, though I'd love to - we don't have the room). But even adopted out as a house pet, Toby can always change peoples lives. Just cuddling up with a family who needs a pet is helpful.

For those who have no idea what I just said up there - he's a review :)

1. Toby was just "put out" of the guide dog program due to severe allergies
2. Toby isn't being adopted out yet, as the school does really like him - and hopes he has a chance with a different career (the gifted canine program)
3. Toby will undergo some different evaluation tests, to find out if he is capable of doing a new task
4. Over the next 2-4 weeks I should be hearing some more news (I hope for good news!)

Thanks so much for following our blog, Rudy will be posting before he heads off to his puppy sitter tomorrow (as we will be heading to a dairy goat show). Just thought I'd update you on Toby,

Toby's & Rudy's Raiser
The human that has a dog with a blog

Poor Little Me

I was so furry excited when my raiser's friends started showing up for her birthday party. Some came inside and even said hi to me!
But all to soon - they went up stairs and turned on some girly type movie. Complete with hundreds of different types of candy to snack on.... Which means?
I had to stay downstairs... away from them! I was soo sad. My raiser DID give me a new toy (see pictures below) but I was still quite sad. And when my raiser's mom brought pizza home.... I wasn't allowed ANY :( Off course it's not like us guide dogs ever were... but I'm okay with it... I did get a giant busy bone!

Before heading to bed... my raiser allowed me upstairs... and I got to play with all the girls! My raiser didn't take any pictures with me and her party guests... but I'll just let you know: I did have a little bit of fun!

My raiser said she stayed up til 5am with some of her friends (while all the others dozed off... including me!) I don't get why girls stay up talking... I'd just assume going straight to bed!

All in all I did have fun (when I was allowed beside my raiser and her friends). But for some of the time I did feel like I was being left out... it wasn't like my party or anything though!

Happy Sweet Sixteen to my furry awesome raiser! I know she really enjoyed the downtown scavenger hunt her family planned for her and her friends to do!
More picture updates coming furry soon, sorry to not be posting very often!


Rudy
The dog with a blog







Happy Sweet Sixteen; Raiser!

Wordless Wednesday - Don't ask...

Rudy

The dog with a blog

Sweet Sixteen

I've been dying to have time to post... but my raiser is ALWAYS busy!
She's either outside shearing her dairy goats for the up coming goat show... or she's planning more things for her Sweet Sixteen birthday party. I don't even get why she has to have a birthday party! We get it... she's sixteen! She doesn't throw me a party every time I turn a certain age! I just turned 6 months back in September... I don't even remember her posting about it :(
Oh well, people are "weird" sometimes!
If they do anything cool during the party, I'll make sure to tell you! (Like buy me fun toys, and give them to me during the party... ?.
Once things calm down some, I'll be doing some more furry fun posts. (after the goat show, and her party!).

Though we didn't get like ANY pictures... I did attend a puppy meeting last Saturday - it was an Amazing Corn Maze!! Which was furry, furry fun! I helped my raiser get "lost" a couple times... but I also found some of the clues we were looking for! She did take one picture of me in the corn maze - so I'll make sure to post that soon!

She's been so busy with shearing and such, ever since they got back from Disney World. She's not even had time to take me out to town with her (besides the puppy meeting). Yesterday she went shopping... for a while... and I went WITH her!
We went to clothing stores, a post office (which was closed! Sorry Khyra, I didn't get you're package mailed out yet!), a bank, and even a grocery store!
I did soo good in the stores. My mom even made me do a sit-stay in a couple, so some people could pet me. She said I did very well!

Later that day we had a 4-H meeting, which was a 1 hour down-stay for me. I just took that as a puppy nap!
Updates with PICTURES coming soon, fur now - enjoy the one picture I posted below... when I was in my cute stage!

Rudy
The dog with a blog

Disney World Fun and CSN Stores Review

Hey furry friends!
My raiser has been quite busy around here - and not had anytime to let me do a blog post. (She's been clipping goats - and giving them a whole new hair do for the goat show coming up soon!). But she's taking a break from that right this second :)
This post is a little about my raiser's Disney World trip - she told me all about it, so I could do a fun short post (with a couple pictures too).

Disney World 2010 - WITHOUT the dog :(
My raiser (and her family) went to all 4 parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom & Hollywood Studios), and both water parks (Blizzard Beach & Typhoon Lagoon).
Her favorite water park was Blizzard Beach - and though she loved all 4 theme parks, she likes Hollywood Studios the best (due to the awesome rides they have!).
She loves riding roller coasters, so at each and ever theme park... she got on the roller coaster... and enjoyed it very much!
At Disney Quest (in Downtown Disney) she really liked building her own roller coaster (and getting to ride it!).
Of course, knowing my raiser... she shopping... a whole lot!! She didn't buy too much, but she made sure to pick up something for the giveaway winner - and runner up! And a couple cute things for herself... !
She met some new friends while down at Disney, and also got to meet some cool characters (Including Pluto, Mickey, Minnie, Donald - and more).
though this really doesn't tell much about her trip - it does give you a "little" bit of information about her vacation. But I'm not nice enough to let her get all the spot light!
I saved some time on this post.... to give a shout out to CSN stores, as they are letting me do another review on my blog! And I'm furry sure my raiser will get something for me :)
Of course, I saw her searching the sites - and not only was she looking at pillows, wall items and bed sets, she was also looking at dog toys... so maybe... just maybe... she'll get something for me!!
Thanks so much CSN stores! Make sure to check them out (if you haven't already!),

Enjoy the photos below,

Rudy
The dog with a blog










(My raiser celebrated her 16th birthday while down at Disney - she even got a free marshmallow treat!)



Okay - I know she was doing a photography class assignment and all - but why getting a photo from "a worms eye view" I think it makes no sense...

Is He Mine?

*(Written by Rudy's Raiser)*

If you were a guide dog raiser - and you dog is already IFT (In For Training - at the school), you sometimes get that feeling "is he mine?" when you look at pictures taken down at the school.

Sometimes you get lucky - and you're dog's name is printed above the picture or sometimes it's just a picture - and it's up to you to figure out if he/she was your dog.

The guide dog school's blog did a post yesterday with pictures of a couple different IFT dogs going on a walk.

The second photo on the post (or see below) caught my eye - it looks just like Toby. I could easily be making it up - as they have a whole bunch of yellow labs down there... but I'll let you guys decide for yourself!

Rudy's (and Toby's) Raiser

The human that has a dog with a blog

Compare the 2 photos below... and let me know if you think the top picture looks like Toby.

Photo posted on guide dog blog:

Photo of Toby taken while down at school:

Fun at The Sitters

Hey furry friends - Rudy here :)
I'm finally back... yes, I'm BACK!!
Thanks to all the furry awesome bloggers who left comments while I was gone, I truly enjoyed reading through them when I got back.
My Raiser (and her family) picked me up on their way back into town. I was jumping with excitement when she came to the door to get me!
Updates about how it went at the sitter's house in another post - but fur now...
I furry glad to be back!
My raiser will soon be uploading the photos she took while down at Disney - and I told her she could post a couple, even though they have NOTHING to do with me :(
But she did mention she met Pluto... and got a picture with him :)

My raiser said she had a huge blast at Disney, but at some moments she really missed me. She said that during her week down there, she saw 5+ service dogs there! Which just made her miss me even more.
She knew that while she was splashing at the water park or going upside down in a roller coaster - I'd be having fun back at the sitter's house. And she was furry right!
They had 2 dogs there for me to play with... and it was awesome!

I'll be sending out the prizes to the giveaway winners shortly, my raiser picked up some fun stuff for them while she was down at Disney World!

Rudy
The dog with a blog

So Cute

*(scheduled post; written by Rudy's Raiser)*

Yup - that's Rudy... back in June! Wasn't he a cutie?? (he still is...) his cute little face!
Thanks for visiting - real updates when I get back from Disney - Rudy will really miss you guys!

Rudy's Raiser
The human without a dog that has a blog