Petsmart model!!

How cool is this??   Jasmine's picture is on Petsmart's website right now modeling a Halloween outfit!  :)     http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=20225506&lmdn=Dog+Clothes&f=PAD%2FpsNotAvailInUS%2FNo

We did this photo shoot with Petsmart just over a month ago (You can read about it here:  http://www.myfavoritepup.blogspot.com/2013/07/jasmines-fashion-photoshoot.html )

but I honestly forgot about it until a friend told me she saw a picture of Jasmine!  Usually these things take longer to come out!  So this came as a fun surprise to me!   Jaz modeled several outfits that day, so there may be more fun surprises coming later!  

A Doggy Valentine

Happy Valentine's Day!!  (From me and Jaz!)  :D

For me, Valentine's Day isn't about whether you have a significant other in your life.

For me, it's about showing and telling your friends and family that you love and care about them.  

For me, it still has the same youthful innocence of when I passed out kiddie valentines to all my classmates in elementary school.  I still do buy those kid valentines to give to my friends that live near me.

But this year, I decided to make one for all my online friends.  :)   So- here's a pic of Jaz- asking you to be her Valentine.  That's the great thing about dogs.  They just love everybody.  (at least Jaz does.)

I think there's a lesson to be learned here.  Share your love.  Be friendly to everyone- even total strangers.  You will make a difference in their day, and maybe their life.  :)

Happy Valentine's Day my friends.  :)

Filming for a TV show!

Today Jasmine filmed a small part for a TV show.  

Our call time was at 11:00 am on Sat. Jan. 12th.  When I arrived at the set, they were still filming a kid's part.  So we waited and talked to the actor that would be playing Jasmine's owner.  His name was Bob.  A lot of being on set is just standing around, waiting for your turn.

Originally, the script called for an elderly man to be walking a dog on a leash.  Then they hear a loud noise (like a sonic boom).  The old guy was supposed to adjust his hearing aid, while Jaz covered her ears/face.   (The trick I call "Cover Your Eye".)   

That was the original script, so that's what we practiced.

But then they decided to shoot the scene on a park bench.  I had never tried having Jaz "cover her eye" with someone holding her before.  At first Bob held Jaz with his hand on her chest, so Jaz couldn't do what she needed to do.  I moved the guy's hand so he held her behind her front legs.  And that worked better.  It took me a few tries to convince Jaz to "cover her eye" while being on this guy's lap. 

 (She's never done a trick with a stranger holding her before.  She kept looking back at his hand.... like she was trying to tell me... "um... how am I supposed to do a trick when he's touching me??") But in the end, her treat addiction won out.  Jaz did the move she was supposed to do.  And it was all good.  :)   They got several takes of her "covering her eye" and the old guy petting her.  Our part probably took about 30 minutes to shoot.

 Then it was done.  "That's a wrap, folks!"  I stayed around to watch the next scene being filmed.  It's kind of interesting.  And kind of boring at the same time.  It's just filming the same thing over and over and over.  Bob told me he was going to write a book about his work as an extra.  It's going to be called "That was perfect!  Now let's do it again!"  Sounds pretty familiar!!!  :D

Right before we filmed our part, I asked Jaz "Do you want a treat?" to get her attention.  After it was all done, I said "Good Girl!" and rewarded her.  The actor (Bob) looked at me and asked "Do I get a treat?"  ;)  I offered him a liver treat, but he declined.

Jasmine was being filmed for a small part on a kid's TV show called "The Aquabats Super Show".  They said this episode should air in about 6-8 months.  (Keep in mind Jasmine's part is probably only about 5 seconds long!!)   But I'll still keep you posted when it's going to be on TV.   Watch for updates on Jasmine's Facebook page.  :)