Awesome Gift Bags!

The whole Mighty Dog experience was just incredible. And true to any good premiere party, all the guests left with awesome gift bags!

They contained a Mighty Dog Nation movie poster with all 3 pups pictures on it!) The also got a Mighty Dog citizenship kit- with a kong toy, a window decal, keychain/ dog tag, canned dog food, coupons, and a card that says "Friend of Jasmine". :)

This is my friend Gwen's dogs investigating the prizes!!

My friend Brenda's dog Droopy was one happy boy! Such a cute face!Her other dog Taz was fascinated by his kong!!

Oliver gets adopted!!

For those of you who don't know the story... in February, we found some stray dogs in a Burger King parking lot. We named them Oliver and Annie (the Orphans). We got involved with a rescue organization, and agreed to foster both dogs until good homes could be found.



Well, on April 11th- Oliver found a new home!! We took both dogs to a big adoption event. Oliver, with his big goofy smile, was irresistible! He was such a good boy!!! I was so happy to see him go to a good home!! He went home with a great guy named Jim who just adores him. (and how can you not!?)

Oliver has now been renamed "Mr. Wiggles"- because when he wags his tail, he wags his butt, then he does this excited little body jig. It's very cute!! So he earned his new name! (Besides- he's not an orphan anymore, so he needs a new name!)







So now it's just Annie that needs a home! She's just barely over a year old, and still has lots of puppy energy. She loves to go on bike rides and walks. She is crate trained, so if anyone is interested in adopting her, contact Lou...
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/16033678

Another TV Appearance on Channel 12!

Jaz was on TV again!

Her tricks were featured on the show "Valley Dish"- during their Pet Pride segment! Last week, they showed a video clip I had submitted of her tricks. Then the next week, they invited us to the TV studio for a live taping with Tram Mai!




This was her first LIVE appearance! It was so much fun!! Everyone down at the studio just loved Jasmine! And I learned a lot too! NEXT time, I'm not going to turn the treats over to the hostess until AFTER Jaz has done a few more of her tricks!! ;)
Jaz didn't know who had the food! And she's VERY food-motivated! But all-in-all, I think it turned out cute!

Semi-Finalist in OPIN's video contest!

A friend recommended I submit one of Jasmine's trick videos to OPIN's video contest. (Outreach to Pets In Need.)

Here's the email I just got from them:

Out Reach To Pets In Need would like to congratulate you on your video nomination for "Best Pawformance". Your submitted video 'Jasmine's Awesome Dog Tricks' has been chosen as one of our semi-finalist for the 1st Annual Pet Tail Video Awards to benefit the Stamford Animal Shelter and Out Reach To Pets In Need.

The winner will be chosen on the evening of April 22, 2010, 8pm at the 1st Annual Pet Tail Video Awards to be held at the Avon Theatre in downtown Stamford Connecticut.

For more information about this event please visit www.opinpets.org.

WOOHOO!! =) I couldn't think of a better organization to support!


We're fostering 2 rescue dogs right now... trying to find homes for Annie and Oliver. (2 pitbull mixes that we found in a Burger King parking lot.) We named them Annie & Oliver because they were orphans! They have now been neutered and fixed, and have had their shots. So... if someone out there has room in their heart and their home for these guys, let me know! =)

Petsmart Photo Shoot!! =)

Awesome news!! Jasmine was selected to be in a photo shoot at Petsmart!!!

They are creating a grooming breed book- so the groomers can show customers what certain styles look like. And Jasmine is now the model for "Havanese- Pet Cut"! It's going to be in the stores in the next few months.

SO EXCITING!!! I had trouble sleeping the nights leading up to the shoot, because I was so excited about it. But then it was finally here! Jasmine and I had to drive an hour to NORTH NORTH Phoenix to be there by 8 am to get groomed there. Then she was all pretty for her photo shoot at 11 am.

Jaz did great! The first shot they took of her was of her standing sideways, looking slightly at the camera. They got that easily. The second shot was of her sitting, looking at the camera. I thought that would have been the easier shot to get, but sometimes she was leaning to one side... or her head was down (trying to look at the treat!) But in the end, it didn't take very long! They got some good shots of her, and we were done! It was that easy!

It turns out I didn't have any reason to be nervous, all the people I worked with there were SOO NICE!! =) And they got the shots they needed pretty quickly, so it went really smooth! It was a lot of fun! I'm so glad they picked us!!

And in case you were wondering what the "Havanese- Pet Cut" looks like... here's the model showing off her new haircut! (and chilling out after the shoot!)

Jaz's Graduation- from beginning agility class!

Jasmine has completed her beginning agility class! Obviously, there is still a lot of room for both handler and pup to grow! But it was really fun! We've signed up for the next class.

Science Diet Contest!

I entered Jasmine into a new trick contest! It's for Science Diet treats!

http://treatstalentshow.com/video/gallery.php

Her video is called: "Going to Grandma's". You were only allowed to submit ONE trick! So it was hard to pick which one was her best one! I finally picked her suitcase trick- because I could do a little skit about it.