Bring Your Child to Work Day

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Cello's Corner | 1 Comment

Brian and I only have “fur-kids,” so we have never been able to participate in Bring Your Child to Work Day, as the jobs we have do not allow us to bring 4-legged children to work…UNTIL … this year when Margarita became a registered Therapy Dog!

I am a Special Education teacher, so Miss Rita came along with me to work on April 27 (also my birthday!) to attend class with my students, and to make some Therapy Dog visits to a few other classrooms.

Miss Rita, keeping class in order! All the students were SUPER attentive, of course!

The students just love their time with Rita!

…and after a long, hard day of work, Rita needed a pick-me-up – so we stopped by Starbuck’s and she ordered herself a Puppuccino!

This was the best birthday gift ever!

We’d love to hear from you! Does your job allow you to bring your 2-legged or 4-legged children to work?

6th Place in Pooch Palooza’s Pie Eating Contest

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Cello's Corner | 1 Comment

While attending Delmarva DockDogs Unleashed at Pooch Palooza competition, Margarita had a little competition of her own…She entered a Pie Eating Contest, and came in 6th Place!

Delmarva DockDogs Unleashed at Pooch Palooza; Berlin, MD

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Cello's Corner | 1 Comment

During the weekend of April 22-23, The Liver Killers attended one of our favorite competitions held annually at Frontier Town Campground.

We absolutely love this campground – and the dogs LOVE the waterfront campsite !

Here are the dock diving results from this event:

Limoncello

Big Air:

19’6″

19’9″

Extreme Vertical: 4’10”

Speed Retrieve: 8.418 seconds

Iron Dog: 2678.44 points (3rd Place Warrior Division)

Hooch

Big Air:

24’4″

Finals: 23’2″ (First Place)

Extreme Vertical: 6’0″

Lager

Big Air:

19’0″

19’4″

Extreme Vertical: 5’8″ (2nd Place)

Margarita:

Margarita enjoyed competing in a Pie Eating Contest, where she earned herself a 6th Place ribbon!

Rita also enjoyed Lure Coursing… but perhaps enjoyed the horses around the Lure Coursing field more so than the Lure Coursing itself, as she ignored the lure, and bolted off to the fence-line to see the horses! 🙁

Easter Camping Trip: Country Acres, Gordonville, PA

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Cello's Corner | 1 Comment

We camped at Country Ares Campground for Easter this year.

Our campsite:

Hanging out on Easter Morning:

: Lager

: Hooch

: Limoncello

: Margarita

Easter 2017

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Cello's Corner | 1 Comment

This was Margarita’s first celebrated Easter with us, so of course we took her to meet the Easter Bunny!

The Liver Killers – Easter Day, 2017

Easter Baskets!

The Easter Bunny was here!

Easter Breakfast:

Easter Basket fun and Easter Egg Hunt!

Margarita’s First Day of School

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Cello's Corner | 1 Comment

Those of you who have been following along know that Rita became a registered Therapy Dog. My school district decided to start a Therapy Dog program, and Rita was one of the first dogs starting the program!

My students were super-excited! They made welcome signs, and we marked the calendar for her first day of school!

Students created posters and centimeter cube formations to welcome Rita to our class:

Ready for her first day of school with her Paw Patrol backpack!

Rita did very well with the kids, and the students enjoyed having Rita by their side as they practiced multiplication facts.

Rita was quite exhausted after her first day with the students, and napped her way through my Prep period.

Rita’s first day was a success – what a great program this will be for the students!

BoardWaddle

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Cello's Corner | 6 Comments

On April 8, 2017, Margarita volunteered at the 2017 Tri-State Basset Hound Rescue “BoardWaddle,” held annually at the Ocean City, NJ, Boardwalk. Our friends over at Barking from the Bayou would have loved this event!

Tri-State Basset Hound Rescue is an all-volunteer non-profit group dedicated to finding forever homes for homeless Basset Hounds in the New Jersey, New York, and Eastern Pennsylvania Areas.

Each year the Tri-State Basset Hound Rescue hosts BoardWaddle in Ocean City, NJ. There is a fun “Doo Dah Parade,” with hundreds of Bassets waddling to the delight of the crowd.

After the adorable Bassets waddle down the Ocean City Boardwalk, everyone gathers at a picnic. Here owners and their dogs hang out with all the hounds, check out the arts and crafts show, other rescues, area shelters, and/or get something to eat at the food vendors. This is where Rita volunteered all day.

A highlight of the picnic is the awards. There are awards for the top-10 pledge-getters and, of course, awards to the winners of the basset games: Best Trick, Best Costume, Best Parade Float and many more.

Rita had a wonderful time volunteering as a donation dog for Pointer Rescue, Org with her fellow pointers, Lady and Mr. Spock, and friends, Grace and Jen!

Paws for Art

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Cello's Corner | 2 Comments

On April 2, 2017, Rita attended the Wheaton Arts Paws for Arts to volunteer as a donation dog with her Fiance, the very handsome Mr. Spock, for Pointer Rescue, Org (PRO). All cash that Rita collected was donated directly to PRO.

The Paws for Arts event partnered with the Cumberland County SPCA for a free community event that brought pet owners and their dogs on site for a day of art and fun.

Highlights from the event included:

■ WheatonBarks Dog Show and Parade