Whenever Denali and I eat dinner at my parents home, he always gets me in trouble. As soon as we sit down at the table, Denali eagerly runs over to my father and rests his head on his lap. Soon after, he lifts his head up which moves my dad’s arm and suddenly the lectures begin. “Control your dog” are usually the first words spoken, which is soon followed by “I want to eat in peace” and “He needs obedience school”. A short time later he normally says, “I’m going in the other room with my plate”. It’s interesting how I get the lectures when I’m minding my own business eating my dinner… Thanks Denali! Have a great weekend everyone!

My father, uncle, and the majority of my family in the Toledo area will truly be shocked with this Denali photo. The reason is, Denali and I are BGSU alum, UT and BG are huge rivals. This past Saturday, the underdog University of Toledo Rockets played OSU in Columbus. It’s been the game everyone has been talking about. UT did a great job even though they lost, it was well fought to the last minutes of the game. So, to show I’m a good sport GO FALCONS, I found a jersey of the player of the game, Eric Page, told Denali to put on a game face and took his photo. Good game UT!

It’s been gloomy, cold, and rainy in Ohio the past few days and it’s amazing to think we almost hit 100 degrees over the weekend. Well, Denali and I have been busy working on our 2011 Denali The Dog holiday photo. I’m not sure if the rain and cold got to Denali but when I saw this outtake, I thought I should share it with his friends… I’ll title the photo, “It’s been one of those days”. Have a good weekend everyone!

HAPPY LABOR DAY to all love Denali..ruff ruff

In the morning if I do not feel the urge to get up, note this is usually a little after 6am, I have a little encouragement from someone. It all starts with his tail banging on the side of my bed, then he puts his head on the edge of my bed, just stares, and SIGHS repeatedly really loud at me. Now, if Denali has successfully completed these three steps and I’m still not up, he then lunges the front portion of his body on my bed with his feet still on the floor. (Note, I assume his tail is waggling at this time.) He then continues to stare at me very deeply, nudging my arm until I get up or he joins me on my bed. So I assume he either wants breakfast, a walk, or alone time with mother nature. It’s quite interesting how dogs communicate with you. Have a great weekend everyone!

This is why I do not have a glass dining table. Over the weekend Denali and I ate one of my favorite things for dinner at a friends house… breakfast. Well, as soon as we sat the plates on the table and started to eat, I suddenly felt as if I was being watched from an odd angle. I then looked down at my plate, moved my napkin just a tad to the right, and there I discovered Denali smiling at me from under the glass. O’ this is just lovely, I thought to myself, but this is Denali and what’s not to love. Have a great week everyone!

If you all remember, on June 30th I posted a photo of Denali and our new neighbor, Remi the 9 week old puppy great dane. Originally, I planned on posting a photo of the two of them in October when I thought Remi might be a bit bigger. Well, within a month and a half I changed my mind after seeing how fast the little guy had grown. Remi is currently 4 months old and he is almost as tall as D. Also, on a side note, this photo was extermely hard to shoot. I have a feeling the two buddies must have had a plan to see how many treats they could get between their mothers. They both refused to sit unless they had a treat and then once they had the treat, they were either licking their lips, example #1 Denali on the left, or pouting, example #2 Remi on the right! Have a great weekend everyone!

I’m excited to introduce the newest and largest retail store that will be selling my Denali The Dog cards… THE ANDERSONS!! The Anderson’s is a local hometown store based out of Maumee, Ohio with stores in the Toledo and Columbus, Ohio area. To start off our adventure, the Anderson’s have agreed to sell Denali’s, DENALI THE DOG greeting cards in their PET DEPARTMENT at their Maumee and Toledo stores and hopefully within time his cards will be sold in their Columbus stores also. To help Denali get better acquainted with the Anderson’s, Dan Anderson, President of the Anderson’s Retail Group and VP of Corporate Services, posed with Denali at their headquarters in Maumee, Ohio. Thank you to the Anderson’s, we look forward to working with you!

Everyone who knows me, knows that I have a serious love for ice cream, aka gelato. It seems that during the summer, it’s a daily must have that Denali requires also. I have, on occasion, purchased him doggie ice cream, but honestly whatever I’m eating, he’s always more interested in having anyways. So, yesterday instead of making espresso after our lunch, I decided to have some scrumptious cappuccino chip ice cream/yogurt. After I had my limit, I removed the remaining chocolate chips and let Denali enjoy his his fill. Have a fabulous weekend everyone!..

Over the weekend I thought it would be fun to go canoeing with Denali and honestly, I’m not sure what I was thinking. Even before we got into the canoe, D was already in the water mastering his fabulous doggie paddle. Then somehow I tricked him into joining me in the canoe as my friend pushed us into the lake before he jumped in. When we were afloat, Denali decided it was time for a drink and nearly tipped us as he stuck his head into the water. As we arrived to the middle of the lake, Denali bravely decided it was THEN time to join my friend at the front of the canoe. When he arrived, I noticed the two boys were having a serious discussion because within minutes the boat started to rock back and forth. The last words I remember hearing my friend scream were “DENALI!” The interesting part of this story is that you have two grown adults and a dog swimming in the middle of the lake. Who do you think would make it to shore first?? Yep.. That’s correct folks, Denali, aka professional doggie model and now champion swimmer. Have a great week everyone!..