Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog

Rocky Tries out for new show

2011-10-12T10:39:00.000-07:00

Rocky is in the midst of trying out for a new possible reality TV show. Wish him luck. We had a great interview last Friday and he wore his cute Michael Jordan outfit. He was very adorable and was chilling out with the Production management team. They filmed him and I and we had a lot of fun!

Wish us the best of luck. He is also doing another Halloween party at the Boys and Girls Club of Venice at the end of October. He is keeping himself at his fighting weight of 22 pounds and truly milking his up and coming celebrity. He insists on daily back massages and a friend of mine has been delegated to scratching his hind quarters and he returns the favor by licking her legs and toes.

xoxo
Ilisa (Rocky's mom and stage manager.

New Advertising Campaign

2011-08-10T22:50:00.000-07:00

Dear Fans,

Mommy is really becoming my stage manager and in "full swing"! She may want to become an agent herself! She is so creative, majored in theater at UCLA with an MA and loves directing and acting.

She just recently posted an "inquiry" on Craig's list to drum up more business. I think she is the "cat's meow" and love her guts and ambition. She is also the greatest woman in the world! Her compassion for others, her gift of listening and patience makes her a lovely woman to know. I"m so happy I landed in her home.

I know she wants me to have another batch of babies (well, not me, but I'm the "sperm donor" so to speak) as she is so disappointed that my first daughter, Lola (now named Wednesday) was sold to a woman who has never contacted us for a visit....which we are very, very sad about as the woman lives within 15 minutes of mom's home! We're still praying we can see my baby daughter soon as she is absolutely gorgeous.
I want another litter in the next year so she can keep one of the daughters and we're praying she turns out as smart and gorgeous as my first one, which turned out creme colored!

Anyways, that is it for now! Contact my mom at gillmeri@earthlink.net as I am available for both photo shoots, commercials and movies or TV shows. I"ve already done the national TV show Dog Tales as my debut and am camera ready and quite professional!

Everyone loved me on the set of the Vet Clinic two weeks ago in Monrovia for the Well's Fargo ad.

xoxo
Rocky the Angel Therapy /Dog
gillmeri@earthlink.net

The Best Time Ever

2011-08-04T13:31:00.000-07:00

HI all,

Again, I had the best time ever a the Monrovia Animal Clinic on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank.
We loved working with Marlene and know she'll be our friend for life!

I was on vacation away from "mommy" at home with my babysitter Gina! I had fun and tore the house a part while mommy was relaxing in Idylwild. I was nervous and made a couple mistakes in the home, but I guess that is par for the course! I get separation anxiety and even though i love babysitters, mommy is the best ever!
Anyways she is home again! So all is well.

Here's to many more jobs to follow!

xoxo
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog
gillmeri@earthlink.net

Great Day shooting Wells Fargo PHoto Shoot!

2011-07-30T19:52:00.000-07:00

Dear Fans,

By the way to easily reach us email us at gillmeri@earthlink.net and also call my mom at 310-390-0439.
We found out some of you had a hard time finding us!

WE did an excellent photo shoot at the Monrovia Animal Clinic for a Wells Fargo "library of images" photo shoot campaign. I didn't quite understand this at first, but it was explained by the lovely production manager who found us by blog, that Wells Fargo has 1000's of images and picks out specific ones when they need to create a print ad, leaflet for the bank or images on major banners in the bank! We hope they use me soon as the images were gorgeous!

I lasted 2 hours and then kind of pooped out! They saw I was rolling my eyes a bit so mommy quickly gave me water and also more treats and then it was a WRAP as they say in the industry! I am such a natural with the camera and all the lovely models liked me so much, that again I did even more poses for I Phones, etc and the real shoot. I love the work and mommy loves being my "director". My Aunt Deborah came and had a great time and enjoyed herself thouroughly. We gained one more connection on top of that with a direct owner of another Animal Agency for "rentals". I explained that I will work with them as long as I"m not "truly rented out" but my mom, Ilisa can come on the commercials and shoots. I"m still a bit too babyish to go on my own with strangers. Well....yep! I'm 5 years old but haven't outgrown my "neediness" ...but I guess it also gives me my extra charm!

Well, I"m exhausted, mommy just took a shower and I will collapse for the rest of the evening.

Until we speak again!

xoxo
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog
gillmeri@earthlink.net
310-390-0439

Getting Excited!

2011-07-28T13:30:00.001-07:00

Hi Fans.....

Well July 30, 2011 is coming around in 2 days! I"m so excited to do the Wells Fargo Photo shoot. Mommy wants me to achieve fame and fortune....I just care about "fortune" and helping support her so she can relax and enjoy her life! She is such a hard worker and deserves a big break!

Well, speaking of breaks, I may see my girlfriend Rosie later today for a brief play date. I must remember to protect my face and not get any major kiss marks or nips on my "insurable Hollywood face"!

I"m ready now at 5 years old for the big time, commercials and movies...so bring it on! The Frenchie is the new IT dog and so many famous people own them including Mario Lopez and the Olsen Twins.

By for now!

xoxo
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog !

I'm doing a Wells Fargo Photo Shoot on July 30, 2011

2011-07-22T22:14:00.000-07:00

Good evening fans!
Yes, this is Rocky. I wanted to clear up something. This blog is owned by my mommy, Ilisa Gillmer but apparently Google is all screwed up so I have to log onto my mentor's email, Wendy Nan, even though this isn't her blog! So excuse where it states: posted by Wendy Nan! It is truly posted by me, Rocky and my mommy Ilisa created this blog! But, such is life at Google! A multi-billion dollar corporation that can't answer a live phone to clear up this silly confusion!
Anyways, my mom was praying saying God, give me opportunities to do fun things that I can also make $$$ at. And, low and behold, two days later we got a call from Michelle Zahn at Le Paws that I, Rocky Gillmer have been selected to do a photo shoot for Wells Fargo Bank! I'm so excited and so is she. We're doing this July 30, 2011. We're bringing Deborah, my Aunt to attend and help supervise me and make sure we all get there safely...as the drive is to Monrovia, California which is about 45 minutes away.

I"m very excited and hope this is a national campaign!!
Anyways, all else is well! I've been playing alot with my girlfriend Rosie at my home and having the time of my life.
Wish me luck on the photo shoot!

xoxo
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog!

Animal Planet Web Site: My 15 minutes on their Wall of Fame!

2011-06-21T13:38:00.000-07:00

HI Everyone,

I"m going to make this short and sweet as the site seems to be "crashing while Mommy is typing". I made it for the best Infectitous Smile on the Animal Planet Blog and main web site for their Wall of Fame.
I'm hoping this leads to more face recognition and time so we can do commercials, TV and movies.

Mommy is hellbent on making me a household name and famous! She is so busy working her phone system job, and on the weekends does open houses! I have to take my hat off to her!

Speaking of hats...she is going to get a new one so she can avoid the sun as she has a minor skin cancer procedure she must do tomorrow.

Wish her luck.

By until later.

xoxoo
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog (I'm 5 now as of April 26, 2011)!

My puppy is being named Wednesday

2011-06-13T17:51:00.000-07:00

Good evening fans!! My baby Wednesday is being sold to new people. They will live close by. I had named her Lola, but what the heck!!

I'm doing well. Just relaxing with Rosie, my steady girlfriend. We had a great playdate! I'm crossing my fingers that we get in the reality TV show. Wish us luck.
Mommy is going to a screening of the New Chicwawa movie at Hollywood Paws this next weekend.
Life is good!

xoxo
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog

Getting Excited!

2011-06-02T15:01:00.000-07:00

Well all,

Mommy took me to the Dementia Clinic...I"m always a bit reticient about going, but once there, my fears are "allayed". I just don't want mommy to leave me there and have one of the out patients at "adult day care" keep me. One man is a bit too rough and holds me too tightly, but it is impossible for mommy to explain this to him.

I'm getting really excited!! We're going at 1PM tomorrow down town to the audtion for this future possible TV show. If it goes and we get in, then it probably will be on Animal Planet, etc. I would love to do this as I know acting is my mom's first love and she is such a great speaker and very poised and relaxed in front of a camera.
She's the "bomb"! What can I say. She does more for me than any one person I can imagine. I love her so much and sometimes maybe a bit too much. Many people see me as a real momma's boy!
Anyways, wish us luck! I'll let you all know what happens.

xoxo
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog!

Photos of Lola and Family

2011-06-01T07:50:00.000-07:00

HI fans!

We had such a great time seeing my 2 month old first daughter Lola! She is a "keeper" and wish we could keep her. She is already sold to someone else who lives close by so I will truly try to see her alot. She is stunning. I have attached many family photos of her and me. She kissed me a few times and seemed to realize I was her dad!

Wish us luck! Mommy is getting exctied about Friday and the audition for a potential new reality TV show to air on Animal Planet if the show takes off. Obviously , we must be chosen first and then they create a pilot which they'll pay me on. I would be so thrilled as this is mommy's dream to be in Show Biz and I would be the key to do this for her. I'd love to make her dreams come true and help her abundantly!

xoxo
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog!

Wish us Luck on Reality TV Show

2011-05-31T08:21:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone!
Well mommy and I are thrilled! We are going Friday to try out for a possible brand new reality TV show. Joel Norton put in the call last week and they liked our initial video we created. About 10 other dogs will be "filmed or interviewd. Mommy is pulling out all the stops. On Sunday, we went to visit my daughter that I call Lola. She is already "spoken for" so in a month (since she's only 2 months old) she will be given to her new owners. Fortunately, they live very close by, so hopefully I can have visitation rights. Mommy will volunteer to mentor the new owner as she has never had a dog before either!

Lola is absolutely a knockout! She is stunning and looks even prettier than I did as a baby. It's funny, as Beanie the mom is a very dark brindle and she took (the baby) took after me only! She is very light creme and fawn with gorgeous doe eyes and pretty "Bali Hail" head. She nuzzled up against me and kissed me. My dad, The Rock was in an agressive mood and began overtly humping me and I almost got into it with him, but mommy pulled us apart. I later found out one other of the breeder's dogs was in heat so The Rock was being very protective.
I went with mommy and her friend Louise. We stayed only 45 minutes as the owner doesn't feel well and had to go back to sleep. We got family "portraits" which was a laugh and 1/2 to get my dad, The Rock, Lola, me (Rocky) and Beanie in one photo and to "pose"! Almost impossible but I applaud mommy's efforts! She is a real sport and developing the film today. I can't wait to see her.

Anyways, we had a blast and I guess I cannot be called a "deadbeat" dad anymore as I did my duty and so the little one. I kind of have a soft spot for her and wish mommy had a real house and could afford to take her as she is truly adorable and I could be the 'big dad" and put her under my tutologe .

That's it for now! Getting some shut eye and excited about this Friday as the big day to audtion for a TV show. Mommy bumped into Joel, the trainer coincidentally at a restaurant last night and he was very excited about this new venture and thinks we'll do well!

xoxo
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog!

On the Move

2011-04-22T18:51:00.000-07:00

HI Fans,

I am always on the move! Today mommy took me out (I always beg her to take me with her) and alot of times lately she just doesn't want to. She says I play games, don't walk alot with her as she is trying to be good and lose weight and stay in shape.
In any event, I got her to take me and we ran over to Dogromat and I got my favorite treats. They love me so much they give me little treats each time I come. I don't want to leave and it is very funny but I skid across the floor as mommy pulls my leash.
We later went to the boardwalk and what a gorgeous day it was! Oh my God! Mommy has been a bit depressed lately as she isn't doing great in her telephone system sales career and just is beside herself with what to do. She also got her insurance license and real estate license and pursues real estate on the weekends. And, of course, there is me....her "little angel" and her happiest moment would be to get on the reality TV show and make loads of money. Anyways, we bumped into many people and they all stop me as I'm as cute as a button.
One guy is a film editor and his girlfriend is in commercial/ productions, etc. We're going to email them as they have a puppy Frenchie 5 months old and want to network with us and maybe get into productions together. Very exciting. It was a bit warm outside and I wasn't in the mood to walk alot. I know, I know!! I had begged mommy to take me and then I"m a pain in the 'tush" to be with. I pull her in the opposite direction and sit on the pavement and cause a temper tantrum. The whole thing is ridiculous! I must say myself.

Oh well, the life of a therapy dog! I can't wait till I make mommy really famous!

xoxo
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog!

We are waiting with Baited Breath!

2011-04-18T12:29:00.000-07:00

Dear Fans,

As mentioned, mommy created with the help of her room mate a part one and two video of her and me to audtion for the pilot REality TV show. Mommy left Le Paws a nice message to let them know we can be even "funnier" regarding our antics given a real camera following us around the beach, etc.

Put out your best wishes as although I'm a ham also, mommy truly loves the camera also. She majored in Theater at UCLA and has a MA degree. We would love to be in the show.

Best Wishes,

xoxo
Rocky the Angel therapy dog !

Rocky had a baby Daughter, I named Lola!

2011-04-17T01:39:00.000-07:00

HI gang,

Mommy didn't allow me to view my new baby daughter that she has temporarily named Lola! Lola is a tiny 2 week old baby that Beanie (my 1/2 neice) and girlfriend had 2 weeks ago. Mommy didn't realize how very small they are! At this point, she is a pretty, creme "infant" and no bigger than a ferret!!
She held her in her arms, saw Beanie nursing her and her friend Louise also took photos. We enjoyed about an hour with Linda, the breeder. When the baby is older, I"m sure I can meet her.

Also, they are either keeping it and will breed in the future or possibly sell her for about $2500.00. I get a stud fee of $500.00 for volunteering my very "fertile sperm" so to speak. It was frozen and mommy has one more batch. She's hoping to breed to a younger dog next time to give birth to more than one puppy as normally a Frenchie can have anywhere between 2-6 puppies.

Also, we are trying out now for a reality TV show about crazy owners(like my mom) and their dogs and all the funny exploits they get into to make their dog famous!

Mom had her rommate create part one and part 2 video and we uploaded it to You Tube.
We hope Le Paws Agency will present it in a positive light so we may get onto theri pilot reality TV show.
Mom, above all else, loves entertaining and show biz. I will "go along with the ride".

So, wish us alot of luck and love! We are on our way to fame and I want mommy to fulfill her dreams and I"m a big part of them.

xoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog!

I just got a new "gig" with Chicos Upscale Clothing Store!

2011-03-23T22:20:00.001-07:00

Hi Fans!
I"m soooo excited! I hadn't heard from my first agency Le Paws that trained me how to do set training for print ads, commercials, movies, etc in along time. Out of the clear blue sky, mommy got an email informing her that Chicos wants to use me on April 6th, 2011 in one of their print ad campaigns. They are also using other dogs, but I get to come by myself and pose and perform with the beautiful models and elegant womens' clothing. Mommy is so proud of me and we can't wait to see my photo in their catalogs, and who knows, maybe some nice magazines! I"m "earning my keep" so to speak this month in rare form.

Anyways, I must keep my face safe and not injured before then. So, that means I must be careful playing with other dogs, including my gal-pal, fellow frenchie Rosie who tends to play for "keeps". She loves to grab my jowls a bit rough, so I may have to wait until after the photo shoot to take up with her again!

I'm going to get my beauty rest. So, that is it for now! Until later.....

Sending all my love,

xoxo
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog!

Potentially Exciting news

2011-03-18T23:38:00.000-07:00

Hi All!

I haven't written to you my fans in such a long time. I"m potentially excited as one of my femaile girl friends,
is pregnant. We're not sure if she is just having one or two puppies but will know very soon! I hope everything works out well as Frenchies are a difficult breed and I just found out that my sister Tina who was owned by my original breeder, Larry did die in childbirth as they do caserian secitons. So, I'm wishing her well and hope the birth will be safe and successful.

I've been doing my typical thing: entertaining every couple weeks at the Dementia Clinic and putting on holiday parties for the Boys and Girls Club. I've taken a break lately as mommy is busy studying for her insurance license and finding it very challenging and massively complicated so she doesn't have as much time to indulge my habits and good will visits. I have to calm her down as she has been quite nervous as she hasn't been in school for many years and didn't pass the state exam the first time.

In any event, she let's me play with a local Frenchie Girlfriend, Rosie so that keeps me active and having fun. I find that I relax and play the submissive one with Rosie as she is quite in love with me, bossy and dominating...but I don't mind as I normally am the agressive one with others and it gives me time to rest and have fun.

We chase each other all over my mommy's friend's backyard in Marina Del Rey.
Anyways, I thought I'd check in and let you know, all is well, and my birthday is coming up. I'll be five years old on April 26, 2011 and excited about becoming more mature.

Sending you all love until next time,

xoxo
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog!

Playing Santa Clause 2010

2011-01-15T15:45:00.000-08:00

Rocky once again showed himself to be the consummate Baby Santa Claus at the Boys and Girls Club! He entertained 20 young children and one of our dear friends donated gorgeous Ty stuffed animals to all the kids. We also brought candy and cookies. We did lots of tricks and everyone laughed and loved Rocky alot!

Another successful year! Onwards and upwards...

xoxo
Rocky the angel Therapy Dog

Visit to Dementia Clinic: Brought them photos!

2010-11-08T15:04:00.000-08:00

HI one and all! To my great fans. I went with mommy today to give the OPICA day care dementia patients photos of them with me! They really appreciated it and loved them alot. I get alot of love and kisses from them . Although I"m very relaxed around them and kind of take on their energy as they are not so energetic, I know I"m doing them alot of good. It truly perks them up!

I can't wait till mommy develops the other film of me and her adventures this past Halloween 2010! I was in a Frenchy Bull Dog Halloween party with 30 other Frenchies! I thought I'd win as I dressed up as a Biker Dude...but low and behold....a dog named Pound Cake was one of the winners and dressed up like a banana =split. Another one was a duck! We had loads of fun and I looked a bit like Willy Nelson.

Anyways, good bye for now. Will catch up soon with more adventures.

xoxo
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog!

More Halloween events

2010-11-03T12:56:00.000-07:00

HI one and all! Well, mommy kept me jam packed with events for Halloween. We went to the Dementia Clinic the Friday before Halloween. I wore my Dracula Costume and the people enjoyed holding me and taking photos with me. Mommy has to go to Costco to develop the film.
Saturday night she went out with her friend Louise and her sister Deborah to a big party at Louise's sisters. It was very elegant and everyone dressed up beautifully. Then, Sunday morning of Halloween day I went to a Frenchie Halloween party. I dressed up as a biker dude and looked tough in my leather outfit and bandanna around my head. Everyone thought I looked like one tough dude. There were 30 other dogs and they wore great costumes. We had a lot of fun! I ran around and didn't fight too much with others. Then we went out to the Coffee Bean and I relaxed as the party was exhausting.

Then, at the end of the day we went to Montana Ave and 100's of kids were there. I was in a baby buggy and wore my count dracula costume! The kids took so many photos and smiled and laughed. We had a great time.

Until later

xoxo
Rocky!

Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog: October 28, 2010: Halloween Party at Boys and Girls Club Venice, Ca

2010-10-29T00:25:00.000-07:00

Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog: October 28, 2010: Halloween Party at Boys and Girls Club Venice, Ca

October 28, 2010: Halloween Party at Boys and Girls Club Venice, Ca

2010-10-29T00:24:00.000-07:00

Good evening! Boy, it took mommy a long time to get into her account. Well, her good friend Heather and her helped me put on the greatest Halloween party ever! Heather had a friend donate 20 gorgeous red TY stuffed animal toys to the kids. They absolutely loved them. We also brought them all candy and other prizes.

It was a bit noisy, but I didn't mind as mommy brought these dog peanut butter biscuit treats and all the kids got to play with me and teach me tricks! It worked out well! I ate a lot of food and the kids kept playing with me! All in all we had a blast. The kids are a bit wild and ages 6-8 years old but I know they love me very much and kept petting me and playing with me. At the very end some of the older kids came in as they love me too.
I tried to steal some candy, but mommy caught me in the act. Her friend Heather took loads of photos so we'll post these as soon as they come out.

By for now!

xoxox
Rocky the Angel Therapy Dog!

We did the infomercial

2010-06-01T11:57:00.000-07:00

Wow! How exciting! We filmed the infomercial for the fabulous Whoa Bowl that helps me eat alot slower. We did this last Thursday and my mommy got professional makeup and hair. She looked fabulous. We did one take and they loved us. We can't wait until it comes out and see it nationwide on TV along with all the other participants. They loved how mommy did and promised to keep her on a list for future castings of other commercials, etc.

They all loved us and I did well on the set. I can't wait until my career really takes off.
We had a great 3 day holiday for Memorial Day. I went to see my girlfriend Rosey and played for 1/2 hour and was exhausted.

I had gone on Friday to the Dementia Clinic and the people appreciate me so much. I'm happy to give them pleasure and fun. They remember me so well which is great.

Then, mommy's friend had a home party on Memorial Day and they invited me as a guest. I was on my best behavior and they gave me extra treats.

Until later.

xoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog.

We're doing a Dog Infomercial Thursday!

2010-05-25T11:04:00.000-07:00

I am so excited! Mommy and me are doing a special infomercial representing a fabulous new product going on the market that will enable me to eat about 10 times slower! You know that Frenchies are fast eatters and suck up alot of air and don't take a breath but gobble down food like their life depended upon it. Part of eatting fast is "survivor instinct" and part of it is I am a big baby and always thinking mommy will leave out the front door and abandon me (I have huge psychological nuerotic issues about being away from her ) and so I scurry as fast as I can and even stop mid "eatting" if she walks towards the bathroom or front door!

Alot of people call me a "wooze"or big baby and that makes me mad! I'm just protecting my mother. In any event, we will be in make up, wardrobe changes, videos will play on a green screen in back of us with loads of my photos also prominently placed...so yeah!!! I'm so excited to be in this infomercial. A friend of ours video taped us in a "trial run" before and after eatting with this special bowl! I went from my standard wolfing it down in 30 seconds to 5 minutes! The ridges and curves make it impossible to eat fast so I notice I have a better tummy, less gas, stay full longer and in better health.

Mommy is trying on all sorts of outfits for the big event. We can't wait until it's on air. I'm even going to remind them of my You-tube video at : rocky loves big beautiful bitches. This was when I dated an 80 pound dog named Georgie Girl. My latest gal/pal is Rosy and she is a year younger than me, the same color and also a Frenchie. We play by grabbing each others jowls, etc and run in tandem together in my mommy's friend's backyard. We tire each other out which is great as mommy doesn't have to walk me so much.

See you on TV...

Until later.

xoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog!

HAUTE DOG PAGEANTS

2010-03-06T11:24:00.001-08:00

HAUTE DOG PAGEANTS & BULLDOG BEAUTY CONTEST | LONG BEACH, CALIF.

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Correction about the 2010 Bull Dog Beauty Contest

2010-03-06T11:13:00.000-08:00

Good morning fans!

It appears because of my funny, outgoing nature and to be honest because I was so darn tired, I had jumped onto the throne for the champion and the Beauty Contestant Judges assumed I was the Champion French Bull Dog and forgot it was Napoleon! So, they inadvertantly just gave mommy the bag of treats and the certificate. We had double checked this with the registration booth, but then got an email from Justin stating the prize was only for the number one!

I won Top 10 and also Best Smile...as we already know my smile is infectious!
Anyways, just kicking back now! Mommy is happy as I was in the 2009 video created by Justin's people and showed me proudly crawling in a kings outfit down the red carpet. We also are getting a full DVD from channel 3 in Garden Grove by Gus who interviewed my mom and I at The Long Beach Marketplace!
I can't wait to get that interview!

So, alas,....I'll keep chugging along and maybe next year they'll see what my mommy sees and hundreds of other people...I'm a great excellent of a quality "show dog" Frenchie and my pedigree of my dad The Rock and my mom Mirium and my sister Tina, my nephew Ice Cube, my grandpa Milo, etc, etc have the champion french bull dog stock. I"m from a special breed of Frenchies called the "Bali Hai" line which shows the classic larger squared off head and the tight body, great legs and the tail just at the right position sitting above on the back end of me! Mommy just didn't buy me as a "show dog" and I"m so happy she didn't because I"m a creature of "comfort" actually and love to sit, crawl, lay and be in people's laps! Forget the hard stuff!

Until later,

xoxoo
Rocky the angel therapy Dog!

Rocky wins Top 10 most Beautiful French Bull Dog: Justin Rudd Contest 2010

2010-03-02T07:55:00.001-08:00

Hi I'm writing on behalf of Rocky this morning!
My adorable little love muffin and chunk of heaven has won top 10 most beautiful French Bull Dog in Justin Rudd's annual Bull Dog Beauty Contest, 2010 in Long Beach! There were about 100 French bull dogs and a few hundred English there and then a pug contest and a senior dog contest! It was quite frenetic and hectic there as he did it in a Long Beach shopping center. The venue was a bit too crowded but we had a blast. He was interviewed on a local cable channel for Garden Grove and I'll call them today to ask them for a copy of the DVD.

Rocky did his regular antics and tricks on stage to wow the girls voting for him! They laughed and smiled as Rocky has such a performer personality..much like his mommy (me)! By the way, we may be allowing a professional French Bull Dog Breeder to use his frozen semen to have a litter of his puppies. I'm hoping this works out in the next 6 months or so.

Rocky jumped on the throne on stage before the results were even in! The audience laughed and cheered! He didn't end up being number one champion, so had to jump down much to his dismay! But, we hit the top 10 and the one year free supply of Dog's Well dog food and the chicken jerky treats which are high in glucosamine, etc and good for their hips is a wonderful surprise and well appreciated gift! He has "earned his keep" so to speak for the year!
We babied him the rest of the day and gave him extra treats so he could basque in all his glory! He is such a great animal and I love him more than words will ever express! He has my heart and soul and the man who truly wins my heart will have to be as sweet, funny and endearing as my boy Rocky!

Until later,

His Mommy, Ilisa Gillmer !

Visiting the Monarch Retirement Home

2010-02-20T22:01:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!
I got to go to the glamorous retirement home that my mommy's friend's mother in law lives at! It is the Ritz Carlton of "retirement homes! We were a bit nervous as mommy thought the people might be rich and snotty, but , all was well when we got there!
The audience were all animal lovers and loved me so much! I was so happy to make them happy. We spent one and 1/2 hours there. We discussed the history of French Bull Dogs, the purpose of training. We showed them loads of my tricks and then had then show me tricks and they gave me some of my treats. Then, we showed them my TV Show "Dog Tales" and everyone laughed and enjoyed it.

They asked my mommy alot of questions about how to take care of me, what type of dog they should get..as they do allow the older people that live there to have small dogs!

We had a great time and it was so elegant they served fancy water with limes in it, coffees, great chocolate chip cookies my mommy tasted! We had a blast. I got tired after awhile and jumped up on one of the elegant sofas and sat with the patrons. They all loved me and smiled. We even sold two of my greeting cards that appear on Wendy Nan's Web site under "What's Hot in the Shop" !

I truly have fun getted petted and fawned over and love making the people happy! By the way, February 28, 2010 I"m entering the 400 dog Bull Dog Beauty Contest again with Justin Rudd sponsering it in Long Beach. Wish me luck!

By for now!
xoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog!

New Visit and Program for Dementia Clinic!

2010-01-24T20:23:00.000-08:00

HI fans! I went last Thursday to the dementia clinic and mommy and I did our third formal "program" for the adults on "how to take care of a dog", having them remember memories of their own dogs, their dogs' names, etc and also showing them how to do tricks and treat me!

We then turned on the Dog Tales Video and showed them the segments of mommy and I in the video. It was great. Everyone loved the show and enjoyed petting me and bringing me around the guests or "patients". This is an out patient facility so it worked out well.

I enjoyed everyone and one man was funny and ended up chewing on one of the treats so they had to hurry and take it out of his mouth!!

Anyways, they didn't remember we did this program a few times...so that is the good news! I'm so happy I can be there for them and offer emotional support!

xoxo
Rocky the angel Therapy Dog!

A visit to the Dementia Clinic: Not always perfect!

2010-01-07T13:41:00.000-08:00

HI everyone,

Mommy took me to the OPICA clinic a week ago. I just wanted to tell you that it is not always a "perfect" match or experience. That particular day two things happened: 1. a lady there had a temper tantrum and was banging her fists loudly on the coffee table. She scared me and had to be taken aside in another room to calm her down. 2. I sat with a man I normally like and when I saw my mommy walk away, even though she was truly just sitting on a couch, I got so insecure, I leapt off his lap and ran to her and stayed by my side!

I guess I express this so as to show you people considering allowing your dog to be a therapy dog to "expect the unexpected"! Not all days go perfectly and not all days will your dog be in the mood to entertain others! This is a major realization! Don't pressure yourself! Just know that people, patients, kids you entertain or just have a dog play with are not always in the mood to do so!

We're going again in a week or so and I"m sure we'll be "raring to go"!

All is well! It's just part of my job as an angel therapy dog and I take this job seriously!

xoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog!

Donating to charities for Xmas!

2009-12-22T08:46:00.000-08:00

Good morning fans!
I've been busy with loads of Xmas parties and donating my time entertaining even at Channukah parties!
We went this weekend to the Ronald MacDonald Home for kids with Cancer and other serious diseases and brought over 40 larger beanie babies for the boys and girls. We played with a couple kids and gave them good cheer.

Yesterday we dropped over 24 cute teddy bear beanie babies with Irish sweaters on them for the Boys and Girls Club. Mommy was on Wendy's fabulous radio show on Dec 8, 2009 and you may look her up under
http://www.wendynanrees.com/ and find the drop down for her radio show and it will send you to another page where you may go to the archives and hear her live on the air! It was all about therapy dogs and how to make your dog a therapy dog. Mommy and Wendy laughed alot on the air and had a great time! Mommy did a great job of informing the public of the serious need to create more therapy dogs to help others.

Have a wonderful holiday! Until later..

xoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog!

Christmas Event on Montana Ave Brentwood

2009-12-07T11:03:00.000-08:00

HI fans!

Sorry I haven't written in awhile. I did go back to the dementia clinic and had a great time! My mommy is leaving for Cancun, Mexico in a few days and I won't have access to a computer for a week.

So, we went on Dec 4, 2009 at night to the annual Xmas walk on Montana! Montana, for those of you who don't know California is a gorgeous street in Brentwood area. Once a year they open up all the shops at night and 100's of people come to see the stores, they serve apple cider and egg nog , cookies , meatballs, etc and have carrollers singing great Xmas songs!

Mommy was creative and dressed me in my old Santa Claus outfit, complete with beard and red sweater and put me in a baby buggy with red and green streamers! She elegantly rolled me down the street from shop to shop with her sister and a friend, but her sister starting giving her glares as she kept rolling over her feet! Ouch!!
Anyways, kids came swarming upon me and over 30 school kids were screaming and laughing in glee when they saw a little "Santa Pup"! and took loads of photos with me. I'm sure I"m on more screen savers and will be used to make more Christmas cards this year as I truly looked like a munchin Santa with a wrinkled head and muzzle! Parents, and older people all smiled and laughed as at first they were expecting to see a real baby under the blanket! Nope! It was just the angel therapy dog Rocky looking funny as ever. I had a great time as I was rolled up and down the streets and could sleep and relax except when the people insisted on taking my photo! Mommy kept yelling at me: Rocky: watch me, watch me, pose, etc. I was very cooperative and looked at mommy straight in the eye so that all the Iphones got my photo perfectly.

We had a great time and created good cheer for 100's of people. What a mom I have...always thinking of ways to make people laugh and have fun and give fond memories to kids who will talk about me for years!

I must run. We will continue after she gets back from Cancun!

xoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog!

Visiting Opica right before Thanksgiving 2009!

2009-11-25T17:44:00.000-08:00

HI fans!

Mommy took me Tuesday morning to Opica which is the day care activity center for adults with dementia. It was very special today as one particular lady that normally acts very quiet and "catatonic" and does not even look us in the eyes, all of a sudden she reached out to mommy and put her hand out to her! Mommy was so touched, she almost cried and grabbed the lady's hand and held it for a long while! What a wonderful breakthrough and connection.
I was bounced from one person to the next and sat on their laps and gave everyone so much joy! They all laughed as I kept following mommy's eyes and made sure she didn't leave me! The people are so grateful that I"m there. I wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and they all smiled at me and laughed. I'm so happy to cheer everyone up!

Happy Holidays!

xoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog!

Checking in After Halloween!

2009-11-20T14:44:00.000-08:00

HI Fans!

Sorry I've been remiss keeping up with this log! Mommy has closed a real estate deal so we're "in the money" again and she's not only paying off some important bills (and thank God she didn't touch me greeting card "trust fund"and borrow from Peter to pay Paul!!) and will get to go to Cancun this early December as she got what she refers to as a "smokin" deal!!

I have gone back to the Dementia Day Clinic for adults at Opica and they still remembered me as I hadn't been there in a couple weeks. I was a bit off that day and acting a bit babyish and clung to my mommy...which didn't help them too much. But finally, mommy pulled me off her arm that I was clinging to for dear life and put me on many of the patients' laps and made them smile and laugh with me. I think they felt sorry for me as they saw how sad I looked that day! I'm not always perfect and something must have hit me. But, once I got into the swing of things...basically allowing them the "honor" of petting me and pampering me I came out of my gloom and doom and started entertaining them!!

Anyways, I"m going to try to squeeze in one or two visits this next week before Thanksgiving. Mommy is taking me to one of my favorite vacation spots: Carlsbad, California to visit some very close friends. They have a huge Italian family and are such a warm, funny kick to be around. I can't wait. Besides, mom needs a break from hussling selling my cards, selling real estate and selling phone systems.

That's it for now!

xoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog!

2009 Halloween Party at Boys and Girls Club

2009-11-03T11:33:00.000-08:00

Hi my fans! Mommy, me, Michelle her real estate partner and her dear friend Dorothy took me to the Venice Boys and Girl's Club to do a huge Halloween party! Around 30 kids showed up! I dressed as Count Dracula. We showed them my tricks and then had them give me treats and teach me tricks! It was great. The kids were really nice, a bit excited and noisy, but we played loads of games with them. Michelle came up with a fabulous game of "who are you dressing up as" for Halloween and had them act out the character and see if we could guess! One little boy did President Obama and made a very mature speech! Mommy gave out loads of candy and all and all we had a great time. I will post the photos when they come out!

On Saturday night, Halloween, again I wore Count Dracula and my auntie Debbie, my mom and I joined Patty and walked up and down Montana Ave in Brentwood. We were hysterical as I was in a baby buggy and loads of kids came up to me and took photos with me. Mommy and her friends are like kids and actually got candy from the fancy stores and even got me special dog cookies. We ended up walking up the wealthy neigborhood and saw a house decorated like Pirates of the Carribean with haunted house characters and cemeteries,etc. It was soooo scary when mommy stepped near a fake large rat in a rat trap! We all screamed! The line to get in the home was 1/2 way down the street. There were loads of police there to protect the neighborhood and I had to act silly and threw myself on the street and rolled around and kicked up my heels in front of them! Young teenage boys yelled and got scared and thought because I was kicking up my feet that I had been run over!! This led to mommy promptly pulling me up by my halter collar and leash and telling me to behave myself. So, unbeknownst to her, when they went to another home, I pulled mom so hard I ended up in the huge mansion and started racing from room to room! The owners' kids started laughing as I was taking my "virtual" tour of their living room, piano, etc. She finally scooped me up and we left. So fans, HAlloween was a tremendous success! The next day I had one final event: a West LA frenchie party and dressed up again, but this time as a bunny rabbit. It was so hot at the park with 30 other Frenchies that we left within an hour so mommy could go to a great open house.

That's it for now! More to follow.....

xoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog.

Halloween Parties 2009!

2009-10-28T22:11:00.000-07:00

HI All,

Well, it's that busy time of year already! Mommy took me to Hollywood Paws (my talent agency's) pre-Halloween party two weeks ago! We had a blast, but I was so exhausted as during the day I had also sold my cards at the annual Paddle Tennis Contest! We both dressed as bunny's but she was more the "playboy bunny" and I was the bunny rabbit!

The only silly thing that happened was mommy was interviewed by KCal TV for a Petshow segment and was going on and on about me and my exploits with Zac Efron, with Dog Tales TV, with all my volunteer work and training. When they asked to see my tricks, she put me on the ground and I was so exhausted from the selling of my cards at Venice Beach, that I fell over on my side and fell asleep. I had my legs stiff like riga-mortis and I looked like I was out cold. She pushed me on my side and said to the TV crew: Well, he's now doing "on his side"! They laughed but the interview went cold after that! The only thing they wanted was to see the Zac Efron photo shoot and I said: Call my agent!!
So, yesterday Mommie and I went to The Ronald MacDonald House for kids with major diseases like cancer, lupis, etc. They had it all decorated like a Halloween haunted house and fabulous witches, etc. I did my silly tricks and this time performed like a champ!! Too bad I didn't impress mommy at the TV appearance interview! I dressed as Count Dracula in a scary costume and cape and mommy was Elvira in a long Black wig and gorgeous black dress. We took loads of photos with the kids, they loved me and I was a big ham!! I rolled over, did sommersaults and acted like Snoopy kicking my legs up in the air wildly! They taught me tricks and the kids were fabulous! What a wonderful therapuetic evening and even though the kids mostly didn't speak English: again alot of kids from Iraq and from Guam, etc...we had a special communication and the kids all understood the language of love and laughter.
Tomorrow night Mommy is putting on another Halloween Party at the Boys and Girls Club for 22 children and handing out loads of candy treats and video movie prizes for the children that win certain games. She is taking her ral estate partner and another close friend and again I'll be little count dracula! I know we'll make the kids laugh and smile as they love me alot!

Boy, it is fun to be a therapy dog and bring joy to all I see!

By for now!

xoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog! (more to follow)!!

Special Dementia Clinic Program I created!

2009-10-19T09:11:00.000-07:00

Good morning fans!

Just to let you know, we had a very successful morning on October 16, 2009 entertaining about 40 Dementia Patients at OPICA for an hour! Mommy lead the presentation and made it extremely interactive. She introduced both of us, asked them to guess what type of dog I was and created contests with the questions and answers! She asked how much I weighed and one woman guessed exactly 22 pounds! We gave her a free greeting card of mine and she loved it. We drew upon their own memories with dogs and got the patients to participate. Also, we showed my TV show from 2 years ago on Dog Tales.
One of the volunteers told my mom she was a natural "teacher" and very patient and should think about this as an alternate career! Mom did get a teaching credential in the mid 70's from UCLA but didn't use it alot and got into sales!
So, this is a nice hobby for her and I enjoy it as they all give me treats and also pick me up and pet me! We had a great time. The next day we went to the Paddle Tennis Doubles Tournament at the beach and again sat at the Wilson Booth. People remembered me, of course and bought more of my greeting cards! It was very hot so we stayed until 1PM as I was drained. That night we went to my Hollywood Paws Party and mom and I dressed as bunnies...she a "playboy bunny" and a platinum wig and me an easter bunny!
I was so tired, that when she was interviewed on KCAL TV for a petshow, I literally fell asleep on the floor! Mom was beside herself as this doesn't really show off all the tricks I've learned. Next time she'll bring treats and put them under my nose like smelling salts!!

By for now!

xoxo
Rocky

Greeting Cards a Hit on Venice Beach Boardwalk!

2009-10-14T10:57:00.000-07:00

HI all,

My mommy has been a bit under the weather..her yearly "bronchial" stuff, so she didn't let me use her computer! Finally, here is the update! On Saturday we went to Venice Beach, California with all the crazy people and were invited to sit at the Wilson Booth for sporting goods as a paddle tennis tournament was going on and the head champion of the country loves me so much, she said come and sell my cards!!

We did fairly well and plan to do it again. I find when I throw myself on the pavement in front of 100's of people and do my silly stuff like the crawl or rolling around, people begin to take photos like the papparazzi and then I cooly direct them to my booth! We had alot of fun. We were supposed to go to the Ronald Mac Donald Home for kids with cancer to entertain them and cheer them up yesterday, but mommy was sick and thought it a real bad idea to go. Darn it! I really enjoy being with kids. We're still on for our annual Halloween Party at the Boys and Girls Club on the 29th of October at 4PM and plan to dress as Count Dracula and have mommy dress as Elvira. She even has a long black wig so it should be fun.

That's it for now! Talk soon.

xoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog!

Alright: My greeting cards are Truly Launched!!

2009-10-07T10:39:00.000-07:00

HI everyone!

I'm so excited that my greeting cards are launched on Wendy's web site! We got our first order yesterday!!

I'm also going to make a guest appearance at the National Paddle Tennis Tournament sponsered by Wilson this Saturday October 10, 2009 from 9am to 4PM (I'll be there for a few hours in the morning) to be the "mascot" and sell my cards in person! You're all welcome to come!

We've been a bit busy doing work both the phone systems that my mom sells and the real estate on the side and then my business! So, although I've had a couple play dates with Rosey, we got too busy and haven't yet gone to the dementia clinic. We will though probably tomorrow.

I'm also doing a special one hour program for them next Friday at OPICA and show my Dog Tales TV show appearance and entertain them again. We like to do this interactively so they use their minds and jog their memory banks as dementia is a sad condition that comes on to many people and we're trying to "fight against" it and make them emotionally and mentally whole!
Thanks for understanding! That's it for now...

xoxoo
Rocky The Angel Therapy Dog!

Visiting OPICA: Outpatient Dementia Clinic

2009-10-03T09:16:00.000-07:00

Hey all!

Sorry I haven't written in a few days. Mommy has kept me busy plus I've been in a bad mood as I had an ear infection and she keeps throwing drops down my ear which really tickles me and bugs me! Anyways, I"m much better so we went to the Dementia Clinic in West LA and had a ball with the people. They may want me to come for their Halloween Parade and I'd be thrilled as I already have my Count Dracula Costume in "tow"! I'm reserved so far also for the Boys and Girls Club to put on a Halloween show on the 29th of October.

I was passed around the people like a bowling ball! They all love to hold me and think of me as a stuffed toy! They smile and interact with me and I do believe I have a tremendous impact on them and make them feel good and jog their memories to ask about me! I fell asleep on one lady and then I actually licked one assistant's toes. She is in a wheelchair and goes barefoot so I made her feel good by sucking on her toes. Don't worry! This is a Frenchie characteristic and normal behavior for us funny dogs.

On another note, I went to visit Rosey to make sure she wasn't all upset that I date other dogs too. I gently explained to her that Georgie Girl is on her way out and I'm phasing Rosey as my main squeeze and have one back up girlfriend dog named Maria. Maria lives right down the street and isn't quite so hyper and possessive so I must remind mommy to take me there again too.
With Rosey, she is such a girl! She literally screams out loud when she hears me coming towards her gate. She even pushes her foot underneath the gate to "reach out" to try to touch me. I look down at the lone foot and just shake my head thinking : Oh boy!! We're in for some wild fun again.
I truly love playing with Rosey but I must ask her to be a bit less forceful as she literally keeps my cheek in her mouth and all my extra folds of skin (that protect a frenchie) in her mouth and then she drags me around by the cheek!!
We're fine when we chase each other and race really fast around her backyard. There is plenty of water and we just roll around in the water and become really messy. But, we can't stop touching each other, even when we're exhausted....so I guess this must be true love! I'm getting there...I know she's in love with me but it takes us guys a bit longer to realize I may have to "commit" to her alone. In the meantime, it's good for mommy as she had a date for dinner and I get all my fun and exhaustion so she can enjoy her evening. All is good so I'll keep you informed of new developements with Rosey and my other career activities. I believe, by the way that my greeting cards will be on line officially in about 3 days. Mommy is just sorting out the last details of costs. I know when she walks and people see me, they buy cards out of her hands immediately as they all love me so much! What a phenomenon!! I'm happy she's creating a new stream of income that she will enjoy.

By for now!

xoxoo
Rocky!

When two of My Girlfriends meet accidentally: ...Art imitates Life!

2009-09-28T22:34:00.001-07:00

Good evening everyone!

Well,

I had a great time this early evening with one of my gal-pals, Rosey the French Bull Dog who is probably going to end up on one of my greeting cards for birthdays with me! Rosey is highly "oversexed" even though both she and I are dogs without breeding capability anymore! She is so hyper and wildly passionate to me our owners have decided to put us both on leashes the first 5 minutes we see each other, otherwise she is totally all over me and fiercely grabbing my rolls of skin around my neck and pulling at me so hard...she won't let go! So, mommy and her mommy supervised our date and even with the 5 minute rule...she was wild and crazy with me. It is the only time I'm the 'beta" dog ever!! So we played for 45 minutes in between me grabbing my breath for the water bowl. Fortunately it was a fall evening and cool so we didn't over heat too much. I ran so fast and hard that mommy saw me do the "tootsie roll" which is basically me rolling 3 times over and landing on my feet like a real ice skater! For a frenchie I look so lithe and like a ballet dancer.

Well, while we were playing and racing all over mommy's friend's backyard, I overheard Rosey's mom tell my mommy that they were walking Rosey on the Venice Beach path one night and bumped into a man name Lloyd and his large 80 pound heinz variety dog, Georgie Girl! Well, my ears started burning, as Georgie Girl is one of my other girlfriends with whom I did a private "love" video with and now it is all over U-tube! It is called Rocky loves big Beautiful Bitches. I feel like Paris Hilton when she got caught making love on a video and then it was blasted all over the world! Now my secret love life with the "bigger" woman ..the dog named Georgie Girl is spread all over the world. Wouldn't you know it...the owner Lloyd said to his dog outloud : Hey, Georgie Girl....nope, that isn't your boyfriend Rocky! Rosey's owner was so shocked as I am known all over the Marina as a little cassanova, that she explained to Lloyd that Rosey is one of my girlfriends too! Maybe that is why Rosey was so possessive of me and nipping at my feet tonight and wouldn't let me go!! She was "making her mark and putting love bites all over my face"!! She heard out loud that I have at least one other girlfriend. Truth be told, I've put Georgie Girl on the back burner as there is also another pretty dog named Maria that lives down the street and is about 45 pounds and quite the dominatrix also!! Boy, I see I can sure get into trouble with my little french bulldog boyish ways. I must be a bit more discreet. I'm thinking of telling my mommy to "nix" the U-tube and cut down on my exposure as I"m recognized everywhere I go! I see mommy sometimes smiles as more people truly stop me and yell across the street" Is that Rocky!!" When mommy smiles yes, they say:" Boy, I have really missed him and haven't seen him in awhile."
I guess I've imitated some of mommy's boyfriends as I've over heard that they are typical hound dogs also and haven't narrowed down the playing field yet! So, as they say...Art imitates life...and I've watched too many human men playing the field and thought I might do so too!!

I know this is not truly good for my image as being an angel therapy dog, but we all have the wild side and the good side and I'm a bit of both!!
I think mommy and I are sleeping early tonight so we can get up and I will show my good side and be a therapy dog by day and visit the OPICA dementia day care center for adults tomorrow and get back my focus and lay off the ladies for awhile until Rosey's temper blows over! She is fun to play with as we're both Frenchies and have very similar styles. Hopefully, she'll calm down a bit as we get more into our relationship so we can just "chill together"... and still have fun!

Good night for now!

xoxoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog!

Boy! I sure get schmushed alot!

2009-09-26T22:21:00.000-07:00

Hey fellow therapy dog lovers!

Your angel-friend Rocky had a fabulous day getting kissed, hugged, squeezed, tickled, petted, jostled, etc.....It all started because the day was very overcast and mom woke up tired as she had a wild fun night with a friend laughing all night long!! They were carrying on about the silliest things, watching movies on TV and laughing hysterically! Well, for once, mommy woke up late...after 8:00am ...exhausted and thought she was going to go swimming many laps at the gorgeous Santa Monica College Pool but it got so over cast and "icky" outside, she just said ...forget it. She went to visit another gal pal and they sat at the infamous corner of Washington Blvd and Pacific Ave at Starbucks! I feel like this corner is like the Beverly Hills Schwab counter coffee shop where Lana Turner became famous! Every time I sit there with mommy, loads of semi professional, non professionals and everyone in between takes loads of photos of me!! I should start charging for this! They were going crazy over me because I was in my army outfit and dog tags and mommy told them I was in active duty in the army and on furlough right now taking a break from protecting the USA's freedoms! Most people looked at me very seriously and took her at her word and thanked me for all my patriotic support!! I just took this all in and dozed on mommy's lap until the next group of lookers came to pet me, pull at me and treat me like a rag doll!

Then, mommy went out to dinner in Brentwood sitting outside with me and a guy friend at a great dinner spot called Spamoni's Italian Restaurant. The food is reasonable and delicious.
I got so much attention and mommy had brought my greeting cards to show this guy and before he showed up to meet her there she had the owner of the gorgeous boutique next door come over to pet me and saw my pictures and he bought some and so did the owner of the shop!! Mommy was so excited that she gave them a card to call her if they wish to carry them and buy more!!
The nice thing is everyone says I'm so calm, picks me up like a real baby and coddles me in their arms. It is actually very sweet and I guess this is emotionally therapeutic for them as they coo all over me!! Mommy just smiles and is so happy she found me and saved me from the trials of being a real show dog like my entire family...mom, Murian, dad "The Rock" , Sister: Tina and Brother: Larry. She was smart enough to take cues from me and make me a therapy dog which at least is rewarding to me. Also she is making me the next famous Frenchie!! My cards are starting to really go over well ...I only started going door to door with mommy two weeks ago and they're starting to take off. We're going to a street fair tomorrow morning before mommy shows an open house in Westchester and she is going to bring some more of my cards in a gift bag as it appears when they see the real me, they want my greeting cards immediately! Well, gang, not to worry: they will soon be on a web site and I'll let you know how to order then "on line". Mommy promised to set aside the money in my own "Rocky" maximizer account at Bank of America so I'll be a tax paying dog and member of the American Capitalist Society. We later walked on the bluffs of Santa Monica but it was so foggy we couldn't see. We were warned fortunately by a dog walker that 4 raccoons were in the trees and so I made sure to stay away from them.
We later left the guy friend and went to visit my God mother, Louise STeinberg. She is a great friend of mommy's and had done the neck fitting for my Count Dracula costume. They squeezed me into it and the velcro idea was perfect. At the Halloween parties for kids she is going to take hypoallergenic eyeliner and make the dramatic Count Dracula Eyebrows over my forehead so I will look quite formidable!

Anyways, I am about to snooze as again, being coddled, hugged and squeezed by so many fans is rewarding but also exhausting! You must realize Frenchies are lazy dogs meant to be lap dogs and humorous dogs who get huge bursts of frenetic energy and make people laugh and then "crash and burn"! So, let me crash already as mommy again has big plans at the Abbott Kinney Fair tomorrow morning at 10am and I must be ready for the onslaught of friendly strangers coming up to me and feeling my calm, peaceful, loving energy.

xoxo
Rocky the angel therapy dog!

Ronald Mac Donald home: Visit children cancer patients and parents!

2009-09-22T23:08:00.000-07:00

Good evening everyone!

Sorry it took so long to write this! We've been non-stop all day and night. From my mom working all day with phone systems sales, real estate later, and my career, she was totally exhausted and didn't let me type this until 11PM tonite when I asked her for access to her computer. Anyways, before we went to the Ronald Mac Donald Los Angeles Facility which is gorgeous and new and houses 40 families on a rotating basis, I had to have a "fitting" for my Count Dracula costume for all my Halloween gigs. Her friend Louise did a good job "squeezing my fat neck" a bit and extended some inches of velcro so my red bow tie and tux would look just perfect! Then, in a huff we rushed to drive down town LA. We got a bit lost and almost ended up on the freeway again going back home...when some kind people on the busy Vermont Blvd let us move over one lane before mommy almost panicked because she was heading towards a freeway ramp by accident.
Anyways, we made it safe and sound. It was my first visit and as mentioned the facility is clean and beautiful. We handled the situation very well for our first time with these kids. Of course, inside it is heart wrenching as they are small children and some were walking with totally hunched backs, one little girl was missing her hand, etc, etc. They were all very sweet and almost none of them spoke English. Of course, being a dog I spoke their language of love, but mommy tried Spanish with some (which worked a bit) and then realized a bunch were from Iraq and didn't understand a thing she said. At first they were scared of me, but she showed them my tricks I did for the peanut butter animal cookies. The one girl who was so reluctant, then laughed in glee and they all got on the ground and petted me alot and fed me the cookies. The told me they would miss me very much. We showed them my greeting cards and they laughed. One little boy took me for a walk and mommy was totally shocked as I am no longer a "momma's boy" and actually went easily with a stranger and the little boy pranced me around alot and got me working! We loved the children and their warmth and knew even with the language barrier that they felt our love and we felt theirs! They want us to come back, of course. We took loads of photos and even got invited to a major event in December where 200 people will come and the Christmas party will be catered. Last year it was from the Elegant Roosevelt HOtel so it should be lovely. I think I'll come back in a couple weeks. We always have to make a reservation as they post me on the calendar and "bill board" with a huge photo of me, the Angel Therapy Dog and make me feel welcome!

I came home to relax, but of course mommy had other plans. She has another new agent working on my behalf to be more agressive to get me into magazines with movie stars but also promote my cause of being a therapy dog. We spoke for over an hour with her, she is fabulous and has tremendous connections in the business and feels confident she'll get me on the "map to stardom"!! She pointed out many ways to do this including my greeting cards, my blog, of course and being associated with very famous stars that have integrity and their hearts are in the right place!
We were thrilled as she came to mommy's home and watched my TV show "Dog Tales" and will edit it and put it on a certain web site she has and on u-tube. What a busy day...as they say...a dogs day is never done!
I zoomed around the house like Beckham chasing after soccer balls at such high speed, the agent laughed incessantly and didn't realize how funny frenchies truly are. Then she saw me crash and burn 15 minutes later and saw that I'm a lover and lap dog at heart.
Well, mommy has signaled me to get off her computer so we can sleep. Again, what a great day and now off to dreamland!

xoxo
Rocky!

Catching up!

2009-09-19T22:35:00.000-07:00

Good evening everyone!

Sorry I have been remiss in writing, but Mommy has kept me busy and my head is spinning like a top! She got me this adorable Halloween outfit which is Dracula in a black cape, red bow tie and tux! It is perfect except my fat French Bull Dog neck is too wide so we're going to add some white velcro to it and move the bowtie! I look like Count Dracula and she will add some dark eye brows! So, let the festivities begin. She started by running to the store and getting candies for the kids and decorations. We're probably going to entertain at the Boys and Girls Club for a Halloween party. Then, there is my HOllywood Paws agency party, probably go to the dementia clinic in my costume and maybe one or two other parties! So, I'm being spread thin.

Today we approached another store to carry my adorable French Bull Dog Greeting cards of "moi"!! We've already gotten 3 major businesses to carry them on consignment. When we went to the HOllywood Paws party tonight, one of the agents there loved them and bought a few on the spot. We're also going to soon carry them on line...so I reminded mommy to create a Rocky bank account and make sure that is all "my money" not hers!!!Another friend of mommy's is kind and bringing them to the old aged home of her 93 year old mother in law as the people there love dogs and may buy some on Sunday! Boy, she is creating a big enterprise! My agent Gerri Chape is creating some other opportunities for me so my career is taking off. I have to remain forever humble, however and remember that above all else I report to "God" and he wants me to be of service to others first and then create abundance so I may be a source of overflow to give to others. I'm also helping mommy retire from her "day jobs" and feel the joy of working with me full time! So, life is good and now I must sleep. It is 10:30PM and she is exhausted from swimming all morning in an Olympic pool and taking me down town to my dog party with my agent. We had a blast and will report in once I have come home in a couple days and let you all know how the Ronald MacDonald HOme for children with cancer visit works out! Signing off for now.....xoxo Rocky the angel therapy dog!

A Therapy Dog must have Fun .....

2009-09-17T23:17:00.000-07:00

Good evening one and all! I don't want you to think that because I'm a therapy dog I'm all "work and no play". I will let you in on a little secret....I'm a player at heart!

The one thing mommy loves about me most is I know how to entertain myself without anyone even playing with me. But, I also have a little harem of female dogs as I see mommy entertains more than one man in her life too! So, what's good for the goose is good for the gander!!
Today I played with Rosey! She is a longer version of me, a fawn french bull dog and about two years old! She is a hoot! She lives in the Marina and is a very aggressive little "hussy" if I do say so for myself! Before I even reach her backyard she is howling and carrying on for me, her entire body shakes like a motor and when her owner opens the gate...well, let's say we're "off to the races". We run in unison like two horses all around her backyard, then Rosie grabs me and won't let go! She kisses me so hard that I have bite marks on my sweet face. The only reason I object is that I do have other girlfriends and they get suspicious!
Today we had an especially great day. We're more in rhythm with each other and take rest breaks too! Mommy is becoming girlfriends with her mom so it works out perfectly! Also, because I pulled mommy too hard, I hurt her foot and she can't walk me so much...so running around with Rosey makes life easier and tires me out!
I'm thrilled to get all my energy out...as Bull Dogs like to have fun and some of mommy's boyfriends like to tease me and rough house me a bit also.
Well, good night for now! Looking forward to a great weekend and my therapy adventure on Tuesday night at the Ronald MacDonald House for cancer patients. Mommy may also buy me a new Halloween Costume as I need to visit the Boys and Girls club again and entertain them and bring them joy! Hopefully her foot will be better (I promised her I would heel more!! Can't wait to entertain the kids! She may buy me a shark costume if it looks good on me or a Dracula costume...we'll see.... signing off, xoxo Rocky!

Yesterday at OPICA

2009-09-17T07:27:00.000-07:00

Good morning fans!
Yesterday I was at O.P.I.C.A....can't remember what it all stands for but it is a day care for adults with dementia and a wonderful organization. Basically it is "Optimistic People in Caring Activities"...and helps dementia patients
have a great place to be and give relief to spouses and people that are caring for them at home.
They are in many stages and for the most part, many are clear but some in a mind fog and can't remember all that we say or that they do. Being a therapy dog, I'm here to support them, give them a focus of attention and also
through my animal warmth I communicate to them on a much deeper sensory level than a human being can!

One example is that these people may forget my owner, Ilisa's name but always remember my name Rocky! They ask for me, they love me and they respond to me. Of course, I must give mommy some of the credit as she looks them in the eyes and through her love and warmth kindly asks them if they like dogs. When they respond "yes" then and only then will she bring me towards them, or put me on their laps to pet me. That is it! My favorite part. Once, a lady was laying on the couch in more of a fetal position and fast asleep. I decided to quietly leap on the couch and nuzzled my strong little muscular bull dog body right next to her. I was basically trying to "spoon" her and the whole organization smiled and the lady felt my warmth and from then on in we were "best friends". We did a great program a couple months ago. I was in the TV Show Dog Tales a couple years ago, so mommy brought the DVD and did a 45 minute program where around 30 patients watched us "on stage" and she talked about dogs, how to take care of French Bull Dogs and began having an interactive session with them to get them to talk. She asked about remembering their dogs, the names of their dogs and some fun memories. Many of them raised their hands. Then she showed them my silly tricks and asked 5 of them to participate and taught them how to teach me a "trick". They gave me treats which I loved and then she gave them as a "prize" the newspaper articles (the whole newspaper) of me in the paper talking about my life and showing a cute picture! They all loved it. I must remember next time to get mommy to bring her camera to take photos of them with me and let them take it home. We then watched me on TV for 1/2 hour and it was a hit program. For all you owners that are "on the edge" of making your dogs a therapy dog, at least go through the training as it is good discipline for all animals to do canine good citizenship and the further training to show how to react in hospital and patient settings as many times they do things "suddenly" and the dogs must be able to be calm and not be quick to anger. In other words, some patients may jostle me about too hard, pet me the wrong way by grabbing me too much or holding my ears, etc. I cannot be impatient or angry. For me, being a French Bull Dog it comes natural to be a "lap dog" and the more attention the better. I don't ever take offense. And the best part, Frenchies don't truly have a tail. We look more like a cute little pig like in Charlottes Web...so the people can't "pull my tail" or taunt me!! Anyways, we are bonding more and more with these people and the shift in their personalities is evident! At first it was a bit dull being there as they were highly unresponsive to us. I felt a bit hurt until I realized it "wasn't about Rocky or Ilisa"! Once we got that new attitude, we kept coming and slowly but surely they now look forward to us and truly are impacted emotionally and mentally by our visits. Mommy is able to converse with them more and I get to do my favorite activity, lay back on my back and let them hold me, kiss me and love me! Wow..isn't life grand...and they call this work! Gotta run and eat my breakfast. Mommy has a busy work day. Talk more later.....xoxo Rocky!

Whoops...I snooze alot

2009-09-15T15:29:00.000-07:00

Alright,

It's 3PM and you caught me (Rocky the famous Angel Therapy Dog snoozing again!) But, good news! We have a definite appointment at the Ronald Mac Donald Home on Lyman Down town LA next Tuesday night to see the children and families of cancer patients. We are excited about this opportunity and as a special angel with an important mission from God I"m going to hand hold mommy and show her how to be kind and gracious to younger children with cancer. Actually, they allow kids up to 20 years old so this will be my first visit there! My mommy had a minor stage almost less than stage one breast cancer in her left breast which is still 98% in tact, so she knows all about radiation, etc and we are bracing ourselves to be compassionate, empathetic and kind to these new children that need positive encouragement.

The Children at the Boys and Girls Club we owe a visit, however I have to see if my baby buggy (its the one that is old fashioned and probably 40 years old is in tact) as a wheel fell off it and mommy likes it when I'm in it as it's easier to roll me around and show me to all the children. Also, did you notice I'm a bit of a lazy, spoiled boy that although I love to give, I love this job because so many people love me and pet me all the time. This is a "no brainer" where I come from....get rolled around, endure the silly costumes she puts me into, put on big smiles, get treats for doing cute tricks and get all the kisses, pets, hugs, etc from all these people. I love it!!! So you owners on the sidelines and you dogs: go get your canine good citizenship awards and training to work in hospitals. There are two major organizations that do this: 1. Therapy Dog International (which is the one i'm using now) 2. Delta Society which caters to more of the huge hospitals. I would have done both, but for insurance purposes as I'm fully insured Therapy Dog International doesn't want you to volunteer for both organizations as a conflict of interest with insurance ensues!

Anyways, mommy had a friend of hers come over today for 15 minutes specifically to hold me down so she could give me my ear drops without me being difficult about it. They had a brilliant idea: show me treats on my nose and distract me so much grabbing the treats, that voila!! The liquid medicine went into both ears in a matter of moments!! Glad she has nice friends. I may go see one of my girlfriends today...that's a whole other story.... don't you dare tell anyone: I'm also called "Baby Cassanova"!!! I have learned from the best of them out there and see that having at least 3-4 gal pals at any one time is the best ever. Keeps me from getting too in love with any of them.
One of them is fading out. She is 80 pounds and I have to admit being 22 pounds I have "too much cluck for the buck'..with that one....see her and I on U-Tube: Rocky loves Big Beautiful Bitches.
I'm focusing more on Maria who is a Koren black dog, very active but 45 pounds and loves to push me around by my halter and flip me over like a pancake where I squeal on my back and kick up my legs like Snoppy ...but I "protest too much"! Then, the more logical choice is another Frenchie gal named Rosie: she is my color, longer than me, one year younger and loves me to death! I actually mean this almost seriously....
She loves me so much that before I come through the gate she is yelling and crying in exctiement, shaking her entire body like a generator motor and vibrating and racing with me and galloping in synch side by side in her owner's backyard. We look like two ponies with Jockey's on our backs racing side by side and almost connected at the hip! It is hysterical and mommy and her gal friend laugh hysterically.

I must watch out though as we have huge jowls and Rosie pulls at my face all the time with her teeth and gives me marks almost like the love bites mommy gets sometimes from agressive men!! ( I mean really....I watch everything in my home for God's sakes). One man said to mommy: It's the dog or me?!!! She said: hmmmmmmmmm......and smiled and compromised and said let's put Rocky on the floor and we'll sit on the bed so you won't be staring at a funny angel Rocky while trying to be romantic. I think most men are threatened just by performance anxiety and having a cute pig/dog stare at them is a bit disconcerting...so mommy hides me at night on her side of the bed.

I'll let you know if we get to play with Rosie today. She's a bit too jealous of me. I could never tell her I play with at least 2 other girl dogs. First of all, they have a 4 month old siamese type kitty which I stand on two legs and look at her through the french glass doors. Rosie is so jealous, she grabbed onto my foot once and tried to bite it!! I snarled at her and gave her a dirty look! She felt put in her place and continued to pout until my owner told me to stop with the kitty and play with the French Bull Dog......
So, we galloped along, she grabs me by my collar and throws me around and around in a circle on the pavement....so you can see, she is pretty obsessed with me. Then, even when we sit down after kissing, humping, jumping, running, barking and playing, she insists on putting her front paw over my paws (the boy is mine!!) so to speak she is saying.

We'll see.....what a life being so sought after!! But, the angel therapy dog can handle this and more...

Rockys soon to be second day!

2009-09-14T23:09:00.000-07:00

Good evening everyone!

I'm snoozing a bit, so mommy is forced to write for me. Mommy takes such good care of me, but being an angel and a French Bull Dog one at that, my ears are huge like a bunny rabbit and open to the world of "infections", so she is stuck taking care of an ear infection in both ears...nothing life threatening, but she is forced to give me pills twice a day, drops in my ears twice a day and a liquid cleanser that I don't allow her to give me very easily! Whoops...I'm wasting most of it on the floor so she's inviting a friend over to figure this all out and keep me still to let them put this awful fluid medicine cleanser in my ears!

But, I digress. I'm sleeping and snoring away, so mommy will take over. Well, we last left off when mommy discovered I was helping the homeless in big ways! In fact, they looked forward to seeing me almost everyday and mommy almost felt "invisible. "If I wasn't at Venice Beach and she was just walking with friends, people would look at her, not say "Hi Lisa!" but say...hmmmm where's Rocky?!! Is there something wrong with him? Is he sleeping or not feeling well! My mom was finding out she was going to have to play the gracious second fiddle to my big personaity and ride along on my coat strings or "wings" of an angel and learn to soar in the background while I performed my magic.
Being a French Bull Dog and an "alpha dog", I quickly learned how to amuse people and be the ham. Since I hate to walk too much, I would drop on the ground, begin to play dead, pretend I was exhausted and sleep or do the "crawl". Mommy got so annoyed at times she was forced to pick me up as I literally wouldn't walk home from the Venice Boardwalk and people again would laugh hysterically and point to her and say: Who's walking whom?"!! Or "why do you work your dog so hard?" So, I found out it was good to play cute and got more and more attention at this.
She then decided to dress me up in outfits everyday. We decided our next project was to visit the Boys and Girls Club of Venice, California. She put me in an old fashioned stroller, dressed me up in funny outfits and for our first outting met 20 children in need of attention and love in after school care programs. We stuck to the little ones from 6 years old to 10 or so. I sat on their school tables and they petted me, gave me treats and I did cute tricks for them and let them feel how good it was to be around me. They took loads of photos with me and loved me coming. That was the beginning of many visits to see them. We go on most major holidays including Halloween and Christmas! I actually won "Best Santa" in a Santa Paws Parade in Long Beach over 500 other dogs and gave the money to animal rescue and pet adoption for some of my dis infranchised brothers and sisters without homes. So, we took this Santa Costume on the "road" so to speak and brought good cheer to the kids at the Boys and Girls Club. We brought candy and treats, gifts to play games and win prizes and showed them how to take care of me and other dogs in a good way. My most silly costume was for Easter where I dressed as Peter Rabitt. I say this as I already have huge ears...why need the larger bunny ears to emphasize my funny features! So, kids that needed attention, love and support was my second venue of showing "emotional therapy" to children in need. Hey other dogs...and owners out there...try doing this, its fun, easy and very rewarding to kids...and won't cost more than going to a simple store and buying them cookies, candies and getting a few nice prizes for them. Watch them smile....you'll see the little ones turn into sweet angels and gobble up all the love of an animal!!

Rocky's First Day Blogging!

2009-09-14T12:53:00.000-07:00

Good morning world!

I am Rocky the angel therapy dog! I lead such an exciting and wonderful life. I was first called an angel when I was 4 months old and some of mommy's friends said : Rocky is an angel...all that is missing are the wings!! But, I see through photo-shop, wings are now added to my photos!

Being a therapy dog came naturally to me. It started before I knew there was an official title for all that I do. Mommy began taking me out everywhere at 5 months old. Immediately, light, love, laughter and affection followed us where ever we went! I could not walk more than 10 feet without literally 100's of people everyday looking at me, petting me, kissing me, holding me and grabbing me. I mean, this as quite an unusual phenomenon.
Everyone said: Rocky's an angel! He makes me feel warm, happy and loving inside. I new I was something special and began to take my little job seriously!! I mean, mommy met many friends because of me. People literally almost crashed their cars in the street as when I was 10 pounds I was so adorable and people ran out and said: What kind of dog am I? Can I have his photo? Can I hold him. I soon realized that many people were depending upon me to fill this lonely void inside of them and that I was from God above brought down here to be an example of unconditional, transforming, all encompassing warmth and love!! Yes, that's it! I got people to feel love whenever they were around me. My little spirit inside exuded love and even people that looked like "gangsta rap" tough guys, would stop in their " hey, I'm tough, look at me selves" and show warmth towards me and their true loving spirit came out too!!
The official start of being a therapy dog without the credentials or formal training began also when the homeless on Venice Beach hired me as "their mascot"!! I would come by daily and play with them, make them laugh and encourage them to get up and make something of their lives! They loved me so much, that a man that had a Venice Surf Report and wrote on a web site and always spoke to the homeless gang there wrote a whole article about me on line with photos of me with one homeless man named Leprachan! Mommy didn't know all about this until one day by accident when a homeless guy said: Oh, say, did you see Rocky on the web site...they wrote a whole article about him! It was at that moment,...mommy knew I was headed for major things and my work as a "mascot" to the homeless was the beginning of healing hearts and working magic on people that were downtrodden....
more to follow of course! Signing off for now...Rocky!

2009-09-14T10:04:00.001-07:00