Welcome, welcome 2014!! Are you ready for some Good Carma?
Of course you are! Well good news! You’ve arrived at the right place my friend. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, splash a healthy shot of Bailey’s in it and sit down, I’m going to share some really good Carma with you.
I’m talking about Carma Poodale of course. I was lucky enough to draw Carma Poodale’s blog in the Pet Blogger’s Gift Exchange hosted by Pamela at Something Wagging This Way Comes and AJ from I Still Want More Puppies!
Isn’t she adorable? She even has her nails painted. Shamelessly stolen from Carma’s blog.
I was surprised by what I discovered by exploring Carma’s blog. For instance, I had no idea that Carma was a service dog for a person with MS. Yes Carma PoodaIe is a medical alert/mobility dog. Part of her job is to help her person with balance (getting up and down, or moving from room to room) but she is also trained to notice fatigue and lead her person to a chair or find a place for her person to lean, if need be. She is also trained to remind her person to take medications. Carma is also able to fetch dropped items, retrieve canes or pull wheel chairs! I don’t know about you, but that is pretty impressive to me.
Again, shamelessly stolen from Carma’s Blog.
The other thing that really impressed me about Carma is that she is extremely active with her local Humane Society. Carma and her mom educated people about spay/neuter, work to find forever homes for the animals housed at the Humane Society, raise funds for the shelter and encourage better pet parenting.
Carma and her mom, you guessed it, shamelessly stolen from their blog.
What’s not to love about Carma and her blog? I look forward to learning more about her in the new year. You can follow Carma on her social media outlets listed below.
Molly The Wally says
Wishing you and your family Jodi a very Happy & Prosperous New Year. May all your dreams come true in 2014. Have a wonderful Wednesday and we hope you had a pawsome night.
Best wishes Molly
2 brown dawgs says
Happy New Year! Carma is very impressive!
Sue at Talking Dogs says
What a great post about a dog (and blog) we love! Happy New Year!
emma says
Great post and great job stealing pics 😉 I was actually thinking about her this morning before I read this post, so it was perfect! Happy 2014!
Roxy the traveling dog says
Great post about Carma, we love Carma!! Happy New Year!!
Frankie and Ernie says
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU…
Hailey and Zaphod says
Nice to meet Carma.
Happy New Year!
Oz the Terrier says
Happy New Year, Miss Jodi! Carma is a great friend…and she is a super Service Dog.
Sand Spring Chesapeakes says
Great post and gift to Carma’s mom. I didn’t know she was a service dog for her mom. That is really special that dogs can help us out when we need them the most. Have a great New Year!
Jessica says
I thought the whole point of Golden Doodles was that Poodles made terrible service dogs. It’s nice to see somebody disprove that.
Dawn says
Pawsome! Why am I not following this blog? I need to go sign up for email alerts. I’m already following Carma on FB, Twitter, and G+. Thanks and Happy New Year! 🙂
Genevieve says
Carma is so gorgeous and she has mad skills! I want to be her when I grow up…..
Love and licks,
Cupcake
Maggie says
What a nice post! I had the opportunity to meet Carma (and her person) at BarkWorld, and they’re just wonderful!
Jan K says
I follow Carma on Facebook but don’t get over to her blog as often as I’d like to. I knew she was some kind of service dog, but didn’t really know the details. How cool. Thanks for telling us more about her!
Marquie says
Wow, how awesome! Service dogs never cease to amaze me. Dogs in general never cease to amaze me.
Carma is one gorgeous and incredibly smart pooch! I love her manicure, too cute! The picture of her and her mom is also very sweet. 🙂
Two French Bulldogs says
Happy New Year
Lily
Rhythm says
How very nice of you to introduce us to Carma and share her story. She sounds like a special girl. Happy New Year to you!
Jen K says
Thanks for introducing me to a great new blog!
Happy 2014!
Pamela | Something Wagging This Way Comes says
Did you meet Carma and her mom at BlogPaws this year? They’re an awesome team.
Blogging about a dog you love but who also works with you is fabulous.
Thanks so much for pouring on the love and compliments for Carma Poodale. This is a fabulous gift in the Pet Blogger’s Gift Exchange.
Animalcouriers says
Carma is a wonderful example of what service dogs can do. Well done her. And Happy New Year to you all!
Carma Poodale says
Thank you for all the kind words. I was happy to be paired with you for the blogger exchange program.
For everyone’s questions about service dogs, yes Poodles make excellent service dogs ,I think, but I am a poodle 🙂 Most people choose a labradoodle because of the grooming maintenance. They have a softer coat, less likely to need constant brushing and trimming as a standard poodles needs. We need to be groomed about every 2 weeks where doodles can go 4- 6 weeks.
Happy New Year Everypawdy!
Laura DogsMom says
I read about you on Carma’s blog and came over to say hello!
I loved your story.
Pup Fan says
What an absolutely fantastic post – such a sweet gift! I loved reading about Carma and her mom – thanks for joining the gift exchange this year. 🙂