Riverbend Labradoodles

     Humphrey Bogart is Bogart’s sexy namesake! He is a product of Rosie and Louie and is truly a special boy. 

If he were human he would be an astronaut or, possibly, he would win the Noble Peace Prize. On weekends, he would be a standup comedian at the local comedy club.

     Bogart is my wife’s service dog. He also is a therapy dog, registered with Therapy Dogs Incorporated. Linda shares him at Beaumont Hospital, in Royal Oak, Michigan, and I take him to St. Alan Parish where he offers love to autistic and down syndrome children receiving religious education.  He also brings joy to seniors recuperating from disabilities and medical procedures at a local convalescent home.

     Best of all, Bogart loves children! Walking in the mall or at the grocery store, when he sees children, and they see him, it’s love at first sight! Bogart quiets a crying baby better than an English nanny by giving a big, sloppy lick with his big, pink tongue. Children love and cling to him, and the love is given right back in spades!

     There isn’t a dog in the neighborhood that Bogart doesn’t like. He started playing with Finn, a beautiful golden retriever, when Finn was only sixteen weeks old. Bogart would lie on the ground and let Finn jump all over him. Now Finn outweighs Bogart by fifteen pounds and stands at least an inch taller, and Bogart still lies on the ground and Lets Finn jump all over him. Punkin, a female boxer, is also a buddy who loves playing keep-away and chase in our backyard. His newest friend is Joey, a silky terrier, who hangs on

Bogart’s ears and loves to play chase as well. Linda calls his tearing around the yard the Doodle 500, and it is very funny to watch.

     Bogart loves the beach! Linda and I rent a cottage in Ludington, Michigan each year and take Bogart down to the beach of Lake Michigan, where I sling a tennis ball and he tears after it and brings it back.  Occasionally he will spot some geese or seagulls in the water and start to swim out after them. Digging up an old dead fish is a special treat too, much to the dismay of his over-protective mom. As hard as he works helping his mom and giving love to sick and healing humans, sometimes a dog just has to be a dog!

     Do you want to laugh? Turn a Labradoodle out into a snow bank. They absolutely love it! They roll in it, shove their nose into it, and take big bites out and tear around the yard.

     So, now you know a few things about Bogart. He works hard and plays hard too. He is 70 pounds of soft, sloppy love, and if that isn’t what you want in a dog, don’t get a Labradoodle!






A Special "Thank you" to Bogart and his family for sharing with us.   :-))
Chad and Kristi