4-month old Yoda outside our cabin north of Fairbanks, AK (1995)

Innkeeper Joanna Loucky-Ramsey writes:  Jim George perfectly captured our Keeshond-shepherd-husky mix Yoda when he was a 4-month-old puppy brand new to our cabin in Alaska in his classic animated cartoon seen below.

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Here is how I happened to receive such a delightful honor. I composed a haiku, a couple of limericks, and assorted and sundry doggerel for a Twitter contest being conducted by the creative geniuses at drawthedog.com.  When the contest was over, I tweeted “I  wonder who won the Draw the Dog competition. Anybody know?” Then I opened an email from Bruce Kasanoff telling me I won! (Isn’t it funny that he didn’t notify me via Twitter?)

Here are the winning tweets I submitted on Twitter:

1:19 PM May 5th via web

See dog antics come to life,

Giggle, grin, guffaw,

Great cartoons! Now come & see!

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5:23 PM May 5th via web

I see your favorite breed

Pup growing up like a weed

Pitbull or bulldog

Poodle or sheepdog

Some of them even can read!

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11:05 PM May 5th via web

Look at the face on this k9

Caught in the act yet she’s all mine

Guilty 1 minute Yet she will pin it

On yr nu feline

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1:07 PM May 6th via web

Mutt and Jeff dogs

such as Great Danes & Doxies

Frolic & feed with those Scotties & Rotties

Corgis & Collies

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1:16 PM May 6th via web

Dalmatians, Alsatians,

Chihuahuas & Poodles,

Some ladies, some tramps,

But each dog loves noodles!

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1:22 PM May 6th via web

Chihuahuas & chows,

Sombreros & bows,

Jumping Jack Russells

& Sweet silly spaniels!

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1:36 PM May 6th via web

Schipperkees & Havanese,

Maltese, Shelties, Basenjis,

Dobies, Yorkies, & one Kees,

Don’t forget the Pyranees!

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Finally, this tweet …

3:25 PM May 10th via web

Woohoo! So excited we won! Thanks, Jim & Bruce!

You can see our prize in the archives at the drawthedog website by clicking HERE.  It posted May 21, 2010 and is entitled ”A Wee Bit — Inspired by Yoda of Norfolk, NY.”  Some of the comments posted by visitors to that website are quite amusing.  Here are the explanatory and exuberant comments I posted there:

You can also see the winning cartoon in person at Hidden Meadow Inn, thanks to the generosity of Jim George, the cartoonist, who is described on the drawthedog website as:  “one of your typical ex-Disney animators who lives near the beach in Venice and once spent years animating in a cabin in the woods and who has been creating characters for film and TV and who has been a director and book author and who also has a counseling practice and who really likes animals and people, too.”  I guess living in a cabin in the woods gives us something else in common with this great artist besides our love of canines!

9:53 am June 9, 2010

This spring keeshonden breeder and internet buddy Ellen Kramer of Moonshadow Kees (Email:  PutterDutt@aol.com) delighted everyone on the keesdogpark Yahoo group with photos and a play-by-play daily report on preparations for the arrival of a litter of pups, who were born March 3, 2010.  Daddy Putter (a.k.a. Am. & Can. CH Keedox Moonshadow Nighthawk, Am. & Can. CD, CGC, RN, NAP and NJP) and Mommy Chevee (a.k.a.  Am. CH Tri-Bear’s Hotchevee Ruttkay) welcomed three sons and two daughters.

Miss Gold "Flora" says "Aren't I just gorgeous?"

About seven weeks after the birth, Ellen snapped a photo of one of the girls, Miss Gold, admiring herself in the mirror. Ellen was kind enough to allow me to share the photo with you. (Thank you, Ellen!)   I’m sure you can see the connection with the “Wee Bit” cartoon.   I would be remiss, however, if I didn’t acknowledge that Miss Gold did NOT do what Yoda did when he saw himself in the mirror for the first time.    Miss Gold (now known as Flora) is now owned by (or rather, has laid claim to the hearts of her new family) Ed and Julie Lasek.

Here’s a new cartoon of an adorable chocolate lab entitled “Won’t Play” (posted September 7, 2010) that reprises “Wee Bit” perfectly … make sure you go to the link to see the photo that this cartoon was based on!

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