Doggy Dundee

Chase Knows Where There Are Counters, There Must Be Doggy Treats

Chase never met a counter she didn’t like; That’s because she makes friends with every human, and they give her dog treats galore! You’ve already seen photos of Chase poking her body through the WhistleStop Coffee Shop window during our Doggy Dundee walks to receive her morning doggy treats.

Now enjoy these photos of Chase making “withdrawals” from the Umpqua Bank  in Talent, Oregon. Of course, these aren’t the only counters onto which she leaps for dog treats. Basically, if there’s a counter (or a desk), Chase will ingratiate herself with the staff very quickly. One day I’ll get photos to post of Chase leaping with joy onto the counters of the Talent City Hall, the Talent Best Friend’s Animal Hospital, the Jackson County Animal Shelter, the Grange Co-op, etc. She’s given Doggy Dundee quite a reputation!

Uh-Oh, What’s This So Sad Chase Photo (Below) About?

One teller decided to tease Chase, and not deliver a treat “on command.” Chase looks sadder in this photo than I’ve ever seen her! No fair teasing good doggies!

No Treats?

America’s Got Talent Producer Films Chase!

G’day, Mates! Doggy Dundee is mighty happy and the two of us are having quite a laugh. Chase is really a “stand out,” so it’s no surprise that when the crew of the TV show, America’s Got Talent came to Talent, Oregon to audition acts, that, somehow, Chase would catch their eye.

Turns out Robert McCloud, Sr. Producer of America’s Got Talent, was on a walking tour of Talent with city representative, Amanda Springer. They were enjoying coffee inside the WhistleStop Coffee Shop, when Chase did her usual morning leap onto the outside bench, pawed at the window, and stuck her head inside the shop for treats once the window opened.  McCloud got up, whipped out a digital, and photographed Chase, who hammed it up for a full minute, while pal, Amanda, explained, “This is Chase. Every morning on her walk Chase jumps through the coffee house window to get her treats, and then she has a regular ’round’ of stopping at my desk, onto the bank for treats, maybe the Vet, too, and, if she times it right, she gets Tri Tip slices from Picasso’s Pantry restaurant!”

Cross your fingers! Every doggy mom hopes their pooch becomes a star, and I’m hoping the TV show includes a few seconds of Chase whenever this regional “Best Talent” airs. Talented doggy, Chase, is a star in my book (and my heart) no matter what! Don’t you agree?

“Paw Thru Window” Treats Chase

Nothing deters Chase from see (or finding) the good wherever she goes, and here’s one more example of that. While health regulations prohibit dogs from lounging in food-selling stores and coffee shops with their human owners, Chase shakes off such concerns. When officials told Marina, the owner of Talent, Oregon’s Whistle Stop Coffee Shop, that her “dog friendly” policy was prohibited, Marina was disappointed. But, when Doggy Dundee got turned away from the shop’s door one fine day, Chase just shrugged, jumped

"Treats please!"

up onto the coffee shop’s outdoor bench, and pawed at the closed window. “Why grump,” says Chase, “just pass the treats.”   These two photos show Chase making Whistle Stop owner Marina Piacentini very happy! (“Yum,” says Chase.)

And, so that’s how Doggy Dundee created the world’s first “Dog Treat Paw-Thru Window” (a.k.a. “Paw Up” window).