DOG O' THE YEAR-COCONUT!!!!!

NAME: Coconut
AKA: Nutty, Nutterbuns, Coconutter peanut butter, The Nut, Beautiful Princess of Love, Nutella, Nutters, Rage Machine, Nut n' Honey, Nuttage, Co-Pilot, Cokey, Honey Bunches of Oats and Cream of Wheat, Precious, Miss Thang, Pigeon Stomper, Luscious, The Best Dancer at St. Bernadettes, and The Prettiest Girl in School.
AGE: 5
LIKES: Mom, Dad, Sophie, Cheri, being popular, being pretty, being worshipped, leading the Bucktown anti- pigeon task force, fetching, wrestling, her "crack" ball, her hedgehog, incense and peppermints, giving kisses-lots and lots of kisses. Her mvf's (most valuable friends) Riley C., Ruby K., Spencer A., Cooper S., Carmichael, Maggie H., Moose S., Arlo E., just to name a few!
DISLIKES: Suspicious finger pointing, not being on the same side of the yard as Cheri, when Cheri goes on her lunch break, cold, rain, wind, pigeons, bluegrass music, bullies.

Coconut has been coming to All for Doggies for about 5 years now. 1st to go to school, and from then on as a 5 day/week daycare pup. She's been Cheri's co-pilot all the while, and is second in command on the road. Coconut is truly an AFD pro! She plays with all dogs, large and small, and always behaves like a lady. She has the ability to charm even our toughest dogs in the yard, and she has never been given a time out in all the years she's been coming here. That's like 35 dog years!!! Coconut is always ready to play, always prepared to cuddle, and tells the funniest jokes! Did you hear the one about the beagle and the poodle? Oh, well, you'll have to hear it from The Nut, nobody tells it the way she can, trust us.

So, what about our luscious little ray of light makes her deserving of our 1st annual Dog o' the Year award, you ask? Well, everything! What about our luscious little ray of light makes her un-deserving of our 1st annual Dog o' the Year award? NOTHING!!! The votes are in and have been counted. Coconut wins in a landslide victory!!!

CONGRATS LITTLE NUT!!! NO ONE DESERVES IT MORE THAN YOU!!!

It may be cold outside, but the Daycare pups are staying warm!

Why, no. We don't enjoy our jobs at all. We never have fun here. Why do you ask?

We love this photo of Coconut going for a joy ride on big ol' Otis, our new St. Bernard!

And this is an uncharacteristically subdued photo of Mr. Otis.
He's a beautiful boy who loves to play with EVERYONE, large or small!
But he obviously needed a break. I think we wore him out.

Daycare driver Shaun with an armload of the Fluff Patrol from Zone 3!
From the left that's Pretty Phoebe, Miss Lola and Little Lexi.

From the left, Eddie, Woodson and Calvin all a-wrestlin'!
Those boys are having a swell time.

And another new addition named Mesa having a fabulous
chase game with her neighbor Chico the Italian Greyhound.
Mesa is a sweet little Coated Mexican Hairless. A hairless pup with hair!
We were surprised too, but she's a lovely girl and we're so glad to have her.

Budha the bulldog is just having a good time being
at the center of Mesa and Chico's excitement!

Awww, Miss Mitzi! Cheri our photog found her taking
a breather inside the playground equipment.
SUCH A SWEET FACE!

HELP SUPPORT PETS IN NEED THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

ALL FOR DOGGIES HAS ONCE AGAIN CHOSEN TWO GREAT AREA SHELTERS TO COLLECT DONATIONS FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. WE URGE EVERYONE TO GIVE MONEY FOR FOOD AND TREATS OR GENTLY USED COLLARS AND LEASHES. HAVING DOGS FROM RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS OURSELVES, WE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS. PLEASE HELP US IN OUR DRIVE TO MAKE THIS SEASON A HAPPY ONE FOR CHICAGO'S PETS IN NEED. INFORMATION ON MIDWEST LAB RESCUE CAN BE FOUND HERE www.midwestlabrescue.org , AND FOR NEW LEASH ON LIFE HERE www.nlol.org . THANK YOU AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO DONATE MONEY PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE.

Good Times at AFD!

Diesel, Shamus, and Ryno are anxious for the jolly ball.

Coconut and Harriet-two of our loveliest ladies!

Game on!

Arlo the pug relaxes with his ladies Lola and Lexi.

Interpretive dancers Tank and Skeelo doing the Yin-Yang!!

Daycarious!

Everyone meet Lula! She stood still for exactly 3 seconds for this photo op!

Kaya's lookin' pretty, as usual, while C-Mas likes to bathe in rays of light!

And here's Miss Daisy. She's quite awesome!

Riley sometimes enjoys snacking on Calvin's face.

Lyncoln and Archie are enjoying a delightful wrestling session.

Bananas and Franklin are the best of friends!

We love Miss Bailey!

Of course, we love Miss Percy too. What a pretty smile!

Brothers Reilly and Shamus are showing off their dance skills!

BUSTER!! AFD Featured Dog of the Week!

NAME: Buster
AKA: Lil' Bus, Bustopher, Bussy Bus, Roly Poly, Deez, Doozer Buddy, Squeakums, Little Big Man
AGE: He'll be 2 years old on the 16th! Happy Birthday Buster!!!!!!!!
LIKES: Mom and Dad, the baby, doin' the wave, Lexi, Lola, and all his other ladies, Lamar, anyone whose name starts with the letter L, all his other human AFD friends, hearing his name, stories with happy endings.
Dislikes: Stories with unhappy endings, when old ladies slip and fall on the ice, when someone takes candy from a baby.

Buster has been coming to AFD since he was little, I mean, just a wee pup. He's one of the tiniest doggie friends we have here, but he wears the big boy pants! He's fearless in the yard, and dangerous on the dance floor. And he may possibly have the biggest heart of all. Little Big Man, you're our dog of the week, cuz' quite simply, we just love ya!!!!!

Our pet friends enjoying life

Dash, you're more handsome than Johnny Depp any day.

Alright, alright. We get it Tank. You're handsome too.

Sahara and Tank gang up on poor, sweet Matilda.

Spencer and Woodson fighting for respect on the streets.

Pi and Coconut play a friendly game of tug.

Cash is taking a break? WHAT!?!

Sahara and Matilda wrestle in the background.

Don't you just love those ears? The lovely Pi.