Mika and Me

Mika and Me Time will tell what are the blessings and challenges of our new family member. In 2020, he and I were certified as a therapy dog team.

Two months after the sudden passing of Mickey in May-2024, we adopted Mika (mee-ka), a 4 year-old female Great Pyrenees rehomed from a family going through some difficulty. Mickey is a 4 year-old Great Pyrenees that was rescued from a bad situation in North Dakota and brought to Hudson, Wisconsin by Coco's Heart Dog Rescued in 2019. In March of 2023, we completed our 400th visit. We visit many senior living places along with 2 day centers for adults with developmental disabilities, an alternative high school program, and a public Montessori elementary school all in the Hudson and River Falls Wisconsin area. Mickey is a super calm gentle dog with a love for being petted so he is a natural at this. We are certified through the Alliance of Therapy Dogs, a national organization with over 14,000 certified therapy teams.

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11/04/2025

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Today's fun with Mika.
11/04/2025

Today's fun with Mika.

Wednesday afternoons are our favorite because we get to spend a couple of hours with our friends at the River Falls Publ...
10/22/2025

Wednesday afternoons are our favorite because we get to spend a couple of hours with our friends at the River Falls Public Montessori Elementary School. Quite lovely.

Visiting the River Falls Public Montessori Elementary School is quite special for Mika and me, but we rarely get pictur...
10/01/2025

Visiting the River Falls Public Montessori Elementary School is quite special for Mika and me, but we rarely get pictures from these weekly Wednesday visits. Today, I am recovering from a cold so we had to skip our visit today. There are enough things going around there already. Thank you Katrina for this great Mika picture taken last week. See you all next week.

Mika watches football games like my father did. Someone had to sustain the legacy.
09/21/2025

Mika watches football games like my father did. Someone had to sustain the legacy.

Mika decided to stay and watch a video on understanding the vastness of our solar system with Ms. Rainbow's class this a...
09/17/2025

Mika decided to stay and watch a video on understanding the vastness of our solar system with Ms. Rainbow's class this afternoon. I think Mika has higher career aspirations she hasn't shared with me.

Mika and I made our first visit to our friends at the Renaissance Charter Academy, the alternative high program in Rive...
09/09/2025

Mika and I made our first visit to our friends at the Renaissance Charter Academy, the alternative high program in River Falls. The picture is of Mika greeting Jillian, the school secretary. One of Mika's favorites.

09/02/2025

People keep asking me what is it like to groom Mika the Great Pyrenees. This video covers 45 minutes of bathing Mika in 90 seconds backed by the Benny Hill theme song. A 30 minute brushing would normally follow. Enjoy

While enjoying some ice cream at the recent ice cream social, when Mika licked hers, it would move away from her. This ...
08/29/2025

While enjoying some ice cream at the recent ice cream social, when Mika licked hers, it would move away from her. This kind child came over and held on to the bowl so Mika could finish her treat. Priceless.

My wife and I went to the Mattress Galaxy in Hudson on Friday and there were 5-6 elementary/middle school aged kids ther...
08/23/2025

My wife and I went to the Mattress Galaxy in Hudson on Friday and there were 5-6 elementary/middle school aged kids there along with two moms, one who was helping us with our mattress shopping. I thought the kids looked familiar, but they were the ones who recognized me as the guy who brings Mika to the River Falls Public Montessori Elementary School. It was great to feel appreciated for the time Mika and I spend at the school. We certainly love it there. Only one more week before we return.

While visiting Wintergreen Senior Residences, Mika met Mary's great granddaughter, who was spending the week with her. ...
08/23/2025

While visiting Wintergreen Senior Residences, Mika met Mary's great granddaughter, who was spending the week with her. They were both thrilled to find each other.

I will have to delay submitting Mika's application for joining MENSA after she jumped/fell out of the side window of the...
08/12/2025

I will have to delay submitting Mika's application for joining MENSA after she jumped/fell out of the side window of the car on our way home from the park today. As we were leaving the park, I slowed down and rolled down the back window so she and a 5 year-old girl could greet each other. I left the window down for the short ride home. We pass a man walking a couple of large dogs that Mika had to woof at dramatically. A few seconds after passing the other dogs, while still barking loudly, I heard what I know now was Mike jumping, or more likely falling out of the window on to the street. She came up not putting weight on her front left paw. A quick check in at the vet and an X-Ray, nothing is broken, but she has sprained her foot pretty good. The "cone of shame" is to keep her from licking a bit of road rash on her foot. Our next scheduled therapy visits are on Thursday, so we will have to see if she will be up for that. Just another day in paradise.

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