I had a really dog friendly experience on Mackinac Island, MI. My family was able to take Cocoa on the Arnold Ferry Line from St. Ignace to Mackinaw Island for free. After disembarking the ferry our family went on a carriage ride around the island. Cocoa was again free to ride along the operators did say if it was a large dog that we would have to buy a ticket for the dog, but at 11 pounds Cocoa weighed less than the packages (ok fudge) I was carrying. Getting off at one of the carriage stops, one of the carriage employees said that my dog was WELCOMED in the museum. Wow! I wasn’t planning on that. The Carriage museum had concrete floors and was mostly an indoor shopping mall but it did have some historical artifacts. It was such a pleasure being able to enjoy that part of the tour as well. I walked into stores with my dog on the main street and not one clerk said a word to me about bringing the dog inside. They were very accepting and I saw other dogs enjoying this as well. So take your dogs to Mackinac Island, Michigan and you both will enjoy the trip.
It was super hot and sunnyday at Meijer Gardens at the Innovation Michigan awards http://tinyurl.com/27jqk2w . One of the very best reasons participate in an expo, tradeshow is to meet other interesting people and to connect. One table by me was an interesting gentleman and his company was Ruwach Design http://spraylite.com/ruwachdesign/ . This company has a patent pending space heater that uses ion technology to reduce at a substantial savings. On this blistering hot day he stood by his black table to show his space heater oh holy irony! He was tall and had a tie on and brought his large model airplane. I wanted him to fly that airplane…On the other side of my table was Stryker Corp, http://www.stryker.com/en-us/index.htm with their Flyte Personal Protection System. This suit protects surgical staff and patient from infection during surgery. They had their patent out and framed and a great blue surgical dummy donning the whole Flyte suit. I couldn’t help but ask if they had been approached by Hollywood to use their suit in movies or shows and they said an earlier version was on Grey’s Anatomy. I said, “Oh man you need to get that clip and show it! Even if they got a still from the clip they should put it up. Stryker is a global company that has many innovative medical devices…they didn’t need my Grey’s Anatomy suggestion. Had a fun conversation about social media with Michael Yoder a social media strategist from Deksia, www.deksia.com and organizer of the Pink Slip Party http://www.pinkslipwm.com/home and Craig Clark from Clark communications, http://www.clarkcommunication.com suggested I should have candy bar “doody” (nod to the movie Cadddy Shack http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2009/07/06/caddyshack-movie-quotes/ ) out on the sidewalk to attract attention—Good One—“It’s in da hole!”
Innovation MichiganBusiness Review West Michigan’s Innovation Michigan was a really great day of mixing with other entrepreneurs. It was fun to be able to practice pitching and seeing other interesting pitches and products. It was super hot and sunny. I am so thankful that I was nominated for this event.
I took my overgrown miniature poodle in for a buzz at PetSmart. Though they aren’t my usual groomers, I appreciate their skill and convenience. I just wanted to have a buzz cut, no lion, panda, teddy, snooty snotty, just cut. I would go back here again. Have you been happy with the PetSmart groomers?
There it was this ugly wart-like tumor growing out of our dog, Duncan. I was very scared and my mind raced directly to how was I going to tell the kids. I had the growth sent out by my vet to the Michigan State Veternarian School to have it analyzed to see if it was cancerous. It turned out to be a benign growth that is somewhat common to retrievers. In a recent front page article in the Grand Rapids Press entitled “Is the cure for cancer found in canines?” http://tinyurl.com/y83838x, dogs and dogs with cancerous tumors and cancer-causing genes were helping with cancer research by providing research material for the scientist at Van Andel institute. Some of the scientist were studying hemangiosarcoma, a cancer to the blood vessels in Clumber Spaniels. This research helps both man and animals. If your dog has cancer and you would like to donate the DNA please contact Dr. Roe Froman. Our dear canines once again, give back to us so much, hopefully through research we can give back to them as well.
