Happy Paw-lidays!
Tags: About us, Company cultureDid you know dogs have a sense of time? With the holidays right around the corner, we are sure our pets know that Santa Claws is coming! Check out these interviews with Infocore’s favorite four-legged mascots and have a Feliz Navidog!
Zulu
Master: Beth Jupp
Pet Nicknames: Z, Zoopopsie, Big Boy
Pet Breed: Black Labrador
Pet Likes: eating, hunting, eating, swimming, eating
Pet Pet Peeves: don’t move where his food is stored!
Pet’s Favorite Song: “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”
Fun Fact: Zulu has an imaginary friend in his crate
Describe your owners in one word: Wrapped (around my paw)
If you could say one thing to your owner, what would it be? “Let’s eat!”
What do you want the world to know about you? Just because you can’t see the mouse, I am 100% sure it is there!
Lani
Master: MaryEllen Adan
Pet Nicknames: The Wolf
Pet Breed: Mini Schnoodle
Pet Likes: Short track for hot laps, fingers and similar foods, any snack any time, being carried down the stairs
Pet Pet Peeves: Being stepped on (I tend to be underfoot), having to come down the stairs on my own, long walks
Pet’s Favorite Song: Wild thing
Describe your owners in one word: Giants! My mom is 4’11” and my dad is 5’6”
If you could say one thing to your owner, what would it be? I don’t care, I’m a wolf.
What do you want the world to know about you? I do what I want!
Roxy
Master: Amy MacNabb
Pet Nicknames: Pumpkin Face
Pet Breed: Boxer
Pet Likes: Running on the beach
Pet Pet Peeves: That we don’t feed her people food any more.
Pet’s Favorite Song: Whatever Mommy is singing in the car.
Describe your owners in one word: Loving
If you could say one thing to your owner, what would it be? “Beach?”
What do you want the world to know about you? I rule the roost at Camp 4 Dogs. Believe it!!
Taz
Master: MaryEllen Adan
Pet Nicknames: Handsome, Tasserati and Lil’ Bear
Pet Breed: Boxer Mix
Pet Likes: All day snacking, cuddling and naps, short walks in town, my pack, my bear, using my kong as a megaphone, meeting new friends, and barking at the neighbors.
Pet Pet Peeves: Spazzy dogs and being left home
Pet’s Favorite Song: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Fun Fact: I speak a bit of German
Describe your owners in one word: Bedhogs
If you could say one thing to your owner, what would it be? Untrimmed tri-tip is my favorite
What do you want the world to know about you? I love my pack and the pack is where it’s at!
Preston
Master: Melba Garcia
Pet Nicknames: Pooper, Stinky, Small Dog, Prestoni Valachi
Pet Breed: Dachshund Chihuahua
Pet Likes: Hangin’ with mom, vegetables, sun bathing
Pet Pet Peeves: puparazzi
Pet’s Favorite Song: Dachshund Through the Snow
Fun Fact: A Dachshund was the first Olympic mascot
Describe your owners in one word: Obsessed
If you could say one thing to your owner, what would it be? “Put the camera down mom”
What do you want the world to know about you? I’m more than just a handsome face.
Tucker
Master: Denise Covington
Pet Nicknames: Tucky-Wucky, the Tuckster
Pet Breed: Chocolate Labrador
Pet Likes: Long walks on the beach, pizza crusts, chasing squirrels OFF the Carlsbad bluffs.
Pet Pet Peeves: delayed meals (he’s a real clock-watcher!)
Pet’s Favorite Song: Don’t Stop Retrievin’
Fun Fact: Labradors have been the most popular breed in the United States for the last 26 years
Describe your owners in one word: boring and stingy with food!
If you could say one thing to your owner, what would it be? Please, please, please TAKE ME WITH YOU.
What do you want the world to know about you? I’m not fooled when you spell W-A-L-K!
Jovi
Master: Syringa Ortega
Pet Nicknames: Jovers, Princess
Pet Breed: Cocker Spaniel and Yorkie – “Corkie”
Pet Likes: “Mama”, chicken, long walks on the beach at sunset, back scratches and coming to the office.
Pet Pet Peeves: Do not pick me up! I may be cute, but I am not a stuffed animal!
Pet’s Favorite Song: “Bark the Hairy Angels Sing”, “Lay Your Hands on Me” by Bon Jovi (my namesake).
Fun Fact: The seasonings in Turkey, chocolate, currants/raisins, onions, mistletoe, holly, lilies, and poinsettias are all holiday items that are poisonous to pets!
Describe your owner in one word: Everything! She is awesome, everyone else is just a human!
If you could say one thing to your owner, what would it be? Where are you going? Can I come?
What do you want the world to know about you? I am a perfect pretty pretty princess!
Ralphie
Master: Lovie Edwards
Pet Nicknames: Ralph
Pet Breed: Chihuahua / Blend
Pet Likes: Rawhide chew sticks, Tag, Hide and seek, Fighting the “human hand claw”
Pet Peeves: Ralphie doesn’t like to be left alone. When he senses stranger danger, he barks until he becomes more familiar with the human visitor.
Pet’s Favorite Song: Atomic dog by George Clinton
Fun Fact: Reggie “The Cat” and Ralphie are like “Tom and Jerry”. Ralphie barks at Reggie but he does not listen to him.
Describe your owners in one word:
- I take advantage of dad
- I tuck my tail and dad forgives my transgressions
- My mom gives me bottled water when dad isn’t looking
If you could say one thing to your owner, what would it be? Take me on a walk.
What do you want the world to know about you?
- I like to coat my body in strange scents. A decomposing rabbit pelt or a decaying lizard smells like Polo to me. Get a whiff of this…
- On walks, I ration my pee to leave my scent at every popular spot.
Vendetta – a Very Large Dog! 
Master: Beth Jupp
Pet Nicknames: The Divine Miss V, Sassy Pants
Pet Breed: Arabian (horse)
Pet Likes: Carrots and peppermints
Pet Pet Peeves: Other mares trying to get too close
Pet’s Favorite Song: Dancing Queen
Fun Fact: She has had a baby via embryo transfer
Describe your owners in one word: Passionate
If you could say one thing to your owner, what would it be? “Take my blanket off now!”
What do you want the world to know about you? “I may be an international champion, but I put my bridle on one ear at a time like everyone else!”
Bently
Master: Jo Anne Williams
Pet Nicknames: Boo
Pet Breed: Bichon Poo
Pet Likes: Hanging out on the balcony, looking at the ocean while chewing on a Good’n Fun Kabobs
Pet Pet Peeves: not tall enough to see out the window
Pet’s Favorite Song: Baha Men “Who let the dogs out”
Fun Fact: Little dogs eat less food, take up less space and cost less at the vet along with easier to travel with.
Describe your owners in one word: talkative
If you could say one thing to your owner, what would it be? Stop pointing and telling me to go potty.
What do you want the world to know about you? I was rescued by a great mom 😊
Roxy
Master: Jo Anne Williams
Pet Nicknames: stinker pots
Pet Breed: Mutt / Rescue
Pet Likes: To eat her brother, Bentley’s, dog food
Pet Pet Peeves: It’s always about Bentley
Pet’s Favorite Song: Dogs on the Run: Tom Petty
Fun Fact: There are more homeless animals than people.
Describe your owners in one word: Mushy
If you could say one thing to your owner, what would it be? Stop telling me not to eat Bentley’s dog food
What do you want the world to know about you? I am not fat, it’s muscle