Monty The Therapy Dog

11/08/2025

Monty The Therapy Dog and Tracy Gasdik Krapf competed today in the Great Companions C-WAGS Rally League.

I am beyond words proud of this incredible dog! Today, Monty competed AND qualified in 12 rally classes!!! This was first week of league so we won’t know placement standings until next week but I cannot help but celebrate all the work we put in.

Thank you to Alison Kay Brown at Great Companions, LLC for helping me understand and train Monty to his potential! He never had this kind of endurance before. Today, he slowed down in the last few trials but he still performed and looked as though he was having a great time while doing it!

I’m tickled to report his scores for CWAGS Legue 11/8/25:

Trial 1:
Zoom 1-100
Starter-100
Zoom 1.5-88
Advanced-97
Zoom 2-92
Pro-97

Trial 2:
Zoom 1-100
Starter-97
Zoom 1.5-98
Advanced-97
Zoom 2-84
Pro-89

This was his very first time doing Zoom 2 and Pro! In Pro the very last sign was leave your dog and drop on recall. Monty performed this exercise to what i think was perfection !

Tonight he gets ice cream and a nap 💤
❤️my Monty boi

11/02/2025

Monty’s ’ first time doing Crazy 8 Barn Hunting. He found 5 of 8 rats in time and did a tunnel and climb! Looks like this might be his next title to work on!

10/31/2025

Monty The Therapy Dog is a winner!

10/24/2025

I don’t know who the creative is behind this but it’s soooo good? Monty The Therapy Dog (little white pumpkin) and his other hospital Therapy Dog friends are depicted in a pumpkin contest diorama.

So cute!!!

10/23/2025

Monty The Therapy Dog and friends, Lollipop and Nella, took some time to pose for the annual Holiday Card. 🤣 trying to pose 3 dogs is hilarious! What was i thinking 🙄

Look for Monty this Friday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg visiting staff and patients.

10/19/2025

He did it! Monty The Therapy Dog earned his Rat Novice X title today (pending Barn Hunt approval) and a first place!

RATNX

Bern Farm

10/11/2025

Monty The Therapy Dog for the win today! Second trial he got 2nd place to a 13 yr old Dalmatian who proved she was not “old”. Glad to see her win!

His second run was 1:52.25 Qualified him for 2nd place. It was a beautiful run he almost tricked me 🤣

The big win was his first trial today. He got High In Class!

Lots of pretty ribbons! But better yet, 2 more qualifying scores put him only two more away from his RATNX title!!! Fingers crossed next weekend we bring home a title ribbon!

10/11/2025

Blue Ribbon for Monty The Therapy Dog Tail Wagging event Barn Hunt! 27.85 seconds!!! Outstanding performance…yep its raining and muddy. Yay bathtub later today 😀

10/10/2025

Monty The Therapy Dog has a new friend at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg… the lady at Starbucks gives the therapy dogs pup cups!

Monty had a great “coffee” break 🐾

10/09/2025

Monty The Therapy Dog checking out all the pretty artwork from the kids today. Thank you so much for having us visit!

We will add these to Monty’s memory book.

10/08/2025

Monty in the news… ❤️
Lehigh Valley Therapy Dogs

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