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.

A resident at a nursing home we visit in Hudson has been putting together an annual picture book that she gives to her f...
12/14/2025

A resident at a nursing home we visit in Hudson has been putting together an annual picture book that she gives to her family each year. She wanted to show me that Mika made the highlight list for 2025. How lovely.

Mika running into Santa at Vista Prairie at Red Cedar Canyon Senior Residence on Tuesday during our weekly visit.
12/11/2025

Mika running into Santa at Vista Prairie at Red Cedar Canyon Senior Residence on Tuesday during our weekly visit.

We enjoy visiting the folks at Vista. When we arrived on Tuesday, Santa was leaving and Mika was pretty cautious and gav...
12/11/2025

We enjoy visiting the folks at Vista. When we arrived on Tuesday, Santa was leaving and Mika was pretty cautious and gave him a bark, which is unusual. She quickly got over it.

Today, we made our pre-Thanksgiving visit to the great young people at the Renaissance Charter Academy, the alternative ...
11/25/2025

Today, we made our pre-Thanksgiving visit to the great young people at the Renaissance Charter Academy, the alternative high school in River Falls. Mika was particularly fluffy and sweet smelling having been shampooed, conditioned, and brushed yesterday at Chuck and Dons self-service pet washing stations. Life is good.

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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

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