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Dear Friends,

Today, I am announcing that I intend to retire from my position as V.P. of Canine Communications for P&G Pet Care effective April 15, 2012.   I am happy to report that I am 9 years young.  My eyes are still bright and shiny, my energy level is like any 2 year old pup and my body weight is superb!  But let’s be real ladies and gentlemen, I’m ready to take advantage of all the P&G has to offer in retirement.  I am currently finishing negotiations for a lifetime supply of Iams Dog Biscuits and Eukanuba Dog Food.

The company hired me back in 2003.  I was a naïve young pup studying to become an assistance dog at the MIRA organization located in Quebec, CANADA.  At that time, I had just completed all of the training required to become an assistance dog but I failed my final exam.   I was devastated!  MIRA felt that I had “bonding issues.” They labeled me as being “TOO” friendly to become an assistance dog.   What can I say?  I love people!  Looking back I must agree with my assessor’s at MIRA.  I would much rather greet many new people every day rather than being the eyes or ears for one person.  MIRA felt I had a talent and shared my resume with The Iams Company.  The rest is history.  I was hired by P&G Pet Care.

I have met with Pet Care Leadership to discuss the job requirements of the next V.P. of Canine Communications.  My successor will be required to: like children and adults, love being an official greeter and have a mastery level knowledge of basic obedience.  He will need to be photogenic and love being videotaped.   He will need to be smaller than I am because he will be making appearances around the globe and will need to travel on an airplane.  Like all of our Vice Presidents, he must carry sufficient credentials.  He must earn his champion title at dog shows, be certified as a Canine Good Citizen and become a certified Therapy Dog.  I will be sure to keep you updated on his progress.

For the next 10 months, I will be sharing my brand knowledge, social expertise and trademark “tricks” that will be critical to the success of the young lad who will be replacing me.  I am very excited about my new training assignment.  It will be challenging and very satisfying to know that I will be influential to the success of my successor.  I am keenly aware that the V.P. of Canine Communications is the face and the iconic ambassador for the best pet food brands in the world!

Now is not the time to say “good-bye.”  I look forward to spending the next 10 months coming to work , mingling with coworkers (both two and four-legged) and most importantly, showing the new pup the ropes of P&G Pet Care.

I feel very fortunate to be representing the best Dog and Cat Food Company in the world and working with the most pet passionate employees in our industry.

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Euka

V.P. of Canine Communications

I saw a story on taking your dog to work as a part of National Take Your Dog To Work Day. Here in our offices, everyday is take your dog to work day. In fact, we have a dog named Euka that is officially the Vice President of Canine Communications for Iams and Eukanuba.

Euka's 8 years old!

I am the chauffeur, and caretaker of Euka, who has been a member of the Eukanuba family for 7 years. As part of her office duties, she has also been professionally trained to greet people. Euka is a fully trained service dog and was donated, by MIRA, to P&G Pet Care.

A Day in the Life of Euka

• She takes pride in her job to meet and greet anyone coming into the lobby.
• The lunchtime walking group enjoys her company.
• Employees stop down to visit with Euka during their breaks.
• She enjoys a little “fetch the tennis ball” down the hallway.
• Euka hardly misses a day of work, except for those days when she visits the spa at Tipp City Wellness Center.

Euka shares her work day with our receptionist – the two have become great friends. Euka is doing a great job– she does however insist on scheduled breaks and biscuits throughout the day.

Euka's Office

Our Little Celebrity

Euka makes many appearances in the local area

• Leading shelter walks
• Grand Marshall in parades
• Featured in Fortune magazine with A.G. Laffley, CEO of P&G
• Appearances at all of the buildings on Take Your Child To Work Day
• A model for any occasion (she loves the camera)
• Attending Bark in the Park event to help start the festivities. Our most recent event happened on September 15th, 2009.

She’s not just a pretty face

Euka is so smart; she continually loves to learn new tricks. Her repertoire of tricks include count fingers, play dead, roll over, give “high five”, spinning in a circle, and does all of her obedience in English and French. I am always looking for new fun tricks to teach Euka, please let me know if you have any ideas in the comments section below.

She’s just our little girl at the end of the day

I bring Euka home every night with me (we don’t leave her alone in the office). She loves taking her evening jog with me, fetching my son’s Lacrosse balls, and then falling asleep in her big cushy bed with her favorite teddy bear “Squiggles.”