Sunday Dog, Harvey is a Poodle not a pooka! But, he was named after the title character in the movie “Harvey” who was, supposedly, a pooka playing the part of a 6 foot 3 ½ inch invisible rabbit. And, since Harvey the poodle’s person, not the pooka, had an imaginary childhood friend who was a poodle and also wanted a “person name” for her puppy, it all just came together. Phew!
Our Harvey, who’ll turn 8 years old on the 4th of July, is (as it happens) a very independent guy! While a happy and friendly Standard Poodle, we’re told, “He likes his space” and “likes to cuddle when he wants to cuddle.”
Harvey also likes to stay cool. His person says, “He won’t sleep on my bed except when I have the window fan on, when he can put his head right in front of the fan. I call it, ‘the all night car ride.’”
Even though Harvey’s a Poodle, “He doesn’t like swimming– he never got that memo!” But, he is very athletic and energetic.
Harvey plays hard with a whole bunch of his buddies twice a day at their Cambridge dog park, and also manages to squeeze in some quality, off-leash time with his walker and 8 other dogs in his spare time. That’s 3 hours of exercise a day! No wonder he’s in such great shape!
Amiable, social, with a lot of acquaintances, h-m-m. So, while Harvey is definitely a Poodle, he might have a little imaginary, shape-shifting Harvey the pooka in him, after all.
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Words: Ed Cherubino
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