Hi Drake! Happy Dog of the Day to you!!! What a hunk of a Bernie you are, Drake, and oh, doesn't the camera love YOU (and Winston, too)! Your photos are breathtaking! Most handsome, aristocratic, photogenic dog on the planet finds his way to a family with such a talent for photography! (Professional photographers perhaps?)

I can't for the life of me understand how a beautiful, big hearted Bernie such as you came to find himself in a shelter, hours away from a most unspeakable fate! (Why not pure breed rescue???) But, there was definitely a Christmas miracle in store for you, sweetheart, and blessedly your family found their way to you in time! There's not a doubt in my mind that it was more than mere serendipity, coincidence, that your birthday would fall on the same day as your beloved predecessor's passing! As your Mom/Dad says, on that day an angel earned his wings, and another was born! I have to tell you, Drake, my heart skipped a beat when I read that, as my Lab Star was born the same year, on the same day, at the same hour, as my heart Lab Jingles passed to the Rainbow Bridge! What a priceless gift was bestowed upon you and your family that fateful day, the gift of unconditional love and devoted companionship!

You truly are one in a million, Drake, so perfect in every way, and your family, your "customers," all lucky enough to cross your path, are truly blessed to know you! Keep up the good work, Drake, being the most handsome, most aristocratic, most loving furkid (and best studio assistant, hehe) a family could ever hope for! You do your beloved predecessor proud, Drake!

Enjoy your well earned Dog of the Day honors, sweetheart, celebrating to the max with your sidekick Winston, your Mom and Dad, you chicken buddies...all of your adoring friends and fans! Hope a ton of (iceberg free) water related activities are part of the day's festivities!
Lots of love, big Bernie sized hugs, and smoochies to you, beautiful Drake...and to Winston too!