April has slipped into the history books and now it’s time to gather ’round the maypole.’ Hi there, it’s Sam. Today is my favorite day of spring and not just because it’s “May Day” which is celebrated in various northern hemisphere countries (U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Poland, and the Czech Republic). Today starts ‘my’ month. You see, I’m Mr. May in our hospital pet therapy calendar. Lots of nurses will be swooning smiling when they flip over April and see this handsome dawg staring back at them. I’m feeling extra honored to be included as a center fold this year since the pet therapy peeps decided not to make a calendar for next year’s fundraiser.
According to Wikipedia, “May Day has been a traditional day of festivities throughout the centuries, most associated with towns and villages celebrating springtime fertility (of the soil, livestock, and people) and revelry with village fetes and community gatherings.” Originating in Roman times as a pagan celebration, modern May Day ceremonies in the U.S. vary from region to region and many unite both the holiday’s “Green Root” (pagan) and “Red Root” (labor) traditions. Children often prepare small baskets filled with flowers and treats to celebrate the arrival of spring.
Whatever you do today, we hope you enjoy a beautiful day and a sweet wet nose from your favorite four-legged fur-iend.
Live, love, bark! 🐾
You’re a handsome May!!!
Gosh, thanks. I hope they like me for more than just my ruggedly good looks. BOL
Awhhh Sam 💙
Thank you. Love that silly goofball.😍
Wow! you are a celebrity and a handsome one at that!
hugs
Hazel & Mabel
A celebrity? Ooh, hopefully this means more treats.
Good photograph, Sam. You look great, but then, you always do.
Thanks, that’s very sweet of you to say. You should see me when I first wake up!
Such a handsome model. They are very lucky to have such a handsome pup as “Mr. May.” Not only do you bring joy when you visit, you will now provide smiles all month long. Congratulations!
Thanks, Jodi. Coming from handsome Sampson’s mom, that’s quite the compliment.
I am officially swooning! Congratulations on being Mr. May ♥
With a smile, perhaps? 😊
Happy May Day!! What a handsome model you are, Sam!
Why, thank you. You’re too kind.
Handsome Sam!
3 bum swings! 3 more!💜
Nose nudges,
CEO Olivia
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Definitely a handsome calendar dude!
Sam, you are going to make May a very special month for everyone that has that calendar! ♥
I sure hope so. I love these peeps and hope I brighten their days.
🐬Congratulations Sam! Here’s to a marvelous month of May. 🐬
What a hunka hunk! Better than those scantily clad big-muscled boys!
Oh Bear…I’m blushing from from nose to my toes.
A most handsome Mr. May you are!
Thanks, Noodle. I think you’re pretty handsome too.
now THAT’S the perfect way to begin the Merry Month of May!
Many thanks, Dakota. I hope the hospital peeps think so. My mom does, but she’s biased.
WOW! Congratulations, buddy. You are famous! I knew you when….
Love and licks,
Cupcake
More like infamous in Sam’s case. 😁
Looking really good Sam!! Too bad you can’t be hired as a model. Happy May to you!
I model around our hood and at the hospital, that’s seems like enough modeling for me.
What a knockout you are for Mr. May!!! Mom is excited for May too, even if it is starting out with thunder boomers:(
Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber
That’s very nice of you to say, thanks. This year is going by very quickly.
Sam looks to be representing May very well!
Thanks. He can trample flowers with the best of ‘em. 😄
He and Choppy would make a good pair on this particular activity!
Sam’s speciality is squashing flowers with his bum. {insert eye roll here}
Choppy is more of a foot stomper. For all her ability to avoid every grate on a sidewalk, she has a magical ability to find every flower with her paws.
You are very handsome, Sam!! 😊💗
Awww, thank you. You’re very kind to say that.
MAY DAY! MAY DAY! Sam has a hole in the top of his head! Oh, wait, that’s just the photo of Sam! 🤣.
Seriously, though, you’re a handsome dude Dog, Sam! And I bet you made your Mom work hard for that photo didn’t you?! That’s okay…she really didn’t mind. ❤️🐾
He did indeed. Almost as much work as putting the calendar together with the calendar peeps. The hole in the head is quite prophetic actually. Bwahahaha
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You are a handsome model, Sam. Yes you are.
Have a woof woof May Day. My best to your peeps. ♥
Why thank you. I made mama work for that shot. {woof-woof}
That is one handsome boy!
Thanks. And does he ever know it. 😊
You make a dashing centerfold Sam! And May is special for us here at the Golden K too because both Kali and Kloe’s Gotcha Days are in May. Enjoy this festive day. I like the idea of baskets. Baskets full of wine. Now that’s a great tradition. 😉
Oooh, did someone say wine? I’ll drink to that 🍷 Spring and wine…a terrific spring duo.
So handsome and noble-looking! <3
Thank you. He does his best to avoid looking at the camera whenever he can. I just have to hold down the shutter and hope for the best. 😊
Love it! 😀
He’s such a little toad about it and now is showing Elsa the same ropes. Try photographing two dogs who look or move in opposite directions. Aaaeeeiii!!!!
Heehee…we’re special and we know it!
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You look great, Sam. I also liked your write up. I’m sure those nurses you have crushes on feel the same about you and have been anxiously waiting 4 months until they could turn over the calendar to May and see you every day. You do a wonderful thing, helping people who need you to feel better! Thank you, Sam. I’m actually going to get to stay home most of the day today, so plan a little extra snuggle time with Tippy. That makes our May Day a special day too. Hugs and tail wags to everyone in your pack today.
Thanks for the kind words. Enjoy those extra cuddle moments today…they mean the world to the giver as well as the receiver. 😍
How could you leave out Andorra?
Happy May Day! Sam, you look quite buff (and I don’t just mean in color) as a calendar pinup!
Trying my best to keep the ole waistline svelte which ain’t easy at my age. 😉
Sam, we know you are a young pup at heart!
At heart, yes, with the waist size of an old guy. 😆
What a handsome chap!
Thanks. I try to strike a fetching pose. but mostly look the other way for mom. She hollers at me and make weird noises. Me and the neighbors make fun of her. {snicker}
You tease!
Precisely!
Good morning, Sam,
You look great in that calendar photo. But then, that’s nothing really new, isn’t it? You always look great!
What we are going to do here today? – Wait for rain. Finally, we’re supposed to get some. And it does look promising outside, overcast as it is. So keep your paws crossed.
Have a wonderful day,
Pit
Thanks, Pit. We will share your hopes today since we have overcast skies too and definitely can use some wet stuff for the garden.
I assume that both you and we can use more than just “some”. So let’s hope for the best.
For sure. At this point I’d gratefully take the likely 16 drops. 😆
You are so handsome! Even my cats whistled (shameless hussies that they are!)
The cats? Oh my gosh, most of those guys run away when they see me and it leaves me sad.
This group sends you purrs and a “wassup dude!”
My tail can’t stop wagging at that thought!
oooh sam what a fab mayday calendar boy… MAY this month be a wonderful one… I bet it iks ;O)))
Thank you. I think I’m blushing. 😊
Oh, Sam!! You are so handsome. Hubba, hubba!
Aww, shucks. Thank you. It’s the flowers, huh? I do look handsome in a garden of purple flowers.
You would look handsome anywhere!
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Hey Sam …….. listen up! My Humane Society did not have a calendar with me in it, until my humans decided to create one. Then they got 12 months of me! If those pet therapy peeps aren’t going to do one, get your Mom to do one with you two in it! Lots of people loved my calendar … and you guys are both pretty photogenic as well! Go for it. Woof! Ray.
Sounds like a proper idea. Thanks!
Woof! They used Vistaprint.ca
Ooh, I just ordered business cards from VistaPrint and will see how it compares with my Apple program.
Oh Ray, how clever of your humans to do that. I always knew you would make a great model! I am sure that was quite the special calander.
Too bad you and Sam don’t live closer. You could pose together, you handsome models!
Pin-up boys…maybe we can collaborate on a hit single. Do you think Ray raps? 🤣