A Dogs Life

Hotels all have a variety of staff and the Hotel MacDonald is no different except in this case they do have one staff member who is a bit unusual.
Meet Smudge. Smudge is the dog lying in the middle of the floor of the lobby. She belongs to the General Manager who whenever he is on duty brings Smudge with him.
Smudge does have her own dog house in the lobby as well and she is so friendly and interacts very nicely with all of the guests

[Danette Thompson]

That's awesome!

[Mary Lou]

He would make a very loyal employee :)

[Diane]

What a nice life for a dog, and a wonderful way to welcome guests. Great find.

[Babs]

What a nice story. I am sure Smudge takes her job seriously.

[Cathie]

What a comfort for travellers. Nice, Brian.

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture.

[Candace]

Smudge looks just like our Zoey!! How awesome to stay in a pet friendly place!

[Debbie]

Lucky Smudge

[Anita Campbell]

Love this story..... and I'm sure Smudge enjoys his job...... You have to know my reaction to this ----- Fantastic! More hotels ought to have canine "staff"...... Love it!! Bradley and Bailey like the idea too....... Woof!

[Beverly Parks]

Every hotel should have a friendly dog in the lobby. :-) Nice capture.

[Richard Lewis]

That would make the hotel a 5 star for me.

[Tony]

Pampered pooch, great job if you can get it.

[John]

Such elegant surroundings. Nice capture of this scene.

[Dione Giorgio]

She doesn't seem to have any interest in what is going on around her. The lobby scene is very pretty. Beautiful capture.

[Colleen Culhane]

Interesting idea having a dog around a hotel. Once in a while a small store where the owner works will have a dog or cat there. I think most people like seeing an animal. And of course animals like that are normally very calm & pleasant because they are so well socalized.

[Ivan]

Like it! Fav. It's different!

[Anne ❀]

nice touch on the part of the hotel!

[Richard Hickey]

Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.

[Graham Thresher]

Great story and capture.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

So cute and a very nice touch to the hotel.

[Richard Hickey]

Congratulations on making the PP. Well deserved.

[Christine Webb]

Looks like he is in charge, lovely shot

[Annika]

this is cool

[Elyse Klemchuk]

What a great idea! I'd love to visit this hotel and hang out with Smudge!

[Molly]

Lovely capture.

[Rachel]

What a gorgeous and calm dog :-)

[Lynne Hart]

I bet he gets spoilt rotten, he looks such a lovely calm dog. Nice composition.

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

I think that is lovely it makes people feel at home and give them a nice welcome I think its like having a dog or cat in a old people home comfort and joyful fav:)

[Susan]

He looks so sweet! Great capture.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

That's one chilled out pooch!

[alia_801]

Great shot - I'm sure Smudge is an asset on the team :)

[Peter Grave]

Nice shot Brian.If he,s anything like our lab he,ll be friends with everyone.

[Linda]

Beautiful place and with Smudge it's got to have lots of love!

[Laur]

When I saw it very small, before I opened it up, I thought it was a cat or maybe a small lion.

[Helge Erik Storheim]

Great candid capture.

[bkb in the city]

@thresheg Thanks Graham

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Marilyn it really a nice touch for the hotel

[bkb in the city]

@agedrunner Thanks Richard

[bkb in the city]

@365projectorgchristinewebb Glad you enjoyed this one Christine

[bkb in the city]

@annika82 Annika it is very cool to have Smudge around

[bkb in the city]

@kchuk Well Elyse I am sure you would enjoy yourself and I hope someday you have the opportunity

[bkb in the city]

@dolphin Thanks Molly

[bkb in the city]

@mrsrcg Rachel she is a beautiful dog

[bkb in the city]

@lhart Lynne she really does get a lot of attention

[bkb in the city]

@stevepam It really is nice for people to walk in and meet her

[bkb in the city]

@susanalena Thanks Susan she really is a lovely dog

[bkb in the city]

@shepherdmanswife Definitely

[bkb in the city]

@alia_801 Yes Alia she certainly is

[bkb in the city]

@peterlgrave Yes Peter she is very friendly

[bkb in the city]

@pippie She really does add that lovely feeling to the place

[bkb in the city]

@creativeaddict Well now you know. Thanks for taking a closer look

[bkb in the city]

@helstor Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@danette Danette it was so nice when Smudge started hanging out here

[bkb in the city]

@allred3 Yes Mary Lou she certainly does

[bkb in the city]

@eudora Diane I was so glad to finally meet Smudge

[bkb in the city]

@onewing Yes Babs she certainly does

[bkb in the city]

@cathieg Cathie she really does make people feel at home

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens Thanks Kerri

[bkb in the city]

@agedrunner Thanks Richard

[bkb in the city]

@ribbet9 It is very nice that the hotel allows pets

[bkb in the city]

@deborah63 Very lucky indeed Debbie

[bkb in the city]

@aglennc Glad you enjoyed this one Anita

[bkb in the city]

@desertaura Thanks Beverly I totally agree with you

[bkb in the city]

@lifeat60degrees 5 star for sure Richard

[bkb in the city]

@tonydebont Smudge had the inside track on getting this job

[bkb in the city]

@congaree Thanks John

[bkb in the city]

@sangwann Thanks Dione

[bkb in the city]

@colleenculhane Colleen she really has been a great addition to the hotel

[bkb in the city]

@ivan Glad you liked this one Ivan and thanks for the fav

[bkb in the city]

@sunnygreenwood Anne it is very nice to have Smudge around

[bkb in the city]

@agedrunner Thanks Richard

[Sally Ings]

What a wonderful welcome, to be greeted by a friendly dog. Smudge looks perfectly at ease, greeting everyone passing through reception.

[Stephanie Swift]

Lovely capture, and lovely to know that Smudge is allowed to be there--makes me think well of this hotel. Fav for me.

[Sandra]

I think that is great . love it