What a great picture! This is Sonja Bianco with Talina and Bo and the newest member of their  family, Smokey. Smokey is a Dalmatian mix puppy, born  on June 10, 2001 and pictured here at his first Puppy Plan appointment on August 28th when he weighed 25 pounds. Sonja tells us that Smokey is very good at home, very quiet, but he gets his exercise when he goes outside and runs and runs! he also mentioned that he loves to be carried - that's ok for right now, but soon he will outgrow that and will have to learn his manners on the leash! It's very good that the children can learn the proper way to help care for the  puppy - it's a great way for them to learn responsibility!