Koda-the Sidekick

07/10/2025

🐾 Hey friends, Guess what? My human and I just got our Code Koda swag, and oh boy… it’s PAW-some! 🐶💙

There are still plenty of styles and sizes left, and every single purchase helps my friends at Pet Partners of Eastern Maine and supports Aiden Black and his family while he continues his recovery. 🐾💛

It’s never too early to start your Christmas shopping — these make tail-wagging gifts for all the dog lovers out there! 🎁🐕

So what are you waiting for? Fetch yours today and join my pack! 🐾✨
https://www.bonfire.com/help-koda-fetch-hope

06/10/2025

🐾💛 Hey friends!

I’m so excited to tell you that our 2026 Therapy Dogs of Eastern Maine calendar photo shoot is officially done! 📸✨ And let me tell ya… the photos from Soul Friends Fur-tography are PAW-sitively stunning! You’re gonna want one of these beauties hanging on your wall all year long.

There’s still time to get in on the fun — you can sponsor a calendar date with your pet’s photo and special day (like their birthday or gotcha day)! 🎂🐕 Thanks to my pals on Team Holly, you can now do it right on our website — how cool is that?

👉 Head over to https://www.petpartnersofeasternme.com/2026-calendar— it’s live now, so go fetch your spot and help us spread the word!

We’re so close to our goal, which means soon every calendar sale will be donated to two wonderful causes close to my furry heart:

❤️ Aidan Black and family — to help with recovery and medical expenses
🐾 Pet Partners of Eastern Maine — to keep spreading love, comfort, and kindness through therapy dog visits

Thanks for helping us make a difference, one wag at a time. 🐾💫



PS here’s a teaser photo of yours truly. Do you think this one made it in the calendar? You’ll have to buy one to find out!

04/10/2025

🐾✨ Guess who still has it?! ✨🐾

That’s right, me—Koda, therapy dog extraordinaire—just passed my 6th Pet Partners evaluation at 14 ½ years old! 🎉 Some humans thought my old paws and creaky joints might slow me down, but nope—I strutted in, wagged my tail, and showed everyone I’m not ready to hang up my vest yet. 💪🐶

Sure, I might move a little slower these days, but my heart is still racing with purpose. This work keeps me going—and today I proved I’ve still got the spark. 🐾💙

I’m also super excited to welcome two brand-new therapy dog teams to our pack—more paws, more love, more magic to share! Congratulations and welcome to Pet Partners of Eastern Maine, Team Aurora, and Team Aubrey!

Huge tail wags to the volunteers who made the day so smooth—you set up, cleaned up, and cheered us on. You’re the real MVPs (Most Valuable Pet-pals). 🐕💛

Now excuse me while I nap like a champ—I earned it. 😉

03/10/2025

🐶 Today was paws-itively special — we had our Saint Francis Day Pet Blessing at the hospital. It’s a big deal, because it’s the one day we celebrate not just how cute we are (which, let’s be honest, is a LOT), but how much love and healing we bring when we walk beside our humans.

Saint Francis once said that all creatures reflect divine love. I think that means when I wag my tail or snuggle into someone’s lap, I’m giving them a little glimpse of heaven. ✨ Pretty cool, huh?

Today, my friends and I got blessed for all the ways we help — calming kids who are nervous, sitting with people so they don’t feel alone, cheering on athletes, visiting the unhoused downtown, and just spreading comfort wherever our paws carry us.

And guess what? At the end, everybody sang Queen’s “You’re My Best Friend” TO US. 🎶🐾 Talk about a love song! My furry heart almost burst.

So yeah… dogs might not have halos, but if you look close enough, you just might see a little bit of the divine in our wagging tails. 💛

02/10/2025

🐾 Today is National Black Dog Day, and I’m here to say being dark as midnight is actually pretty magical. ✨ You need the dark to see the stars, right? Well, I’m the dark…and the light is all the love and joy I get to share with you. 🌌💙

So today, let’s wag for all the black dogs who carry a little piece of the night sky in their fur and a whole sunrise in their hearts. 🌞🐾

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” — Victor Hugo

01/10/2025

Tonight was so special at the Ellsworth Public Library—we wagged our way into town for our very first Paws for Tales meet-and-greet and live reading of Fetch Me Kindness! 📚🐕

The kids were so excited to meet me (the real Koda!) and even said my book is already their favorite series—even though they haven’t read the others yet, lol. 💛 Seeing all those smiles and tail wags made my heart so full.

If you’d like to sign up to read to my friends, Holly and Straya, you can sign up here! https://signup.com/go/qPbwkLJ

Big thank you to my new friends Team Holly, Team Staya, and everyone who supports Pet Partners of Eastern Maine. Dreams really do come true when shared with kindness. 🌟🐾

01/10/2025

🐾 Ellsworth, TODAY is the DAY!🐾

Hi friends! 🐕✨ I’m wagging my tail with excitement because we’re having a special kickoff party TONIGHT to celebrate the launch of Paws for Tales at the Ellsworth Public Library! 📚💛

Join us in the Riverview Room TONIGHT, from 4–6 PM for:
📖 A live reading of my very own book, Fetch Me Kindness!
📸 Fun photo ops with ME (and my best smile, of course!)
🐶 Meet-and-greets with my therapy dog friends, Team Staya and Team Holly!

Come say hi, take some pics, and get ready to kick off this pawsome new reading adventure with us. We can’t wait to meet our Ellsworth friends and share some stories, snuggles, and smiles. 💕🐾

Hope to see you there!

30/09/2025

🐶 Hey pals! Our 2026 Therapy Dogs Calendar is almost ready, and we only need a couple more sponsors to cover the printing and photograph sessions. Once that’s done, every single dollar from calendar sales goes to my therapy dog program and the Black family, who could really use some love right now.

Psst… I got a sneak peek of the photo shoot, and it’s gonna be gorgeous! You’ll definitely want one on your wall. 🗓️🐾

Wanna help us fetch the finish line? Email my human at [email protected] (subject: “Sponsor”). Nose boops and thanks! 💛

Thank you to everyone who has supported this project so far 🐾🩷

26/09/2025

🐾 Hey friends!

🐶 We’re making a 2026 Therapy Dogs Calendar featuring me and some of my amazing therapy dog friends and details about our programs and services to support Pet Partners of Eastern Maine and my friend Aidan Black— and I need YOUR help!

For just $25, you can celebrate your furry friend by featuring their photo on a special calendar square. 🎉 Perfect for birthdays, gotcha days, or just to show off your best buddy!

Let’s make this the paw-fect calendar while raising funds to keep our tails wagging and our community smiling. 💛

24/09/2025

🐾 A Special Mission from Koda the Therapy Dog

Hi friends, it’s me, Koda! 🐕💛

You know me — I spend my days bringing tail wags, snuggles, and comfort to people in the hospital and our community. My human and I are part of Code Koda, a local therapy dog initiative that connects paws and hearts to help people heal. Our services are always free, because kindness should never come with a price tag.

But today, I need your help.

We’re selling Code Koda shirts to raise money, and these shirts aren’t just comfy and stylish — they’re full of purpose! When you buy one, 75% of the money will go to my dear friends, the kind of humans you read about in my book Fetch Me Kindness. They are the helpers, the quiet heroes who are always there for others — whether it’s doing international mission work, lending a hand to a neighbor in need, or even walking alongside those experiencing homelessness to make sure they feel seen, loved, and cared for.

One of my four-legged pals even tags along on these missions, bringing joy and connection wherever she goes.

But now, these amazing humans need us. 💔 A young member of their family was recently in a terrible accident and has been in the hospital for weeks. As a therapy dog, I know how powerful even a small moment of comfort can be when you’re in a hospital bed — but I also know how expensive hospital stays can be (that’s what the humans told me!).

I want to help lift some of that burden, so they can focus on healing instead of worrying.

The other 25% of proceeds will stay right here in our community with Pet Partners of Eastern Maine, helping local therapy dog services like mine grow and reach even more people who need hope and healing.

✨ When you wear a Code Koda shirt, you’re doing more than just repping your favorite therapy dog crew — you’re joining a circle of kindness that stretches from hospital rooms to homes, from our town to faraway places.

Will you help me Fetch Kindness today?
🐾 Order your shirt, spread the word, and let’s show my friends and our community the power of paws and people working together.

With love and tail wags,
Koda 🐕💛
Chief Cuddler & Kindness Fetcher

Buy merchandise from Help Koda Fetch Hope for Aidan and friends. Featuring Sport Grey Classic Unisex Tees, professionally printed in the USA.

24/09/2025

🐾 A Special Mission from Koda the Therapy Dog

Hi friends, 🐕‍🦺💛

You know me and my pack— We spend my days bringing tail wags, snuggles, and comfort to people in the hospital and our community. My human and I are part of Code Koda, a local therapy dog program that connects paws and hearts to help people heal. Our services are always free, because kindness should never come with a price tag.

But today, I need your help.

We’re selling Code Koda shirts to raise money, and these shirts aren’t just comfy and stylish — they’re full of purpose! When you buy one, 75% of the money will go to my dear friends, the kind of humans you read about in my book Fetch Me Kindness. They are the helpers, the quiet heroes who are always there for others — whether it’s doing international mission work, lending a hand to a neighbor in need, or even walking alongside those experiencing homelessness to make sure they feel seen, loved, and cared for.

One of my four-legged pals even tags along on these missions, bringing joy and connection wherever she goes.

But now, these amazing humans need us. 💔 A young member of their family was recently in a terrible accident and has been in the hospital for weeks. As a therapy dog, I know how powerful even a small moment of comfort can be when you’re in a hospital bed — but I also know how expensive hospital stays can be (that’s what the humans told me!).

I want to help lift some of that burden, so they can focus on healing instead of worrying.

The other 25% of proceeds will stay right here in our community, helping local therapy dog services like mine grow and reach even more people who need hope and healing.

✨ When you wear a Code Koda shirt, you’re doing more than just repping your favorite therapy dog crew — you’re joining a circle of kindness that stretches from hospital rooms to homes, from our town to faraway places.

Will you help me Fetch Kindness today?
🐾 Order your shirt, spread the word, and let’s show my friends and our community the power of paws and people working together.

With love and tail wags,
Koda 🐕💛
Chief Cuddler & Kindness Fetcher

Buy merchandise from Help Koda Fetch Hope for Aidan and friends. Featuring Sport Grey Classic Unisex Tees, professionally printed in the USA.