VIDEO: Connor Diamond, canine ambassador

Have you met the most captivating networker in town? Warning, he is larger than life and when he is working the crowd, he might slobber on you!

Meet the only dog I know that has his own business card and Facebook page, Connor the official Ambassador of Executive Caterers at Landerhaven. An Irish Wolfhound is the world’s largest dog breed, and this gentle giant has personality to match his imposing physique.

CONNOR’S RESUME:

Title: Ambassador of good will and wet kisses
Job Description: Entertainer, model (people are always posing for a photo with him), peacemaker, host and greeter, trickster
Skills: Sits, stays, shakes (either paw), begs, makes dog food disappear at an alarming rate
His employer: Executive Caterers @ Landerhaven
Immediate superior: Harlan Diamond
Office location: Top step at the entrance of Landerhaven usually
Job requirements: Must be large enough so that as many people as possible can pet Connor simultaneously. Gentle disposition required, enables him to hang out with the valets for hours on end
Weight: 165 lbs. and growing (Connor’s dad tipped the scales at 230 lbs.)
Height: 44 inches at present
Age: Just shy of two years
Hobbies: Extracting as many treats as possible from Harlan and anyone else; riding in a limo; trying to stay cool during these dog days of summer by sneaking back into the air conditioned building when no one is looking (which is hard to do when you are bigger than most of the people you work with)!

The next time you are at Landerhaven, shake paws with Connor, exchange business cards, and you’ll be connected to the hardest working (canine) networker in Northeast Ohio. Watch the video here Check out Connor on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/connoroflanderhaven, or on the site: http://www.executivecaterers.com

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