Going to the Dogs

This was so cute.. how could I resist?

I forgot to post this yesterday when I read it in the Journal.




U.S. alpine skier's dog gets all-access pass


These Olympics are going to the dogs -- just ask Chevy Rahlves.

Chevy is a butterscotch-and-white Siberian husky with the wild eyes that belongs to U.S. alpine skiing star Daron Rahlves.

Wherever he goes around Sestriere, Chevy dutifully wears an official pass around his neck -- the kind of pass that confers serious access.

The plastic-sheathed pass reads "Chevy Rahlves/Skiing/Security" and includes a photo of the pooch looking off into the distance, as if deep in thought.

But Turin organizers, who doled out accreditation to athletes, team officials and journalists, said it had no such name on record.

Where did this mystery lead? Right to the U.S. Olympic Committee.

"We thought it would be a little bit of a joke for the dog to have a pass," USOC spokesman Cecil Bleiker said. "That way he's official."

For the record: The dog's tag lets USOC security know he should be allowed into the team's hotel and office areas.