California native, Pickles the pig, ran this dog agility course on his first try, receiving blueberries as a reward for his work Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

The taping came months after Schade had lost her family's beloved senior dog. Five-month-old pug Mr. Pickles (from the Texas rescue shelter Dallas Dog) stole her heart, on and off the field.

Joan wrote in 2008 that while they did have a dog named Pickles, he came years after the game was created. She took credit for the game’s name instead, explaining that it reminded her of pickle ...