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Behind the Camera
Photo by Mollee Francisco, Chaska Herald
So I’m the lucky guy who lives with Ramsey and Pablo. Notice I didn’t say that they live with me? My name is Chad Dressen and I grew up in Chaska, Minnesota. I was born on March 27th – the same day as Ramsey. I’m a huge sports fan – particularly Minnesota teams. I’m single and I’ll probably remain that way because I’m ‘the crazy dog guy’.
I’ve had an overwhelming love for animals as long as I can remember. I jokingly refer to it as a curse because I often find myself going well out of my way to help birds, squirrels, fish and just about anything you can think of. I’m in the construction field where we do a lot dirt work and I get a lot of flack from my coworkers because I’m constantly stopping equipment to save frogs, toads, etc… One time I even stopped traffic on a four lane highway to save a snapping turtle. He didn’t seem very appreciative at the time because he tried to take my hand off, but I told him he’d thank me later.
And don’t even get me started about dogs.
I grew up with a Golden Retriever named Rusty (real creative, right?). He was truly the best dog any kid could ask for. He belonged to the whole family, but everyone kind of knew he was my dog. He slept with me, and spent most of his time with me. We took him in as a stray puppy and he proceeded to live roughly nineteen years. Eventually I was faced with the decision to put him to sleep due to serious arthritis in his hips and legs and issues with sight and hearing. It was, by far the most difficult decision I’ve ever had to make and still the worst day of my life. It affected me so much that I vowed to never have another pet because of the pain involved with losing them. But as most of us know, the happiness they bring while they’re alive, far outweighs the devastation when they pass.
Of course I would eventually wind up with a patient, but animated Doberman and an absolutely crazy Chihuahua. The rest is history…
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Shannon Stewart
February 2nd, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Bout time they got a website, this is really cool. I love that you three have become so popular worldwide (i’m an aussie) just by showing your dogs being themselves. You are a very awsome person and I love that you love your dogs so much, I’m sure thats an understatement though if you’re anything like me! P.S. Can’t believe you’re single… Damn this Pacific Ocean!!!
Laura
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:30 pm
Chad, you are as adorable as R&P. It’s a shame you see yourself as single forever! Mmm-mmm!
Nancy Montgomery
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Chad,
I grew up with animals all my life and know the joy they bring us. I enjoy watching the videos of Ramsey and Pablo, they make me smile, laugh, and sometimes cry because they are so cute! Thank you for being an animal lover and sharing your adorable videos!
P.S.
I was hoping the Vikings would go to the Super Bowl!
Nancy Montgomery
Charleston, SC
Jennine Paul
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:36 pm
YOU ARE NOT CRAZY!! You sir are awesome,just ask Ramsey and pablo.
LInda
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Absolutely nothing wrong with being a single crazy dog guy! We need more of you…I mean as in men being crazy dog guys.
Shawna
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:02 pm
He is your friend, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. ~author unknown
Sabine Schmitt
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Hi Chad,
very good Homepage and your dogs are wonderful!!!Hope to see more about Pablo and Ramsey on You Tube,love all videos.
Greetings from germany
Sabine and Chi-Girls
encantadora13
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Hi Chad,
. I love all dogs!!!
Thanks for bringing us the antics of Pablo and Ramsey. I’ve been watching them for quite some time on youtube. I can’t tell you how they brighten up my days. I have two of my own crazy sweet dogs. I have one chihuahua and one chihuahua/terrier mix who was a rescue dog. Wally is 13 now and will be 14 in June. Joe the full chi is 11 and will be 12 in June. I love my boys
Jennifer
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:54 pm
I love watching these two. What a pair! Thanks for sharing.
Barb Potter
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Hey Chad – I have to praise you as a human.. period. I cannot begin to tell you how far and few between, men are like you, with animals, in general. I know, I’ve been looking for one like that for years!! What a kind an gentle man you are helping all those animals.
I am so glad to see you have your own website now.. or is that Ramsey & Pablo’s website? LOL Your dogs are absolutely beautiful and the love you have for them shows just in the pictures and comments you make about them.
I’ve had a dog, several cats and now I have 2 *crazy* min pins that I love to pieces. Dana and Karli were the ones sleeping in the tropical blanket with just their heads peeking out.
Thank you for your website and I’m looking forward to stopping in here often!! As for the *Crazy dog guy*.. well, to me… that is just normal! That’s how I live my life with my dogs.
Have a wonderful day and give the pups an extra treat today!
Barb
Sheila Shelley
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Hi Chad!
Would love to find a guy like you! I have often wondered if I will be forever single for the same reason. I have a 15 year old lab mix I got in college, a retired greyhound and my precious little chihuahua. Some call it a petting zoo. I spend lots of time at home because, well, I want to be with them. When I do things, it is often with my dogs…the nursing home, the dog park etc… That’s why I have them. The right person will share your infatuation with the four legged.
Single in St Louis
Marlom
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:56 pm
hey chad,
ive seen almost all ur videos and plz dont stop u r great at making videos. By the way pablo is cute and crazy and ramsey is sweet and gentle.
Aurelius
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Congrats on the website!
Many thanks for bringing to this world the loving nature of the Dobermann. The stigma behind this breed has made them a feared animal but Ramsey has shown the world otherwise.
Talking about an animated Dobie… My dobie girl loves to talk too! Unfortunately my boy is unable to as the breeders had him de-barked.
Regards from Western Australia (Down Under),
Aurelius
Carla Patton
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Hey, Chad! Bout time you guys got a website. I love the videos on YouTube.
We just had the Homes For Our Troops 3rd Annual Houston Sporting Clays Event. You and Ramsey and Pablo are invited to come next year on January 28 & 29. Lots of dogs attend and you three would be a huge hit! Look for me on Facebook and check out the Homes For Our Troops website. Let me know if you are interested. Thanks for sharing Ramsey and Pablo.
Carla
Valerie
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:11 pm
“Ox” the doberman’s mom here. Chad…there are MANY crazy dog ladies out there….Thank you for sharing your beautiful furry kids with all of us. We love ya’ and Ox loves Ramsey
Beth
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Chad,
My husband and I have the same overwhelming love for (and need to rescue) animals.
Right now, my two dogs and two indoor cats are lying close to me.
We also feed a tribe of feral cats, who were starving to death when we discovered them.
You will meet that special someone, who loves animals as much as you.
However, make sure that Ramsey & Pablo give their hearty stamp of approval!
Beth
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:24 pm
Chad,
My husband and I have the same overwhelming love for (and need to rescue) animals.
Right now, my two dogs and two indoor cats are lying close to me.
We also feed a tribe of feral cats, who were starving to death when we discovered them.
You will meet that special someone, who loves animals as much as you.
However, make sure that Ramsey & Pablo give their hearty stamp of approval!
Dawn
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Crazy dog guy, meet crazy dog girl (mom of two perfect Chihuahuas
)
Gregg and Ruby
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Chad,
Wow have you opened a can of worms. We’ll be watching for the wedding announcement!
Love your You Tube vids. We have a Dobie and they are TONS of fun. Too smart for their own good! Take care and best of luck with the new web page!
Nikki
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Chad, you are AWESOME! love ramsey and pablo!!
Natoya S. Brown
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:23 pm
I remember seeing Pablo for the first time on YouTube in the video, “Sleeping Chihuahua.” That vid always makes me smile. I have a chihuahua as well so I know how “entertaining” they can be. I am so glad the pair have their own site now!
Rhon
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:29 pm
My sister calls me the Dog Stalker. I cannot pass a dog without giving hellos and rubbins. I did not have a pet growing up, but I always loved animals – especially the furry kind. If there is a boxer, I will chase the owner down one block (don’t want to me mistaken as a stalker) just to get a little boxer lovin’. There is nothing like it. Sorry Rams and Pablo.
I know God put dogs on this earth to teach us how we are supposed to love each other. God will always forgive us and take us just as we are, same with a dog, doesn’t matter what you look like, smell like, rich, poor, cute or not. You mean the world to your dog. Dogs posses never ending forgiveness – just as God will always forgive us, so we should forgive each other. Think of what the world would be like if we treated each other like our dogs treat us.
I’d have no problem with a guy who loves dogs as much as you. In fact, I may be the female version of you. I take care of a family of feral kitties outside my building (can’t have a dog in my apt.) get teased all the time. I don’t care. Fur friends bring so much JOY… How could you not?
Susie Singson
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Congratulations on the new (long over due) website. Anyways, I just wanna say that I am exactly like you. I love animals so much. I can’t even bear the fact to see them crying in pain and suffering from mistreatment. I think I probably love animals more than a lot my family (LOL!!). I have 2 minipins and they are my life. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about my dogs even when we’re all together. I don’t go out of the house more than an hour because I always feel like they’re lonely without me.
I can’t even imagine myself thinking that they have to go one way or the other.
I salute you Chad for being an animal lover. Keep up the good work and God Bless you always.
JillianandRiver
February 4th, 2010 at 12:23 am
Haha…..”Crazy Dog Guy”…that’s too funny. I don’t think you have to worry about that label though:) Nice intro to “behind the camera”!
Christy-Belle
February 4th, 2010 at 2:40 am
Chad. I love that picture of you, Ramsey and Pablo. Congratulations on your website! The videos of R&P are so fun to watch and I love seeing/hearing the interaction you have with the two of them. The only thing hotter than a guy who loves dogs, is a guy holding a small dog that’s giving him loves! I can’t wait see more videos from you guys!
Dot Fario
February 4th, 2010 at 3:39 am
chad…I’m one of the many admirers of YOUR puppies and YOU…I am a subscriber to your youtube page…I am a facebook fan…………and I too love animals…I, once stopped traffic for a squirrel too…I agree about losing pets…It’s something you never forget and it lives with you, but the love that these pets show you…surely outweighs the grief…All ppl should love their animals like we do…
I am soo happy that you have a website….I’m looking forward to seeing more of these beautiful companions that you have raised !!!! They are truly a blessing to you and to all of us…
Thanks for sharing them with us….
My whole family, down to my 7 year old loves their video’s…I am on the website cafemom.com where I have your “best friends” video on “my page”….everyone loves it !!!
Phinzup911
February 4th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Chad, Love your babies, and glad to see you have your own website now!! Congrats!!
I too “lost” a favorite pet as a kid. I had a Chihuahua who was similar in color to Pablo. He didn’t pass away, but was given away to someone else while I was away out of state staying with other family! I was heartbroken and furious with him when I returned home to find my father had given Tippy away! I swore then I would never fall in love with another pet! Well, 9 Chihuahuas and one Rotty later, that has totally changed! I love my dogs and since my kids are grown they are now my “kids”. Loud and sometimes smelly, but my kids none the less!
Keep up the excellent work with your babies!! We all love them too!!
AmyVVV
February 4th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Glad to see your website. I just put my 13-year-old collie to sleep last weekend; it is very hard.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – women are going to come out of the woodwork, chasing after you! LOL!
Jill
February 4th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
You sound just like me with my dogs!
Becky
February 4th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Hey Chad,
I stumbled across your videos and just fell in love w/your kids! I’m the mom to two Chihuahuas (Teenie and Poodie – names my niece gave her imaginary friends when she was little – perfect fit) and can so relate to Pablo. I grew up with a Chi and we had her for 16 1/2 years, she was just like a little sister! My aunt had 2 dobes and one of them (Red Pop) used to pick strawberries with us kids when we were young, of course she would eat them all herself and never put them in the bucket! I too am a sucker for animals – mostly dogs – and have some pretty crazy stories about what I have done to help rescue them! Any way, please keep the videos coming and take good care of those two wonderful gifts!
Meg
February 4th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
OMG… Now that you said that… you are gonna get a ton of ladies emailing you! Good luck!
I’m happy you now have this great website. Congrats to you all!
Keep the funny videos coming!
M
Linda
February 6th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Don’t cause yourself the crazy dog guy!! There are many of us that love dogs and all animals. Believe me, there are many ladies out there that would love to find “a crazy dog guy” to spend their life with. I did years of animal rescue and have stopped myself to get a turtle out of the road. I have rescued injured birds and picked up abandoned puppies.
Keep up your videos and all the great pics and such on Pablo and Ramsey. Brings a smile to our faces!!
Teresa
February 6th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
I lost my best friend 2 months ago. I have been dog sitting all of my friends dogs as my job prevents me from getting another till June.
Thank you for posting the videos. A friend sent them to me today. They had me laughing and giggling…a smile!
I also noticed how tender and sweet you are with your pets. It was just nice to see.
I hope you make lots of money being a sensitive, clever pet owner!
chicago
February 6th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
Chad, you and your dogs are the bomb!
Merritt Baxley
February 7th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
OH NO!!! Chad you are so in for it now. I thought that you would know better that to announce that you are single. That is DANGEROUS! Like one of the other comments, I will be looking for a wedding announcement in the coming months. I am a fan of Ramsey and Pable on facebook and my kids and I love the two!! Our Dobies (2) and Lab and Weimer and Cat are all super Ramsey and Pablo fans.
COngrats on your new website and go play in the dirt with your kids and have a great day. Keep the post coming! (if you can and have time).
Love to the puppies and luck to your sanity!
Disa
February 7th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
I was introduced to these pups on Dogs 101 and had to check them out on youtube. They are just adorable and have won over yet another fan. Sounds like you have won some fans too…haha! Yeah – you should have known that was coming with the announcement of being single. I joke that I’ve shared my bed with my dog longer than I shared my bed with any other man…including my ex-husband. As far as boyfriends go, my dog Duke was there before them..AND…he will be there after them! HaHa! The world needs as many of us crazy people it can get.
Regina
February 8th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Hey Chad, I know the devastating feeling of having to put a beloved pet down. I started watching your clips as a way of healing after having to do the same to our gorgeous Dobie Rommel. Still miss him like crazy but watching Ramsey and Pablo helps. You can see the tribute of our boy on the link to youtube above if you care to.
All the best, Regina Burton
Anaïs
February 12th, 2010 at 10:14 am
Salut Chad,
même si tu n’es pas encore connu en France je suis sure que ca viendra !!
tu a l’air de beaucoup aimer tes chiens comme moi et les miens !!
Bonne continuation
Jamie
February 14th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
Hello,
Thanks for all of the entertaining videos of Ramsey and Pablo! We think it’s great how much you love your dogs (they really ARE part of the family!)
Regards,
Crazy dog lady “Jamie”
16y.o. Yorkie “Marshall”
12y.o. Boston Terrier “Heidi”
2y.o. APBT “Caesar”
Andrea TX
February 15th, 2010 at 10:45 pm
I first heard of Ramsey and Pablo through Dogs 101 last year, but just two days ago, I actually started watching the videos on You Tube. My youth neighbor had a Doberman named Krokus who was born in the exact day and YEAR I was born, and since years ago, the breed was still agressive, so was the dog. Any one that passed by would have to cross the street to get away from a mouthfull of teeth. Strangely, that dog let me into his life, and when we were both seven, he could practically climb over the fence and he would just jump all over me to try and lick me to death! I loved that dog like a brother, and was deeply saddened when he had to be put down because of cancer two years later. Even to this day, my love for Doberman’s continues. I haven’t had a dog, let alone a pet in my whole life except when my mom finally let me have an English Cocker Spaniel named Skippie (girl), we had to give her away since my mom got tired of her jumping, great reason to give away a child huh? Well, what I really wanted to ask you, is did you get Ramsey through a breeder or a shelter? Because whom ever you got it from, did a GREAT job!!!! I love her, she is a very beautiful dog and you should be very proud of having her in your life.
Andrea
MonCheri'
February 20th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Dear Ramsey & Pablo
It is so nice of you to give Chad a space on your site. Thanks for sharing him with us like he shares you. As cool as you two are I’d have thought you’d have found someone for him at the local Petsmart where all the crazy dog people hang out : ) Love the new site !
melinda
February 28th, 2010 at 5:13 am
You’ll have to hide now…women from all over the world will be stalking you:) You look masculine and have the best heart at the same time…it’s rare…
marlene
March 1st, 2010 at 7:32 pm
pablo and ramseys are so cute!
Filis
March 5th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
I love Ramsey and pablo and im not saying that bcuz i have 2 chihuahuas i always watch ur videos when im sad or mad and they make me laugh. Thanks alot for posting them
p.s. I also love them bcuz i have a dobby mix and a rottweiler and my aunt has 2 dobermans
Jane
March 6th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
Hey Chad, I don’t think I’ve commented on any of your videos before but wanted to say thank you so much for sharing your sweet dogs with us!
They are such characters and it’s obvious how much you love and care for them and how much they love you back. It’s such a joy watch you guys!
To Ramsey and Pablo: After global domination, make it your mission to find your human a partner of the two-legged variety!
Christina
March 8th, 2010 at 9:07 am
Chad, I doubt you’ll have any shortage of interested ladies now that we know you’re available. Even before I saw how cute you are on Dogs 101 I was curious about your status because of your interaction with Ramsey & Pablo from behind the camera of their Youtube videos. Your kindness and obvious affection for them made you pretty attractive in my book – sight unseen. But now I know you’re a double threat: looks and personality! =)