In the photo at left, he is blessing his own dog, Gus, as his daughter, Susan, and wife, Elizabeth, watch. In the photo at right, the Rev. Scott Pickering of Hopewell United Methodist Church in Tyrone blesses Casey, a dog owned by the Eichholtz family, as Ike Eichholtz and his grandson, River Colvin, observe. Churches reported good turnouts for the event. Photos/Special.