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We sure had some hot fun at our summertime festivals -- !! |
Little Elvis and I packed up the car last weekend and went exploring at some dog-events -- |
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-- first, we stopped at a puggie picnic --
-- Elvie was like, "Oooohhh -- I've never seen one of you before -- you certainly don't look like Preccie or Thor -- !!"
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-- and before long, Elvie was showing off his "sits" --
-- for cheese, that is -- !!
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I love this shot --
-- Elvie's all focused, but what he doesn't see is the puggie to his left, eyeing the same cheese -- !!
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... an Irish Wolfhound, to change the mix up a bit... |
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And then Elvis focuses on the lawn --
-- I took his leash off to let him run a bit --
-- mind you, this was a fenced-in area, and I know Elvis quite well around other dogs / people, so I felt comfortable doing this --
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First things first --
-- a CHASE --
-- Gypsy, the pup with the handkerchief on, has NEVER been caught --
-- and she's an agility queen, so she's QUITE nimble -- !!
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Elvie gives her a good run for her money... |
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... and she's still got a pretty safe lead over the pack... |
... not for long, Gypsy -- !!
Elvie gains ground...
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... a--l--m--o--s--t there -- |
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-- and he tumbles over her --
-- the FIRST time she's ever been caught -- !!
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-- moments later, the rest of the pack arrives -- |
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-- and Elvie and Gypsy are sort of at odds, not really sure what to do -- |
Elvie says, "I still wanna PLAY -- !!"
Gypsy says, "Hit the road, motor-butt!!"
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Back at camp, Elvis loves on Gypsy's owner, while Gyp sits still in a bit of shock... |
Soon Elvis goes exploring some more --
-- "Pomer-WHAT??"
The Pom looks at his momma with a "I don't care how you do it, just get him OUTTA HERE" look -- !!
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So Elvis moves to his next exploration --
-- a daschund puppy --
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He is very gentle with this pup, and spends more time sniffing her than anything -- !! |
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-- and then he's done --
-- figuring it's better to quit while he's ahead -- !!
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With that, we get some more cheese, love on some more pugs and we're off --
-- interestingly, they wear the different little scarves so their owners can recognize who's who --
-- not a problem in my camp -- !!
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Next, we're off to Massachusetts, for Pet Rock --
-- an animal rescue event, where people set up booths promoting their rescues, while a band plays live --
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-- there's even a water park, which we steered away from --
-- something about too many dogs in any one pool over the day made me a protective parent of little Elvis -- !!
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Next, we caught up with Doreen and Brian, who adopted momma Satin a year ago --
-- momma Satin was a pregger momma at the New Haven shelter, and she came to SPBR to birth 11 babies, all who went to great homes.
The babies' birthday was yesterday, 9/17 --
-- more on them can be found here --
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Elvis quickly settled in with Wally, a rescued Greyhound, and Satin --
-- peas in a pod, they were -- !!
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Next we meet up with Noel, who adopted Birdie through SPBR --
-- Birdie is training to be a service dog, through Noel, and she loves every minute of it, getting rock-star access to restaurants and stores -- !!
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Birdie is an absolute sweet girl, and she spreads pit bull goodwill everywhere she goes --
-- when's the last time you saw a pit bull service dog??
GREAT WORK, NOEL and BIRDIE!!
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At the day's end, we return home, to find Spud in his familiar spot -- |
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-- he is nothing short of the Godfather in his comfy chair -- !! |
And with that, the day is done, and everyone did great --
-- thank you to all who spread the great word about this wonderful breed, and to those on the other side, who opened their minds a bit more about pit bulls, and who saw what great companions they can be -- !!
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