Geoff's Blog – September 2009 Archive (4)

One of our newest volunteers (11 years old) noticed all the people gathering around Bandit. She suggested we move our donation jug next to Bandit. Soon the dollar (and many fives) bills started dropping in the jug at a remarkable rate. I also did a quick calculation. I averaged that i was asked "What kind of dog is that?" every 90 seconds over 9 hours. Over the last 20… Continue

Poor Bandit has a inflamed paw. He is on antibiotics and Benadryl. I thought maybe a boat ride and a beach romp would cheer him up. He enjoyed the ride but took a rain check on the romping.

I have found that Bandit can stop traffic and gather a crowd so I make good use of him in front of our rescue's tent. We have been to many "festivals" in the last 20 months ranging from a couple of hundred people to thousands of people. Last weekend was interesting to say the least. Since it was our first Pirate's Day I had no idea they had a REAL cannon firing blanks every half hour. ( and neither did many others) When the first BOOM occurred several… Continue

This Labor Day weekend was a blast! Bandit was the only Doodle but all the hundreds of Goldens welcomed him. This year's theme was Pirates.
Here are some photos. (maximize your browser window)

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/22497439

slideshow
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/slideshow/22497439

http://www.goldstock2006.org/