Mardi Paws 2011

[Linda and Murphy]

Hi everyone,

Murphy here.  I had such a wonderful day on Sunday.  I wish you all could have been here.  It was our Mardi Paws parade.  (Mom says it’s a fund raiser for the Humane Society.)

Every year before I was in the parade.  (One year we even won..I got dog supplies and a free bath and some grooming stuff and Mom and the Krewe got $50! She said that made me the best son ever and that I bought drinks for everyone! ) This year we just watched. We got there early and I met some of my regular people from Saturday.  We were on the lake and we always go swimming there so I was really excited.  The people said they had never seen me be goofy before. WTD? I just wanted to swim.  But no.

We walked around and met a lot of people. Everyone wanted to know what I was. I think I need a sign or something. I got lots of hugs from kids and some old people.  Mom had our place for the parade all staked out. Right by the dog watering station. Then the parade started.  They started throwing me stuff!  A Frisbee, a tennis ball, a stuffed cheeseburger!  And I can catch. (Mom said I was scaring people though). 

After a while, I was hanging out at the big watering bowls because it was hot.  Mom said to back up because I was scaring the dogs.  Then they started throwing dog treats. WOW! Milk bones and some other kind and those really good ones, too. Did I mention I can catch? Mom was afraid I would get sick and kept taking them away.  Then this funny looking dog came along. Mom said it was a miniature horse, whatever  breed that is.  Mom asked its owner if I could meet him.  The owner said NO, he is afraid of BIG dogs. WTD?? Finally the parade was over and our bag was full. Then we walked through the crowd.  Some poor little dog lost his toy in the lake. I volunteered to go in and retrieve it. Everyone thought that was cool but they made fun of me walking in the water.  Hey, why swim when you can walk?

We walked to the end (me all wet and feeling cool) and when we got in front of the reviewing stand (mom thought the parade was long over) they wanted to know what kind of dog I was and announce it over the PA system…my name and everything. Then I had more fans. 

At the very end, there was a petty zoo.  First I met a baby lamb. She smelled good. (the owner was afraid I would eat her because my food probably had lamb in it)  There was a portable pen had a big goat and two big sheep in it. Some guy came up and was talking to my mom and she wasn’t paying attention.   I had my head all the way under the bottom of the pen (they smelled so good) but mom caught me and we had to leave.  I didn’t even get to play with the baby ducks! (mom didn’t think that was a good idea)

I hope you have dog parades where you live.

Your  pal,

Murphy

[F, Calla & Luca]

No parades here lately but the doodles got to meet some goats, at the petting zoo near a local farm store, the other day. Everyone sniffed each other throught the fencing with lots of curiousity and not one bark. The chickens got a bit excited when we walked by but no harm done. I was very proud of the dogs.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

This sounds like the BEST Doodle day ever!  I wish we had a Mardi Paws here.

[Gail+Kathleen,(Sydney+Olivia:)]

PICTURES PLEAAASSSSEEEEE. Too cute!!!