Monday, November 24, 2008
Walk to Save Animals '08

On the 15th of November we attended the Arizona Animal Welfare Leagues' Walk to Save Animals. This year we had lots of friends join us. My human Myra was there, as was here friend Lisa, her roommate Ivy, Preston and myself. Gretchen came with her dog Annie and friend Holly. My humans Aunt Glenda, her daughter Dawn and her daughters' dog Smokey also joined in the fun. It took 2 cars and one van to get us all there but we made it just in time to stand in a line that wasn't moving anyways. The folks running the event were either starting a little later than usual or just weren't prepared for the massive turnout this year.

Each human was given a goodie bag and a ticket for a hotdog. Then we darted from vendor to vendor picking up their free goodies as well. Normally the goodies abound and our bags would be stuffed tight, but not this year. In fact we were all a little disappointed in the free goods because of the last of treats and food snacks.

We watched a few demos, chatted with a few people, then with all the chaos thought we had missed the start of the walk, so we headed out to the start line and beyond. We walked the 5k walk this year and when we were on our way back (it's a big loop – this walk) we finally saw the start of the actual walk getting under way. Ok so we jumped the gun a little but we also made it back in first place. Not that it was a race to begin with oh well.

The humans all walked at different speeds so my human and I scooted around taking time to walk with and chat with everyone. Preston spent most of the walk itself with Holly, she really likes him and he liked to walk at her speed anyways. Being a puppy however he did tend to get distracted and nearly drag Holly off the path a few times while trying to catch a leaf blowing in the wind.

After the walk Glenda, Dawn and Smokey left due to other plans for the day. The rest of us got in line for the free hotdogs. Preston joined me at the scooter once again so Holly could relax without fear of being pulled over. Annie was also hooked to the scooter to give Gretchen a chance to relax as well. Lisa procured my humans hotdog since she was now in charge of holding all us dog. After the humans ate their lunch they all decided to get funnel cakes too. Not only was I forced to behave and not beg for a hotdog I had to sit patiently while a dusting of powdered sugar rained down over my head. That was just not fair.

Once fed, the humans decided to head home where Preston and I slept most of the rest of the day and the night.

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