*Memorial Day Weekend *BASH* @ Findlay, OHIO Bark Park ~ *SUNDAY* MAY 25, 2008 ~

[shais_mom]

. My 4 dawgs were fasinated by the way we smelled walking in the door... bratwurst, burgers, a special mixed stew type thing Mary concocted (wow Mary... please send the recipe)

I wondered where the leftovers went!

[ramanth]

Phred ate shrimp!?!? NO WAY!

I missed the stew, but saw the leftovers in the bag. Post the recipe! It looked yummy!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Phred ate shrimp!?!?

NO WAY!

OH, Yeah!!

I'm an old *Shrimper* frum way back! (At least 5 years or so. )

I'd starved myself for the annual Fire Dept Christmas Dinner ...
tummy was *rumblin* for hours ...

Snowed like it was the Last Blizard befoe the End ...
Dinner was LATE arriving.

And the ONLY thing in the Station was the early arriving Shrimp Plates!
< Deep Breath > and LOTS of "Cocktail Sauce" helped 'em go down;
a beer chaser kept 'em there ...

Only took me about a half a dozen to notice everyone ELSE had lil TAILS left onna plate ...
My Plate had no TAILS ... was I doing sumpin wrong?

I suddenly discovered the Lil Dead Phish didn't taste nearly so vile iffin ya didn't eat the TAILS!
Trial & Error (and some careful observing) taught me where the dividing line was between
the edible part and the Tail ... another Beer and I was ready to go for another plateful.

So YES, I can do "Shrimp" if hungry enough or have a need to be "polite" ...
I just thought I'd sharpen my Shrimpin Skills on Sunday.
(Thank Heaven for KetchUp! I was gonna try BBQ Sauce, too; but ran outa room.)

/s/ the Shrimper

[4 Dog Mother]

A few pictures from day 2

Slick fixing her own dinner (aren't we nice to our visitors!)


Ashley looks like she is up to something but I don't think she is going to tell us what

Laurie Baker


Phred and Gini

[4 Dog Mother]

Andy decided to add new water to the pool - it totally fascinated Tucker



Had to shake off that water that got all over his head when he got too close

Oh look the water makes the ground muddy and fun to play in

[4 Dog Mother]

This is fun!

Sorry, Mom, I'm just a little wet and maybe a little dirty




Jackie Loo doing a trick for us all

Taggert cooling off


Dazzi & Pippi staying well away from the water


And that's it for this time. We really had a great weekend.

[captain]

[B]

Only took me about a half a dozen to notice everyone ELSE had lil TAILS left onna plate ...
My Plate had no TAILS ... was I doing sumpin wrong?

/s/ the Shrimper

Oh Phred!!!! You are so funny!!!
Sounds like you all had a blast. I must say, living over here in Australia, I look forward to your get-together as much as you all do. I love to see the pics of everyone, and the furkids.

Thanks so much for all the posts.
Will keep on checking for more pics.
Cheers
Michelle

[Cinder & Smoke]

Introducing the latest Pet Talk Memorial at the Findlay Dawg Park >>>

Our Three new Memorial Trees planted near the center fence and adjacent to
the proposed New mini-Pavilion scheduled for later this year.

First the Plan >>>



The NEW "Inside Pavilion" is the dark, rectangular box on the center fence
between the Time Out Cage and New Tree # 2.
It's marked "Proposed Shelter" on the drawing.

The Three New Pet Talk Memorial Trees are grouped around the Pavilion and Marked >>>

New Tree #1 is the Little Buckeye Tree;
New Tree #2 is the "Tulip Tree" to the north, near the center fence;
New Tree #3 is the (I forgot it's Name Tree), in the East Yard;
OLD Tree #4 is just marked for reference - it's between the Bulletin Board and the Cage.

The Little Dawgs (Bowser and Snoopy) claimed the Lil Buckeye Tree and settled in
under it's canopy. (Rumor hazit that a certain Tux Kat named Boots snuck in with 'em!)

Plenty of room for other Pet Talk Furry Angels to settle in with the Three Boys!
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The REST of the Story >>>

Details on the inside mini-Pavilion >>>



Major Features listed on the Right Side of the Drawing:
* Size = 12' x 20'
* Wood Framed with Shingled Roof
* Gravel Floor
* Room for two Picnic Tables
* Construction planned for Fall, 2008
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Tree Pix ~
The Three New Pet Talk Memorial Trees

Tree #2 ~



#2 is the Tallest of the three, a "Tulip Tree", it's the most northerly of the
three. Tree #4 (not one of ours) is to the left of the person carrying the pooh bag;
Tree #1, the Buckeye Tree, is the nearest tree to the distant right.

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PT Tree #1 - the Buckeye Tree ...
The Baby of the group - centered in this picture >>>



Photo taken from near Tree #2, looking southwest.
Hi, Jasmine!
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Tree #1 - the lil Buckeye Tree >>>



Looking north toward The Woods and the Center Fence;
taken from near the Bulletin Board.

The Buckeye's "Tag" >>>


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The pretty but (I still forget it's Name Tree) - #3 of our PT Threesome -
shading the Time Out Cage in the East Yard >>>



Camera east of the entrance gates, looking north.
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Tree #3 in the East Yard; Time Out Cage in the foreground >>>




In the foreground, The Bulletin Board, Old Tree #4, and the Time Out Cage frame
PT #1 (the Buckeye) and PT #2, the Tulip Tree.




Looking north-west, Old Tree #4 is close in, New PT Tree #1 is to the right.


The End!

[shais_mom]

Here are my pics -
I took less than 20!!
The nice local guy that took the group pics on my camera did a really good job!!
thumbs up for him!!



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[slick]

I'm home, very tired and Max is talking up a storm.

Tomorrow evening I'll catch up and see all the pictures. Ugh, I see I forgot to tell some of you not to post my ugly mug......

[Karen]

Too late, Slick, and we already know your mug ain't ugly! Give Max a kiss from us!

[shais_mom]

I'm home, very tired and Max is talking up a storm.

Tomorrow evening I'll catch up and see all the pictures. Ugh, I see I forgot to tell some of you not to post my ugly mug......

glad you made it home Slick -
next is Gini -
Good Luck Tomorrow Slick!

[gini]

It's me, I am home!

Severe storms in Dallas delayed the flight out of Dayton - and when I finally got to Dallas it was another long (and many gate changes later)
wait.

I was five hours late getting home - but I am here and very tired -
but grateful.

I will post more later - right now there is a bed close by that has my name written all over it.

And my critters think "I smell phunny" - who WERE YOU WITH???

xxoo TO EVERYONE

[pitc9]

Glad to hear everyone made it home!
I'll have my pictures posted soon.

[gini]

Slick and I made a list and we came up with the following count. Corrections are invited!

26 ADULTS
24 DOGS
3 CHILDREN

Aside from a head full of wonderful memories - one of my favorites is that little Dominic came over and sat down next to me...............and carefully selected all of the blueberries off of my plate and ate them.

I fell in love with all three of the children...............they sure did have phun!