*Memorial Day Weekend *BASH* @ Findlay, OHIO Bark Park ~ *SUNDAY* MAY 27, 2007 ~

[Karen]

For those of you who weren't there, the girl in the photo with me is Lucy (the chihuahua/pug) and Brutus (the rat terrier)'s mom. She isn't a Pet Talk member, because she can only use the computer at the library, and it's set not to allow people to join forums. So she just browses Pet Talk.

And while we were the first humans there. See Paul's robin photos for who was there before us!

As you can tell by the photo, if you ever want to feel like Queen (or King) of the World, bring beef jerky to a dog park! Other treats work pretty well, too.

And Angie, we thought of you as we passed by Norwalk on the way home!

(I haven't downloaded all my pictures yet.)

[ramanth]

I forgot to bring my camera to work to upload photos!!

I beg forgiveness.

[k9krazee]

I think we'll let it slide this time Kimmy

Paul, the Robin pictures are fantastic!!

[4 Dog Mother]

Angie, I can't figure out how to see your pictures either. The ones you posted were great but I do have to defend my granddogdaughter (Sadie) - she would never be willing to take part in any inappropriate behavior.


Paul - those robin pictures are wonderul! I forgot all about them and never did try to get any pics of them. Thanks for doing it for me.

Everyone's pictures are wonderul - what a great time we had!

[shais_mom]

fabulous pics Paul!

[pitc9]

Wow Paul, you got some GREAT shots of those robins!

Karen, I'm glad you thought of me while you were passing Norwalk! I'll have to show you around the town one day!! I know it VERY well now!

Diana- I never once thought Sadie was that type of girl...doing that in public and all.

Wow... I'm not the last to upload pictures!
We'll be waiting Kimmy!

I'll go fix the link to my pictures now...

[shais_mom]

loved your pics Angie!
I am so glad you came, wish I could have talked iwth you more tho,
I must have been having a swiss cheese brain moment.
So sorry.
I hope you don't wait so long before coming back and the next time I hope you don't take such a scenic route, and I do hope you and Seirra enjoyed yourself!!!!! ( I apparently HOPE a lot) I talked with Gini on Monday and she just couldn't get over how gorgeous Sierra was!!

I was looking @ my alblums was it really 2003 since you've been there?
wow - I was thinking like 2 years not 4!!

[pitc9]

Staci - 2003... wow, that was waaaaay too long ago! I promise not to stay away for so long again!
Yes, Sierra and I enjoyed ourselves greatly! Can't wait to see you guys again!

I think Sierra had the most fun trying to figure just what Lucy was!!
Oh she was so funny! Maybe she thought it was a new squeaky toy!

[pitc9]

OMG.. I forgot I took a (short) video of Lucy!!
Make sure your volume is up!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Q-dHEuN20

[Cinder & Smoke]

HI, Ebberbuddie!

SmokeMuttz, your Dawggie Korrie-Spondant reportin onna Annual Memorial Day Sunday,
Findlay Bark Park Gathurin an 2-Legger FoodFest!

Dad tossed us a curve on Saterday an started da Kookie Bake aftur lunch??
We'z fearful he wuz goin summwheres wiffout us ... but he started loadin da Treet Pouch an
warshin allua Kookin Stuff ... sure sines uvva PT Gathurin inna makin!

Stopped fur a Bagga Bunz an Ice ... headed West ... Lookin GUD!
Wake us when we get there, Dad ... "Zzzzzzzz" & "Zzzzzzzzzzzzz".

OMG! ~ DAD! ~ Ya missed da Bark Park turn!
Cinder woke up inna *panik* when we *missed* da Second Bark Park Turn ...
WHERE are we goin??

"Pizza Hut"?? Smellz GUD, Dad! Pass a kupple slices back here.
OH ... not till we "check in", huh?

HEY ... this izza Rent-a-Bed place ... we'z Kampin In, tanite!
We wuz "almost quiet" whilst Dad tooka hike fur a bukit of ice ...
just sum LOUD Whimperin & Whinin. Dad wuz a lil "breathless" by da tyme
he popped our door open an *hushed* us up!
Pass da Pizza, Dad! ... Awwww, NUTZ! ... He remembered to pack our Krunchies.
(We DID get sum Pizza Rinds fur desert!)

We did an Outie an Dad jumped inna Fallin Wadder Klozit - steamed up da whole 'partment!
Kingy-sized BigBed ... seemed Wun Dawg short. <sniff> *MISS* ya, Bowz!

Golly ... Iz he EVER gonna wake up?... It'z gonna be DARK again affore we get goin!
Diss is da Place, Cinners!! ... We know diss lil Rickity Bridge ... turn Left, Dad ...

Now Right ... *YIPPITY* -*YAPP* ... we'z HERE!!
Lookit ~~ Missiz Mayor an her Sidey-Kicker, Mr. Paul, are here!!

Dad unloaded allu Stuff whilst we jogged around a while, waitin fur da Gang ta show up.
Purdy soon mosta da Gang wuz here, an we all went inna Dawggie Park fur sum *Rompin*,
an *Chasin* an *RASSLIN*!

Found sum New Faces inna krowd ...
Kia brung her New Bruder along ... Mr. Chipper ... a super-Friendly lil guy!!
And they brung a kupple Guests inna bus ... Jack da Labby Boy, an Sister Shadow,
a BIG, Friendly, Rottie Gurl ... an their Mom - Cutie Pie Miz Ashley.
Local FurKids - tiny il Lucy an "big" Brudder Brutus were a *HOOT* ... took NO guff frum
ANYbody - no matter what their size was!

Sum *missin* PTers showed up ... Sierra brung her Mom, Angie, back aftur a long absense.
Sierra sed next tyme SHE's gonna drive ... got tired of drivin 'round Norwalk fur hours.

We "lost" a few, too ... no thanks to da NASCAR folks!

Da Dawggie Treets were just *PHAN-tab-U-less*!! ... Super YUMMIE!!
Lotta Home-Built treets ...

* Staci made Yummie-Balls (dunno what they were, cept GUD!);
* Pat made Dawg Cookiez;
* da Mayor made combo-Kookies - gud fur 2 AND 4-Leggers (Chipper Approved & Tested!)
* da Mayor brung Hoomin-Grade Beef Jerky ... WOW!! Wuzzat GUD!!
* Pat brung Wadder-Mellinz fur da 2-Leggers ... Ole Chipper thunk da RINDS were a delli-kassie ...
*** Krazy Mutt musta ate his weight in Mellin Rinds!

Da 2-Leggers made out purdy gud, too! ... 'Nuff Food inna Pavilion to feed a small Army!
Dad tried to "pace" hizzelf ... just a "lil bit" of EBERYthing ... he thinks he made it this tyme!
Only thing he missed wuz da ?? "Monkey Bits" ?? ... he thunk it wuz a DAWG Munchie!
Home-Built Saladz were great; Straberry-Pretzil-Krunch (by Staci) wuz a Killer, too!
Anna 4-5 Dawg Mom Browniez?? ... YUMMIE is da wurd!

A *BIG* *Tip-o-da Hat* to Chef Mr. Le Carl ... anudder EXCELLENT tour of duty onna Stove!!
Otta get him an O-Fisshul PT Kookin Aprin ta wear. An mebbee wunna thoze Stove-Pipe White Hatz, too.
Really NICE ta not have ta wurrie iffin da Burger is gonna "Mooo" atcha or taste like a Charkoal Brick!
Take a BOW, Chef!!

Back inna Dawg Park fur more *Rasslin* an *Runnin* ... and Treet Tastin!

Affore we knowed it, wuz gettin *dim* outside ... hadda start packin up.
Sed "See ya'll Next Tyme to ebberbuddie"; swapped take-homes;
called a few back ta pick up their Stuff ... sed G-Bye & THANKS to da Mayor & Paul ...
an we headed fur a crash onna Rent-a-Bed aftur an Ice-Run anna pit-stop at Wendy's.
Dad got da Chikin Salad Thingy an we gotz Junior Cheezie Burgers wiffout da salad on top.
(SUMbuddie had trubble "kountin" Krunchie Baggies ... 3, no - only 2 Dawgs; timez 4 mealz
onna road = 8 baggies needed ... an he fillz up FOUR!

"Home" fur Supper inna Room, Dad <buRPs> an jumpz inna Fallin Wadder Klozit ...
more steam; an he'z hoppin inna BigBed ...
HEY!! ~~~ Summa uz need ta go OUT, ya knowe!

"Oh, KRAP! ... why dincha re-mynd me!?
Wanna jump out da window?"

Uhhhh, not REALLY! ... We'd prefer da steps anna DOOR!
You kuld just run along in you not-so-muchies ... Iffin you're lucky, nunbuddie will wander past.
Phunnie thing, he decide to get dressed ... We sure *spoil* him by self-walkin ebery nite at da Ranch!

Oh:Brite:Thirty inna mornin ... <RINNNNGGGG> ... <RINNNNGGG> ...
Uhhhhh, Herrow???? ...
Ohhhh, HI, Mom/Gramnom/Diana ... NOOOOO, we'z up ... we'z up ... we'z up ...
Uhhh ... what TYME izzit?
OH, Yeah ... NINE a-klock ... ( ) ... jest layin here watchin da TV ...

WHUDDA Load a B.S.!! ... She raized Three Kidz, Dad ...
she kan hear B.S. while you're just THINKIN it!
So ... we got till NOON ta make it to da Park ... fur Page Two, huh?
Whut Tyme ya want us to RE-awaken ya, Dad?

We wuz sorta-up by 10 ... packin up whenna Maid *HAMMERED* onna door!
Ya shudda HEaRD da Burgler Alarm Cinder let out!! YIIPES!! She totally ignored da No-Bark Collar!
"HEY - You Guys stayin anudder day?? ... NO?? ...
(Under her breath we tink she sed: "Then Get OUT!"
We hussled it up a bit!

Made it to da Park by 11 a-klock ... an sumbuddie had grabbed #7.
We scoped out across da Road --- nice shady spot wiffa Table anna Kookin Grill ... SOLD!
ALL FIVE of 4-5 Dawg Mom's FurKids piled outta da Bus ... wiff Carl & Diana taggin along.
Next in - Keegan haulin Miz Staci ...
*Missin* wuz Star & Sherman - helpin Mom haul Junque ...
*Missin* wuz Gabbie anna Blonde Gurl, Carrie --- chazin a Golfy Ball through 18 Holes inna SUN!
... when she finally called she sed she wuz about to have a Sunny-Stroke!

MORE Food, More Deserts, a few <BuRRPz> ... and we headed fur da Dawg Park.
Lil Lucy an Brutus brung Mom back again ... so we all did summore *Runnin* & *Rasslin* ...
till we decided it wuz gettin HOT inna sun!
Page Two lasted till 5 a-klock; then it wuz tyme fur {{{HUGS}}} an G-Byes ...
till we come back fur PawzFest on the 10th!


We made THREE Stopz onna way back to da Ranch ... Chief Pilot had trubble keepin boff
eyeshades opin atta same tyme! Thankfully Miz Staci called onna Cell-Dingger an *talked*
da Pilot into stayin semi-alert.
HOME at last ... BigBed, here we come!

THANKS to ALL who showed up an made it a **PHUNN** Gathurin!!
Iffin ya *missed it* ... SHAME on ya!! --- Try ta make the Next Wun ---
on LABOR DAY SUNDAY - September 2, 2007.

PICTURES??
Sure - all "developed" an "printed" ... we'll pop a few up inna next block!!

Happie Dawg Parkin ...

/s/ SmokeMutt, Dawggie Korrie-Spondant



Edited to *fix* a Gender Error ...

[Cincy'sMom]

Smoke-Mutt, nobody quite tells the "tail" like you do! Another great report!!!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Cinder tries to *levitate* a treet out of Kimmy's pouch;
Chipper tries the *drool* & *STARE* method ...
(OMG! ~ There's a lil SmokeMutt Noze stickin out in the middle, too!)

Carl, Diana, Amy, Sherman, Pat & JoJoe >>>

The Mayorial HandPaw upon lil Lucy (a Local) >>>

Ralph offering Lucy a Treet >>>

Diana, Paul (sorry Paul, the darn tree *moved*) and Kimmy;

Shadow patiently waiting for a Staci Yummie-Ball >>>

That's MY Boy!

Smokey shows his *Jump* & *Snatch* technique >>>

Humpin Fool Jack, and Momma Ashley >>>

JoJoe dials in an image ...

HEY, Bud ~ We're all gonna *MISS* You!!

Diana, Pat, Angie & Ralph;

Sherman, Star, Sierra, & Jack >>>

SmokeMutt hazza *chat* wiff Bust Buddy, Mr. Ralph ...

No Wonder that Child *TALKS* all the time, now!

Better "post" this affore sumpin "happinz"!

MORE commin up in the next block >>>>

[lbaker]

and then? and thennnn? sumpin happinz??

[Cinder & Smoke]

Bowser made an "appearance" ...
Dad brung the Zippy-Kat Portrait,
And then we had Mayor Karen's BUEATIFUL hand-sculpted Bowser Cookie ...
still can't make myself *chomp* on him!
Note the *GRINN*, the *waving* Tail, and the SHORT Legs! ~ Bowser to a Tee!

The Jerky Line: Cinder, Smokey, Kia, Chipper and Spot;

The Lab Couple - Jack and Sadie, *snuggle* in the background >>>

Politeness Rewarded ~ Sierra gets a Jerky Byte!

"Proud Momma" Angie watchin Sierra take her treet "Gently"!!

Does it appear Mayor Karen's Jerky Treets were a **HIT**?

It's a *RAID*! ~~~ The LAW, in the form of the Friendly Ranger,

dropped in for a Pass Check and to say Howdie!
We must have passed the Check - kuz nobody got hauled away in Handcuffs!

Monday Visitors!

Staci's Maw & Paw dropped in on the way Home from their Cottage in Michigan ...
They NEED a DAWG ... here's Mom *snugglin* with Lil Lucy ...
Dad could use a good Ball-Fetchin Keegan Twin!

The REST of the *snappies* are on our ImageStation Album >>>

" '07 Momorial Day Sunday at the Findlay Dawg Park" located at:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2091592100

**Enjoy**

/s/ SmokeyMutt

[Cinder & Smoke]

*Click-Links* to all the Photo Albums posted so far
for the Findlay Memorial Day Gathurin ...

Has MOVED to Post #288 ~ (6/05/07) ~ With another listing added.