Bark in the Park: 2 Paws Up!

Saturday was Bark in the Park. What a great day it was! The sun was shining (was a little hot but thank goodness for pavilions and tree shade!) and there were tons of dogs with their humans. Faithful pet owners and animal lovers helped raise $72,000 for the Humane Society of Tampa Bay! There were many sponsors and vendors booths set up advertising their pet-friendly products and services. Lots of freebies given away too! Polly racked up on treats and a bunch of new toys and I scored a few coupons. Sara even got a free t-shirt! The mobile adoption van was there with several dogs from the shelter that volunteers walked around with "adopt me" shirts on. There was a costume contest (cutest outfit and owner look-alike); dog bathing station, dog treat hunt station and so much more!

I helped out at the dog treat hunt station. We spread hay down and buried treats all in it. The dogs loved it! And once Polly realized there were treats in the hay that's all she wanted. I'm surprised she didn't get sick that afternoon with all the treats she ate. She didn't even eat dinner that night! Polly was so well behaved that day. She sat on the picnic table without her leash attached just chilling. She was VERY attached to Sara. If Sara moved more than 3 feet away Polly would stand up and start crying. Polly is usually a social butterfly wanting to make friends with everyone. At first she wasn't too sure what was going on. Once she realized that all the humans were trying to give her treats she opened up some. She wore her shirt that says "Cute on the outside, psycho inside." Everyone loved her. It took her half way thru the event to sniff other dogs. Sara and I were so proud of her. I still can't get over how well behaved she was. No one will ever believe us now that she really is a psycho dog at home. lol.

Dogs hunting for treats

(Lisa: Sara wore your shirt there!)



This is Polly and Monte. Monte is a Basset Hound owned by a lady from the shelter. He hung out with us at the dog treat station. Both of them were being camera-shy.


Dog bath station: Polly was not thrilled about this one.


I even ran into a friend I haven't seen in a long, long time! She happens to volunteer at the shelter too and got put in the same station! It was a wonderful day and am already looking forward to next year!