It IS awesome, isn’t it?

Last year, we went to one here in NC with our laid-back lab. I was *amazed* to see so many dogs in so little space getting along and taking a walk. Although I have to admit the synchronized poop-fest at the .75 mile corner was frankly even more amazing. :)

We’re going again this year, with both the old lab and the new rescue terrier guy. It may be a huge mistake, given his occasional leash aggression issues - but I’m hoping he’ll pick up on the vibe - or failing that, at least realize he’s WAYYY outnumbered.

My husband and I participated in the Humane Society Walk for Animals this morning, the largest in the country.

It’s so well attended that they held it in two parks in two cities in my area. When we arrived we were overwhelmed by the amount of folks who showed up with their animals to walk, I have never seen so many dogs in my entire life. They figure there are about 10,000 people who participate and about 5,000 animals. We even saw a ferret, a bunny, a few cats and a hamster. Teeny tiny dogs, dogs in wagons, generations of dogs, and dogs that could take you out in a New York minute.

And the dogs were thrilled to be out and about in the park surrounded by hundreds of other dogs. It was better than any dog show imaginable.

I think the best thing we saw was this large dog hopping along - he only had three legs. The woman told me that she worked at a vet clinic and the dog had been hit by a car and the owners were going to put it to sleep so she took it. He was having a ball and was just running along with everyone else.

All in all, they raised a ton of money, their goal was 1.2 million. And the nice thing is that all of it goes to animal needs, nothing to administrative.

We were probably one of the few folks walking without an animal but we didn’t think our cats would really want to go.

Thanks, Shelly, Gina, and Carole. I don’t want to be paranoid, but after a full seven days of feeding canned, I’m still pretty much ignorant about it, and don’t want to go back to the store and raise a fuss over something that might be totally normal. Apparently, it isn’t, so it’s going back manana.

Thanks very much, really!

Biased :)

Perhaps what has been bugging you is the same thing that has been bugging me in Miller’s testimony. He contradicted himself—-first saying they’ve been been in business many years (did he say something like 12?) and then he said he’s been in business since last fall. I’ve been wanting to read his testimony but haven’t had time. I’ve been in the process of packing and moving and haven’t had a minute to myself in days. We’ll be on the road all day tomorrow so I won’t have a chance to check it then either. You might want to look at this.

Negative :)

Okay, it’s back to Petsmart tomorrow, then, Thanks!!

Wish I could help but if you ever open wet food at any time and feel it smells bad or whatever, go with your gut. I can’t say I’ve seen that happen much, but even if it’s just bad food and not harmful, it’s not worth making your cats eat it.