Doggy Days Festival

Today the Newfie boys got to go the the Doggy Days Festival!   It was a little warmer than we would have liked, but it didn't seem to matter to Moose and Yogi.  They were very excited to visit with other dogs and take in all of those doggy smells!   The festival was very nice and was a big hit.   There were a lot of booths set up, some with rescue dog information, low cost pet shots, obedience classes, therapy and service dog information and training groups.  We got coupons for a Doggy Wash place that both grooms dogs and has a self wash area too!   We are wanting to try out the self serve wash.   They do have accomadations for big dogs like Newfoundlands.   They have some walk in tubs for the giant breeds and big dogs so that they will not have to be lifted.  Also available are grooming tables for big dogs.  Of course there were the usual booths with dog supplies such as collars, leashes, personalized tags and clothing.  Our Newfies got to meet a lot of nice dogs of all breeds.   They got dog treats from one vendor and Yogi used no manners at all!  All of his bad food habits come back to him when we have him out tin public.  We really need to work on that.  He is so good at home and will wait for ever for the okay signal, but he looses all consiouness about manners when a stranger offers him a treat.  Their favorite of course was George the Great Pyrenees.  He is pictured above with Moose.  George was very sweet and gentle and it was fun to see the two breeds side by side. 

Yogi stopping for a water break from the spicket.

A Visit to the Dog Park

Finally we have some cool weather here in Florida.  Moose knows what this means.  Instead of his morning outing in the yard and then off to find a quiet place to sleep off the day, he follows us everywhere and gives us the stare down until we give in and take him somewhere.  Yogi hasn''t figured out this cool weather thing should mean we get more daytime outings, but I'm sure he will catch on sooner or later.  Today we went to a dog park in a semi-rural area.   It was the middle of the day and we were the only visitors at the park.  The boys do not care, they are so happy to run around and sniff all the scents from the previous dogs.  A good time was had by all.  The temperatures remained in the 50s all day, it was great!  Boy was Moose a happy dog.  When we got back to the house he lay down for his nap, but the look of happiness and thankfulness  glowed from his face.  Moose is a Newfie of many expressions, and you can read him like a book.  Here is a photo of Moose pouncing through the park, slime a flying from the mouth, he almost looks vicious!

The weather should stay nice throughout the weekend.  There is a "Dogy Daze"' festival going on this weekend and we promised them we would go as long as it is not hot.  They are both looking forward to it!

Below is Yogi just hanging out enjoying the smells!