Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida held its twenty-fifth
annual reunion at Parker Lake Park in Lakeland, FL today. Barbara is a foster
coordinator for the organization and very active with the group. For days in
advance she was filling 136 gift bags for all of the registrants. This morning
she left very early to deliver the bags and help get the venue set up for the
arrival of fosters, adopters and lots of dogs.
It is always a fun day, and this was no exception. There was
a food vendor, DJ, dog masseuse, and the DogLypics. Sea Scouts helped with dog
walking and selling of raffle tickets. There was also a silent auction of dog-related
items. For the most part all of the dogs got along and enjoyed the day. It is a
great opportunity for fosters to again meet the dogs that spent time in their
homes while awaiting their forever family. In many cases it is also a time for
the adopted dogs to meet dog friends from their foster homes. Our dog, Bella,
for example, got to spent time with Cooper who is a tripod living with her
original foster family. Only having three legs does not slow Cooper down in the
least. The two had a ball playing with one another. All in all it is a
wonderful experience.
The DogLympics gave the dogs a chance to show their stuff.
There were several events like the ball toss and agility course. Bella entered
two food related events and, considering her strong food focus, we had high
expectations. First was the Bobbing for Bisquits event and Bella was in a
three-way tie for first place. A bob-off followed and an over-coached
competitor narrowly edged her out of the gold. Bella was again nudged away from
the gold in the Popcorn Toss by the same dog with the over achieving human
assistant. She has since told us that she expects to focus on these events over
the upcoming year so that she can be triumphant in the 2017 rematch.
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| Bella took silver in two events! |
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