Petpalooza And Family Meetings

Yesterday was a fun day.  We started our day like any other day--Coffee, robes, internet, and all the stuff that makes a Saturday morning to be the treasured time that it is.  Then we went to the annual event that happens down at Game Farm Park in Auburn:  Petpalooza.


We didn't go last year but did have the pleasure of being present at the first one two years ago.  This year's event was much bigger.  Now it's covering practically the whole park, and that particular park is one of Auburn's biggest!
It was all the things we've come to love about Petpalooza.  The event is always mostly dogs.  Dogs of all shapes, sizes, and colors.  There were dogs that were costumed, and dogs that were just accessorized.  Hair that was poofed, braided, painted, and trimmed to be a reflection of the owner's taste (or lack thereof).  Some were carried, and some were big enough to carry the owners.  There were lots and lots of vendors hawking their wares and giving out samples.

There is always a lot of activity when it comes to the Frisbee competitions, and catching a picture of that kind of action is a challenge.  We ended up taking a few hundred pictures of that action just to get a few good ones.  Tricky stuff for amateur photographers!

There is always more than dogs, however, and this year was no exception.  Although there were very few pets other than dogs, we did see a goat, a couple of Llamas, a couple of ferrets, a Cockatoo, and a boa constrictor.  There were also the ponies in the Pony Ride, but they didn't count.  There were also a couple of bus-type vehicles with kittycats in them.

Sarah was there snapping pictures too.  She was sitting with her mom and Noelle and their dogs.  While Noelle's dog, Shadow, was very well behaved, Teresa's dog was not.  I was uneasy with the lack of discipline she gave the dog.  He was drinking out of another dog's bowl, and snapped at a guy that walked by them while they were sitting on the bleachers.  It was dangerously close to an actual bite in my opinion.  That dog needs work.

It was basically a "two-part" day, with the first part being our time spent at the event, and the second half of the day was a family get-together at our house.  Some "newly-discovered" (good ol' Facebook) members of Sue's family came up from Fresno to meet people in the area.  They are cousins of Dane and Keith I think.  If I have it right, Casey's dad and Keith & Dane's dad are brothers.  Anyway, we had a good time last night hanging out around the fire pit in the back yard and cooking dogs and burgers.  The day's weather got kind of "iffy" and actually rained shortly after they showed up, but when it stopped it never started up again so we were all able to enjoy our event outside like we hoped.