Cutest Puppy -- Oh Yeah!

We took Cooper and visited the annual March for Mutts event on Saturday at our local park. This event raises money for Meals on Wheels in our area, as well as supports AniMeals, an organization that provides food for the pets of the citizens in our community that are served by Meals on Wheels.

We only took Cooper this year as we had a very busy day and didn't intend to stay very long. He needs the socialization more than the girls do right now anyway.

There were lots of dogs - BIG dogs - and Cooper soon decided that he preferred to be held up at a higher level to view them. I guess he didn't find their feet too interesting!

We ran into our good friend Marti Harris with her sweet little Papillon, Lucy. She was excited to meet Cooper as she had only seen him on Facebook!

Of course we had to go see P.J. and Bonnie. P.J. works as a dental assistant at Gladstone Family Dentistry and they were one of the main sponsors of the event. P.J. and Bonnie spent the day handing out doggie toothbrushes, as well as people ones. This is the only time that Bonnie's daddy lets her wear clothes. You can't tell, but she is wearing a Gladstone Family Dentistry tshirt. Cooper was happy to see Bonnie again as they all moved into their own place earlier in the week and do not live with us anymore. He was saying "Bonnie! Where have you been?!?!"

They held several contests and we entered the Cutest Puppy one. There were several entries, but we couldn't get any good pictures of the judging as there were too many people gathered around to watch. In the end the judges chose COOPER as the cutest puppy. He won a big dog bone and a lunch box full of other goodies and toys. He didn't seem too impressed.

I think Cooper must be hard to impress, as he wasn't even all that excited to meet McGruff, the Crime Dog. After one sniff, he knew it was just a guy in a costume. He looked at him like "I may be young, but I'm not stupid!"

We also were happy to see our friend Stuart Cullins there with his display of Waggin Tail Dog Biscuits. We love those guys and the great service they provide for people in our community. We had Cooper pose with the display, but he still has some learning to do to catch up with the girls in that department. The word 'stay' is just not in his vocabulary yet!

We had a good time, the rains held off for the day, which made everything much more enjoyable. Cooper came home and shared all his treasures with the girls and took a long nap.

This celebrity life is tiring for a little guy!