Chihuahua Meet

Yes - that's Carmel and Gaston looking so delighted. This was their first Chihuahua Meet (and mine) and the theme was Western. A lot of the Chi's were all dressed up in some type of denim overall, bandannas, and other various costume, but there were a few, like my own that don't take to dressing up with good humor.

It was held at their day-care center - Canine Creature Comforts which is the major reason why we joined the group. We've not been to day-care in quite awhile, but we still go in and miss them. Hopefully we will be able to get back soon since it really does them good to mingle. Anyhow..... the meet started at noon and everyone just wandered around and chatted while the dogs played. Or, if you were Carmel and Gaston you stayed under my feet only to wander off briefly. Two of their friends from day-care were there - Bailey and Bandit - so they weren't all strangers.

Like dogs really notice or care? We spend so much time humanizing them we forget they are just dogs. So - back to the meet. There was a birthday and there was a doggie birthday cake. Which all the dogs devoured. The young woman who ran the meet made all sorts of doggie treats and had wonderful gift baskets for the winners of the best dressed contest as well.

There was a race held and the first time there was a false start. Carmel never really knew she was supposed to leave the starting point. She just kinda wandered around in a circle looking for me. The second time she and Gaston did actually leave the start - Gaston ran like hell - running over some of the smaller dogs to get to me - but he came in second! Carmel brought up the rear - no way she was going to RUN for anything or anyone. She was having a trying day anyway - too much excitement had her panting so much she was shaking and wheezing.

All things considered, they had a wonderful time and they were great with all the people there. No demon dogs today - they allowed people to pet them AND even pick them up. They came home tired and only too happy to go back to their normal routine of resting on the sofa. Once a month meets are enough for these Chi's.