8th Annual Carrboro Weiner Dog Day

We made it back from Richond today just in time to take Zelda to meet up with lots of wiener dog friends. I didn't get a chance to finish her costume but oh well. It was pretty chilly outside so we put her in her jack-o-lantern sweatshirt. I know there are a lot of people out there who don't believe in putting dogs in clothes BUT, small dogs have a much higher surface to volume ratio. That means that when it gets cold, they lose body heat a lot quicker than big dogs. I will admit, Zelda does have a couple of frivolous outfits, but on the whole her clothes are for warmth. I almost wish I had put her coat on or a t-shirt underneath because by the time we left the festival she was shaking. Her parents are push-overs so she ended up being held in my sweatshirt. There were lots of contests and we entered Zelda in a few of them. It turns out that our puppy classes and diligent training sessions have paid off. They had a musical sit, its like musical chairs except when the music stops you have to have the dog sit. The last dog who sits is out. Well, Zelda kicked all the other dogs' butts. She is the 2009 Musical Sit Champion! She didn't do as well in the Doxie limbo contest, where they have a stick and they have to go under it. At the end they basically have to crawl to get under and a lot of them try to jump over instead. She got close to the end but no cigar. We'll have to work on that one for next year. Our friend Tangi was there with her two doxies. Her female won the bobbing for weinies contest. They put three hot dog pieces in a little plate of water and the dog that ate their three pieces first won that round. It was pretty adorable. It turns out that when they lived in Florida Tangi's dog didn't drink enough water so Tangi would put treats in water so that she would get water while eating. She was a pro. We all had a really good time and Zelda was all worn out when we got home. The pirate won the costume contest, I think the skunk should have won, but you can decide for yourselves.

Limbo

Costume contest winner

My choice for winner

Tangi's kids

The winning sit