Raffles and Rangers and Rations, Oh My!

We doggies got a super invitation!!!
Friday, July 17
5pm to 7pm
Dog Day at the Park *
Bring your dogs for an evening of fun and education. We’ll discuss park regulations and sensitive wildlife
issues that all pet owners should know. Enjoy a free BBQ and raffle prizes. Meet at McInnis Park (350 Smith
Ranch Rd, San Rafael). Bring a leash.
And so many of us came to hear about the fate of our beloved McInnis Park. We'd heard rumors that a remote part of the field would be fenced off - and that this area would be the only place left here where we would be able to run leashless. And... it turned out to be just that! A Rumour - nasty thing! But some of our owners apparently don't follow the rules and could ruin the good thing we have here!
The rangers put on a rully nice shew! Doggie cookies for us and hot doggers and a great spread for our pawrents (which we all tried to get to and snarf... Most of us were unsuccessful!
But some of us were, like my lucky pal below, licking his choppers!
The picnic table pup crew - to be able to take in the view over the big doggers.
Below is my pal, Olivia - famous for her kissing scenes with Finnegan woohoo!
Squiggly one desperate to grab a potato chippie or two!
Guarding the babe here - good job!
So there was lots of meeting and greeting, reading pee mails and plenty of butt sniffing too. I had to get my secretary to add this cute poem by someone named Anonymous. Here goes. The Dogs' Party The dogs all had a partyThey came from far and nearSome dogs came by taxiAnd others came by car Each dog signed his nameupon a special bookAnd each dog hung his backsideUpon a special hook One dog was not invitedAnd this aroused his ireHe stormed into the partyAnd loudly shouted "Fire!" And in the chaos that followedThe dogs forgot to lookAnd grabbed just any backsideFrom off of any hook So that is the real reasonWhenever they meet or roamThey sniff each others' backsideTo try and find their own! Heehee.
You can see that we were provided a big pool for the likes of me and my big pals, then also a small pool, which you can't see. Very popular! Middle right is Finnegan, famous as Olivia's kissing beau. You can also catch pix of doggies hoping for food and also listening politely to what the rangers had to tell us.
After a nice swim and treat. We're all waiting to see if we won anything in the raffle!
Pacing around before said raffle, hoping to find bits and pieces of people dogs. There were some pawsome raffle prizes!
Hangin' out after the super picnic! We all get along really well together - our pawrents love that about this place - we pups feel very content and safe here.
During the raffle, Rangerdude pointed out the winners - like this!
Well, well, well! One of the first raffle winners was Sierra Rose! Here's her mom picking up her prize of a collar and leash! NICE!
While Sierra didn't get to actually join the party revelers, she was close-by in her vanmobile, surrounded by fans (both the blowing kind and the doggie and people kind too!). She was very happy to hear that she's won such an uber nice prize. Is she not the cutest thing you've ever seen?
Sierra being congratulated by a bevy of goldens, from top: Sierra, Olivia, Aspen and me! My number was called too - I won a fabu chicken squeaky that says it's practically indestructible. We're keeping tabs on that. Aspen also got a collar and leash, and Olivia won one of the grand prizes. Those rangers are very generous indeed and a great time was had by everypup and human! We thank the Marin County Parks and Open Space District for putting on such a great pawty for us all!
Thanks also for our own personal "Bark Ranger" tags! Woof!