Hangin' with the Dogs

So we want to the big Dog Walk this morning and Homer and I both enjoyed it. It wasn't too hot and they had plenty of water stations. I don't know the total number of participants, but I did see race numbers in the 3400 range, so they probably easily broke the previous record.

It's bizzare to be surrounded by thousands of dogs. It was actually amazingly quiet since there was hardly any barking at all. This is typical Austin, too, since so many dogs socialize in parks and at outdoor concerts and other festivals. Homer didn't seem bothered by the strangers and let them feed him treats and pet him.

It was a three mile walk and I saw some dogs being carried or pulled on cart. But most dogs were big enough and in good enough shape to make the walk. There was everything there, from miniature dachshunds to Great Danes and Mastiffs. Of course plenty of labs and retrievers and the ubiquites mutts. As part of our packet we received a couple of Mutt Mits and most people were good about picking up after their dog. Although towards the end, you had to look where you were walking.

By Auditorium Shores they had a rest area where different Dog Frisbee clubs were showing off their stuff. Some of these dogs were amazing. Sure you can see dogs catching frizbees in any park, but some of these dogs were doing 360 turns in the air and some were doing complete head over feet flips.