Miro and I and fellow volunteer Wendy spent this morning at the Kirkland Petco store talking up the new dog park that will open in the new year. The Petco Foundation is the park's biggest donor, with the local store helping out by giving us table space. We were right next to a small-dog adoption event.
There were little dogs in pens, little dogs barking and squeaking, little dogs patrolling the aisles on leash....
Wendy volunteers for Greyhound Rescue and has two greyhounds but she likes little dogs, too.
She tried to put a Santa hat on Miro for a photo but he wriggled so much that this was as far as we got. He's just not a hat guy.
He did work hard to represent the kind of active dog that will enjoy an off-leash dog park.
Our table wasn't far from Creatures of Interest.
The ferrets tumbled over each other in play, then settled for a nap. Miro sniffed around their plexi-glass enclosure but seemed to know they were off-limits.
This is an adult guinea pig. The ears of the babies stand upright. They're the ultimate in cuteness at any age.
We raised a few dollars and gathered a few signatures for the
KDOG mailing list. Funny thing, though. People didn't seem enthusiastic about coming out to help spread groundcover at the park next week.
Socializing is such hard work.
