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Happy Mardi Gras!

Krewe of Barkus

I told you yesterday that Momma and I were off having an adventure. As promised, here are pictures! We went to an event called the Krewe of Barkus. This is a Mardi Gras-related celebration that our town always hosts on the Sunday before Mardi Gras. There are lots of doggy-related vendors out, but the highlight of it is the costume parade through the downtown Square! It's lots of fun, and everyone puts SO much effort into it!

There's always a theme for the costumes, and this year it was Animation & Cartoons. Want to see a few of our favorites? Here's a king on his throne.

And a soccer ball! (His peeps were all dressed like soccer players.)

The Honey-Nut Cheerios Bee!

Some super heroes. (I wouldn't want to be dyed green for my costume, even if I DID get to be the Incredible Hulk!)

Cinderella and Prince Charming. Sorry it's a bad picture, but they wouldn't hold still! Their momma was dressed like the fairy godmother.

Snow White and her prince had to put in an appearance too!

And Superman in his phone booth.

Wonder Pug!

Sometimes the whole family dressed up! Here are the Incredibles and their best pal Frozone.

Some people went really elaborate. Their was a pawsome float that was from the movie Up. See, they had the balloons and Kenny the bird with them.

And they even had Dug and his talking collar! BOL!

 As for me? Well, I was the handsomest guy there. Do you think you can find me?

We even found another Waldo there, so Momma had us pose together. I kind of liked having a mini-me!

But there's no doubt which of us was the handsomest!

 It was such a pawsome time!! We didn't win any of the costume prizes, but we still had fun. All the people were shouting out, "Look, it's Waldo!" during the parade. BOL.

 Don't feel too bad for Cinderella. She stayed home because she doesn't do as well at these kinds of events. There's a lot of walking for a gal her age, plus she gets really stressed out with all the strange doggies around. But Momma brought here a present! We found a grreat collar-maker, and Momma spotted a pink and purple collar with crowns on it! How pawfect. I also got a handsome collar with the Texas star on it. Aren't we gawjuss?

I sure hope your weekend was as good as mine! Happy Mardi Gras, everyone!

Lazy Sunday

Cinderella says it's a lazy kind of Sunday, so snuggle up to your blankie and enjoy! As for me, Momma and I are off on a grand adventure today. I'll tell you all about it -- with pictures! -- tomorrow.

Friday Dog of the Day: Schumie

Happy Foster Friday, everybody!! I love Fridays, because they mean I get to tell you all about one of the totally PAWSOME dogs available for adoption at Legacy Boxer Rescue. And boy oh boy do I have a grreat one for you today! Everybody say hello to SCHUMIE!

Poor Schumie had a ruff start in life. When we first pulled her from the shelter, she had a very heavy load of heartworms, earmites, a couple of nasty tumors, and yucky fleas, not to mention she was super-duper skinny. She just about broke her poor foster mom's heart! Schumie had to start treatment right away to deal with all those issues. She started with ear drops and flea treatment. She was going to get her tumors removed first, but it turned out her heartworms were SO bad, she was going to go into total heart failure if they put her under anesthesia!! So she had her heartworm treatment furst after all. It was a long, hard road for her, and her foster parents were so so worried about her.

 A lady doesn't usually talk about her weight, but just look at all the improvement from when Schumie furst came to us! Wow!

But you know what? Schumie pulled through everything just grreat! There were some skeery moments, but Schumie's a FIGHTER! And now she's ready to find her furever home. I know she has a VERY SPECIAL home waiting for her after all she's been through!

Schumie is 4 years old and a pawfect companion. She loves kids, dogs, AND even kitty cats! Basically she's never met anyone she doesn't like. She is house-broken and crate-trained, and she gives super soft kisses. She's the total package all right!! If you're interested in Schumie, just check out her bio page and fill out an application today!

 "Hey, Foster Momma? Do you think my furever family will find me soon?"

Frosty Paws!!

Guess what came in the mail the other day? It was... A BOX!!!!

Not just any box, of course. This was a box addressed to ME, which made it totally pawsome! Cinderella and I sniffed it good, and sussed out that it came from Benny & Lily!

There was a bag inside with a stuffy and an envelope. The envelope was addressed to me, but it said the stuffie was for Momma.

 Hmm. Well, it smells pretty interesting, but I guess Momma is allowed to have ONE stuffie to brighten up her sad life. (Can you believe she doesn't have any bones either??)

Inside the envelope were TWO coupons (one for me, one for Cinderella) for free Frosty Paws!!! YAY!!! Thanks, Benny & Lily, we love them! I'm so glad we won your contest! Momma promises that the next time she goes to the store, she'll bring home a box for us. Mmmm, I can taste it already!

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