Paws for hope

Today we all went and participated in a local walk-a-thon to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. What made this one different is that the focus was not on the people but instead on their dogs. It was a dog walk-a-thon; owners and their pets walked several kms to raise funds from sponsors.

Some of you may be wondering how we did this since we don't have a dog right now! Well, Mateo and I met the president of the event and her dog a few weeks ago and after a long chat she asked if we would like to walk her dog since she would be busy with running the event that day. And so we did. The boys loved being around all those animals. It was a great way to 'window shop' for a future pet!

Here Momma took a picture of the boys, Maya who is a Bouvier des Flandres, and myself, before the walk. I think we have our choice narrowed down pretty well! When the time comes it will be either another Golden Retriever or a Bouvier.

The halfway mark of the walk passed pretty close to our place so Momma and Mikah snuck home because they were getting a little tired. Mateo and I went the distance and he even walked Maya a bit. The lady in front of us had a Scarlet Macaw on her shoulder who kept looking at us and squwaking which Mateo thought was pretty funny. The dog finally got fed up and barked at it and the bird must have got the message.

We had fun, did some charitable good, and got some exercise all at the same time. Next year we'll do it with our own dog.