Yesterday, Toby, Ed and I went to the Reindog Parade at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. (Fox doesn’t like this sort of event, so he stayed home.) Basically, it’s an excuse to dress up your dog (and, sometimes, yourself) and take your dog to the Gardens, the only day they’re allowed.
Victoria Stilwell of “It’s Me or the Dog” was our emcee. (I’ve never seen the show, but I hope to catch its next season.)
There were more than 100 dogs in the parade.
Hey! It’s Toby!
Victoria said that Cavalier King Charles Spaniels make excellent Reindogs. A judge agreed, apparently, and took his photo.
Here’s another Cavalier. We saw six or seven throughout the day.
This gal won an award.
As did this dog.
And this one.
Lots of other dogs won as well, including a group of rescue dogs who, along with their humans, dressed as the folks from A Christmas Carol. They also took the Best in Show prize.
After the parade, we put Toby in a Santa hat for a few minutes.
Then we looked at some of the other sights at the Garden.
All of the photos from the day are on my Flickr page in their own set.
If Toby’s up to it next year, we’ll take him again. And if he’s not, we’ll go without dogs. It was that much fun.
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That looks like such a fun event. Definitely worth repeating!