Second Annual Canines4Kids Dog Walk!

I really like walking in the rain, so the weather forecast did not bother me one bit, but mom & dad were pretty concerned. They had left the TV on and I heard that there were going to be a few hours on Saturday, May 17th, where the sun would shine and it would be warm. When dad came back into the room, I tried to tell him that it would all be okay, but when I speak (he calls it barking, I call it talking) he always tells me to “be quiet,” so I just shut up and let him worry.

But the Weather Channel was right-it was a perfect day for our Second Annual Canines For Kids Walk. We had one Golden, one Chihuahua, two Beagles and three Dachshunds (the most beautiful of all species, and I truly did look marvelous). After the Walk everyone, humans and canines alike, came back to my house and we had a great time playing, sniffing each other and pooping in the back yard. Our handlers took a million pictures of us and ate all the goodies that my brother Jeff had made. The favorite menu item was something called a “nine layer dip", which confused me since I swear that was also dad’s nickname in High School.

We all had a really great time.

And, not to forget the main purpose of the Walk, we raised over $3,100 for EcoTeach and the Costa Rican Humanitarian Foundation, so far, with more money still coming in and the San Francisco Walk not even scheduled until late June. Sundance is working hard out there, trying to get another canine or two to join him this year, so dad is pretty excited about that.

Brother Jeff, my “Blog Master,” will soon be posting pictures of the 2008 Walk so be sure to check them out (then you too will agree, I truly did look marvelous). Also check out the links to EcoTeach and CRHF as those humans are amazing in all the work they do in Costa Rica.

That’s it for now. Dad will be holding our donations until all of them are in and then sending the money to our friends in Costa Rica. I’ll make sure I write another entry after we have a final total as well as the decisions as to how our two organizations will be spending it. Raising the money is fun, but seeing how it is spent is really the best part.

Tail Wags and Licks,
Bismark