Mardi Gras is Going to the Dogs

Krewe de Paws of Olde Towne

Today was parade day for Sabrina & Gracie~~

And boy did they have a great time!!

Gracie ready for the parade

Sabrina is ready too!

There were all kinds of creatively decorated floats

Lots of dogs in costumes

Big dogs (these dogs look big even when sitting down ~ they were REALLY REALLY big when they stood up!!)

Little dogs (this had to be the smallest dog in the parade and oh so cute!!)

Our two dogs (who of course were the cutest dogs in the parade!!)

And here are a few pics of our float

Sabrina spent most of the parade hanging over the side of the float and barked at all the BIG dogs.

They both had a fun time and we did too.

This was our second year in the parade and it gets bigger and better every year!

One of the best things about this years parade was that Amanda Shaw was our Grand Marshal!!

This is the crown that Krewe de Paws gave to Amanda

LOVE IT!!!

This was done by  local artists

Cooper - Stratton Designs

Amanda was so sweet!

She and her dog Gator had a great time with us!

And here is one last pic of Sabrina & Gracie in their float

Can't wait till next year~~

Maybe one of our girls will be QUEEN~~

A Dog's Life

What a fun day we had yesterday! Our 2 fur babies got to walk in a Mardi Gras Parade!! A parade for dogs!!

The Krewe de Paws parade was yesterday and we decided at the last minute that we would participate in it with our pups!! We had no "float", no costumes and no throws so we scrambled to get something together quick. I bought 100 dog biscuits and 4 bags of Valentine candy. The parade took about 1 1/2 hours to walk but we were out of throws within the 1st 20 minutes!!! We know now that we need a whole lot more for next year!! But we had such a great time!! Our dogs had a great time too!! Here are a few pics from yesterday~~~

Lining up to start the parade

A pic of the King and Queen

This is Macy~ last years Queen

And here we go!!!

Laura Buchtel (one of our favorite local meteorologist) was the Grand Marshall

Gracie and Sabrina getting a pre-parade treat before we got started

Sabrina liked it...

...see how she is smiling now!

There were so many people!!

I really think that they walked us instead of us walking them!

Local grocery stores will let you borrow one of their grocery carts to decorate and use as a float.

Gotta remember that for next year!

Gracie had so much fun!! But every time she saw a car parked on the side of the road she ran towards it because she thought she was going for a ride!!

Our baby (big baby) Sabrina. She got so much attention!! And way to many dog treats!!

Elaborate floats!

This one looked like a pirate ship

The theme was "Canines of the Caribbean"

There was even a horse in the parade!!

YES...A HORSE!!! 

And here is a group picture of the Royal Court

It was such a beautiful day for a parade!!

We can't wait to do this again next year...

maybe Gracie or Sabrina will be the Queen!

Maltese Madness!!

~My Maltese Babies~

Gracie

Sabrina

Can't imagine life without them!!

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