I found it on the internet.....

Sometimes we search the web for events and they end up really happening and in this case it was a blast!
As our readers know, our dog Otto is a mini long haired Dachshund. We had heard runors about something called DachshundFestival and so we looked it up. It turns out that it happens twice a year, in the Spring and then the Fall. Dachshund lovers and owners gather under the arch at Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village and meet and enjoy each others' dog and some even come in costume! So FourPaw was there with us and we had a great time. There must have been 250 dogs there, and that's the long and short of it (get it, that's a Dachshund joke) At at 1PM on the dot after they handed out song sheets, we all sang "The Dachshund Song"- yes there is even a song about our wonderfully built breed. Here are a few photos. In one of them you can see Otto in his Fourpaw outfit with his sausage link leash.

Then we decided to go out to lunch which you would think is impossible with a dog, BUT most places that have outdoor seating areas allow you to dine Al fresco with your canine companion at your feet. Most places will happily bring you a bowl of water for your dog. Check out www.bringfido.com for help in this area in any city. It was really a great day. When we got home, the dog was tired....maybe that's where that saying came from. He just went to sleep on the couch.

On Sunday we got to clown up in Mamarroneck NY at a Yeshiva/day School's Israel@65 Celebrationwith the organization Areyvut (www.areyvut.com) and Pupperdoodle and I made balloon animals, I juggled and we generally goofed around with the kids and their families. Great weather for an outdoor celebration.

A very busy clowning, celebration weekend. I think there were more dogs at Dachshundfest than the number of balloon dogs I made on Sunday (its my best one) 

Next weekend promises to be another busy one. On Saturday the Kitchen Goddess takes the team to the American Cancer Society Bark for Life Walk in Queens, then on Sunday I take the team to the city for the Bark for Life Walk in Manhattan.  Otto may sleep for the entire next week! So might the kids!

until next blog.....

Keep 'em clean

Dr. Molar Magic