We entered Baby into a "Best Trick" contest after Mike and the kids spent no more than 24 hours teaching her how to jump through a hoop.
The stage area where the contests are going to take place:
Waiting for our turn in the contest:
The trick:
Waiting for the results:
Baby didn't win, but she should have! A lot of people came up to us and said she should have won, and her applause was by far the loudest. I think the judges knew one of the other contestants or something.
So, the kids wanted to buy her a shirt for being such a good sport. This is what they picked out:
We went to the car to eat some snacks, and play with the dog before it was time for me to start my volunteer shift.
Kaya humoring me:
The rest of the pictures are by Kaya:
Me with my volunteer backstage pass:
(My shirt says "Classy Lassie," and I think it was perfect for an event such as Woofstock.)
These are my favorite pictures, all of which Kaya took, of Mike and Baby playing:
Now Baby gets to rest a bit:
And now Baby gets to do her favorite pastime, which is climbing trees:
Kaya's a very good photographer, don't you think?
I have a video too of the kids and Mike practicing in the driveway with Baby and the hoop (tire) that she jumps through, but I can't get it to upload to YouTube. I will continue trying and hopefully post that too, as live and in action is really the way to see this trick. I still think Kaya did an excellent job catching the essence of it on film though. It's really neat to see the kids be so proud of their dog.
I declare Woofstock a total success. It was so cool to see all the dogs interact with one another, to see proud owners parade their dogs around and to talk to other dog owners about the wonders that is owning a dog.
