Psst.. It's My Gotcha Day!

Today is my Gotcha Day, also celebrating my 6th Birthday since Mom doesn't know when that was. I don't feel a day over 3!

What I want for my birthday:

- A long walk to the beach

- A trip to the dog park

- A cheeseburger

- A Pup Cake from 3 Dog Bakery

- A sqeaky toy (you can never have too many!)

Today is My Gotcha/Birthday!

It's my Gotcha/Birthday today!

3 years ago today, Mom found me at the local Humane Society. They said I was about 2 years old, so that makes me 5 years old today. Aren't you impressed with my math skills?

As you can see, I was a bit skinny, when Mom first took me home. I was a stray, wandering the streets, so I hadn't been eating much. And I didn't eat much at the shelter either. Living in a metal cage didn't agree with me.

Now, I'm healthy and happy, spoiled pup - who takes many fun adventures with my Mom by my side.

I'm thinking Mom will be bringing home hot dogs or cheeseburgers or ice cream tonight for dinner... or maybe all three! [That's a hint, Mom.]

My Birthday and Mutt Strut Recap!

As most of you know, Sunday was my Gotcha Day. And since Mom got me from the Humane Society a year ago, she doesn’t know when my actual Birthday is, so we celebrated it on my Gotcha Day! I’m now 3 years old!

Mom gave me my favorite treat before leaving for church in the morning. Pupcakes from 3 Dog Bakery!




When she came home, it was time to leave for Mutt Strut!




Thankfully, we left really early, because the traffic was awful! It was so crowded! More than 10,000 people and pooches participated in the 2 ½ mile walk around the Indy 500 Speedway!



When we finally got parked, we checked-in, and walked around some booths.



Then, it was time to meet up with Mom’s work colleagues.




I wasn’t too sure about all of this. There were too many dogs and it was crowded. I stuck by mom’s heels and tried to hide most of the time. Plus it was hot!
But then, who showed up? My best pal Sandy!




Then, all of the sudden Gizmo was there! Two of my best friends from the dog park! So, I definitely perked up and was ready to go on our walk around the Speedway!




All of the parents thought maybe we should stick to the 1 mile track because of the heat, but we couldn’t find it. So, we just decided to try out doing the full 2 ½ miles.







We walked.




And walked.





And walked some more.





There were a lot of water stops along the way, but most of them smelled like too many other dogs. So Mom had to try to give me water out of my own bottle. Most of the time, I didn’t want any though. So Mom figured I was fine. Which I was. In fact, during the last half mile, I got my second wind and was bouncing around happily.




Then, all of the parents wanted to stop and get pictures taken when we finished the track.








I just wanted to get home.



All-in-all it was a great Gotcha Day! I even got a new toy that I attacked this morning when Mom was getting ready for work. Last night, I was too tired to do anything but sleep.