That Puppy Looks Dead

Favorite quote of the day by an older gentleman in Villa Roma: "That puppy looks dead."  (He had fallen asleep in the waiting area)

Tucker would probably have agreed at some point, seeing as how we spent a few hot hours walking around the Apple Festival this morning. :) 

We have a new puppy at the house (Kalli), so Friday night, after we got back from a quick trip to the Festival, the two puppies played their hearts out.  Well, they did the same this morning, and then we took Tucker back to the Apple Festival for some more "exposure" to crazy things.  Kalli had already worn him out, we walked a lot, and it was hot - so it wasn't too long before Tucker thought it was time to go.  Although he may have played the pity card with everyone we passed, we really did make sure he had plenty of water, breaks, and that the pavement wasn't too hot on his pads. 

On a side note, we had an odd experience Friday night.  We wanted to eat downtown, and we decided on a restaurant called The Blue Note.  Well, before we asked to come in, we talked with the owner/manager? who told us how she used to be a puppy raiser for the dog guide school in Florida. (Clearly, I assumed she would be totally fine with Tucker)  Long story short, she went back inside before we asked the host if we could come in.  Confused, he left and came back several minutes later and said that would be okay.  Funny thing was, once we had been seated, we were completely ignored.  The owner and waitresses just walked past us again and again.  Once it was clear we were being ignored on purpose, we had a choice to make - stay or leave.  Mom wanted to leave to prove a point.  I wanted to stay to prove a point. ;)  I couldn't understand why they had even let us in if Tucker's presence was going to tick them off that badly. (He was asleep almost the entire time, by the way) In the end, we ended up staying, but it seemed to take forever.  The food was pretty good - the service, not so much. 

Anyway, at the festival, Tucker got to see...
TONS and TONS of people of all shapes and sizes.
A giant, inflatable, dancing policeman.
A giant stuffed dog.
A Lions Club vision screening van. ;)
Several kiddie rides (ie, a train in the shape of a caterpillar and giant spinning strawberries).

I thought he did a really great job considering there were times you could hardly move there were so many people, and there was food everywhere. 

Now, after playing with Kalli again, he's tired and passed out beside the couch. :)  It's been quite a busy weekend for the little guy.