The Humane Society event of the year (at least for us dog lovers:) involves salt water souls of all shapes and sizes.  Blue-green water, cloud covered skies complete with a water spout, and nice surf made it a perfect day for all.  Lots of dogs with their kids in tow hit the surf this morning in the shadow of Pleasure Pier.  Most of the dogs were rescued from the Humane Society of Galveston, and they did us proud.  As you can see, it’s more about the heart than athletic ability.  The tiniest chihuahuas had the easiest time; it was almost unfair to the bigger dogs.  That surfboard provided a stable ride for the little half-pound pups, while the heavier ones had to finesse it.  Molly, the hands-down favorite cattle dog, took first, providing us with many rides from the second sandbar right on up to the beach.

I ran into my old friend, Trelle, who taught me everything I know about handling the rescues.  She had great advice on the best treatments for my 13 year-old rescue, Maui. I encouraged her to start a “dog diary” blog, and she promised she would very soon.   She is a fount of knowledge when it comes to all things dog-related.

We had charcoal-grilled veggie dogs for us animal lovers, fire crackers (ask me for the recipe), and Rita’s Gelatos donated cherry cola icees for dessert.  It all ended way too soon, can’t wait for next year!