Bully Breed Splash Bash

This post is late, because I was hoping a friend would upload the photos she had taken from the day, however, she's lagging on the uptake on that...

On June 28th, Currey's Family Pet Care in Romulus, MI was the host for the 2009 Bully Splash Bash. All of the proceeds from this day chock full of fun activities when to Recycl-A-Bullz (a pit bull rescue) and the Dearborn Animal Shelter (more information can be found here). There were a ton of fun activities and games throughout the day, and from what I saw, it wasa HUGE success!

Howie and I got there a tad late, but we still got to join in on a lot of activities. We had joined in the "Most Kisses in 10 Seconds" contest, but Howie was more interested in meeting and playing with the other dogs to kiss my face. We got some in, but a little puppy around 6 months old was the winner of that one. We were too busy doing other stuff for the rest of the day that we didn't get to join in any other contests - but we had so much fun all the same.

We even got to try our hand at weight pulling, which is something I wanted to do with Howie, but didn't want to start him until he was over a year old. He pulled a couple times for practice, then we decided to join in their "fun match." Howie pulled 3 times, with a total of 336# (if I am remembering correctly), which was the cart plus 5 cinder blocks which is approximately and 5.6x his body weight. According to the American Pulling Alliance, this would earn him his "Excellent" title in weight pulling. He pulled because I asked him to, and we stopped before he stopped working for me. I was so incredibly proud of him. (At left, Howie with his weight pull medal!)

We will definitely be aiming for some weight pulling events! Next APA event is in Warren, MI on July 18th & 19th.

Afterward, we took a dip in the dock diving pool. He was getting so excited watching the other dogs, I thought he would dive right off the deck. He didn't, but he got right into the pool when he could just walk into it.

He was also the "neutral" dog for CGC tests.

We both came home very exhausted and a bit sun burned, but over-all, the day was very fun. Much thanks to Currey's Family Pet Care, Dearborn Animal Shelter, and Recycl-A-Bullz for putting on such an awesome event!