I think I am a dog person in disguise. I have 2 cats, but find myself secretly wishing they would follow me around. When I go places and others have brought their dogs along I always stop to say hello to the canines. I have always enjoyed the dog shows on tv and one day I just Googled dog shows. I discovered there was one coming to Harrisburg, so I put it on my calendar and took the boys.
They call me the snack lady. I live almost 3o minutes from everywhere and learned early on in my mom day's that a snack makes the ride go by much smoothly. So I have to tell you what it is like to take a longer trip with my boys. I try to pack many snacks so we can avoid pricey treats at the dog show, like $3 for a hot dog. Well as soon as they see me slicing the apples or popping the popcorn they are grabbing the snacks before we even make it out the door. Needless to say we ended up buying $3 hot dogs at the show. They seem to do really good at functions as long as they have something to eat. Hmmm, could I be setting them up for weight problems down the road?
We made it to the dog show. It was in Harrisburg at the Farm Show Complex. Good thing I had printed the program off at home, because they ran out when we got there. Plus things were not labeled the best either. There were certain breeds I wanted to see. Folks were more than willing to talk about their dogs and let you pet your dogs. It was a little different than what you see on TV, because on TV you are seeing the best of each breed. At the dog show each breed was having their own show.
We watched the Dalmatians, blood hounds ( I am fascinated by this breed ever since my brother Ben had one named Dixie) and the poodles. By then the boys were bored and ready for the next adventure. I was amazed to see the poodles getting ready for the show with combs and hair spray.
We finished off the day with a trip to Chocolate World. They have a little ride that tells you how they make chocolate. Parker loved it and wanted to go again and Preston was saying how he wanted to get off the ride in the middle of it.
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My kids require snacks as well- and we have major meltdowns if I neglect the food. It seems like two hours is about their limit in between snacks.
The dog show looked like a neat thing to see.
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