On September 11, 2010, everyone who is anyone was at the Picardy Picnic. Our breeder-hosts, Vicki and David Duncan started this 1st Annual Picnic with a bang! The BBQ was great as where all of the delectable salads and delicious desserts brought by all Picardy families.
The Duncans organized an obstacle course - we were all timed of course. Zoë didn't win, but put in a respectable time of 44 seconds. The winner was "Superdog", Truman. Truman happens to be Zoë's uncle (and brother to Suede). I think he finished the course - leash-free, in 29 seconds.
Vicki and Dave have a beautiful property for this type of occasion. 'Picardy Park' is the perfect leash-free paradise for all of the Blues. I think that there were about 25 Blues present along with all of their lucky families. It was so great to meet and greet pups and adult dogs from all of the different litters. Vicki later estimated that she had about 56 pups come out of Brighthope Kennels. That is quite a few pups!! Vicki has much to be proud of. It was most definitely a beautiful group of dogs.
For Zoë's litter (parents Suede and Nola), there were a couple of her brothers and sisters there - including Henry. He and Zoë were the last two pups to be picked up by their new families. There seemed to be recognition by each of them and they got along quite nicely.
Zoë also won the prize - awarded by the Duncans for her "Hollywood Tail". Vicki was very impressed with our Blue's beautiful, feathery tail. The absolutely prettiest Picardy tail that they had ever seen. The funny thing is that we let Zoë select her own prize from the table. She choose a tough, squeeky toy. How long did this last? Well, lets just say that the drive home from Hanover lasted longer!!!! Figures. (Aside: Hey, Kim - we should've taken the towels!!!!)
The picnic ended wth great swag compliments of Bark & Fitz. Zoë's swag included a savory knuckle bone, some dee-lish doggie cookies (the squirrel cookie was the favourite), a jar of peanut butter treats and a plushie (she hasn't been given this yet). All in all, we had a great time getting reacquainted with old friends and meeting new ones. This Picardy family is looking forward to next year's picnic.
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| Picardy Picnic 2010 |
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| The newest Brighthope member: Baby "Coullah" |
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| "Suede" |
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| "Copper" (yes, he is brown) |
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| Those crazy tongues!! |
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Getting ready for competition   "Justy"  Brighthope Best Friends: "Marne" and "Ciron"   Naptime for little Coullah |
1 comment:
Great pics!
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