bumblebee dog at the Soulard Pet Parade

bumblebee
Originally uploaded by MBK.

According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the pet parade had 8000 dogs and ten times as many humans, but the "small and skinny" stayed home. MB reports that she saw no whippets, and few chihuahuas. Even dogs that were bundled up in blankets were shivering with the cold. This dog seemed to do fine, and had one of the favorite costumes. MB had used up her memory cards by the time the alligator dog and the Harry Potter group came by. But she did get the Harry Potter dog on her phone camera.

- Touille, small and skinny, who this year is hearing about the pet parade after the fact

8000 Dogs braved the cold weather for the Pet Parade..

parade-fireplace.jpg
Originally uploaded by bfelice.

This person's dog stayed home. As did I.

- Touille, who has no fireplace, but who stayed home in the warm bed during the parade this year

Mystic Krewe of Barkus Parade: herd of weiner dogs

parade-herd1.jpg
Originally uploaded by bfelice.

Here are the photos that MB's friend BFelice took at the Pet Parade on the very cold Sunday: barkus 2006

I haven't seen Nutmeg lately, but I am reasonably sure that she agrees with me: 20 degrees Farenheit is too cold to be hanging around the streets. The actual walking part was probably OK, because exercise gets the blood circulating. But I've had a lot of parade experience, and the walking lasts only a few minutes, while the standing around waiting to walk takes hours.

- Touille, a small elderly dog who prefers to wait inside a heated building, preferably one with a big comfy bed

Krewe of Barkus Parade in New Orleans

Mardi Gras 2006 photo album by DJMAGS.

I hope it was warmer in New Orleans than it was here in St. Louis, Missouri, for the Pet Parade. MB and her friend BFelice attended the Krewe of Barkus parade in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis, but luckily for me (and for Nutmeg, my best friend) they left us at home in our warm houses, while they braved the below freezing temperatures to watch and photograph other dogs as they marched through the chilly streets of Soulard.

Here are MB's photos from that frigid day: Soulard Pet Parade

- Touille, who has marched in many a parade, but who has now retired from cold weather parading

rZx & the dink

rZx & the dink
Originally uploaded by richardzx.

These two are raptly looking at something. I wish I knew what it was.

- Touille, a curious dog

Greetings from the Big Bed

hi cute touille
Originally uploaded by MBK.

MB took this photo of me as I was taking advantage of her absence from the big bed. When she vacates it, I can spread out and get right in the center of the bed and arrange the many blankets to my liking. MB calls it "making a nest."

- Touille, who has always been a "nesting dog"

Miesha... Too cute!

Miesha..Too cute!
Originally uploaded by Padrone.


Padrone, the photographer, was the one who calls the photo "too cute!" Of course a young sweet dog is cute. There is no such thing as being too cute. Cuteness is one of the tools that small dogs and puppies have to use so that we can obtain favors and food and attention from humans.

According to Padrone, Miesha had just had a swim in this photo, so her fur is still wet. At age 6 months, she is at the height of cuteness.

There are more photos of Miesha and other animals in this photo set: Miesha and Clem.

The dogs in this photoset all look really fine, but the cat(s) look somewhat crazed. I am not sure if there is one cat or several, but all the photos of cats show the mouth open and the eyes wide. And not in a cute way.


- Touille, a small dog who, although now somewhat elderly, is still extremely cute

Mickey

Mickey
Originally uploaded by Lida Rose.
The photographer, Lida Rose, says:

Taking a photo of a Siberian Husky is not an easy thing to do. They are busy. Very wired as they need to be energetic to pull sleds long distances. I lured Mickey with a rawhide bone into standing still long enough to take this photo. He is my beautiful, big boy.

You can see more of Lida Rose's photos of her pets and her daughter's pets in this photoset.

- Touille, a small dog who has never pulled a sled