Barkus parade

Barkus Parade 2009. This was actually Lily's second Mardi Gras parade but I forgot my camera at Little Rascal's. We took Louie and it was tough. He wanted to smell and stop everywhere. I was reading last night how important the socialization phase is to Lab's up to 12 weeks. You are supposed to expose them to all kinds of stuff. I think he was exposed to everything o the list in one trip to the French Quarter. Isn't this little hot dog cute?

So many of the people walking in the parade with their dogs stopped to take a picture of our little girl. She was hamming it up for the camera.

There is Louie, eating one of his many treats that were thrown to him by the dogs on parade.

This little one was out. I wish we had a wagon for Lily, Maybe next year she will be old enough. I doubt Louie would ride along side her though.

A salute to the Oscar-worthy movie

"Throw me something Mister"

The theme was "Batmutt". How stunning is this joker?

Louie met his twin. He wanted to play with everyone he met. He especially liked his fellow labs.

How cute is this Tin Man. I think we are due for a Wizard of Oz theme.

I could not get a good shot of the doge but the humans looked dressed for the part.

For those who are not familiar, Barkus is a canine parade with a different theme every year. These costumes cannot begin to describe the hilarity and creativeness of the owners. We had a blast. Cannot wait for super weekend.