Cash had a wonderful time at the park. He even got a few presents! Lots of people and their pups showed, and Cash was in his glory.
Keely enjoyed focusing on one dog for a few minutes then the next, as she usually does. She was fairly smitten with Rocky.
I even got to meet
Gary! The minute I saw him I said "
For the love of the Jowl!" Glad you liked my cookies Gary! You are even more adorable in person, I didn't think that was possible!
In case anyone who was at the park and whose doggie got a taste of my gingerbread cookies, here is the recipe by Julie van Rosendaal (printed in
Dogs In Canada - December 2008 issue):
Gingerbread men
2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup dark molasses
1/4 cup water
1 large egg
2 tbsp canola or olive oil
1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and ginger. In a small bowl, whisk together the molasses, water, egg, and oil. Add to the dry ingredients and stir just until you have a soft dough.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out about 1/4 inch thick. Cut into gingerbread men or any other shape you like with a cookie cutter, glass rim, or knife. Transfer to an un-greased cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until firm. Let them cool on the cookie sheet, or turn the oven off and leave them inside for several hours to harden as they cool.
Oreo survived after she was intentionally thrown from a 6th story window. She was taken in by the ASPCA, who nursed her back to health, miraculously she recovered from her physical wounds. She was dubbed "miracle dog". Her emotional wounds, however, did not heal. That is when the ASPCA decided to kill her instead of giving her a real second chance at life. Pets Alive offered to take Oreo into their sanctuary. If she could never be rehabilitated from her emotional wounds, she would live her life out on the animal sanctuary. The ASPCA, knowing this option for Oreo, still chose death. 
I don't really understand why the ASPCA would take all the time and money nursing her back to health from her physical wounds and not try to also heal her emotional wounds, so I can only assume that they did... but I still can't understand why they wouldn't at least give Pets Alive a chance to give Oreo a second chance.
