The picnic was a BLAST!!! I wish more folks had been able to come out...but we were having too much fun to miss you...AND we made some $$ for the hounds. Katie B. came out and told us how after she met the greyhounds at the mall she decided to put out donation jars for greyhounds. She collected a nice sum for donation. I am impressed with her initiative. Speaking of which thanks of those who rounded up the donations for the auction. As soon as Run was adopted her new family started asking for donations and they rounded up some great gift certificates...Thanks Jen!! Also in the crowd was Amber, a referral from Jen...love that new adopter enthuasiam!! Amber just turned in her application and came out to meet some of the available hounds...it wasn't long before she and Merlin were swooning...she is anxious to have her home visit done so she can ADOPT. Foster dog Ducky made the debut of her adorable collar that has little rubber duckies on the fabric. Thank you to Ducky's Auntie Glenda at Collar Closet in NJ. She also donated a couple of cute collars for the auction.

The auction was well stocked with a variety of things, a nearly new complete dell computer, gift certificates, artwork, dog coats and even a cherry pie!! Kathy B. brought her insanely wonderful red pepper jelly. Trish brought some wonderful pendants handcrafted by her son who is a glass artist in Bozeman and she brought Stroopwafle cookies....YUM...a new addiction!!! I made some wild colored socks with a matching fleece dog coat for the auction. Remember those black light posters that were popular in the 70's? This is where the fabric got inspiration for it's colors, black background and wild oranges, yellows, blues and purples. Somehow in Brent's effort to raise the bid he said something to the effect that for a price he would model those crazy socks...then it became for $50 he would wear them the rest of the day. Bek was trying to rally the crowd to throw in together and come up with the money. Then out of the noisy banter came Lou Elmore's quiet steadfast voice...."I'd like to see that...I offer $50!" The bidding ended and Brent pulled on the socks while Lou looked on with eyes dancing. Judy was thankful there were only socks and not any underwear in the auction!! But that is another story....a true story...better left for her to tell. Then came what I thought might be the saddest part of the day....the stained glass that had graced my window for a couple of days came up on the auction block. All my hopes of them forgetting it were dashed. The bidding took off and as it slowed I jumped in. When it ended I had the winning bid!! WOOHOO!!! The stained glass will stay right where it is to be treasured!! As the day wound down I cruised over to the Collar Crazy's booth just to see if they had a collar I couldn't live without. Of course it took me all of 30 seconds to spot the perfect collar for Tava...yes another one!! I also scored a candle and some dog cookies from Big Dog Spa. Next year we are looking at the second week end in July. Put it on your calendar NOW and start a little piggy bank for next year's auction. In the meantime if you are feeling sad you missed out be sure to visit our donors and soothe your need to spend money.