Steve, Quincy, Chip & I all headed out this morning to participate in the Michigan Basset Rescue’s Basset Hound Waddle in Birmingham, MI. This was our first time attending and I am SO glad that we went.
Steve and I waited for the shuttle for a while, but we ended up just walking down to the staging area from the registration desk. It wasn’t too far, really. Then, we waited around in the staging area where they had basset games going on. They had a “Basset race” where they had to jump hurdles.
We came around the first corner and there was a man videotaping. Quincy went right up to the camera and put her face in it! It’s like she knows she’s a star! Hopefully she’ll be in some video of the event, that would be great! By the second corner, Chip was really starting to slow down, but he made it to the end.
They had a few vendors set up and we bought a giggling hydrant (Quincy had one before and loved it) and a very cool Basset Hound welcome mat. Then, we headed to the car. Chip barely made the last corner to the car. He was so tired, when he tried to step over the curb he face planted in the grass! They had water stations set up in plastic kiddie pools but Quincy didn’t seem to enjoy drinking from a bowl that other faces had been in! So, everyone had a drink and then we headed home. It seemed like a long day, but it wasn’t really that much walking. Chip was fast asleep within minutes.
What a nice day! I’m so glad that we went. This was also good practice for Chip before the Dog Bowl and just with socialization in general.
If you were at the waddle and have a site with pics, please leave a comment with links!
Hey, I love your pictures! Must have been neat seeing all those Basset Hounds…….Chip and Quincy sounded like they did you proud…….mom W.
Thanks so much! It was a lot of fun. I’ve never seen so many basset hounds. They were really beat afterwards.