I've mentioned that Pearl likes to keep a full social calendar. This time it was Jake who got invited to a party, but like a trio of cinderellas, we all got to tag along.
The setting for the afternoon of fun was a place called My Dog and Me. It can best be described as a YMCA for dogs. There's a gym, an agility course, a den, a store, and so on. I hope that as Pearl gets older we're able to find a play place she enjoys this much!
Our hosts were Kat and Suzanne, Chata and Sam. Kat and Suzanne are human people and very wonderful friends of ours. Chata and Sam are dachshunds and are hyper-affectionate by nature as well as nurture. Chata has always had a bit of a crush on Jake, but he minded his manners and allowed her to kiss him as much as she wanted. I guess he sniffed out the basket of party favors ahead of time and wanted to make sure he got to take that golden hedgehog home with him.
On the agility course, Jake was no Olympic star, but 3-leggedness wins a dog many an easy brownie point. If he made it half way up a ramp, did a U-turn and came back down, everyone was impressed. 
He made numerous trips to the water cooler, being careful not to push himself too hard. When the canine fiesta came to a happy ending, we all went home for a long, long nap.
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