Have any of you been in a parade?  It’s very surreal – and fun 😊  Every year before the county fair starts there is a parade downtown.  The Bitterroot Humane Society always does a “walk” with some of the precious doggies available for adoption.  This year I volunteered to walk a sweet girl named Petunia. 

The Humane Society will be participating in a Howling Halloween event and so for this parade the dogs were dressed up – for promotion and attention 😉  Petunia went as a hot dog, and she got lots of attention 😀

There was a 10-lb puppy dressed like a pig.  Nothing cuter.  There was a big boy with a dinosaur costume but it didn’t hold up well after he was done with his roll in the street.

There was a wait before the parade started.  Lots to do, of course, organizing and lining up.  It was a nice time for us to visit with folks on their way to watch the parade, most of them stopping to say hi and pet the doggies. 

Hamilton is a small town so walking down Main Street took about 10 minutes 😊  There were “chickens”, equestrian groups, kids, and a couple of floats.  Walking Petunia kept me paying attention, and part of the way I supported one end of the Humane Society’s banner, so all I noticed on the short walk was lots of people and kids waving from the sidewalks.  It was loud with drums and the crowd.  I remember not being able to recognize store fronts or what block we were in – just so much going on!  And then it was over!

A few people followed us, running alongside asking about the dogs.   The puppy and one of the big dogs were adopted right away.  All that were there are now in their forever homes – such a good feeling for all involved – a feeling that includes gratitude, satisfaction and happiness.