ZINO Society Goes to the Dogs (Temporarily)!

Yesterday, the Hatch home was turned over to the dogs! We hosted the ZINO Society “Dog Days of Summer Party” yesterday afternoon and evening and what a doggedly good time it was! From big dogs to pocket pooches, all were awarded prizes of the day by the prestigious group of dog judges (see photo above):

The Honorable Bob Cremin-Cock Pit Bull Special Justice

The Honorable Patty Barrier- Pampered Pooch Prosecutor and Feline Defender

The Honorable Adam Tibbitts-Tail Winds and Tail Wags Chief Justice

The “Best in Show” Jet Set Pet Prize Package from Bombardier Flexjet was awarded to Australian Shepherd, Bailey, owned by Lisa Hjorten, while “Most Portable, Precious Pooch” went to Maltese, Sugie, owned by Dan Rosen. “Best Coiffe” was awarded to poodle, Storm, owned by Carol Wright and “Most Pampered Pooch” went to Yorkshire Terrier, Charlotte York, owned by Pat Wallace. The award for “Pets Who Most Look Like Their Owner” went to English Pointers, Zippy and Dreidel, owned by Lucas Schenck and Papipoo, Pepper Lou Payne, owned by Patti Payne was awarded “Most Huggable”.

We feasted on barbecued chicken and hot dogs though the occasional hot dog was snagged by one of the dogs. The dogs were served their own meals of Mulligan Stew brand dog food in a corn tortilla shell which by the appearance of only crumbs left, all appeared to enjoy. The swimming pool was just too much of a temptation for golden lab, Buck, owned by Dianna and Bill Fieldstead and golden retriever, Rufus, owned by Sally & Dave Maryatt, so they splashed in from time to time throughout the party. Dog trainer, Joey Iversen, amazed the guests with her ability to get dogs to obey her commands as they maneuvered an obstacle course and walked on a balance beam. Kathryn Barnard snapped photos of the people and dogs (see her photo of the group at the top of this blog) and took dog portraits of each “dog family”. To see a selection of the fantastic dog and people photos, please visit this link: http://pa.photoshelter.com/invite/g/U000078YsUAGWs1o/G0000gCPueUQkM24/

Husband, Ken Hatch, has requested that we bring chimpanzees to our next party! (I think he is just kidding!)