The day I knew that I would love living in Carrboro was the day I saw Weiner Dog Day listed on Weaver Street Market‘s events page. This was back in July, and I have been counting down the days till October 18th, envisioning a carpet of disproportionately long puppies frolicking in front of the co-op.
Unfortunately, it was pretty cold, so a lot of people were holding their dogs or stuffing them into their sweatshirts. This made it infinitely harder to steal one.
The first competition involved walking your dog around in a circle to music, and then getting them to sit when the music stopped. Like musical chairs, but with dogs.
Then the limbo! Miniature doxin limbo was maybe what I’ve been waiting for all my life. Sorry, Steven.
Like so:
… if you hadn’t dressed me in a utilikilt this morning”
The last competition I stayed for before I perished of cold was the “bobbing for weiners” competition, where two dogs went head to head in an attempt to eat a slice of hot dog out of a small tray of water.
There was also a costume contest, which is why you may see one in the background that looks like a lobster.
Unfortunately, there was no cuteness contest.
OMG WEINER DOG LIMBO MY LIFE IS NOW COMPLETE
Awesome!
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I have dachshunds and enjoyed this entry. 🙂
What happened to updated monday and tuesday without fail 🙁
I try, but sometimes even I can’t live up to my capital letters. Still, cupcake self portrait contest: COMING SOON.