Cinnamon and Francesca score a bite from Feast Portland

Here I am getting ready to call the Humane Society
because I feel so neglected this weekend.

I've been complaining about Feast Portland because my owner is writing about it and goes to many of the events. This has been going on for three days now and isn't over 'til it's over Sunday evening. So Francesca and I are feeling more than a bit neglected. After all, I like festivals where there are PET VENDORS. This is definitely a PEOPLE VENDOR affair.

She's been eating her way through the bounty of Oregon and beyond and, until the other night, WE DIDN'T GET A THING! So imagine my surprise when our owner arrived home at 8 pm with something wonderful in her purse.

Turns out her favorite sandwich at the Sandwich Invitational was Chef Aaron Barnett's quail and bacon sandwich. Chef Aaron is the Executive Chef at St. Jack.

Chef Aaron didn't know he was making a sandwich for me too!

She liked it so much that she brought one home. She was going to have it for a late night snack. But when she looked at our sad, pleading eyes, she gave in and divided the sandwich up for Francesca and I.

Doesn't this look good? Well, it was!

Let me tell you. IT WAS A GREAT TREAT. So now, I am not feeling so badly about Feast Portland. Tonight is a new event, Smoked! I'll bet there will be plenty of meat there. Will she bring some home for us? I hope so!

Feast on!

Wordless Wednesday: Resting Up

It's good to be home from the Doggie Country Club

So What's a Sheepadoodle?

I was headed toward the gate at the dog park to get in and all of a sudden something fun and black and white bounced out of the car next to us. What was it?

It had curly fur and was black and white and was very bouncy. The owner said it was a "sheepadoodle." Was that a rare interspecies offspring of a sheep and a poodle? Made sense to me.

But no, it was one of those designer dogs. This cute bundle of energy was  the offspring of an Old English Sheepdog and a Standard Poodle.

Here's kinda what the puppies look like:

The one we saw was a little bigger than this and raring to go! She had a great personality. I think this is what she will look like when she is bigger:

My friend Nancy said she checked out Sheepadoodles and people change $1200 for them. I think dogs should come from the humane society and not breeders, so I wasn't impressed.

It was fun playing with this doodley puppy though!

Love, Cinnamon

Decorative Dog Collars and Gear for Halloween

Here's Francesca modeling the wide collar.
That's about all she'd do because she was too busy sun bathing!

Remember when I was so excited about the dog tag clip? I was excited because it meant MORE COLLARS FOR ME!

I like to wear decorative collars. I always get compliments when I do.

So recently I tested out some Halloween collars because that is the next holiday that is coming up. And also because, as you know, I LIKE TREATS!

Francesca tried one too but she's too lazy to write a review. I think I deserve her treats!

So here goes:

The website where you can get holiday themed collars, leashes and more is Dog Collar Boutique. We were sent two Halloween collars to try. One was 1 inch wide and the other was 3/4 inch wide.  So you can see that they will fit little dogs and big dogs too. But what I liked about these collars is that they were COLORFUL. When I go Trick or Treating, everyone will see me.

Here I am modeling the purple collar.
Nice sturdy D ring!

So what are they made of? The collars are made of 100% dye-sublimated durable polyester, colorfast and machine washable. The designs are printed with a special heat transfer process onto a heavy braid. The collars we checked out had heavy duty plastic clasps and metal D rings. Now they aren't really for any heavy duty work, but in a pinch, you can attach a leash to them. I think they are best for looks.... and they look great. Best of all, they are made in the good ol' USA!

The widest collar had Trick or TREAT written all over it plus some scary cats, ghosts and witches. The smaller collar had DOGS howling at the moon. Now I liked that a lot. I have to tell you, although I am not happy about it, that the Dog Collar Boutique also has collars for CATS. OMG!

So here's some pictures of our collars. Have a look at the website because they have all kinds of collars and things. Team collars, holiday collars, designs and so much more. It's a great site to peruse on a rainy day!

Here's a close up of the wider collar showing the sturdy plastic clasp.

Here's the purple collar with the howling dogs. Cool!

So now I think I'll do some shopping for Christmas collars! If you want to get some Halloween gear, you can find it at Dog Collar Boutique.

Love, Cinnamon

Details and Schedule for Vancouver, Washington's Bark in the Park Event

I just got the details for Bark in the Park. Wish I could go!

Bark in the Park K9 Carnival is back and better than ever!

This year they are hosting the event at Marshall Community Center in conjunction with their annual Pooch Plunge on September 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Itinerary of Events

10:30 a.m. – K9 Pageant ($5.00 entry fee; Prizes awarded on best costume, trick and Q&A)

11:00 – Tailblazers Fly Ball Demo

11:30 – Chet Wise and Alvin Superawesome Dog Tricks

12:15 – Matt’s Music

1:15 – Agility Demo

2:00 – K9 Officer Demo

3:45 – 50/50 Raffle Drawing ($2.00 per ticket)

But, wait. There’s more! Throughout the day you will also be able to participate in the following activities:

Second Chance Companions AniMeals Donations

Please bring a donation of pet food for AniMeals.

Visit the local vendors and grab a bite to eat:

Ingrid's Good Street Food

Esoteric BBQ

Meet adoptable dogs from:

Must Love Dogs

Project Pooch

Pure Mutts Rescue

Western Australian Shephard Rescue

Bulldog Haven NW

Don’t forget to stop by the DOGPAW tent to:

Pick up your 2015 membership tag

Purchase some awesome DOGPAW apparel to help support our dog parks

Spin the Tailspin wheel and win a prize!

Take your dog swimming and stay for Bark in the Park

Maybe Francesca would do this!
(Photo credit: City of Vancouver)

The third annual Pooch Plunge at Marshall Community Center Pool in Vancouver, Washington will partner with Clark DogPaw for a full day of hound friendly activities including doggie swims and a canine carnival this Sunday, Sept. 6.

Dogs can enjoy one of five one-hour swims. Each swim has 50 dogs and pre-registration will be available for 25 of those spots for each swim. Stop by the Marshall Center to pre-register and sign a waiver for your dog.

All dogs are $10 each, whether pre-registering or cash at the door the day of the swim. Lifeguards will be on duty and staff will be in the pool to help and ramps to get the dogs in and out of the water. Owners are not allowed in the pool. The Marshall Center balcony will be open for those that come just to watch. Dogs will not be permitted in any other parts of the building beyond the pool.

Bark in the Park will be ongoing throughout the day. Activities include: K9 Police demonstrations, the fourth annual K9 Fashion Show, Fly Ball demonstrations, music, agility course demos, food vendors, and more.

I, Cinnamon, won’t be there but I just thought I’d let everyone know!

Wordless Wednesday: Dog Friendly in Lincoln City, Oregon

When we went to the beach we stayed at the
very dog friendly Anchor Inn
There's lot's to look at there... even a fake sheep dog!!