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February 24, 2014

Our Beggin Pet Parade Adventure

I woke up this morning, confused. Well, some would argue I wake up confused every morning, but this morning I was confused by a dull ache in my cheeks.  It wasn’t until I looked at my photos from yesterday’s Beggin Pet Parade in St. Louis that I realized the

I woke up this morning, confused. Well, some would argue I wake up confused every morning, but this morning I was confused by a dull ache in my cheeks.  It wasn’t until I looked at my photos from yesterday’s Beggin Pet Parade in St. Louis that I realized the source of my discomfort. My cheeks are actually, literally, truly sore from smiling.

For about six hours yesterday a smile was plastered on my face.  In our three years of attending the parade, this year was by far the best attended and the most fun. It was so much fun to see so many people sharing the day together with their best four-legged friends.  The costumes, as always, were amazing.

We saw our usual favorites, Sky and Star

Some great classics

And some truly incredible Diva-esque dye jobs

Norv, an instagram famous pup, posed for photos and hammed it up with the crowd

For a second I thought I might have to make a call to the zoo about an escaped tiger

 

But it turned out it was just this guy with a nice paint job

Between the tiger at the parade and this bear in our hotel, there was only one thing missing…

A lion!  Eko put on his best Aslan/Mufassa impression for the parade.  He was impressive, imposing, regal….

Well, until this cute poodle realized that, unlike her, Eko was wearing a toupee

St. Louis native and Bravo star, Andy Cohen, lead the parade.  The streets were jammed packed for the march.  Eko has never felt so loved

After the parade we grabbed lunch and cheered on the Dachshunds as they competed in the annual wiener-dog races.  After an awards ceremony and some great live music, it was time to head home.  Whether by chance or by fate we happened to take a different route back to my car.  Our path brought us by a photo-op too perfect to pass up.

The King of the (Urban) Jungle.  And what does every king need?  A queen of course. 

Maybe one day Eko will get his queen, but for yesterday he was stuck with me!

I could not have hoped for a better trip or a better parade.  My cheeks will need the week to recover.  As for Eko, it looks like he’s probably going to sleep straight through til tomorrow.

While Eko snores away, I get to relive the parade and start sorting through all the video I took.  Hope my cheeks are up for the task, I should have a lot of great footage to post on Friday.

 

Comments for Our Beggin Pet Parade Adventure

  1. cauyboy789 says:

    Reblogged this on iloveboxerdogs and commented:
    haha that would be a great trick to train my dogs!

  2. Victoria says:

    OMG – Eko looks so great as a lion!! Cuter than one of course but so regal and adorable! Did you guys win the costume contest? Or did the tiger win – that was amazing as well?

  3. OMG I LOVE IT!!! Eko as a Lion is FANTASTIC! I almost didn’t recognize him! Looks like a fantastic time!!

  4. How appropriate (or ironic?) for a Ridgeback to dress up as a lion 🙂 I never realized that their fur color matches a lion’s fur color so perfectly!

  5. Aud says:

    Not only Eko was my favorite ridgeback, now he is my favorite LION!! Thanks, Will…looking forward to video!!

  6. I hope Eko didn’t turn into the Cowardly Lion at any point.

  7. Emma says:

    That lion costume is absolutely perfect and yours matches wonderfully. What fun! Better than Halloween for sure!

  8. Oh, E.! You absolutely killed it in your King of the Urban Jungle costume! You’re gorgeous and the parade looks like a total blast! So happy your dad is sharing it with us.

    Love and licks,
    Cupcake

  9. Katie B. says:

    Best owner/pet costume of the day! 🙂

  10. raisingdaisy says:

    Great photos! The airbrushing on that tiger-dog is amazing! Eko looked like a natural king in his lion toupee – great choice!

  11. pawedblog says:

    Oh wow! What a day packed full of fun! We love your outfits, but as a close second the Instagram idea is genuis!
    Hugs, Carrie (Myfie, Ellie and Millie) x

  12. Misaki says:

    Eko looks amazing! what a great and fun event 🙂

  13. That’s super cool! Eko, you really are the Lion King! And the tigerpainting is priceless!!!

  14. Eko, I hardly recognized you. You make a handsome king of the jungle. You also made me laugh, and that is a noble thing indeed.

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