Drool and Ghoul at the Pool

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Well, after getting up at 5:30am to set up and prepare for our second dog-themed event of the weekend, the Dog Days 5K Race and Fun-Run for Dogs kicked off about an hour ago, and everything is running smoothly for that event. Our first event, a Dive-In Movie last night at the pool, drew in 130 people. We were expecting more, but when the cold front came through I think people were intimidated to sit in cold pool water for 2 hours to watch a movie. But the turnout was still good! It is now time for me to turn my focus over to our third event of the weekend, our annual Drool and Ghoul Howl-o-Ween Spooktacular at the swimming pool. Today, at 11:30am, we open the pool up for dogs to come swim. It's the final day of our swimming "season" at this particular pool, so we close down after today. Besides dogs-only swimming, we will also have a pet costume contest, dog relays races in the pool, demonstrations, raffles and lots of prizes. Vendors, pet businesses, and animal shelter representatives will be on the pool deck showcasing their products and services. We will have food trucks on site for people and a doggie treat truck for the dogs. We'll also give each dog who attends a doggie ice cream treat, and after swimming in the pool, all dogs will be treated to a free bath! The media loves covering this event, and I expect I will probably have to give 5-6 interviews today with newspaper and tv reporters. It's a beautiful, cool, crisp day here, and so we couldn't have asked for better weather for our event! We are one of only a handful of public swimming pools in the nation that offer this special event for dogs, so it is something I am very proud of! Now...I'm off to work. See you all in a couple of hours!