"2011 Dog Count a Howling Success"

     Dog Count Day on Saturday, September 24 dawned brisk and sunny - a perfect day for Sonoma's pups to take their humans for a walk.  Beautiful, well-behaved, and lovable representatives of 36 breeds did just that to make sure they were counted as part of the town's Very Important Pack.

     Out of the 184 Dogs who signed on the dotted line, Labs of all colors and Terriers of all makes and models accounted for 63 of them.  Poodles, Poodle Mixes, Chihuahuas, Border Collies, Pit Bulls, Dachsunds, Aussies, and Boxers were all well represented, too.

     The baby of this huge Dog Count Pack was Sheldon, a four month old Irish Wolfhound, who makes her home with a human named Kim.  Kayla, a Border Collie mix, and companion to Kari, took honors at the other end of the age scale, having lived a whopping 19 years.

     There were treats for everyone, doggie bones for the four-legged kids and – for us humans -- the pure pleasure of watching them in all their diversity and personalities. 

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