A few days before the Romp I had thought it was going to be a very small gathering, with at most two or three dogs besides our own. Then I got a few more responses – and realized, going back through my e-mail trail, that I’d forgotten to note down a few of the dogs who were attending. In the end, it turned out to be a sizable bunch!
We welcomed two of Amore’s former pups – Carny & Galena with their human parents – and three of Galena’s pups – Matilda, who just turned a year old a few weeks ago, with her human parents, Nellie (from Galena’s August litter) with her four humans, and little Ophelia who still needs to find her forever family. Four of Amore’s grand-ups out of Garnet also joined the party: Cassie with her three people (including baby Aria, only nine months old!) and her sister Lyra, along with canine companion Skylar, and their human parents, along with their half-sibs Leo, with his four people, and Lily, with her mom (but I don’t think any of her boys came, unless I missed them!). And of course Amore and Phoenix rounded out the gang, for a total of twelve dogs and twenty humans.
We couldn’t have asked for a nicer day to be outside! After a long, cold winter, the first really nice day of the year gave us a mix of sun and cloud and temps rising to a few degrees below zero. (Of course we’ve had a few nicer days since then, with several days of plus temps this week – but hey, spring is on its way, that’s to be expected, right?!)
The kids climbed up and slid down the snow piles in the nearby parking lots, with the dogs chasing after them and having a blast. It’s always nice to meet up with our former pups and their people. We get a chance to see how the dogs have grown, how their characters have continued to develop since they left our home, and how well they get along together. All the dogs remember us and greet us happily – especially the ones who spent longer with us, but even those who left after only two months still remember their original people. Though I sometimes wonder if they remember their canine mama or grandma!! And we get a chance to chat with the humans and catch up on the interesting events in their lives.
Even with the nice weather, it did get a bit chilly after a time and we wrapped things up within an hour. Nellie and popped in to say hi to my son, who had stayed home with a bad cold (after playing soccer hard that afternoon).
Thanks to all who made it out, and we hope to see even more of you in March!
(Tentative date: March 23, 4pm at DragonRam HQ.)
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